Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Chicago’s Steve Kaplan’s findings on the difference that managers can make are even more sobering. He studied the relative importance of management teams in 106 venture capital-financed firms from early business plan to IPO. So is there something different about the managers who do succeed?

Stage-Gate 8

Stage-Gate Kaplan Competitive Advantage Intangible Assets 8

LDRLB

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Big visions, carefully crafted strategies, and detailed plans are signs of great leadership. Some companies and leaders have experienced the inherent value of uncertainty and surprise, and actually use it to out-innovate the competition: Intuit’s flagship product was Quicken, the leading software program for managing home finances.

Uncertainty 164

Uncertainty Meyer How To Disruptive Innovation 164

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The HBS team has been using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC), an approach initially proposed by one of us (Bob Kaplan) and Michael Porter, to help providers pursue the value-based delivery of care. One of the team’s central findings is that TDABC cannot be delegated to the finance function.

Mayo 8

Mayo Health Care Committee Project 8