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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/1/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win Steven Gary Blank Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You: Retrain Your Brain to Conquer Fear, Make Better Decisions, and Thrive in the 21st [.].

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The Best Leadership Books of 2016

Leading Blog

In this uncertain environment, including the mounting global economic concerns, a humble mindset will be the only thing that will unlock the most promising business, social and economic innovations. Anyone can innovate if given the opportunity and the support. How do we create the future while managing the present? Blog Post ).

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The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge.

CO2

They have been studying over the past decade innovation within established organizations. In the process they have compiled perhaps the most extensive library of innovation case studies in the world. If you are struggling with innovation in your organization this is a must read. There is just one little problem.

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How The Coronavirus Is Transforming Innovation

The Horizons Tracker

Pre-covid, innovation folk would talk about the value a “burning platform” plays in driving lasting change, and for many businesses, this has been just such a burning platform. Tuck Business School’s Vijay Govindarajan underlines how important our ability to forget is to innovation. Unnecessary hurdles.

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31 Innovation Questions (and Answers) To Kick Off the New Year

Harvard Business Review

I thought it would be helpful to provide the list of 31 questions, and my one sentence perspective on each question, as it dovetails with my current book project (tentatively titled, The Little Black Book of Innovation.) How do you define innovation? What are different types of innovation? What is disruptive innovation?

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It's Time to Rethink Continuous Improvement

Harvard Business Review

Starting in the 1970s, the country's ability to create low-cost, quality products helped them dominate key industries, such as automobiles, telecommunications, and consumer electronics. As Fujio Ando, senior managing director at Chibagin Asset Management suggests, "Japan's consumer electronics industry is facing defeat.

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Why the World Needs Doctors with These 3 Qualities

Harvard Business Review

What we found, while collecting case studies for our book Reverse Innovation in Health Care , is that these doctors are not just medical experts; they also have other qualities that make them very effective leaders. ” In this way, compassion fuels innovation. Innovation & Entrepreneurship Book. Further Reading.

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