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Does a Mentor have to Breathe?

In the CEO Afterlife

In the early days of my 40 year business career, I was lucky to work under two gentlemen who instilled several critical success factors that guided me from Brand Manager to CEO. At the risk of this blog appearing as an advertorial for Harvard, I’ll gladly admit that Harvard Business Review was my favorite management resource.

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Peter Skarzynski and David Crosswhite: An interview by Bob Morris, Part Two

First Friday Book Synopsis

Peter Skarzynski is a founder and Managing Partner of ITC Business Group, LLC. He advises large, global organizations on strategy, innovation and organizational change and is recognized as a leading expert in enabling organizational renewal and growth through innovation.

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Peter Skarzynski and David Crosswhite: An interview by Bob Morris, Part One

First Friday Book Synopsis

Peter Skarzynski is a founder and Managing Partner of ITC Business Group, LLC. He advises large, global organizations on strategy, innovation and organizational change and is recognized as a leading expert in enabling organizational renewal and growth through innovation.

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Is It Fun Being Led by You?

Lead Change Blog

Strategy guru Gary Hamel wrote in the Harvard Business Review: “Corporations around the world are reaching the limits of incrementalism. But we have also reached the outer edges of success through incremental improvements in quality. ” Welcome to the era of growth through innovation.

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Great Corporate Strategies Thrive on the Right Amount of Tension

Harvard Business Review

After expending considerable effort on formulating a strategy, most executives would like to see their company’s strategic plans fully executed. However, compliance with the strategy doesn’t necessarily correlate directly to performance. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution. Insight center.

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Bureaucracy Is Keeping Health Care from Getting Better

Harvard Business Review

In a recent article , Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini detail the toll that growing bureaucracy is taking across industries. Hamel and Zanini declare that there is “no map to disassembling bureaucracy.” Lean daily management systems were pioneered by Toyota, Honda, and other manufacturers. Kelvin Murray/Getty Images.

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Laying Groundwork: How Do Leaders Create Positive Company Culture?

CO2

Consider for a moment the four methods of innovation that Gary Hamel identified: Process Innovation (Make it better) Technology / Offering (Make different) Strategy/Management (Sell different) Leadership Innovation (Work different) Of these, Hamel suggests that Leadership Innovation provides the greatest competitive advantage over time.