Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In his new book, Retromania , English music critic Simon Reynolds claims that innovation in popular music is in decline. If this is true, a big cultural change is upon us — the end of popular music as the great lab bench for our culture, as the defining innovator of our time. The innovation was now spreading.

Early Adopters 12

Early Adopters Hammer Innovation Charisma 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2017

Rushing towards an “AI strategy” and hiring someone with technical skills in AI to lead the charge might seem in tune with the current trends, but it ignores the reality that innovation initiatives only succeed when there is a solid understanding of actual business problems and goals.

Technology 8

Technology Hammer Analysis Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Babson really believes in historical trends. He’s just a trend analyst. Fisher doesn’t think trends are important at all; instead he believes in causation. What effect does it have if we innovate? Your book describes a rivalry between Babson and Fisher. He tries to figure out how the economy actually works.

Open-book 8

Open-book Trends Hammer Credit Rating 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

The business environment may change, but no management trend can displace the core laws, proven over centuries, of excellent leadership. Because innovation requires it. But if your employees take a risk and fail, and you come down on them like a hammer, guess what? MISTAKE #5: Punishing ‘good failures.’

CEO 57

CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 57

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8