Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I heard it in a session led by Professor Michael Porter and Dean Nitin Nohria of the Harvard Business School who were sharing a research project on declining American Competitiveness. An example was a discussion session of tired-looking European finance ministers, defensive and elusive about the speed of acting on the Euro crisis.

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage Porter Goleman Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Sometimes, it seems they've always loomed large: for decades, Michael Porter has been synonymous with strategy, and John Kotter with change management. Broad public exposure won't do you much good if your ideas and skills aren't sharp. It's often hard to deduce how someone becomes known as a leader in their field.

Reputation 8

Reputation Case Study Ries Kotter 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2011

One company that I worked with found that the accuracy of market forecasts for new-to-the-world ideas was roughly equivalent to using the results of a random number generator. That is, something that is just good enough to start the in-market testing process. Instead, trust actions over statements. They sincerely believe them.

Innovation 15

Innovation Market Segmentation Porter Sharpe 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

At the same time, we will localize production in big end-use markets like Saudi Arabia. For all these reasons, purely market-focused strategies oblivious to the sociopolitical context are more likely than ever to prove blinkered. This is not just true for the U.S. but everywhere… This requires dramatic transformation. in the U.S.,

Globalization 8

Globalization Education Policies Survey 8