Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

I recently met a top executive at a major enterprise technology firm who runs an $8 billion dollar product line and describes himself as the "Chief Product Designer" for his division (even though his title is SVP and General Manager, and he has never before considered himself a "designer"). Design Leadership development Product development'

Leadership 10

Leadership Ries CEO Productivity 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2011

When Jobs returned in 1998 he restructured his team with senior managers who possessed a rich mix of strong discovery- and delivery-driven skills, and as a result the company churned out hit after hit, from the iMac and iTunes to the iPad, iPhone, and iPad. Apple's innovative future hinges on these critical senior-leadership skills.

Innovation 13

Innovation Disruptive Innovation Restructuring Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2015

The chart may appear to show merely that Cisco’s patent filings lagged its R&D spending by three years, but in fact the decline in spending and the rise in patents were part and parcel of a deliberate strategic shift by the company in 2001. In fact, we think Cisco is one of the all-time best at this corporate skill.

Innovation 8

Innovation Parcell Wireless Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2011

Leaders at companies with high innovation premiums, in fact, landed at about the 88th percentile on our Innovator's DNA assessment, which measures the five skills of disruptive innovators: questioning, observing, networking, experimenting, and associational thinking. That's what an innovative leader does. Jobs agreed with Tesler.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Disruptive Innovation Restructuring 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Learn new skills. Intrigued by technology and innovation, Achan took the initiative to develop two iPhone apps. Entrepreneurial side ventures can be a powerful way to learn new skills and distinguish yourself from the competition. Liane Davey. 4 Ways to Become a Better Learner. Monique Valcour. Build your network.

Execution 8

Execution Hedge Career Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

whose own leadership skills come courtesy of the Navy SEAL training program. Gleeson reminds leaders of every ilk that “Leadership is a privilege we must earn every day.”. The FBI Could Easily Read Your Email, Too (MIT Technology Review). In a word: loyalty. That’s according to Brent Gleeson at Inc. Easy, right?

Banking 8

Banking Loyalty Morale Report 8

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 20, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! Saturday, March 20, 2010 Read Good To Great Near the top of virtually every list youll see of the best leadership books, youll find Good To Great , by Jim Collins. Good-to-great companies use technology as an accelerator of momentum, not a creator of it."

Mentor 50

Mentor Collins Mission Statement Tips 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

I was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in 2001. Take, for instance, my IM exchanges with a technology manager at a financial services firm. It takes time to develop this skill and to do the extra thinking, but it forces you to empathize with people, and they’ll pick up on that. Marion Barraud for HBR.

Argyris 8

Argyris Document Construction Learning-by-Doing 8