2011 Hammer Innovation Marketing 
Leading Blog
MARCH 6, 2023
And when delivering bad news, use a velvet hammer. When CEO Sam Palmisano stepped down at the end of 2011, there were several qualified replacements, including Rometty. When moments of reinvention arrive, innovating the “how” can be overlooked in favor of focusing on the “what.” How do we do that?
Strategy Driven
MARCH 21, 2011
Hershman and Dr. Michael Hammer. The modern corporation that has evolved as a result consists of many specialized functional departments, such as sales, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, operations, and finance. Hershman is the Chief Executive Officer of Hammer and Company. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.
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The Horizons Tracker
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
It’s an argument that Haas Business School’s Henry Chesborough wholly agrees with, and outlines the case for a more open way of innovating as the solution to this productivity paradox in his latest book, Open Innovation Results. Innovation dissemination , which is the movement of these ideas and technologies into mainstream usage.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 21, 2011
But because we failed to hammer out exactly how we would operate (including our respective roles and responsibilities), infighting distracted from operating, cash became a concern, and the business slowly, then quickly, imploded. Yes — because my preference is to invest in people I know and like. Lesson 2: Establish rules of engagement.
Strategy Driven
APRIL 22, 2011
A young, inexperienced, but talented associate had what he thought was a plan for a powerful new marketing initiative. Because innovation requires it. But if your employees take a risk and fail, and you come down on them like a hammer, guess what? Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. All rights reserved.
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