Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2014

It is one of the first products to launch out of Google X, the company’s research lab that aspires to “moonshot” innovations, and which is also developing a self-driving car. Should Google revise its strategy to pursue that opportunity? Some emphasize the importance of sticking to innovations adjacent to a firm’s core business.

Strategy 10

Strategy Early Adopters Innovation Proposal 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

Cellairis had tinkered with its core strategy, one that had been working beautifully, and it had turned ugly. System-wide revenue for 2013 was $350 million – seven times revenue for 2005. By mid-2013, the company was chugging along at a $200 million annual revenue rate. Tinkering can kill midsize companies.

Strategy 8

Strategy Wireless Company Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

For finishers, he will have to change its treads—redirect its strategy—while barreling down a highway with no map for what lies ahead. During the final year, they added three paths to gather a last round of data: 1) The CEO and directors assigned a year-long CEO-level project to each of the three finalists.

CEO 8

CEO Bottom-up Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8