Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

When Karl Ronn recently said, "Companies that think they have an innovation problem don't have an innovation problem. They have a leadership problem," I listened carefully. Large companies like IBM, Syngenta, Procter & Gamble, 3M, and Unilever show that innovation can be a repeatable discipline.

Innovation 10

Innovation Competitive Advantage Leadership Christensen 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2014

This sounds like it might be advice from a paranoid outdoorsman. Companies used to spend a ton of money testing products with focus groups and market research teams. Communication Innovation Leadership' “If you see a snake, kill it. Don’t play with dead snakes. And everything looks like a snake at first.”

Advice 8

Advice Management CAPEX Wireless 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2018

In prior research , we at the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) found that women leave STEM fields in droves: 52% of highly qualified women working for science, technology, or engineering companies leave their jobs. In STEM fields, the ideas that spark innovation are currency, markers of exceptional colleagues. Be authentic.

Succession 14

Succession Reputation Focus Group Leadership Styles 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2012

It's the right way to discover how the innovation will go over in real market conditions, without the risk of a national or global rollout. Corporate business model innovators can learn a lot by observing successful serial entrepreneurs. It was the perfect advice and that is exactly what Apple did. It goes to test markets.

Business Model 14

Business Model Marketing Mix Retail Entrepreneur 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Yet a stark gap persists between recognizing the leadership behaviors that unlock this capability and actually practicing them. Without inclusion, however, the crucial connections that attract diverse talent, encourage their participation, foster innovation, and lead to business growth won’t happen. Inclusive leaders.

Diversity 8

Diversity Career Focus Group Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2011

Seems like strategic management 101, but oftentimes companies are unable to ask this question due to turf battles or leadership blind spots. However, the firm's core offering in most other markets was supply chain advice. Companies where rival units are consolidating or an executive is leaving should be the first to ask it.

Supply Chain 13

Supply Chain Sample Hedge Engineering 13