Strategy Driven

MAY 13, 2016

I’m a big fan of scaling up innovative ideas and making sure they have as much impact as possible. A shockingly large percentage of startups fail because they fall in love with their technology or innovation and miss the fact that it doesn’t solve a problem for the customers described in Question 2. All rights reserved.

Venture Capitalist 50

Venture Capitalist Critical Success Factor Entrepreneur COO 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Note that whether the technology used is “leading edge” is secondary. They are essentially R&D investments in unproven ways to use digital technologies. They are driven by novel ideas or perhaps a new technology. For example, it might be a new business model shaped by digital. Implementation criteria.

Tools 8

Tools Competitive Advantage Operations Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

How can we as leaders help our front-line teams take more action to innovate and improve how work gets done? One of the most critical success factors we found at Coty was that it was not who was tapped as a leader or even a team’s technical skills that mattered most. How can we go even faster? Insight Center.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Kotter Critical Success Factor Learning-by-Doing 9

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Closing the Execution Gap : How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results by Richard Lepsinger If an organization can’t execute its plans and initiatives, nothing else matters: not the most solid, well thought-out strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even technological breakthroughs that could transform an industry.

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67