Strategy Driven

MAY 13, 2016

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. Before that, he was the COO of ReadWriteWeb, one of the most influential sites about the future of technology and innovation.

Venture Capitalist 50

Venture Capitalist Critical Success Factor Entrepreneur COO 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

I discussed creating a ‘learning – thinking’ organization in the first article and a trusting organization in the following two. This final article examines creating a respected organization. Concomitantly, hiring the right people is a critical success factor. It’s a winning formula!

Leadership 50

Leadership Newsletter Learning-by-Doing Critical Success Factor 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

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. The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. The Coty experience also informs case study examples in John P. 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

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

You have to identify the critical success factors and ensure they are in place, and then focus your improvements around them. HBR: You’ve spoken elsewhere about how the success of marginal gains can be attributed to culture as much as anything else. That was a harsh lesson. People want to win.

Kaizen 8

Kaizen Critical Success Factor Competitive Advantage Brainstorming 8