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Innovation Execution

Coaching Tip

Quite the contrary, they are built for ongoing operations. These contrasts illustrate the first law of the other side of innovation: Innovation and ongoing operations are always and inevitably in conflict. The challenge is not just to make innovation happen, but to do so while simultaneously excelling at ongoing operations.

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The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge.

CO2

Business organizations are not built for innovation; they are built for efficiency.&# – Vijay Govindarajan In The Other Side of Innovation the authors demonstrate their absolute knowledge of an area that many organizations need more of, innovation! There is just one little problem. Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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Great Innovators Create the Future, Manage the Present, and Selectively Forget the Past

Harvard Business Review

It both funds day-to-day operations and generates profits for the future. But as anyone who has ever tried to lead innovation knows, the challenge goes beyond being ambidextrous enough to manage today’s business while creating tomorrow’s. To be sure, the present is vitally important.

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Task Shifting Could Help Lower Costs in U.S. Health Care

Harvard Business Review

This simple idea — that one should match the skill level of the individual to the skill requirements of a task — has influenced how many businesses operate. Vijay Govindarajan Ravi Ramamurti. These practices encourage patients and their families to take ownership of health and disease management. Further Reading.