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Is Execution Where Good Strategies Go to Die?

Harvard Business Review

Execution is an odd word. ” When leaders “execute a strategy,” they usually mean the former — putting an idea into action. Execution is often where strategies go to die. So what determines whether execution brings life or death to your strategy? The Gap Between Strategy and Execution.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Whitney Johnson – Author of the critically acclaimed: Disrupt Yourself. Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Teaches leadership to executives and emerging leaders around the world. Corporate Executives.

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The Top Tips for Building Team Performance

Roundtable Talk

During a recent e-Roundtable , Max Carbone , President of TeamWorks , shared with Executive Roundtable members his top team building tips gleaned from his close to 20 years of working with senior executive teams. " 12 hours ago #adweekcdn #genesimmons lesson in what can go wrong with interactive audience participation.

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3 Strategic Questions the Media Industry’s Future Depends On

Harvard Business Review

There is no question that the media industry is experiencing dramatic disruption on many fronts—in the way it creates content, distributes content to consumers, and monetizes audiences. Execution against such sophisticated targeting strategies is guided by human insight but also requires powerful data analysis and technology.

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Baloney, or the Power of a Common Language

Harvard Business Review

A "touchdown" refers to the end of a mundane flight not some dramatic event, unless the audience contains American football or rugby fans. This "common language" barrier is one of the hidden challenges that can inhibit innovation inside large companies. Here's a simple test.

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What Do You Really Mean by Business “Transformation”?

Harvard Business Review

Executives at large companies rightly recognize that they need to respond in turn. When executives say transformation what do they really mean? Executed successfully, strategic transformation reinvigorates a company’s growth engine. Software is eating the world. Unicorns are prancing unabated.

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What Business Can Learn from the Greatest Comeback in Sports History

Harvard Business Review

For one thing, to attract a wider audience, it was held within the confines of San Francisco Bay. Learn quickly from disruption. This Cup also featured a disruptive innovation: the practice of “foiling.” What we heard suggested six pieces of advice that leaders of land-based businesses might do just as well to heed.

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