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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Authority on new technology and communication. 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.

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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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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. These changes are driven by seismic shifts in consumer behavior and an explosion of both consumer- and B2B-facing technologies.

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The Industries That Are Being Disrupted the Most by Digital

Harvard Business Review

As digital technologies continue to transform the economy, many leaders are struggling to set a digital strategy, shift organizational structures, and remove the barriers that are keeping them from maximizing the potential impact of new digital technologies. The second challenge is finding the right person.

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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? Many companies that are “going digital” fit in this category — they are using new technologies to solve old problems. Software is eating the world.

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A Short History of Radio Explains the iPhone’s Success

Harvard Business Review

What has escaped attention is that the device burst into a sector long insulated from the slightest threat of disruptive innovation. That might seem like a good thing — using new technology to engage the public in ideological debate. It quickly overcame AM radio in content quality, coverage, and audience share.

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What Kind of Innovative Does Apple Have to Be?

Harvard Business Review

Who''s the target audience for the new iTunes Radio ? My family and I have a bunch of Apple devices, a WiFi network built around an Apple Time Machine, and not enough technological savvy (or time) to figure out workarounds. So do Apple executives. Obviously, if some other company disrupts it, it won''t.