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The Timeless Strategic Value of Unrealistic Goals

Harvard Business Review

Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad's 1989 HBR article "Strategic Intent" brought about a discontinuous shift in my career — from a professor of accounting to a researcher on strategy and innovation. Hamel and Prahalad have an entirely different point of view. JFK's intent produced many breakthrough technologies.

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Provoking the Future

Harvard Business Review

For my whole career I did it wrong," says co-founder and CEO Lavoie. This ethos helps to continually open up the field of play at Rite-Solutions to new products, technologies, and directions. Beyond blockbuster new products, the game generates entirely new directions for the company. You behave, you stay.'

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

What distinguishes members of one group from another rarely has anything to do with intellect, wealth, social pedigree, career standing, or other like pursuits…It has everything to do with desire. This medium has been my preferred reading choice for a number of years now because it is extremely productive and time effective.

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