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Bring Back the General Manager

Harvard Business Review

As a result of this shift, career paths today are less geared towards filling the few remaining general management positions, and instead focus on functional specialization. Finally, carve out innovation incubators that will serve not only to build new businesses but also to grow general managers.

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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

He was comfortable making smart bets to position IBM for decades-long growth, such as creating the Emerging Business Organization to incubate new businesses and shield them from P&L pressures. They are innovating in ways that create virtuous circles for a generation or more." Palmisano once said, "The CEO is not the brand!