Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2012

Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, famously coined the term "frugal engineering" in 2006. He was impressed by Indian engineers' ability to innovate cost-effectively and quickly under severe resource constraints. 3) Tap partners in emerging markets who excel at innovating more with less.

CEO 15

CEO Innovation Constraint Engineering 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

Whereas most business lists analyze companies by traditional metrics such as revenue or by subjective assessments such as “innovativeness,” our ranking evaluates the ability of leaders to strategically reposition the firm. These CEOs are what we call “insider outsiders.”

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2014

According to research from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), EP constitutes 26% of what senior leaders say it takes to get to the next promotion. In today’s hypercompetitive world, the organization absolutely needs you to bring your whole self to work.

EPS 8

EPS Hypercompetition Diversity Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2010

And unfortunately, it's also one of the most in need of radical institutional innovation. A CEO can make hundreds of millions for running a once-thriving company into the ground because he (or she) can earn his mega-bonus faster than you can stop him from earning it. But to the newcomers, let me explain what I mean.

GDP 16

GDP Hypercompetition IPO Information 16

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Along with Reed Hastings, Netflix’s founder and CEO, she wrote a PowerPoint presentation on Netflix culture. A great example of creativity from superconsumers in your midst is what happened to Steve Hughes, the CEO of Sunrise Strategic Partners (a $300 million private equity fund). In fact, she literally wrote the book on it.

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8