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Peter Skarzynski and David Crosswhite: An interview by Bob Morris, Part Two

First Friday Book Synopsis

His experience cuts across industries and includes technology, consumer products & retail, healthcare, energy, financial services […]. He advises large, global organizations on strategy, innovation and organizational change and is recognized as a leading expert in enabling organizational renewal and growth through innovation.

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Peter Skarzynski and David Crosswhite: An interview by Bob Morris, Part One

First Friday Book Synopsis

His experience cuts across industries and includes technology, consumer products & retail, healthcare, energy, financial services and transportation companies. His primary focus has been to help client organizations renew […]. Bob''s blog entries Apple Brilliant Mistakes C.K.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Frances Hesselbein – Former CEO, Girl Scouts of America and Peter Drucker Foundation. Alan Mulally – Former CEO, Ford and Boeing Commercial Aircraft. CEO Magazine – CEO of the Year. Authority on new technology and communication. Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets.

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Possibility Maximizer: Fast Company's 30 Second MBA

Sales Wolf Blog

  Each week a different topic or challenge is raised that business professionals can relate to regardless of the industry they work in or the role they play in their organization.  Each day of the week a different "faculty member" is interviewed to share their thoughts on the topic at hand.

Company 140
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The Timeless Strategic Value of Unrealistic Goals

Harvard Business Review

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. Xerox at that time was the undisputed leader of the copier industry, leasing a wide range of copiers to corporate copy centers through a huge sales force.

Goal 9
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Beyond Core Competence

Harvard Business Review

The Eastman Kodak Company was an iconic industry leader. It sold this money-losing division systematically evolved itself to become, once again, a respected technology competitor. Ndubuisi Ekekwe is a founder of the non-profit African Institution of Technology. For decades, it was synonymous with photography.

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When the Invincible Become "Vincible"

Harvard Business Review

Gary Wendt, CEO of GE Capital during its heyday, once said to me that the secret of his continuing success was the fear that his business could fall off a cliff at any moment. How can I reapply my skills to other areas if my industry no longer has opportunities? Without that fear, the cliff often appears more suddenly.