Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

But then as now, there is no greater attribute for a ruler than humility built on an accurate assessment of his own limits, from which the finest cunning emerges.” — Robert Kaplan, Warrior Politics. “In No real-world human being brings to the U.S. presidency the range of attributes necessary for full success in the job”— James Fallows.

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Bureaucracy Kaplan Drucker Politics 277

Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In LEAPFROGGING , author Soren Kaplan reveals why this command-and-control mindset is exactly what stymies innovation. The leapfrogging life cycle that Kaplan describes in his book is not a step-by-step how to guide. Soren Kaplan: Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs.

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Innovation Kaplan Diversity Open-book 126

Tanveer Naseer

JULY 12, 2016

At Boeing, Alan Mulally was hired right out of college as an engineer and went on to become its CEO before becoming the chief executive at Ford. Formerly the Managing Partner of Trammel Crow, one of the nation’s leading real estate developers, he is chairman of the investment firm he founded in 1995. Reproduced by permission of AMACOM.

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Kaplan CEO Real Estate CFO 100

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

By developing their talent – their uniquely human ability to communicate – your organization will flourish in the digital age. Check out the search engines for ‘little known facts about …’ or ‘trivia about …’ for ideas. He also served as President of Kaplan College, a division of Kaplan Inc.,

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Power Audience Kaplan Short-term 56

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Enter my co-author, MIT-trained strategist and engineer Juan Carlos Méndez-García, who consults with both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. As we look to develop competence within a new domain of expertise, moving up a personal learning curve, initially progress is slow. Images copyright 2012 Juan C. Mendez and Whitney Johnson.

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Learning Curve Market Penetration Disruptive Innovation Kaplan 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Both new mayors ran and won on economic development platforms. In both cities, even as people take pride in the past, some worry that it hasn't equipped them to build new engines of regional prosperity and job creation. Saul Kaplan is the Founder and Chief Catalyst of the Business Innovation Factory (BIF).

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Innovation Entrepreneur Kaplan Class 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The HBS team has been using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC), an approach initially proposed by one of us (Bob Kaplan) and Michael Porter, to help providers pursue the value-based delivery of care. The project team developed TDABC process maps at the three locations. Select a project team. Engage local physicians.

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Mayo Health Care Committee Project 8