The Practical Leader

MARCH 25, 2020

In Technology and Cooperation Help Fight the Pandemic Chelsea writes, “The threat from COVID-19 should be taken seriously, but there are reasons for rational optimism even during a pandemic.” When Nobel Laureate, Michael Levitt, first analyzed Chinese infection rates, he tracked an increase of 30% per day in Hubei province.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I asked each of these leaders a single question about healthy leadership: What healthy habits do you attribute to your success as a leader? These 3 areas of health are critical to your success and I’m glad to see a recurring theme among the answers. Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders. Michael Hyatt.

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Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

” Theodore Levitt said, “The future belongs to those who see opportunities before they become obvious.” A successful entrepreneur, Bill credits much of his success to his 15/15 program: He read 15 hours a week for 15 years. An example: the experts in key card computing were displaced by new technology.)

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2016

In 1960, Harvard professor Theodore Levitt published a landmark paper in Harvard Business Review that urged executives to adapt by asking themselves, “What business are we really in?” Rather, successful firms prevail by shaping the future. None met with significant success. Jennifer Maravillas for HBR.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2015

Large numbers of developers responded, and some offered immensely popular applications such as Printicular from MEA Labs , which allows users to print photos at Walgreens from either their phones or their accounts with Facebook, Instagram, or Dropbox. What successful companies are doing right. As a result, it floundered for a while.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Bower “ Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave ” introduced the idea of disruption to the mainstream market. As Ted Levitt pointed out 55 years ago, companies develop significant myopia over time, only seeing things that are squarely in the mainstream of their market. But it has to fight fiercely for every inch.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2014

Decades ago, Harvard professor Theodore Levitt popularized the rationale behind why people buy quarter-inch drill bits: “People don’t want quarter-inch bits. Technology advancements are quickly outpacing traditional use cases, making the design and development of meaningful products harder than ever. Who is my growth customer?

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