Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2012

I positioned it to my wife (who was less than enthusiastic) as a way of keeping up with my friends from home. Fair or not, Microsoft has long had a reputation for being a fast follower. It only makes sense that the companies with the most resources and capabilities are in as good position as any to create new categories.

Media 15

Media Company IPO Business Model 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2013

The persona of the next-generation CIO is evolving from Chief Infrastructure Officer through Chief Integration Officer and Chief Intelligence Officer to Chief Innovation Officer. For a CIO or other technology leader to make the move successfully from infrastructure to innovation, three key building blocks must be in place.

CIO 8

CIO Succession Fast Follower Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2012

I positioned it to my wife (who was less than enthusiastic) as a way of keeping up with my friends from home. Fair or not, Microsoft has long had a reputation for being a fast follower. It only makes sense that the companies with the most resources and capabilities are in as good position as any to create new categories.

Media 13

Media Company IPO Business Model 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

The rich countries were confident they could win the argument because they believed the developing countries had little or no power to push their position—and that what power they did have as a result of control of oil supplies could be countered and would fade. This convergence hypothesis is reassuring on many fronts.

Globalization 11

Globalization Banking Restructuring Politics 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2011

I am writing today, however, to praise corporate innovation. Further, while some start-ups legitimately have the potential to change the world, many more are fast followers looking for a "quick flip." Corporate innovation? I imagine most teenagers don't dream of working on innovation inside a big company.

Innovation 14

Innovation Health Care Entrepreneur Fast Follower 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2011

President Obama gave a stirring speech last night, saying "We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world." He used the word "innovate" more times in his State of the Union than any other U.S. But the obstacles to boosting innovation in the US are far higher than the President acknowledged.

Policies 15

Policies Innovation Fast Follower Long-term 15