Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2012

Yet, here are some of the questions that audience members asked me at a talk I gave at a recent banking conference (courtesy of Pigeonhole , one of my favorite Singaporean startups): "There are often education costs and risks of losing business among the technology laggards. Are the majority of our banking customers ready for change?".

Fast Follower 12

Fast Follower Banking Innovation Follow-up 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

The stakes are high in the mobile wallet market, projected to be over $140 billion by 2019. Its foray into this industry comes on the heels of product entries by Google and Apple. But Samsung’s new mobile wallet strategy may be a sign that they are finally becoming a true leader and shedding their image as a fast follower.

Technology 8

Technology Retail System Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

I recently participated in a spirited panel discussion with Bruce Brown, Procter & Gamble's Chief Technology Officer, and Erich Joachimsthaler, Vivaldi Partners' managing director and CEO. After all, the World Bank estimates that the number of middle class consumers in emerging markets will jump from 420 million today to more than 1.2

Marketing 12

Marketing Hedge Chief Technology Officer Supply Chain 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2013

But massive disruptions in business models, technology, and the work force have been throwing up massive new challenges for CIOs and other technology leaders. If they work for a product company, it may be looking to services revenue for growth. The job of Chief Information Officer has never exactly been easy. Organizational DNA.

CIO 8

CIO Succession Fast Follower Chief Information Officer 8

Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2011

In today’s high-velocity environment, Scott Klososky believes you need to understand how to guide your organization in the implementation and usage of technology—in short, how your organization “does” technology. [As The thing you want to be these days is a “fast follower.” Speed is our friend in almost every case.

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Chief Information Officer CIO ROI Technology 279

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Instead they are waiting for the technology to mature and for expertise in AI to become more widely available. They are planning to be “fast followers” — a strategy that has worked with most information technologies. We think this is a bad idea. System Development Time. System Development Time.

Company 8

Company Maturity System Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

Most workdays aren’t terribly productive. The idea is to fast-forward a project, so you can see what the end result might look like and how the market will react. How to Boost Your Team’s Productivity. 9 Productivity Tips from People Who Write About Productivity. ANDREW NGUYEN/hbr staff.

Consensus 8

Consensus Hotels Project Fast Follower 8