Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

During most of the 20th century Kodak held a dominant position in photographic film, and in 1976, had an 89% market share of photographic film sales in the United States. The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. I believe the answer is yes.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 9, 2013

But after meeting internal resistance, we integrated elements of going tribal to create a new company, Division-D. Too often, startup CEOs cling to old business models as their reason for success, when in reality it was their innovation and risk-taking that helped them succeed in the first place. About the Author.

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In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

As an ex-ad man and a lifelong aficionado of great creative, whether it is art or copy, I could not resist the urge to check it out. To resist the urge to self-censor. But even artists have to eat, and the fuel of commerce and industry is innovation and novelty. I’m glad I did. And research was the new god. Let’s trade.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Spurred by government reforms and market expectations, healthcare leaders are being forced to reinvent their organizations. These leaders resist the idea of learning from exemplars outside of health care. Make hard decisions without relying on approval from senior leaders. Kaiser Permanente has sponsored similar excursions.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2012

The widespread adoption of Eric Ries 's work beyond Silicon Valley has been a godsend for innovators. The Lean Startup has crystallized many of the ideas fundamental to successful innovation and provided companies with additional ways to understand and make room for rapid iteration, agile development, and in-market testing of new ideas.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2013

For the past decade, emerging digital markets have operated under the assumption that, despite the obvious similarity between a music CD and an MP3 downloaded from iTunes, digital goods are different. In brief, resale markets are dangerous, especially for information goods. Which may not be as long as nervous media executives think.)

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

The benefit of this kind of team activity, is the opening of one’s mind, and shared creative stimulus, which fosters innovation. You may find it necessary to bring in professional facilitation if you are running into excessive resistance or acrimony. One part of fostering creativity and innovation is to accept the inevitable failures.

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