Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2012

After a year of "I'm-not-the-other-guy" leadership, this executive hadn't stamped his own identity on the business or made any distinctive decisions. They should reflect on their leadership style in order to adapt and harmonize with the company. After taking office and completing her review, she assembled her team.

CEO 14

CEO First-mover Advantage Leadership Styles Execution 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

So it's no surprise that GE, P&G and IBM occupy the top three spots in Hay Group's seventh annual Best Companies for Leadership (BCL) ranking. Our study clearly shows that great leadership is a strong competitive advantage, with the top 20 BCL firms far outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark on shareholder returns.

Innovation 15

Innovation First-mover Advantage Chemicals Agility 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

Without support from leadership, your AI transformation might not succeed. Successful AI adopters have strong executive leadership support for the new technology. Resist the temptation to put technology teams solely in charge of AI initiatives. Machine learning is a powerful tool, but it’s not right for everything.

Survey 10

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

Such acquisitions become more lucrative with rising first-mover advantages, pace of technological development, and network externality. retains its leadership in technological progress. Consider Yahoo and Whatsapp, which were acquired by Verizon and Facebook, respectively, in multi-billion-dollar deals.

IPO 9

IPO Company First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets 9