Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
The problem is following a plan so closely without responding to events that you will “lead the company efficiently in the wrong direction.” Strategy involves completion of goals, and the risk is the difference between those goals and the ability of the organization to achieve them.” In a sense, strategy creates risk.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 22, 2012
Prahalad's 1989 HBR article "Strategic Intent" brought about a discontinuous shift in my career — from a professor of accounting to a researcher on strategy and innovation. As an idea, strategic intent is about setting a bold and ambitious goal, out of all proportion to a firm's current resources and capabilities.
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Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 18, 2013
Goals and vision are shared as carefully curated documents, or through great speeches created by well-oiled communications machines. CEOs forget that if the intent of these plans isn't aligned with the communication, people may be impressed, but deep down inside, they will not believe in those plans or act on them.
Marshall Goldsmith
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Focuses on business development and implementation of new business plans across the Region. Keith Ferrazzi – Addresses behaviors that block the achievement of strategic goals. World authority on project management. Co-author: Predictable Magic.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 15, 2011
Remember, the goal in collaborative development is participation and understanding, which differences in language and culture only complicate. Be prepared to plan the necessary time to focus intensely on the goal while maintaining a creative and highly-charged atmosphere. These tips can't guarantee ultimate design success.
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