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Peter Skarzynski and David Crosswhite: An interview by Bob Morris, Part Two

First Friday Book Synopsis

His experience cuts across industries and includes technology, consumer products & retail, healthcare, energy, financial services […]. Special Operations Command UChicago University of Chicago USSOC Voltaire Western Union The Wall Street Journal Whirlpool Corporation'

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Peter Skarzynski and David Crosswhite: An interview by Bob Morris, Part One

First Friday Book Synopsis

His experience cuts across industries and includes technology, consumer products & retail, healthcare, energy, financial services and transportation companies. Special Operations Command University of Chicago USSOC Western Union Whirlpool Corporation' His primary focus has been to help client organizations renew […].

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The Guru's Guide to Creating Thought Leadership

Harvard Business Review

Zeitgeist, German for "spirit of the time," is the complex interplay of economic, technological, political, and social forces that can determine which ideas will flop and which will fly in a particular moment. During difficult economic times, organizations often seek ideas on how to cut costs or perform operations more efficiently.

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Is Your Company Fit for the Future (and for Human Beings)?

Harvard Business Review

It's time to radically rethink how we mobilize people and organize resources to productive ends. That's why Gary Hamel, management thinker and author, envisioned the MIX as a collaborative platform to both surface bold ideas and inspiring stories and to make progress on a set of make-or-break challenges. Explore the fringe.

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The Timeless Strategic Value of Unrealistic Goals

Harvard Business Review

Gary Hamel and C.K. Strategic intent takes the long view: the act of such intent is to operate from the future backward, disregarding the resource scarcity of the present. Strategic intent takes the long view: the act of such intent is to operate from the future backward, disregarding the resource scarcity of the present.

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How CIOs Can Change the Game

Harvard Business Review

It was an enlightening conversation with business strategy guru Gary Hamel , Newport News Shipbuilding''s CIO Leni Kaufman , and Walgreens'' CIO Tim Theriault, with HBR editor Angelia Herrin moderating. asked Gary Hamel. Sometimes when you think innovation, you think products and services, but the reality is management innovation.

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The Metamorphosis of the CIO

Harvard Business Review

This is very different from the way large businesses have operated for decades. Originally, business consisted of neighbors exchanging the products of their labors, dedicated craftsmen travelling from town to town, and localized general stores. What does it mean to operate in a digital business ecosystem?

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