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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2019

Leading Blog

Henderson and Barry C. A media controversy. These organizations tend to lag behind in innovation, discretionary effort, morale and ultimately performance. You're It : Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Most by Leonard Marcus, Eric McNulty, Joseph M. An active shooter. A data breach.

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The real deal on how to join a Board

Roundtable Talk

Guest panellists David Anderson (The Anderson Governance Group), Sharon Ranson (The Ranson Group) and Holly Henderson (Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation) shared their best tips and here’s a roundup for those who weren’t able to snag one of our limited seats. .

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Unilever’s Big Strategic Bet on the Dollar Shave Club

Harvard Business Review

” More specifically, male grooming is Unilever’s largest growth driver, according to Chet Henderson, Unilever’s VP of Insight, Personal Care. This includes several powerful brands, including the bestselling line Dove Men + Care as well as other brands like Axe and Clear.

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GM’s Comeback as Theater

Harvard Business Review

At least this is the argument put forth by Heidi Moore, who supports it with an HBS working paper by Susan Helper and Rebecca Henderson. Citigroup Says the "Age of Renewables" Has Begun Greentech Media The shale-gas boom in the U.S. Andy O''Connell. Wasn't that a Song in the Sixties? Andy O''Connell.

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How Software Is Helping Big Companies Dominate

Harvard Business Review

That’s not how Vox Media does it. In 1990, Rebecca Henderson, now a professor at Harvard Business School, published a paper that provides a theoretical basis for the success of full-stack startups. Vox is a digital publishing company known, in part, for its proprietary content management system. Architectural Innovation.

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Exit, Voice, and Albert O. Hirschman

Harvard Business Review

Do you a) switch over to the Democrats, b) raise hell in the media, or c) try to stay welcome in the party's corridors of power in order to quietly exercise your influence? You're a Republican intellectual — David Frum , say — dismayed by the direction your party has taken over past few years. Book report to come.).

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How Much Is Trump Really Disrupting Politics-as-Usual?

Harvard Business Review

Most of the time, the Game of Scrutiny is about missteps, embarrassments, or gaffes, filling the media’s content needs and the coffers of comedians. Others, such as Rebecca Henderson, point to innovations that change what it takes organizationally to deliver what customers want. The media reports it. But have they?