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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2020

Leading Blog

Lessons from the Titans : What Companies in the New Economy Can Learn from the Great Industrial Giants to Drive Sustainable Success br Scott Davis, Carter Copeland, and Rob Wertheimer. Before Silicon Valley disrupted the world with new technologies and business models, America’s industrial giants paved the way.

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Would You Rather be Revolutionary or Evolutionary?

Harvard Business Review

Within 20 years, the horse and carriage industry would be under assault from the automobile. And within another 15, the nascent automobile industry found itself rocked by yet another innovation: Henry Ford's system of mass production, which obliterated hundreds of competitors who could not produce cars as quickly or cheaply.

Heron 14
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Climate Change Is an Overwhelming Problem. Here Are 4 Things Executives Can Do Today

Harvard Business Review

But as the carbon vortex gains momentum, there is also evidence of an equal and opposite vortex pulling us toward breakthrough innovation and a more sustainable future. Remember the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund’s landmark commitment to run down its coal industry holdings. Swallow hard — and raise the price of carbon.