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Why the Problem with Learning Is Unlearning

Harvard Business Review

In every aspect of business, we are operating with mental models that have grown outdated or obsolete, from strategy to marketing to organization to leadership. ” But in a networked economy, the nature of strategy, value creation, and competitive advantage change from incremental to exponential.

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You Need a Community, Not a Network

Harvard Business Review

As Linda Hill and her colleagues have described, the company needed expert knowledge as it navigated the technically and ethically challenging waters of pharmaceutical development and marketing. In our emerging super-networked economy, the next-generation leaders will increasingly be mobilizers, not directors.