In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Leadership. by John • February 5, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. When I was a young product manager back in the ’70s, the only people I could talk to about brands were my colleagues in the marketing department and the advertising agency. Leadership. Main menu Home.

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 1, 2011

Leadership. After the stint at Bristol-Myers, I moved on to Beecham Products (now GlaxoSmithKline) as Brand Manager of Brylcreem Hairdressing, Macleans Toothpaste and Silvikrin Shampoo. Once a band has lost its luster and has fallen from the top 3 or 4 in its category, the opportunity for a successful re-stage is limited.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 3, 2010

In fact, a great way to increase productivity in a workplace is to cross-train employees across departments. Bill Gates is the master of staying ahead of the pack in the business world. Some may need specific instructions and constant follow up, whereas others are able to work independently and take initiative.

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Management Stage-Gate Ethics Marketing 150

Lead on Purpose

MAY 12, 2009

Even the most basic items did not exist before someone (or ones) came up with an impression of a product or service that would be useful in some way. When you stop and think about it, the number of incredible products and services available today is truly amazing. This is the primary responsibility of product managers.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2011

The rest would be made up by new products and services (24%); entry into new geographies (17%); and appealing to new customer segments (14%). Finally, the firms were asked about the leadership practices that we know are associated with effective management of growth. Where did things start to get ugly? That's terrific.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2017

An employee of Haier, the Chinese manufacturer, told us that CEO Zhang Ruimin once shut down production after he found minor dents and scratches on appliances that were coming off a manufacturing line. He instructed employees to take hammers in hand — not to fix the flaws but to destroy the imperfect products.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

The following highly condensed fictional case study draws on their paper “Anatomy of a Decision Trap in Complex New Product Development Projects” in Academy of Management Journal. She reschedules the first gate for Week 42. Week 42: “The great news is that the project passed the first gate with the steering committee’s full approval!

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2011

Your organization won't innovate productively unless some underlying factors are in good shape. Incremental innovation can be pushed down into the organization where the strategy is clear, decision metrics are understood, and management models like Stage-Gate create a level playing field. A compelling case for innovation.

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Critical Success Factor Innovation Stage-Gate Succession 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

One type of data scientist creates output for humans to consume, in the form of product and strategy recommendations. Data science for humans: the consumers of the output are decision makers like executives, product managers, designers, or clinicians. They are decision scientists. They are modeling scientists. What are some examples?

Engineering 13

Engineering Software Metrics Stage-Gate 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

I’m not talking here about leaders with vague or feel-good principles like being open to new ideas; rather, those guided by a set of specific requirements, actions, and structures proven to drive innovation, which include the following: Personally stay out of creating new products and services. Find the truth.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

R&D investments have been made, stage/gate processes have been built, creativity training courses have been run, and yet the outputs — exciting new products and services — don't seem to be falling into place. Consider, for example, the UK software company, Red Gate. So what to do?

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Company Stage-Gate Innovation Bureaucracy 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

Some examples: how many employees have been trained in “lean startup” methodology, or how many new product ideas are currently being researched. The most widely used metric among our respondents, for instance, was revenue being generated by new products or services over the course of their first few years in the market.

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Metrics Innovation Company Stage-Gate 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2014

The two were sitting on stage at Radio City Music Hall chatting about business-y stuff when the retired GE CEO made the suggestion, and I was a little surprised when the retired IBM CEO didn’t dismiss it out of hand. I’d be interested, Palmisano replied, but only “if Bill took the company private.”.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

I think it's more a case of their being dissatisfied with their own lives and expecting that Apple's next product will fix everything. The constant refrain is that Apple has not introduced a disruptive product since Steve Jobs passed away. Bad quality control: MobileMe, antenna-gate. Bad product reviews: One word: Ping.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2018

Leadership and teams find it hard to come together to scope and resource projects appropriately as well as put projects on the shelf (or kill them) when needed. Scoping projects for success and managing ambition: Interdisciplinary design teams are, by nature, optimistic and ambitious. Identifying and supporting pathways to implementation.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 28, 2014

By now, we all know that leadership is tough, hard, exciting and demanding. cycle of their organization, its service offerings and products, and the approach to the marketplace. The Centers of Gravity (CoG) that will be influenced: Leadership, Process, Infrastructure, Populations, and Action Units. By Damian D.

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Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

Or perhaps someone who can spend some days behind their desk and other days in the field, equally productive in both environments. However, it's also the MOST CRITICAL skill in senior management and leadership positions. If you enjoy your work, you'll be more productive, more motivated and a better team player.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

By comparison, think of the long strides many businesses have made in reengineering their supply chains, boosting product quality, and rolling out lean six sigma. Innovators see their organization, and the world around it, as a portfolio of skills and assets that can be endlessly recombined into new products and busi­nesses.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The same could well be said of Bill Gates, who has left mere connectivity behind in his quest to eradicate major human diseases. At some point in the future, however, as it moves more assuredly onto the global stage, China will need both a new generation of dreamers and new dreams, especially in business.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2013

And he has assembled a high-powered Western fan club consisting of, among others, Howard Schultz, Bill Gates, and Tony Blair. Broadband access is really quite unique for a country at this stage of development. Or make your farm more productive. Economy Global business Leadership' Porter: Or have a good job. Kagame: Right.

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