Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

From Michael Porter to Costas Markides and through the Blue Oceans of Kim and Mauborgne, strategy scholars have been urging executives to distinguish their firm’s offerings and carve out a unique market position. And among those firms offering more or less the same thing, we often see very different levels of success and profitability.

McKinsey 14

McKinsey Mauborgne Competitive Advantage Porter 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

At the highest level, there are three propositions essential to the success of strategy: the value proposition, the profit proposition, and the people proposition. If a strategy does not fully develop and align the three strategy propositions, short-lived success or failure typically results. Chan Kim Renee Mauborgne.

Blue Ocean Strategy 8

Blue Ocean Strategy Strategy Execution Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2013

What I am pretty sure about is that the how of Apple's fall (or continued rise) will hinge on strategy — because strategy has driven its success. That's what Michael Porter says , and tough-choice-making has clearly been a big part of Apple's success. How do I know that? Because strategy is all about making choices.

Strategy 9

Strategy Porter Christensen Mauborgne 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Cash registers were plentiful and easy to find, and success was measured with metrics like sales per square foot and average size of transaction. A number of successful online retailers are becoming increasingly focused on the physical world, for a number of reasons. Traditionally, stores were optimized for driving transactions.

Retail 9

Retail Blue Ocean Strategy Mauborgne Comparison 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

Chan Kim , and Renee Mauborgne. The book details the five behaviors that help power innovation success (associational thinking, questioning, observing, networking, and experimenting), and provides a raft of practical tips to get better at innovation. One natural question is, "Who is next?" Braden Kelley.

Innovation 15

Innovation Ries Mauborgne Open-book 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2015

Focusing on a few key success factors, critical resources, and core competencies (maybe a reference to C. While either approach can be successful, the two are for him not economically (or, I think, morally) equivalent. Prahalad and Gary Hamel’s 1990 article, “ The Core Competence of the Organization ”).

Strategy 8

Strategy Porter Blue Ocean Strategy Luehrman 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Every organization that aspires to greatness has something to learn from relevant success stories of the past. Reverse-engineer the reasons for their success, looking for features that they share in common. Reverse-engineer the reasons for their success, looking for features that they share in common. But it simply doesn’t work.

Engineering 12

Engineering Succession Mauborgne Critical Success Factor 12

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Nando is an exceptional human being whose philosophy can be boiled down into two of the quotes given in his presentation: “ I fought so hard for life that I decided to have a life &# & “ life is success.&# My favorite thought by Renee was: “ Success rests on pushing the creativity frontier.

Blog 353

Blog Collins Blue Ocean Strategy Video 353