The Error at the Heart of Corporate Leadership
In the fall of 2014, the hedge fund activist and Allergan shareholder Bill Ackman became increasingly frustrated with…
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Collaboration Across Time And Space Leads To Innovation
Today’s accelerating reality requires teaming: continuously, in real time, and always taking into account the larger picture. A…
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4 Things Your Innovation Efforts Shouldn’t Focus On
Differentiation should be a prime motivator of any strategy; firms should always look to find an edge. But…
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To Innovate, Or To Stay The Course? 14 Tips To Guide You
As entrepreneurs seek to establish or improve their brand’s positioning, they have to weigh when it’s best to…
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What Coca-Cola’s Leadership Changes Tell Us About the Future of the Company
Coca-Cola has unveiled a senior leadership reshuffling that will take effect when President James Quincey becomes CEO later…
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How to Develop Leaders Who Can Drive Strategic Change
Developing leaders to drive financial performance and operational excellence has always been important. However, given the unrelenting pace…
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Amazon Will Grow Quickly Through Innovation And Bold Planning
Innovation and growth are the Amazon’s main objectives. After delivering $136 billion in sales in fiscal 2016, an…
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Teams Solve Problems Faster When They’re More Cognitively Diverse
Looking at the executive teams we work with as consultants and those we teach in the classroom, increased…
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Turning Performance Reviews Into A Vehicle For Radical Innovation
Annual performance reviews are becoming irrelevant. In fact, they’re a hindrance to success because they interfere with the…
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Restructure or Reconfigure?
To cope with ever-changing market conditions, companies often have to reorganize. But leaders tend to get conflicting advice…
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Lean Startup Is Dead — Long Live Lean Startup
In a previous post, I wrote about how large companies are poised to be the greatest beneficiaries of…
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The Biases That Keep Good R&D Projects from Getting Funded
Theodora chairs the R&D selection panel at a global professional service firm. She recently had to lead the…
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Why Companies Are Placing Users At The Core Of Their Innovation Strategies
Many in business long believed that product innovation sprung from inside their own companies—that is, until economist Eric…
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Is R&D Getting Harder, or Are Companies Just Getting Worse At It?
We know innovation drives corporate growth. As Strategy& reported in its 2015 survey of 1,757 executives, “innovation today is a…
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