THE ACADEMIC’S VIEW Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business School was early in teaching about disruptive technology using cases such as the demise of the steel industry who could not envision any way to make steel except the capital intensive and large scale facilities in which they had invested. His thesis is that few establishment companies […]
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
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ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS This is the tale of an entrepreneur who had an idea. He assembled a “crack” senior team, secured blue chip clients, trained recruits and built a company of 30+ professionals which necessitated moving to offices with greater space. He had even negotiated a line of credit with the bank. And […]
Sunday, February 23, 2014
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CEOs SHARE CULTURE INITIATIVES My last blog laid out the context for leading culture change and gave a few examples of CEO initiatives to lead the way. Here is a more complete list based on both private client conversations and Vistage CEO peer advisory group discussion: – Hire a talent manager for development of […]
Thursday, February 20, 2014
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THE CHALLENGE A huge transition is under way in how customers buy products and services. The customer landscape is shifting from inside-out (company to prospect) to outside-in (knowledgeable buyer seeks satisfaction). It will require major transformations of organizations, cost structures, accounting and more. BACKDROP Most of my clients are “old school,” regardless of age. In […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
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