Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Being a corporate entrepreneur has a profound effect on both your reputation for innovation and your prospects for leadership opportunities. What better way to signal that you have leadership capabilities? For example, Bezos has developed deep expertise in software engineering, robotics, information technology, devices (e.g.,

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Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 81

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

In the global economy, can analytic practitioners be hugely successful in their careers while going unnoticed? Researchers at the IT Leadership Academy are doing just that in Global 2000 enterprises. As analysts, we need to expand the organization’s “smartwidth” – its capability to understand and act on information.

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Magazine Chief Operating Officer Newsletter Objective 51

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare.

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COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. But the focus was squarely on "energy saving, environmental protection, and the low-carbon economy" with other emerging areas — infotech, biotech, and modern materials — taking a distinctly secondary role.

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NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

They often arrive with a reputation for being able to turn around a school quickly, as they’ve done this many times before in their career. By background they are normally Information Technology or Chemistry teachers (95% in our study), who have often moved out of the classroom to manage support staff early in their career.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

In virtually every advanced field, whether it’s information technology, biotechnology, agriculture, or renewable energy, America holds a leading position. Those factors do play important roles, but the most important thing driving America’s success has been its unparalleled scientific leadership.

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Innovation Company Competitive Advantage Venture Funding 8