You're Not the Boss of Me

OCTOBER 31, 2010

They stifle creativity and innovation. As they often say in retail stores about handling merchandise, “ If you break it you own it”. If we are to encourage the innovators of our time we must also accept that rules should be subject to rigorous question and challenge.

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Maturity Blog Merchandising McCarthy 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2013

Innovative forms of financing, such as Kickstarter, will continue to grow, also invented by social entrepreneurs. Live performances will fuel economic booms; performers will make more money from merchandise sales at events than from albums, as Jazz Roots founder (and my friend) Larry Rosen observed.

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Health Care Merchandising Incubator Airlines 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Innovation is widely regarded as important to long-term business performance. However, CEOs often don’t have the career background and education that would equip them to personally lead the process of new product development. This work builds on earlier research into CEO qualifications.).

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CEO Innovation Pharmaceuticals Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Everyone says they are in favor of open innovation and co-creation. But very often it goes against the grain of how they built their careers in the first place. VPs of design and merchandising suddenly see the light when confronted with consumers who are modifying, hacking, or living without their products. Where to start?

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Workshop Creativity Merchandising Airlines 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

Braun simplified its merchandising and brand strategy. It focused on retail areas near college campuses, as well as event marketing at career oriented events, where young consumers were most interested in looking more professional. Braun realized it needed to expand the precision field by targeting college age consumers.

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Management Retail Brand Merchandising 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2013

Innovative forms of financing, such as Kickstarter, will continue to grow, also invented by social entrepreneurs. Live performances will fuel economic booms; performers will make more money from merchandise sales at events than from albums, as Jazz Roots founder (and my friend) Larry Rosen observed.

Health Care 9

Health Care Merchandising Incubator Airlines 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Many executives start presentations about products or initiatives with a vague theme statement, often expressed with as much pith as a puff of smoke: “We have a new focus on customer satisfaction,” or “Our current strategic goals are execution and innovation.” Of course not.

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