Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2012

After a year of "I'm-not-the-other-guy" leadership, this executive hadn't stamped his own identity on the business or made any distinctive decisions. They should reflect on their leadership style in order to adapt and harmonize with the company. FACT : Omniscience is unattainable and does not guarantee great leadership.

CEO 16

CEO First-mover Advantage Leadership Styles Execution 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

So it's no surprise that GE, P&G and IBM occupy the top three spots in Hay Group's seventh annual Best Companies for Leadership (BCL) ranking. Our study clearly shows that great leadership is a strong competitive advantage, with the top 20 BCL firms far outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark on shareholder returns.

Innovation 18

Innovation First-mover Advantage Chemicals Agility 18

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2014

(Tobin’s q is the ratio between a company’s market capitalization and the replacement cost of its tangible assets, with a higher ratio indicating that a company has more intangible assets such as patents, brands, leadership etc., Leadership Marketing' and is likely to grow more in the future than one with a lower Tobin’s q.) .

First-mover Advantage 13

First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets Sample Metrics 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

Such acquisitions become more lucrative with rising first-mover advantages, pace of technological development, and network externality. retains its leadership in technological progress. Consider Yahoo and Whatsapp, which were acquired by Verizon and Facebook, respectively, in multi-billion-dollar deals.

IPO 14

IPO Company First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

Without support from leadership, your AI transformation might not succeed. Successful AI adopters have strong executive leadership support for the new technology. Machine learning is a powerful tool, but it’s not right for everything.

Survey 15

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

In this environment, multinationals that are willing to accept some risk and invest in the country could benefit from first-mover advantages – but only if the new administration follows through with much-needed economic reforms. Zimbabwe’s new leadership faces a challenging task.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2013

Clearly there is a first mover advantage in some cases: Chris Brogan developed a passionate following as an early blogger, and Guy Kawasaki jumped onboard Twitter and became a powerhouse there. And as I've written about here on HBR.org, blogging is the best way to demonstrate true content mastery and thought leadership.

Media 14

Media First-mover Advantage Early Adopters ROI 14