You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 2, 2011

Managing & Leading…Lessons from Gilbert & Sullivan was really fun to write. And, it helps if you are a Gilbert & Sullivan fan too. Toward the end of 2010, I began to think more about what it takes to lead in a world, which, through technology, is becoming smaller. Check it out to see more of what I mean.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

Kodak was so blinded by its success that it completely missed the rise of digital technologies. So, another explanation is that Kodak invented the technology but didn’t invest in it. Kodak created a digital camera, invested in the technology, and even understood that photos would be shared online. Why did this happen?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

Of course, being a dominant film provider became increasingly irrelevant in light of recent technological shifts. Innosight director Clark Gilbert's doctoral research on this topic (with a particular focus on the newspaper industry's response to disruptive change), is a very worthwhile read on this topic. This is hard stuff.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2010

But just like Autotune and other technologies that allow passable music talents to turn into global powerhouses, lower costs and increased understanding of the process of innovation can allow anyone to be a competent entrepreneur. That point led to spirited discussion with my VC friends.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Fortunately, advancements in computer, sensor, and networking technology over the past few years are now providing a new lease on life for aging physical infrastructure. Alternatively, cities can use technology as a force multiplier. In short, cities have to become much smarter about how they use existing capacity and resources.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2014

An interconnected world where technology advances at a dizzying pace and new companies emerge, scale, and decline in the blink of an eye means never a dull moment for corporate leaders. Readers in industries where the pace of change has slowed and ambiguity has decreased , please stop reading. This post isn’t for you. Everyone still here?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2013

There are some things that only large companies can do, because they have unique assets like technology, channel relationships, relationships with regulators, scale operations, and so on. A large company just can't innovate faster than the market. But a large company can innovate better than the market.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

How technology is changing the way we work. Virtual reality technology presents new opportunities too: employees might virtually commute between different offices, immerse themselves in their customers’ worlds, or play with multiple identities. Insight Center. Corporate Culture for a Digital World. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

This intensive customer focus has increased as technology-enabled transparency and online social media accelerate an inexorable flow of market power downstream from suppliers to customers. The clients don’t have to own or maintain the technology. The technologies and trends shaping tomorrow’s businesses.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

During my 87 years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. You just don’t luck into things as much as you’d like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it’s friendships or opportunities. –Barbara Bush. — Bernard Mannes Baruch. If you wish in this world to advance.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 13, 2021

As a trade, mechanics require a long lead time and many labor hours to gain skills and experience, especially with the technology and alternative fuels of complex and heavy equipment continuously changing. ” says Gilbert Riviera, a 15-year lead mechanic. The process started by reevaluating the role of mechanics.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2018

Mazin Gilbert has an ambitious goal. As vice president of advanced technologies at AT&T, Gilbert wants to make AI technologies widely available throughout the corporation, especially to those who might not have a computer science background and may not even know how to program. Bernard Van Berg/EyeEm/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2015

And that’s the crux of the challenge that traditional media has faced: grappling with digital disruption requires reframing the challenge from a technological challenge to a business model one. New tools and strategies. But the answer is more complicated than that.

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