Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Over at HBR blogs, there is a wonderful debate on the subject of strategy between Roger Martin, who authored the post Stop Distinguishing Between Strategy and Execution, and Don Sull, an MIT scholar who believes there’s a meaningful distinction between strategy and execution.

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leaderCommunicator

JUNE 28, 2019

Welcome to my weekly round-up of the best-of-the-best recent leadership and communication blog posts. To survive and thrive in today’s market, a healthy corporate culture is more important than ever.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 28, 2019

The tight timeframe and “what must we all start working on” clause pushed people from platitudes like ‘working smarter’ or ‘being more innovative’ into concrete actions, including which sacred cow projects to stop. Don’t treat your stated strategy as a given if it’s not. Leadership Tip: Don’t be afraid of how people will react.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Managing Global Innovation: Frameworks for Integrating Capabilities Around the World Yves Doz and Keeley Wilson Leading at the Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition (Second Edition) Dennis N.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2015

It is nearly impossible to translate — let alone execute – a strategy that you don’t understand. Isn’t that exactly what a strategy should do — help teams and leaders decide the right thing to do in the face of new threats and opportunities? As a result, most leaders score a C- in strategy comprehension.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Barriers to entry are withering, innovations are easily copied, and disruption is everywhere. Puzzling anecdotes abound: Microsoft has missed out on a series of new products in the past decade, yet as Don Sull points out , it continues to be highly profitable. It’s become part of the conventional wisdom.

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Sull Competitive Advantage Porter Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

I spoke with contributor Don Sull , who teaches strategy at MIT and the London Business School, about the tension between scholars who put sustainable competitive advantage at the center of strategy and those who argue that some industries are changing too quickly to allow for sustained performance. When Innovation Is Strategy.

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