Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2011

Like Samsung, we have found it critical to establish leadership in home markets first, we place a similar importance on mixing local and global talent, and we faced the same cultural integration challenges. And companies in Accra include venture fund Oasis Capital and agricultural private equity house Injaro Investments.

Venture Funding 16

Venture Funding Banking Participative Globalization 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Dig into the genesis of a paradigm-busting new product or service, and you'll usually find that its success owes more to the indomitable spirit of a lone innovator than to the obliging climate of an inherently pro-innovation management model. Ultimately, every management process must be a catalyst for innovation.

Innovation 16

Innovation Process Competitive Advantage McKinsey 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Just yesterday, on the front page of the New York Times , came a report about how "low-level engineers, product managers and prominent managers" from the executive ranks are leaving the company for high-profile companies such as Facebook as well as venture-funded startups of the sort that dot the technology landscape.

Tacit Knowledge 15

Tacit Knowledge Long-term McKinsey Venture Funding 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. We tried it at the NewSchools Venture Fund, where I used to work. Learn more about the Advanced Leadership Initiative.

Education 16

Education Innovation Entrepreneur Venture Funding 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

I'm not one to manage by magazine but, if I were, "The Reinvention Roller Coaster: Risking the Present for a Powerful Future" would be required reading. We're fortunate to own a leadership position amongst our traditional competitors but recognize that we're at a point at which our benchmark must move. Especially right now.

CEO 9

CEO Chief Executive Officer Venture Funding Taylorism 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2015

The best managers hire smart people to work for them. How do you manage people who have more experience or more knowledge? “When you’re a technical expert, you know your value to the organization,” says Wanda Wallace, President and CEO of Leadership Forum and author of Reaching the Top. What the Experts Say.

Management 8

Management How To CTO Mentor 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2017

New, nontraditional entrants are bringing fresh alternatives to the bureaucratic and autocratic management systems of traditional hospitals. If the health system is responsible for the entire cost of managing the care of people over time, it will have a financial incentive to keep patients out of hospitals.

Health Care 9

Health Care Insurance Incentives Venture Funding 9