Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

They recognize that as UX eclipses traditional brand marketing, they need to be more hands-on with their products. The gap is growing between traditional sales-and-marketing-driven behemoths with their "customer-centric" approach and the new breed of organizations like Square and Zipcar, who have a "UX-centric" culture.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

It’s a framework for entrepreneurs, building on “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries. They became a tight group as they went down to the factory floor and built products together and looked at market research together. Leadership roles and responsibilities. And you will have a production product in 11 or 12 months.”.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2014

For companies seeking to innovate, adapt to change, and maintain an edge in fast-moving, competitive markets, a questioning culture can help ensure that creativity and adaptive thinking flows throughout the organization. At the same time, leadership should be willing to answer tough questions — from all levels and departments.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

What actually concerns me — and I hope you as well — is that in his canon of leadership books there are no women's voices, at least not in the top 11 that he relies on and that inspire him to greatness. Perhaps this explains why so few of our "Lists on Leadership" include the voices of women. So does leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2013

This was the advice I got from a marketing guru when I asked for his help with titling my second book. This is what that marketing guru was trying to tell me. But the opposite can be true, too: for instance, Sarah Milstein and Eric Ries designed the 2013 Lean Startup Conference with the intention of inclusion.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2016

” Lean startup, popularized by writers and entrepreneurs like Eric Ries and Steve Blank, can deliver big benefits inside big companies. Marketing folks feel that could damage the brand, and the general counsel’s office frets about legal risks. Show customers barely-working products with rough edges?

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 6, 2011

Leadership. by John • June 6, 2011 • Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 2 Comments. Last week, legendary brand positioning expert Al Ries weighed in on Starbucks reported desire to move away from its powerful ‘specialist’ strategy. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Share it: Tweet.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Likewise, no matter how slick your company’s online idea market, it won’t yield many high-value ideas if your associates haven’t been taught to think like innovators. differ­ent risk cate­go­ries (incremental improvements versus speculative ventures); and differ­ent time horizons.

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RapidStart Leadership

MAY 9, 2017

The mine is part of Compass Minerals , a conglomerate with a market capitalization of $2.5 Eric Ries Click To Tweet. And be sure to sign up now for twice-monthly Leadership Updates with more tips and exclusive content not available elsewhere on the site! Persistence – The Takeaway. A pivot is a change in strategy, not vision.

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