More than 50 percent of small US businesses and 90 percent of high tech start ups fail. But not all failures are equal. Some are catastrophic, while others smaller. More vitally, the catastrophic failures are often proceeded by smaller ones. Entrepreneurs and CEOs who direct resources to understanding why failures occur–as opposed to focusing [...]
Watch the rebroadcast of our highly attended and successful webcast, "Reinventing Innovation During Times of Crisis: Lessons from Leading Companies." From this post, you can also download our valuable report and PowerPoint slides. John Metselaar of The Conference Board, Peter Coffee of Salesforce, and I discuss the main findings of our insightful [...]
After the decade of innovation, the pursuit of successful innovation execution is still not easy. As reported by McKinsey (2018), 84 percent of executives feel innovation is critical for growth, yet only six percent are satisfied with their innovation efforts. What many executives are finding is that the context of an organization’s environment is [...]
The secret of successful innovation is not simply innovating, it’s embracing innovation. In today’s era, innovation should be shared and promoted internally, just like your brand is across the globe. Victor Assad and Arthur Liberian will uncover how highly innovative organizations disrupt the market today with eight must-know fundamental practices during a Master Class on [...]
I was seated at an innovation conference for lunch, when the Research and Development leader of a major U.S. active sportswear maker told me he had a confession. His organization was successful at creating new ideas, selecting the best ones to advance, and project- managing those ideas, but their innovations often stalled because the organization’s [...]
“Ten years ago, innovation was based on features and functions,” says William Ruh, chief digital officer at General Electric . “Now it’s about your business model and transforming your industry.” Before, companies could innovate by acquiring tech startups. But the top disrupters now grow so quickly and capture so much market share, they become too [...]
Authors contend that switching from short-term gains to a long view improves profits and sales By John Simons, The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 27, 2016. Should corporate leaders focus on short-term gains or take the long view? Adherents of long-term management will find potent ammunition in a new study from a pair of management researchers who [...]
