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Will the iPhone rule?

Posted in 3G, AT&T, Apple, BusinessWeek, Peter Burrow, Product Launch, Strategy, Technology, iPhone on June 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The Peter Burrows’s BusinessWeek article, How big will the iPhone be? discusses the potential impact that the iPhone may have on Apple.  Burrows projects that the iPhone could translate into a $10 billion business for Apple – even in a crowded and competitive market.  No one questions Apple’s brand strength and the fact that there [...]

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Promise-Based Management

Posted in Charles Spinosa, Corporate Culture, Donald N. Sull, Harvard Business Review, Management, Strategy on April 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

 

Most of the vexing challenges leaders face – improperly executed strategy, lack of organizational agility, disengaged employees, and so on – stem from broken or poorly crafted commitments.  Executives can overcome some of their thorniest problems in the short term and foster productive, reliable workforces for the long term by practicing what we call ‘promise-based [...]

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Perfecting product launches

Posted in Business Plans, Corporate Culture, Harvard Business Review, Innovation, Marketing, Product Development, Product Launch, Product Management, Steelchase, Strategy on April 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »

 
The April 2007 edition of the Harvard Business Review contained the article “Preparing for the perfect product launch” by James P. Hackett, President and CEO of Steelcase.  Hackett does a wonderful job of explaining the troubles that many organizations face when developing and launching new products and services – failing to adequately think out and [...]

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Do companies need a second in command?

Posted in CEO, COO, Harvard Business Review, Leadership, Nathan Bennett, Stephen Miles, Strategy, Uncategorized on March 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

  Recently I read an article written by Nathan Bennett and Stephen Miles which was published in the May 2006 issue of Harvard Business Review entitled, “Second in Command” which discusses the relationship between CEOs and COOs.  The authors point out that no two COOs have the same job description – not even two that [...]

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