Thought Leadership
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What It Means To Get 'Hooked'
The psychotherapist and author discusses what it means to get ‘hooked’ and how to get un-hooked
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Competitive Advantage In The Supply Chain Is A Social Endeavor
What can be done to improve social performance in the supply chain
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Successful Entrepreneurs Survive Being Told "No"
In the 1980s, John Paul DeJoria weathered 12% inflation and 18% interest rates. It was a tough path but he succeeded in founding John Paul Mitchell Systems, a hair care firm that registered $900 million in sales in 2010
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Recovering From The Need To Achieve
DeLong believes the tendency to be a high-need-for-achievement type is embedded in the DNA, an addiction that spans across socioeconomic groups
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Relying On External Knowledge For Competitive Advantage
While existing research suggests that firms create breakthrough innovations by acquiring external knowledge and applying it to their particular situation, it also underscores the difficulties in doing so. The question for managers is this: Does applying knowledge that has not been created by their organizations enhance or diminish a firm’s performance? Managers whose firms make strategic decisions about their product portfolio will find helpful guidance in this article
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Become A Critical Thinker
The head of the Foundation for Critical Thinking, Linda Elder, discusses the necessary revolution in the way we think
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License To Create: Keeping Corporate Entrepreneurs Happy
Thunderbird School of Global Management Professor Robert Hisrich offer solutions on How to Create a Thriving Entrepreneurial Spirit
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KFC's Explosive Growth in China
How Yum! China succeeded and expanded by staying local on many levels
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The Positive Effect of Negative Information
When consumers get mild doses of negative information about a product or service, news about the blemish may actually strengthen their positive impression say researchers. This finding could affect online ads or even face-to-face sales processes say Baba Shiv and Zakary Tormala of the Stanford Graduate School of Business
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Combating Ethical Cynicism And Voicing Values In The Workplace
A leader cannot create a values-driven culture with rules and mission statements alone. Using techniques such as pre-scripting, rehearsal and peer coaching, leaders can learn to listen and employees can learn to speak. The result is a circle of practice that removes values from the realm of aspiration and positions them squarely within the realm of everyday business. Readers will learn how to create such a circle in this article
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The Innovator's DNA
Only about 20-25 per cent of our creativity ability is geneticically driven