Disruptive Leadership

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The Mother of All Disruptions – Part Two

This is Part Two of a two-part series on the economic crisis and what disruptive leaders everywhere should do to survive and thrive.  Go here for Part One.

“You can’t save yourself out of a recession.”
This quote was used often in 2001 by Craig Barrett, Intel’s then CEO.  He meant that companies can emerge stronger after [...]

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The Mother of all Disruptions – Part One

This is Part One of a two-part series on the economic crisis and what disruptive leaders everywhere should do to survive and thrive.  Part two can be found here.

If you have been following my posts you’ll notice that my underlying approach to business is how all things disruptive—disruptive thinking, disruptive strategies, disruptive innovation to name [...]

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Best definition of “strategy” … ever.

I recently came across an article in the McKinsey Quarterly by Richard P. Rumelt about strategy in an economic crisis.  It is a very interesting and insightful article for managers striving to come up with “survival” strategies for these tumultuous times.  The only quote I’d like to highlight is the author’s definition of strategy.
“By strategy, [...]

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Great post from Seth breaking down the election

Another great post from Seth Godin arrived in my email inbox this morning. It was his breakdown on how the election was run on both sides and why one candidate will win and the other won’t. It is not partisan at all….he just does an analysis based on his theories on tribes, permission, and more. [...]

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Disruptive Leaders: NComputing

For the month of October, I have decided to highlight a company as the Disruptive Leader of the Month. NComputing has been on my radar for awhile as one of the few for-profit startup companies that are targeting emerging markets and the digital divide, but I had not looked at them as a serious [...]

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