Monthly Archives: December 2008

Team Composition

Posted by Surendra Reddy on December 15, 2008 at 3:32 am.

Kathy Eisenhardt, co-director of Stanford Technology Ventures Program and professor in Management Science and Engineering, discusses the size and composition of successful teams. She recommends a team of three to five cross-functional people with diverse age group and experience.
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Market Positioning and Importance of Partnerships

Posted by Surendra Reddy on December 15, 2008 at 3:27 am.

Stanford University Professor Tom Byers believes that the impact of marketing is often underestimated by companies. He describes how key partnership can bridge crossing the chasm between the early market and the mainstream market.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8o7uEb4WNk&hl=en&fs=1]
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Making CEO Within

Posted by Surendra Reddy on December 15, 2008 at 3:17 am.

An interview with Joseph L. Bower, Professor, Harvard Business School. To become an effective CEO, work for companies committed to leadership development, and take responsibility for your own development on the job.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6taNjZCzQ1I&hl=en&fs=1]
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Power of Unreasonable People

Posted by Surendra Reddy on December 15, 2008 at 3:15 am.

An interview with John Elkington, Founder and Chief Entrepreneur, SustainAbility. Social entrepreneurs are generating impressive results — and capturing the imaginations of businesspeople and public policy makers.
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Spotting Disruptive Innovations

Posted by Surendra Reddy on December 15, 2008 at 2:52 am.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGzXWO_anLI&hl=en&fs=1]An interview with Scott Anthony, President, Innosight. Disruptive innovation occurs when an innovator brings something to market that is simple, convenient, accessible, and affordable. Here are some tips to help you pinpoint disruptive opportunities within your organization.
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New Science of Human Capital

Posted by Surendra Reddy on December 15, 2008 at 2:45 am.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3rZSIqZ0pM&hl=en&fs=1]An interview with John Boudreau, Professor, University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. The key to staying competitive? Invest in your strategic pivot points–roles where improved performance would make the biggest difference to executing your strategy.
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Ideation and Action

Posted by Surendra Reddy on December 14, 2008 at 8:46 pm.

Ideas fuel us to spring into action. Unless we can keep our mind from confusion, misery, and unsettled greed, it would be difficult, or impossible, for our mind to generate actionable ideas. Without a meaniful action we slip ourselves into deep agony and pain. As a result, we inflict pain to ourselves as well as [...]

Communicating and Listening

Posted by Surendra Reddy on December 4, 2008 at 4:31 am.

Communicating what we want to communicate precisely is an art and it needs a deliberate practice. Real understanding of our communication comes when we, you and I, meet on the same level at the same time. That happens only when there is a communion. It is very difficult to commune with one another easily, effectively [...]