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Nathan Owen Rosenberg
Winning the First 90 Days
Each new year brings a wave of fresh CXO hires. Turn your first 90 days into a launchpad for prolonged success.
Command Change, Not Your People
A CEO can bark orders like a general, but without a connection to purpose and meaning, they'll land flat. The first step is mastering Commander’s Intent.
Why We Elevated Insigniam for a New Era
An op-ed by Insigniam’s co-founding partners on the recent acquisition by Elixirr, and how it enables an exciting new future for clients.
Would You Recognize a Leader if You Heard One?
The current paradigm for leadership is evolving. What about yours?
Do No Harm: A Hippocratic Playbook for Newly-Minted CEOs
For those new to the CEO role there is an inherent responsibility to not only ensure the sustainability, profitability and development of their enterprise, but also to do no harm.
Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium: Breakthrough, Innovation, and Transformation
What 5-billion-dollar location will be home to Super Bowl LVI in 2022? The new SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. This stadium is not only the most expensive sports venue ever…
Are Innovation Centers Ineffective?
Mention an innovation center, and the response is polarizing. “It’s a waste of money,” or “I have no idea what they actually do” are warning signs that the innovation center doesn’t…
Why Introverts And Extroverts Are Your Innovation Dream Team
Opposites may attract, but in business, people who are very similar in characteristics and behavior often are drawn to each other. Consequently, without realizing it, project teams or business unit leaders…
Strategic Frontiers: Part II – How to Get There
In the first part of this series, I asserted that strategic horizons are not uncovered by looking at your current business and trying to figure out what’s next. In order to…
Strategic Frontiers: Part I – Charting the Horizons
For those of you who are not familiar with the name Dick Fosbury, you may recognize the maneuver—a la strategy innovation—that made him famous: the Fosbury Flop. Fosbury, an Olympic high jumper,…
Mistakes and Accountability
Nobody’s perfect. Even when you’re a leader. Even when you’re the boss. Authenticity in leadership is absolutely essential. Mistakes happen; how you handle them may define your leadership. Let’s get philosophical about this…
Saving Lives Five Months Faster: How Innovation Accelerates Speed To Market
One of our pharmaceutical clients recently came to us with an innovation project: They wanted to dramatically speed up their production process. This client specialized in cancer-fighting drugs. Drug development is, at best,…
