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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.…
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.…
3 Ways To Shatter The Breakthrough Barrier
Before any business can reach a breakthrough, there’s a barrier that needs shattering. It may be outdated processes that stifle innovation. Or a leader who’s…
GM’s Appointment Of Mary Barra To CEO: Women As A Competitive Advantage
By: Shideh Sedgh Bina & Nathan Owen Rosenberg On Tuesday, General Motors Company made headlines when it disrupted the status quo by becoming the first…
Accelerating New Drug Development: Part I — Alignment And Commitment
It is no secret that the pharmaceutical industry is filled with a litany of unique challenges and regulations. In our experience — having chiseled away…
Accelerating New Drug Development: Part II — A Rx For Bold Leadership
In our previous discussion, we talked about how to reveal and address the background conversations that prohibit an undeniable commitment to goals and project timelines — the…
Don’t Dodge Disruption, Welcome It!
Inventions and innovations are all predicated on disrupting something else. However, it’s hard to make a business case for something that will disrupt the status quo…
Gallup Study: Management Results Driven by Unlikely Source
Management results, according to a new Gallup report, are largely driven by an often-unlikely factor: bad managers. New data from Gallup suggest that front-line managers are…
If You Aren’t On Social Media, You’re Leading Wrong
Social media expectations are creating new challenges for CEOs. As organizations began developing a brand presence through social media, many CEOs personally took a cautious “let…
Innovation Collaboration: Play Like A Team
They were the Super Bowl underdogs. No one expected them to win that year. At the start of the big game, the team refused to do…
Cultural Transformation and Ford Motor Company in the 1980s
Cultural transformation is possible, and companies have been doing it for longer than you might think. While many know theoretically that “culture eats strategy for breakfast” (often…
Here’s How to Overcome Barriers to Innovation
This article originally appeared in the Summer 2016 Gaming & Leisure Magazine. On the surface, embedding innovation within an organization appears to be a relatively straightforward…
