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The Biggest Obstacles to Innovation in Large Companies

Harvard Business

But there are thorny cultural, strategic, political, and budget issues that must be confronted by CEOs and other leaders if they want to ensure that their organizations can be hospitable to — rather than hostile to — new ideas. . Cultural issues (45% of respondents.). Cultural issues (45% of respondents.).

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The Benefits of Hiring Your Best Customers

Harvard Business

That’s why it’s imperative to ensure your strategy deeply resonates with your organizational culture. If there are superconsumers in your midst, and if they’re encouraged to speak their minds, they will inject your culture with extra doses of energy, empathy, and creativity. Unlocking Energy. Adapted from.

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. He wanted to challenge his team, as part of the strategic talent review process, to think about whether or not the company’s organizational architecture was suited to its growth plan to double in size. Learning from Big Companies.

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