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Managing Corporate Social Networks
Kleinbaum, Adam M.; Tushman, Michael L.Article HBS-F0807J-ELeadership and People ManagementIdea brokers are good at sparking cross-divisional innovation through their broad social networks. But implementation-marshaling resources and getting various stakeholders on board-requires dense webs of strong interpersonal relationships.Starting at €8.20
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The Ambidextrous CEO
Tushman, Michael L.; Smith, Wendy K.; Binns, AndyArticle HBS-R1106D-EAlthough most managers publicly acknowledge the need to explore new businesses and markets, the claims of established businesses on company resources almost always come first, especially when times are hard. When top teams allow the tension between core and speculative units to play out at lower levels of management, innovation loses out. At best, leaders of core business units dismiss innovation initiatives as irrelevancies. At worst, they see t...Starting at €8.20
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Both/And Leadership
Smith, Wendy K.; Lewis, Marianne W.; Tushman, Michael L.Article HBS-R1605D-EKnowledge and CommunicationLeaders face a multitude of strategic paradoxes--contradictory pressures that are too often viewed as "either/or" choices. There are "innovation paradoxes," in which the pursuit of new offerings and processes conflicts with the mandate to sustain the tried and true. There are "globalization paradoxes," which involve tensions between local imperatives and boundary-crossing integration. And there are "obligation paradoxes," when the goal of maximiz...Starting at €8.20
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Leadership Tips for Today to Stay in the Game Tomorrow
Tushman, Michael L.Article ART-2641-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis article summarizes research by the author into why some organizations fail in the face of "punctuated change," while others are reborn, adapt and survive. The key, he finds, involves embracing paradox. Continuing to exploit current business success is a must, but so is taking a plunge into the future through exploration. Carrying out both of these activities simultaneously calls for ambidexterity. The article highlights the defining features...Starting at €8.20