by Jeffrey Hollender | Jun 5, 2008
All of the attendees at Gary Hamel’s conference on management innovation were assembled in one room (see Part 2). The entire group engaged in a dialogue during the day’s first few hours. It was quite amazing that 35 highly opinionated people could (for the...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jun 4, 2008
It is impossible to describe all of the conversations at Gary Hamel’s conference on management innovation (see Part 1). The dialogue ranged from questions on whether we had the right language to describe how to drag management into the 21st century; is...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jun 3, 2008
A few months ago, I received an unusual invitation. It began with, “Permit me to introduce myself. I’m Professor of Strategic Management at the London Business School, the Director of the Management Lab, and an author (Competing for the Future, The Future...
by Jeffrey Hollender | May 27, 2008
Recently the Wall Street Journal explored one aspect of this perennial question. Will consumers pay more for products they believe are ethically superior to regular products or even products produced in an unethical fashion? I have known the answer to this question...
by Jeffrey Hollender | May 24, 2008
I hate leaving home on Sunday afternoons. The weekend is short enough as it is. With spring in Vermont in full bloom, and my daughter home from college, I was sad to be taking off. My week began with a Monday morning speech at the Front End of Innovation conference,...
by Jeffrey Hollender | May 12, 2008
Recently the New York Times reviewed The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker, by Steven Greenhouse, a reporter for the newspaper. The book, published by Knopf last week, examines how companies like Fed Ex and Walmart bleed workers to reap hundreds of...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Apr 25, 2008
I recently spent a day and a half in our quarterly board meeting. Many more hours went into preparing for it. I have put more than 30 years of my life into pre-meeting stress and anxiety and post-meeting exhaustion and reflection. These meetings are almost miniature...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Apr 23, 2008
Recently, I spent the afternoon talking with David Suzuki, a man whose brilliance is matched only by his humility. Overlooking the St. Lawrence River in downtown old Montreal, we sat for several hours. David Suzuki is a rock star of the environmental movement in...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Apr 22, 2008
Who wins when multi-national corporations acquire small, natural-products companies? The anecdotal evidence suggests it’s not the entrepreneur. While there are a few potential success stories, such as Groupe Danone’s acquisition of a majority stake in...
