Norbert Bol

JULY 10, 2016

After my last blog about shared leadership I received many votes and many positive reactions. Especially about leadership that can be found everywhere at any level in an organization. Most of the readers agree that leadership is not just a function where you sit, but is more about what you do and how you do it. Norbert Bol.

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Leadership Innovation Processes Learning Competition 40

PlanBox Innovation

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Innovation is the cornerstone of progress, fueling growth and driving competitiveness in today’s dynamic business landscape. It’s equally crucial to comprehend internal dynamics such as business strategies and the types of IP assets in the organization’s portfolio. This article originally appeared on Forbes.

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PlanBox Innovation

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Innovation is the cornerstone of progress, fueling growth and driving competitiveness in today’s dynamic business landscape. It’s equally crucial to comprehend internal dynamics such as business strategies and the types of IP assets in the organization’s portfolio. This article originally appeared on Forbes.

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Management Innovation Innovation Processes Culture of Innovation 52

Norbert Bol

JUNE 19, 2022

As we discussed in the previous blog , a key element to learning is the strategy that participants in the supply chain pursue. In the previous blog there was a poll question about the strategy. More collaborative strategies, such as contributive strategies and pro-active strategies, are less usual as the poll indicates.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 2, 2024

It also plays a significant role in career advancement, as employees who regularly contribute innovative ideas are often recognized for their creativity and potential leadership qualities. For companies, ideation is a cornerstone of innovation and competitive advantage.

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Ideation Brainstorming Software Review Innovation 52

Norbert Bol

JANUARY 17, 2016

Creating value for customers in a competitive business world, requires a creative and innovative attitude to improve products and services. In line with the earlier Strategy Blogs this year this attitude is based on the underlying human and environmental values, and shows through leading by example. Michel, J. W., & Tews, M.

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Norbert Bol

MARCH 14, 2015

The scientific journal Organizational Dynamics is preparing a special issue about “The leadership imperative for sustainability and corporate social responsibility” In other words what is the responsibility for sustainability of business leaders? Some view it as a mission that drives strategy others see is as a burden.

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Norbert Bol

JANUARY 24, 2016

Innovation is important in the entrepreneurial strategy processes to increase organizational performance. Competitive aggressiveness, defined as the willingness to compete with rivals, is a characteristic that is strongly related to innovation speed. In the February 2016 edition of the Journal of Business Research, Shan et al.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2011

Rather than delving into many ironies of Microsoft accusing Google of similar anti-competitive practices to the ones that resulted in billions of dollars in fines against the Redmond company over the past decade, let's consider what Microsoft's move means and how Google might respond. The nonmarket environment has its own rules.

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Norbert Bol

MARCH 20, 2016

In the service industry, suppliers and customers think continuously about improving the process of value creation to remain competitive in a long term perspective. What is behind the leadership shift in sustainable development from politicians to CEOs? This month a new scientific article (Matthies et al., Journal of Cleaner Production.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

Without any formal authority or role in organizational strategy, Brian drove broad change across the company. In our view, Brian’s work is an excellent demonstration of strategic leadership. But Brian’s accomplishment challenges conventional definitions of strategic leadership.

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Norbert Bol

JANUARY 31, 2016

Last week in Strategy Blogs we discussed the topic of innovation speed and how this positively relates to organizational performance. In the current competitive global business environment, individuals and teams have to make decisions every day based on partial information. This dynamic creates and limits the set of decisions.

Innovation 40

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hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Either way, businesses need to identify where they are going wrong because innovation as a business strategy is here to stay. Once a well-defined innovation strategy that aligns with business goals is in place, the next step will entail managing it effectively. They design their strategy based on context.

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Innovation Management Technical Review Management Software Review 40

hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Either way, businesses need to identify where they are going wrong because innovation as a business strategy is here to stay. Once a well-defined innovation strategy that aligns with business goals is in place, the next step will entail managing it effectively. They design their strategy based on context.

Innovation Management 40

Innovation Management Technical Review Management Software Review 40

Norbert Bol

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

The persistence of innovation can be described as the phenomenon where past and current innovation are a good indicator for future innovation because there is the belief that the competitive advantage of firms are rooted in the the capability to innovate over longer periods of time.

Innovation 40

Innovation Policies Product Innovation Innovation Processes 40

Norbert Bol

MAY 29, 2016

Modern knowledge-based organizations face continuous challenges to remain competitive. These challenges today are driven by globalization, the possibilities of the internet and the increasing need for more sustainable products and services.

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Norbert Bol

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

However Larry Flink gives in his letter not only his view but he defines also his actions towards companies and why he his backing activist stakeholders if they have a more sustainable propostion.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

But a new study on Hollywood producers in the Strategic Management Journal reminds us that it’s not that simple. But when a resource is less fungible, like a company’s specialized top talent, experienced managers can struggle to deploy it, and even end up destroying value in the process.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 23, 2025

If you’re considering a career shift into business strategy consulting, it’s important to prepare yourself thoroughly. This section will help guide you through assessing your current skills and understanding the role of a business strategy consultant.

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Ecosystems4Innovating

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Strategic Orchestration : My current thinking also includes the strategic management of ecosystems. Needing to resolve the Challenges in Implementation : Despite the interest, some organizations face challenges in fully implementing ecosystem strategies.

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