Micheál Kelly

Opinion: Why successful companies hold back on growth

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Most CEOs I know have a least one of Jim Collins’ books in their office. Over the past couple of decades, starting with Built to Last,

Opinion: Innovating like Steve Jobs

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During the last few months, the media has been fixated on the life and legacy of Steve Jobs. Jeffrey Dyer, Hal Gregersen and Clayton M.

Opinion: Overcoming the quick-fix appeal of outsourcing

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Leslie P. Willcocks, Sara Cullen, and Andrew Craig, The Outsourcing Enterprise: From Cost Management to Collaborative Innovation. Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. I am often asked to

Opinion: Breakfast at Buck’s and other Silicon Valley stories

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William Draper III, The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs. Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Buck’s is one of those unique Silicon Valley institutions.

Opinion: Why big companies often fail at innovation

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Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble, the Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge, Harvard Business Review Press, 2010. Numerous surveys over the last several

Opinion: Doing business in an institutional void

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Tarum Khanna and Krishnna G. Palepu:Winning in Emerging Markets: A Roadmap for Strategy and Execution, Harvard Business Press, 2010. According to a Western executive quoted in

Opinion: Managing your business the Indian way

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Nirmalya Kumar, with Pradipta K. Mohapatra and Suj Chandrasekhar,India’s Global Powerhouses: How They are Taking On the World, Harvard Business Press, 2009. Peter Cappelli, Harbir Singh,

Opinion: Bringing Greek philosophy to the Chinese dragon

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The Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus is perhaps best known for the adage that “You cannot step twice into the same river,” highlighting his doctrine

Opinion: Designing a winning strategy

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Roger Martin, The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage. Harvard, 2009. In his latest book, Roger Martin, one of Canada’s leading

Opinion: How to electrify your company

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Frank Koller, Spark: How Old-Fashioned Values Drive a Twenty-First Century Corporation. Public Affairs, 2010. The last few years have been trying for American workers and businesses.