Open Innovation and Professional Social Networks
The spread of use of Professional Social Networks, amongst professionals, is having a big impact in the innovation processes within companies. These networks are giving to innovators and alike, various options to share knowledge, contacts and expertise between them thus allowing them to access new ways to innovate not just within companies but between companies. Growing attention has been devoted recently to the concept of “Open Innovation”. Chesbrough, who coined the term “Open Innovation” describes how companies have shifted from […]
“Ten easy ways to murder a business”
Luke Johnson, perhaps best known for his involvement in the growth and flotation of Pizza Express, currently writes a weekly column on entrepreneurship for the Financial Times. His current article – written in his typically direct and readable style – is called Ten easy ways to murder a business and was inspired by Jay Goltz’s blog post, Eleven Easy Ways to Destroy Your Company. Johnson has the humility to concede in his article that he has in the past backed […]
“Do CEOs Matter?”
“Good leaders can make a small positive difference; bad leaders can make a huge negative difference.” – Jeffrey Pfeffer, Stanford University It was announced last week that Marc Bolland, currently the boss of Morrisons, has been appointed chief executive of Marks and Spencer. The Guardian reported that, “Shares in Morrisons fell 2.2p this morning to 278.7p, a drop of 0.78%. Yesterday they lost 5% of their value, knocking around £380m off Morrison’s market capitalisation, when the news of Bolland’s departure […]
