-
Africa's New Generation of Innovators
- Narrated by: Fleet Cooper
- Length: 32 mins
- Article
- Categories: Business & Careers, Management & Leadership
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy for $3.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
The Strategy That Will Fix Health Care (Harvard Business Review)
- By: Michael E. Porter, Thomas H. Lee
- Narrated by: Todd Mundt
- Length: 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 75
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 64
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63
Michael E. Porter, the Bishop Lawrence University Professor at Harvard University, and Thomas H. Lee, chief medical officer at Press Ganey and the former network president of Partners HealthCare, write about why providers must lead the way in making value the overarching goal.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
The changing of the Landscape of healthcare
- By L. Counts on 03-07-16
By: Michael E. Porter, and others
-
Performance Reviews
- By: Harvard Business Review
- Narrated by: Mark Cabus
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 49
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Conducting performance reviews can be stressful. But these conversations are critical to your employees' development, allowing you to formally communicate with them about their accomplishments relative to their goals. Performance Reviews guides you through the basics.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Missing charts and tables
- By Brian on 06-05-16
-
Mapping Your Innovation Strategy (Harvard Business Review)
- By: Scott D. Anthony, Matt Eyring, Lib Gibson, and others
- Narrated by: Harvard Business Review
- Length: 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 36
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 15
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 16
In the complex sport of American football, teams rely on thick playbooks. But when it comes to creating innovative growth businesses - which is at least as complicated as professional football - most companies have not developed detailed game plans. The authors believe that companies can penetrate that fog by developing growth strategies based on disruptive innovations, as defined by Clayton Christensen.
By: Scott D. Anthony, and others
-
How to Solve the Cost Crisis in Health Care (Harvard Business Review)
- By: Robert S. Kaplan, Michael E. Porter
- Narrated by: Todd Mundt
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 41
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 33
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 33
The biggest problem with health care isn’t with insurance or politics – it’s that we’re measuring the wrong things the wrong way.
By: Robert S. Kaplan, and others
-
Created Shared Value (Harvard Business Review)
- By: Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer
- Narrated by: Todd Mundt
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
How capitalism can be reinvented – in order to unleash a wave of innovation and growth.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
South African corporations should listen to this.
- By Guy Stubbs on 02-13-17
By: Michael E. Porter, and others
-
What Is Strategy?
- By: Professor Michael E. Porter
- Length: 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 2
-
Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 2
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2
Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential, says this article from Harvard Business Review, to compete in today's market. At the same time, explains author Michael E. Porter of Harvard Business School, they work in different ways. He provides examples of companies that have good operational effectiveness but little strategy (such as the majority of Japanese organizations) and explains why companies with effective strategies will always take the lead. He then explains the essentials of strategy, such as strategic fit and sustainability.
-
The Strategy That Will Fix Health Care (Harvard Business Review)
- By: Michael E. Porter, Thomas H. Lee
- Narrated by: Todd Mundt
- Length: 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 75
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 64
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63
Michael E. Porter, the Bishop Lawrence University Professor at Harvard University, and Thomas H. Lee, chief medical officer at Press Ganey and the former network president of Partners HealthCare, write about why providers must lead the way in making value the overarching goal.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
The changing of the Landscape of healthcare
- By L. Counts on 03-07-16
By: Michael E. Porter, and others
-
Performance Reviews
- By: Harvard Business Review
- Narrated by: Mark Cabus
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 49
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Conducting performance reviews can be stressful. But these conversations are critical to your employees' development, allowing you to formally communicate with them about their accomplishments relative to their goals. Performance Reviews guides you through the basics.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Missing charts and tables
- By Brian on 06-05-16
-
Mapping Your Innovation Strategy (Harvard Business Review)
- By: Scott D. Anthony, Matt Eyring, Lib Gibson, and others
- Narrated by: Harvard Business Review
- Length: 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 36
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 15
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 16
In the complex sport of American football, teams rely on thick playbooks. But when it comes to creating innovative growth businesses - which is at least as complicated as professional football - most companies have not developed detailed game plans. The authors believe that companies can penetrate that fog by developing growth strategies based on disruptive innovations, as defined by Clayton Christensen.
By: Scott D. Anthony, and others
-
How to Solve the Cost Crisis in Health Care (Harvard Business Review)
- By: Robert S. Kaplan, Michael E. Porter
- Narrated by: Todd Mundt
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 41
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 33
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 33
The biggest problem with health care isn’t with insurance or politics – it’s that we’re measuring the wrong things the wrong way.
By: Robert S. Kaplan, and others
-
Created Shared Value (Harvard Business Review)
- By: Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer
- Narrated by: Todd Mundt
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
How capitalism can be reinvented – in order to unleash a wave of innovation and growth.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
South African corporations should listen to this.
- By Guy Stubbs on 02-13-17
By: Michael E. Porter, and others
-
What Is Strategy?
- By: Professor Michael E. Porter
- Length: 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 2
-
Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 2
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2
Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential, says this article from Harvard Business Review, to compete in today's market. At the same time, explains author Michael E. Porter of Harvard Business School, they work in different ways. He provides examples of companies that have good operational effectiveness but little strategy (such as the majority of Japanese organizations) and explains why companies with effective strategies will always take the lead. He then explains the essentials of strategy, such as strategic fit and sustainability.
-
The Clayton M. Christensen Reader
- By: Clayton M. Christensen, Harvard Business Review
- Narrated by: James Conlan
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 67
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 56
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 55
No business can afford to ignore the theory of disruptive innovation. But the nuances of Clayton Christensen's foundational thinking on the subject are often forgotten or misinterpreted. To achieve continuing growth in your business while defending against upstarts, you need to understand clearly what disruption is and how it works and how it applies to your industry and your company.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
One of the best books ever!!
- By Manit on 07-26-17
By: Clayton M. Christensen, and others
-
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Innovation
- By: Harvard Business Review, Peter Ferdinand Drucker, Clayton M. Christensen, and others
- Narrated by: Susan Larkin, Bryan Brendle
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 136
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 114
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 113
If you listen to nothing else on inspiring and executing innovation, listen to these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you innovate effectively.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent for corporate America, ok for startups
- By Shannon K. Holt on 03-07-16
By: Harvard Business Review, and others
-
Reinventing Your Business Model
- By: Mark W. Johnson, Clayton M. Christensen, Henning Kagermann, and others
- Narrated by: Todd Mundt
- Length: 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 56
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 36
One of the secrets to maintaining a thriving business � being able to recognize when it needs a fundamental change.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Very specific and clear
- By Ganimurat on 10-01-20
By: Mark W. Johnson, and others
-
It’s All About Day One (Harvard Business Review)
- By: Suzanne de Janasz, Kees van der Graaf, Michael Watkins
- Narrated by: Todd Mundt
- Length: 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 21
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 17
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 16
Suzanne de Janasz, a professor of leadership and organization development at IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland, Kees van der Graaf, the former head of Unilever’s European business, and Michael Watkins, cofounder and chairman of Genesis Advisers and a professor of leadership and organizational change at IMD, report on how to give a new executive the best possible start.
By: Suzanne de Janasz, and others
-
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Platforms and Ecosystems
- By: Harvard Business Review
- Narrated by: Graham Rowat
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
Competition is moving beyond industry to ecosystem. Are you ready? In the shift from pipeline to platform, value is no longer created by your company's product or process alone - it's created through interactions. And the strategy you used to become an industry leader won't help you compete in an evolving and complex ecosystem. If you listen to nothing else on platforms and ecosystems, listen to these 10 articles by experts in the field.
-
Trust Factor
- The Science of Creating High-Performance Companies
- By: Paul J. Zak
- Narrated by: Dan John Miller
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 81
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 73
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 72
For decades, alarms have sounded about declining engagement. Yet companies continue to struggle with toxic cultures, and the low productivity and unhappiness that go with them. Why is "culture" so difficult to improve? What makes so many good employees check out? Neuroscientist Paul Zak shows that innate brain functions hold the answers. It all boils down to trust. When someone shows you trust, a feel-good jolt of oxytocin surges through your brain and triggers you to reciprocate.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
encapsulated a dozen management books into one
- By Alexander D. Shohet on 02-25-17
By: Paul J. Zak
-
Creating Great Choices
- A Leader's Guide to Integrative Thinking
- By: Jennifer Riel, Roger L. Martin
- Narrated by: Jack Garrett
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 62
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 52
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 51
A practical four-step methodology for any leader or manager facing a tough choice, and for creating integrative solutions to big, complex, and pressing problems. Stimulating and practical, Creating Great Choices blends storytelling, theory, and hands-on advice to help any leader or manager facing a tough choice.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Design Thinker Pro's cannot do without this book!
- By JULIO on 07-20-21
By: Jennifer Riel, and others
-
Mastering Civility
- A Manifesto for the Workplace
- By: Christine Porath
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 99
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 84
In Mastering Civility, Christine Porath shows how people can enhance their influence and effectiveness with civility. Combining scientific research with fascinating evidence from popular culture and fields such as neuroscience, medicine, and psychology, this audiobook provides managers and employers with a much-needed wake-up call, while also reminding them of what they can do right now to improve the quality of their workplaces.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Incivility in the OR
- By CJV on 07-10-18
By: Christine Porath
-
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Business Model Innovation
- By: Harvard Business Review, Clayton M. Christensen, Mark W. Johnson, and others
- Narrated by: Christopher Douyard
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Rethink how your organization creates, delivers, and captures value - or risk becoming irrelevant. If you listen to nothing else on business model innovation, listen to these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you reach new customers and stay ahead of your competitors by reinventing your business model.
By: Harvard Business Review, and others
-
Onboarding Matters
- How Successful Companies Transform New Customers into Loyal Champions
- By: Donna Weber
- Narrated by: Donna Weber
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
Onboarding is the most important part of the customer journey, yet many B2B companies fail to act proactively at the start of the relationship. Instead, customer success teams are stuck making heroic efforts to save accounts and fighting fires when customers inevitably run into problems or get stuck. In Onboarding Matters, Donna Weber shares the Orchestrated Onboarding™ framework that she implements with leading B2B companies to turn onboarding from a missed opportunity into a competitive advantage.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Good value, decent writing
- By Alex Kerr on 05-11-22
By: Donna Weber
-
The Big Lie of Strategic Planning (Harvard Business Review)
- By: Roger L. Martin
- Narrated by: Todd Mundt
- Length: 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 45
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 30
Roger L. Martin, a professor and the former dean at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, writes about how a detailed plan may be comforting, but it’s not a strategy.
By: Roger L. Martin
-
Device-Free Time Is as Important as Work-Life Balance
- By: Charlotte Lieberman
- Narrated by: Fleet Cooper
- Length: 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 15
Today, when so much work and leisure time involve staring at screens, there is a struggle to find a healthy balance between technology and the physical world, or, for short, “tech/body balance.” So attached are we to our devices that it’s not unusual to have your phone with you at all times. A 2016 survey from Deloitte found that the average for individual Americans was 46 checks per day, including during leisure time—watching TV, spending time with friends, eating dinner.
Publisher's Summary
Entrepreneurs are prospering where global giants failed.
"Africa's New Generation of Innovators" is from the January/February 2017 issue of Harvard Business Review.
