Overcoming the mid-career, mid-skill problem – Part-II

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What’s next for American mid-careers with globalization and the recession?-Part-I

var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-857684-6’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl&#8217; : ‘http://www&#8217;) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Between the time I started working on global  outsourcing over six years ago and now –Continue reading “What’s next for American mid-careers with globalization and the recession?-Part-I”

Reducing cycle time from theory to practice- Yale 2010 Consumer Insights Conference

var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl.&quot; : "http://www.&quot;); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} The Yale 2010 Consumer Insights Conference turned out to be wonderful.This was the first time that I was at a conference that had an equal mix of academicsContinue reading “Reducing cycle time from theory to practice- Yale 2010 Consumer Insights Conference”

On the passing of CK Prahalad -core competence and bottom of the pyramid

Professor CK Prahalad passed away last weekend on 16th October, 2010. He was one of the most influential business thinkers of our time and has influenced me a great deal.I think two of his ideas are particularly fascinating. These are core competence of the corporation (co authored with Gary Hamel) and Bottom of the pyramid (with Stuart Hart).

Innovation and Seth Godin’s “Linchpin”

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Restructuring for Innovation- exploiting and exploring capabilities and relationships

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Innovation is the solution to job growth- but how to innovate?

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Re-organizing R&D for innovation – latest trends in biotech and chemicals

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2010 trends for niche markets

var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl.&quot; : "http://www.&quot;); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} 2009 was a really challenging year for businesses in the US and much of the world. However, we seem to have turned the corner at least on consumerContinue reading “2010 trends for niche markets”

No Superbowl but online advertising for Pepsi

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