Strategy & Leadership: Volume 40 Issue 6

Conference report – Dynamic discourse drives effective strategy implementation: Association for Strategic Planning's annual conference recap

John Sterling, Dave Rader

The purpose of this paper is to report on the Association for Strategic Planning Conference.

Conference report – How to manage the new HR realities

Kenneth Alan Grossberg

The purpose of this paper is to report on the Global Human Resources People and Strategy Conference.

Interview – Ron Adner: managing the interdependencies and risks of an innovation ecosystem

Brian Leavy

This paper aims to present an interview with Professor Ron Adner, author of The Wide Lens.

How Agile can transform manufacturing: the case of Wikispeed

Stephen Denning

The purpose of this paper is to examine the views of the author, who has written extensively on the management tools needed for continuous innovation, and who believes that an…

Connecting with the digital customer of the future

Saul J. Berman, Lynn Kesterson‐Townes

The authors expect that media and entertainment (M&E) providers will increasingly be challenged to offer consumers entertainment experiences that are more relevant, and therefore…

Three new business models for “the open firm”

Mark Purdy, Matthew C. Robinson, Kuangyi Wei

The authors found that as more firms participate in open business ecosystems, the borders between an individual firm and its stakeholders – customers, suppliers, workers, partners…

Leadership communications: planning for the desired reaction

Helio Fred Garcia

The author warns that when corporate leaders misunderstand and mishandle communication in a crisis, there can be existential consequences: customer loyalty can be jeopardized…

Savoring surprise: the leadership learning opportunity

Soren Kaplan

This paper aims to show that some astute leaders have learned to look for opportunity in surprises, sometimes discovering important strategic variables that contribute to…

Strategy in the media

Craig Henry

S&L’s interview policies and practices

Robert M. Randall

Quick takes

Catherine Gorrell