The Three-Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (517 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1633690148 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Functional but not revolutrionbary (or all that motivating). Read/buy the HBR article instead. Mark B 3.5 stars. I read numerous business books each year. So foar for 2016, this one was my least favorite. It's not a bad book, and the concepts are good as reminders. However, it is much too wordy and droning. Kudos to the author for having nice summaries and execution ideas at the end of each chapter. I would strongly suggest you look for and buy the Harvard Business Review article where the author introduced the three-box concept. You will get the idea without having to withstand very, very wordy case studies that feel like filler. The premise of the book: Keep your current operations healthy (they fund innovation), cut your losses on lag. Jed Simmons, Minor in Entrepreneurship, UNC said Not Just For CEOs (although they will love it!). The Three-Box Solution is a great read and one I will bring to friends leading and managing start-ups and established Companies. However, the real excitement and opportunity will be to share the book and its lessons with undergrad students studying Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UNC and Duke. VG's simple but critical look at how to manage and optimize for the Present (Box 1), shed and forget the Past and its trappings (Box "Not Just For CEOs (although they will love it!)" according to Jed Simmons, Minor in Entrepreneurship, UNC. The Three-Box Solution is a great read and one I will bring to friends leading and managing start-ups and established Companies. However, the real excitement and opportunity will be to share the book and its lessons with undergrad students studying Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UNC and Duke. VG's simple but critical look at how to manage and optimize for the Present (Box 1), shed and forget the Past and its trappings (Box 2) and be ready for and create the Future (Box Not Just For CEOs (although they will love it!) The Three-Box Solution is a great read and one I will bring to friends leading and managing start-ups and established Companies. However, the real excitement and opportunity will be to share the book and its lessons with undergrad students studying Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UNC and Duke. VG's simple but critical look at how to manage and optimize for the Present (Box 1), shed and forget the Past and its trappings (Box 2) and be ready for and create the Future (Box 3) is clearly the task ahead for CEOs and their teams. But also something worth sharing with those just starting their careers or launching their ideas.His retelling o. ) is clearly the task ahead for CEOs and their teams. But also something worth sharing with those just starting their careers or launching their ideas.His retelling o. ) and be ready for and create the Future (Box Not Just For CEOs (although they will love it!) The Three-Box Solution is a great read and one I will bring to friends leading and managing start-ups and established Companies. However, the real excitement and opportunity will be to share the book and its lessons with undergrad students studying Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UNC and Duke. VG's simple but critical look at how to manage and optimize for the Present (Box 1), shed and forget the Past and its trappings (Box 2) and be ready for and create the Future (Box 3) is clearly the task ahead for CEOs and their teams. But also something worth sharing with those just starting their careers or launching their ideas.His retelling o. ) is clearly the task ahead for CEOs and their teams. But also something worth sharing with those just starting their careers or launching their ideas.His retelling o. Imtiaz AHMAD said in such an easy to read style that it gets easier for reader. “The Three Box Solution” by Prof. Vijay Govindarajan is actually a gift to all the business owners in the world. The book contains a prescription of survival for all the businesses. Prof. VG has presented his case, in this book, in such an easy to read style that it gets easier for reader to grab and absorb the key ideas. This makes contemplation easier and application smooth. Various case studies presented in this book show the pragmatic application of “The Three Box Solution” strategy. In this book, Prof. VG linked this modern day business thinking to mythology in a beautiful way.In my humble opinion, this book
For a more-than-century-old organization like Tata, his three-box framework offers many important lessons.”Narayana Murthy, cofounder, Infosys LimitedIn today’s world, organizations need to continuously innovate and demonstrate a high degree of learnability to stay relevant and ahead of the competition. Innovation is nothing less than a matter of corporate survivalBy creating three boxes that a company ought to concentrate on when it is trying to pilot its way into the future, Prof Govindarajan may enabl
How to Innovate and ExecuteLeaders already know that innovation calls for a different set of activities, skills, methods, metrics, mind-sets, and leadership approaches. How do you meet the performance requirements of the existing businessone that is still thrivingwhile dramatically reinventing it? How do you envision a change in your current business model before a crisis forces you to abandon it?Innovation guru Vijay Govindarajan expands the leader’s innovation tool kit with a simple and proven method for allocating the organization’s energy, time, and resourcesin balanced measureacross what he calls the three boxes”: Box 1: The presentManage the core business at peak profitability Box 2: The pastAbandon ideas, practices, and attitudes that could inhibit innovation Box 3: The futureConvert breakthrough ideas into new products and businessesThe three-box framework makes leading innovation easier because it gives leaders a simple vocabulary and set of tools for managing and measuring these different sets of behaviors and activities across all levels of the organization. Supported with rich company examp