Irving Wladawsky-Berger
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Month: June 2009
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I often start my seminars on business transformation by discussing why innovation is not an option, but rather an imperative for any company, - no matter how big, powerful and successful. Failure to innovate will invariably get a company into serious trouble, perhaps even impacting its ability to survive into the future, especially in times…
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Last week I attended the second Engineering Systems Symposium at MIT. The Symposium was co-sponsored by MIT’s Engineering Systems Division and CESUN – the Council of Engineering Systems Universities. Chuck Vest, – former MIT president, and now head of the National Academy of Engineering, – gave an excellent keynote address. He talked about some the…
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In his first press conference as President-elect on November 7, Barack Obama talked about the dog he was going to get for his daughters Malia and Sasha. He mentioned that since Malia is allergic, the family is looking for a hypoallergenic breed. “There are a number of breeds that are hypoallergenic, but on the other…
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Last week I moderated a panel on the societal implications of the financial crisis as part of the Westport Library Community Conversation series. Our panel discussed a variety of topics, and had a lively dialogue with a very engaged, smart and opinionated audience. I started out by asking each of our panel members to share…
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What does it mean to be a good company? Why is it that some companies are able to survive a major crisis that like some mass extinction evolutionary event will obliterate many of their competitors or reduce them to shadows of their former selves? What is the magical combination of organizational resiliency, culture and leadership…