There are 23 videos in the "innovation" collection
Kate Surman, Administrative Director, South Bay Cancer Center at Stanford Hospital and Clinics
Synopsis:A leader works to better understand the patient experience and design a new method of care.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Innovation |
| Leadership Role: | Senior Manager (VP-level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Healthcare |
| Leadership topic: | Innovation |
Jason Rosenthal, CEO, Lytro
Synopsis:The CEO struggles with how to align his resources to optimize the market and evolving technology.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management, Decision-Making, Innovation |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management, Strategy |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Innovation |
Connie Matsui, EVP, Innovation, Biogen Idec
Synopsis:Manager oversees complex drug-development project despite her lack of technical background.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Innovation |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Healthcare |
| Leadership topic: | Innovation |
Greg Poulsen, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Intermountain Healthcare
Synopsis:Hospital Executive analyzes patterns around physician delivery of care to innovate within a 22 hospital, 185-clinic integrated health system in order to stay operationally efficient, maintain a high level of patient safety and deliver results.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management, Operations, Innovation |
| Leadership Role: | Senior Manager (VP-level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Healthcare |
| Leadership topic: | Innovation |
Nicole Blatt, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Synopsis:An Air Force officer campaigns for the adoption of a new weapon that will protect soldiers in Iraq.
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| Subject Area: | Innovation, Power and Politics, Decision-Making |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Innovation |
Rob Siegel, General Manager, Video Software and Solutions, GE Security
Synopsis:Given the changing landscape of technology, the marketing data showed a need for product evolution in spite of the large company’s resistance to change its processes for a new product development.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Innovation |
| Leadership Role: | Senior Manager (VP-level) |
| Business Function: | General Management, R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Products & Retail, High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Innovation |
Geetha Rao, CEO, Silicon Valley Start-up
Synopsis:Company decides to adopt new quality standards and executive must win over a high-profile critic of the change.
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| Subject Area: | Power and Politics, Innovation |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Services |
| Leadership topic: | Innovation |
Prince Kofi Amoabeng, Founder and CEO, UT
Synopsis:African CEO must overcome difficult regulations and limitations imposed by the government for his business.
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| Subject Area: | Operations, Power and Politics, Decision-Making, Entrepreneurship |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Financial |
| Leadership topic: | Innovation |
John Brown, Chairman, Stryker Corp.
Synopsis:CEO must decide whether to buy and integrate company run by two prima donnas.
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| Subject Area: | Mergers & Acquisitions, Power and Politics, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Healthcare |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Bob Holden, former General Manager, Rent.com (eBay)
Synopsis:A young manager must motivate a team with numerous performance issues in order to achieve lofty growth targets.
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| Subject Area: | Operations, Decision-Making |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Products & Retail, Services |
| Leadership topic: | Becoming a Leader |
Michael Osofsky, CIO and Co-Founder, Silicon Valley Start-Up
Synopsis:Co-founder of software start-up agonizes over whether and how to tell his colleagues that he's gay.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Ethics, Work/Life Balance |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Diversity |
Janet Ang, VP, Global Desktop Business Unit, Lenovo
Synopsis:Executive must bring together two international companies with different internal processes and cultures.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Globalization |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Connie Matsui, EVP, Innovation, Biogen Idec
Synopsis:Young manager must respond to a superior who voices negative stereotypes.
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| Subject Area: | Power and Politics, Conflict |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Finance/Accounting |
| Industry: | Financial |
| Leadership topic: | Fitting In and Standing Out |
Dave Lyons, Former Director of Engineering, Tesla Motors
Synopsis:An engineering manager feels he needs to choose between a high-stakes project deadline and good peer relationships.
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| Subject Area: | Power and Politics, Innovation, Conflict |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Products & Retail, High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Becoming a Leader |
Connie Matsui, EVP, Innovation, Biogen Idec
Synopsis:Executive used to tackling big challenges faces the biggest one of all: a newborn.
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| Subject Area: | Work/Life Balance, Career Development |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Healthcare |
| Leadership topic: | Managing Boss and Expectations |
Connie Matsui, EVP, Innovation, Biogen Idec
Synopsis:U.S. delegates to a global conference must shed their "ugly American" image to gain influence.
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| Subject Area: | Power and Politics, Globalization |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Non-Profit |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Gene Kohn, CEO, KPF
Synopsis:CEO receives report that a leading partner in the firm is verbally abusing team members.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Conflict, Ethics |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | Human Resources |
| Industry: | Services |
| Leadership topic: | Difficult Conversations |
Roy Vella, Former Director, Merchant Services, PayPal
Synopsis:To sell his vision for a new business venture, a manager must convince two disparate companies to collaborate.
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| Subject Area: | Power and Politics, Entrepreneurship, Innovation |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management, R&D/Product Development, Strategy |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Storytelling |
Maria Eitel, President, Nike Foundation
Synopsis:Executive anticipates reaction to a program proposal that seems to confirm female stereotypes.
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| Subject Area: | Power and Politics, Conflict, Ethics |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Non-Profit |
| Leadership topic: | Managing Boss and Expectations |
Brian NeSmith, CEO, Blue Coat
Synopsis:CEO squares off with an employee who has critical skills but cannot work with others.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Conflict, Decision-Making |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Difficult Conversations |
Nancy Barry, President, Women's World Banking
Synopsis:Executive must coach an egocentric subordinate.
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| Subject Area: | Power and Politics, Human Resources, Career Development |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Financial |
| Leadership topic: | Developing Leaders |
Gene Kohn, CEO, KPF
Synopsis:CEO learns that his diverse team encounters prejudice while working for an important overseas client.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Conflict, Ethics |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Services |
| Leadership topic: | Diversity |
Karen Zaderej, Former VP, Johnson & Johnson
Synopsis:Leader finds that her lackluster R&D team lacks the skills they need to perform.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management, Operations, Human Resources |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | Operations/Supply Chain |
| Industry: | Healthcare |
| Leadership topic: | Developing Leaders |