Issue 73, Winter 2013

Many leaders inadvertently stand in the way of superior performance. Here’s how to avoid the hindrance trap.

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Excitement about any new technology should be balanced with the application of time-tested forecasting tools.

The author of The Lean Startup is thinking big about the challenges facing companies in an economy driven by innovation.

In the first video interview of this five-part series, Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup, tells Paul Michelman, executive editor at strategy+business, that entrepreneurs exist everywhere—and discusses what that means for innovation at big companies.

Strategy: Rebuilding the Temple Mount
Company Stories: Lessons in Failure
Globalization: Here Come the New Competitors
Digitization: Three Harbingers of Change
Marketing: Is Your Brand Experienced?
Managerial Self-Help: Influence, Inquiry, Action
Leadership: Running the Detroit Three

View a slideshow of our picks for the Best Business Books of 2013 in seven categories.