Studio Notes
Weekly essays on the decisions behind innovation—the patterns that repeat, the mistakes that are predictable, and what actually works.
PayPal Spends $3 Billion on R&D. Almost None of It Is Research.
Enrique Lores just inherited a research gap a decade in the making. Here's what it will take to fix it.
You Knew Before I Did
I built a brand for twenty years. Then I searched for it.
Elliott Is Inside HPE. We All Know What Happens Next.
The hidden ways activist investors destroy innovation, and what CEOs, Boards, and shareholders can do about it.
Shell Had Six Years to Prepare. I Had Four Months.
Outstanding leaders under pressure aren't making great decisions. They're executing decisions they already made. The difference is preparation. And most leaders skip it.
An Open Letter to HP's Board, and Every Board Governing an Innovation-Dependent Organization
What innovation-dependent organizations need from their boards, and four places to start.
HP Has Fired, Forced Out, or Lost 6 CEOs in 25 Years. Here We Go Again.
Two CEO successions hit on the same day. Disney chose a 28-year insider. HP's board is starting from scratch — again.
How I Bankrupted Two Companies
It wasn't bad decisions. It was no decisions. I had technology that could beat Intel and HP. My team waited for direction. I gave them meetings.
How I Mindjacked Boards for a Living
A Confession from Inside the Consulting Industrial Complex
The Million-Dollar Decision I Got Wrong (And Why I'm Grateful)
I built 3COM's largest network. Then I turned down the job offer.
The Military Ignored His Brain Injury. So He Built What Could Have Saved His Brothers.
A Navy SEAL's fight against the invisible wounds killing America's elite warriors.
