Season 3, Episode 5 · Changing Conversations
Yves Doz – How strategic agility creates lasting competitive advantage
7 Sep 2026 · 36 min
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Why do great companies rarely fail by doing something foolish, but far more often by doing the same smart thing for too long? And in a world of constant disruption, what does it take to change direction without losing momentum? These are the key questions we discuss in this episode of Changing Conversations with Yves Doz. Yves is a leading expert on strategic management, agility, and innovation, Professor at INSEAD, and an experienced leader and advisor to companies around the world. In this ...
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Changing Conversations
Implement Consulting Group · Business · English
Change happens and manifests in Conversations, both for us as humans and for organisations. As leaders and employees we are never not in conversation. Conversations are elemental in making things happen, but it is still a blind spot with a huge potential for many of us. Conversations might be the sm
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