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Product line extensions, geographical expansion and new technologies and adjacencies aren't enough.
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Performance shortfalls create a "results gap." But limitations of growth are caused by organizational and process gaps.
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Building the team and its methods.
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The characteristics and processes of an "Entrepreneur in Residence."
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Going beyond the creative into a practical and executable model for sustained growth.
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Oyster-centric definitions of terms used on this site.
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Speaker Information - Donald L. Laurie
Author, advisor, and speaker on leadership and growth
Donald L. Laurie is one of the world's pre-eminent experts on leadership, growth and value creation. Don is an impressive speaker - engaging, intelligent, energetic and substantive. Don has co-authored two pioneering Harvard Business Review articles: "Creating New Growth Platforms" (May 2006) and "The Work of Leadership" (January-February 1997). He is the author of Venture Catalyst: The five strategies for explosive corporate growth (Perseus Books, 2001) and The Real Work of Leaders (Perseus Books, 2000).
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Recent Speaking Engagements
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Microsoft CEO Summit, Redmond, Washington
Culture and Systems for Growth
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IBM Sector Top Management Conference, Washington DC
Developing and Implementing New Growth Platforms
Culture and Systems for Growth
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Michael Hammer Conference, Mastering the Art of Transformational Leadership; Cambridge MA
Creating New Growth Platforms
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The World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland
The Work of Leadership
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" INTEL Executive Solutions Summit, Berkeley CA
Reframing the Growth Challenge
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MIT Leadership Forum, Cambridge MA: Keynote speaker
Innovation, Growth and Leadership
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IFC: Corporate Venture Conference, Palm Springs CA
The Role of Corporate Ventures in Strategic Growth
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Gartner Group: CIO Summit, Barcelona, Spain
The CIO As A Venture Catalyst
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