Roger L. Martin

Who really moves things forward in our society and how do they do it? How have they always done it? Strategy guru Roger Martin and Skoll Foundation CEO Sally Osberg make a compelling argument that social entrepreneurs are agents of change who recognise, in our current reality, various kinds of "equilibria"—systems in need of change—and then advance social progress by...

Build resilience in your company to weather the greatest crises. If you read nothing else on organisational resilience, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you understand how to reshape your company to overcome disruption, social upheaval, and disaster. This book will inspire you to: Reposition...

American democratic capitalism is in danger. How can we save it? For its first two hundred years, the American economy exhibited truly impressive performance. The combination of democratically elected governments and a capitalist system worked, with ever-increasing levels of efficiency spurred by division of labour, international trade, and scientific management of companies. By the nation's bicentennial celebration in 1976, the...

Most companies today have innovation envy. They yearn to come up with a game-changing innovation like Apple's iPod, or create an entirely new category like Facebook. Many make genuine efforts to be innovative—they spend on R&D, bring in creative designers, and hire innovation consultants. But they get disappointing results. Why? In The Design of Business, Roger Martin offers a compelling...

Set a bold vision for your company and achieve it.If you read nothing else on strategy, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classicHarvard Business Reviewarticles that will help you understand the dynamics of competition, find new sources of advantage, and create and capture lasting value.This book will inspire you to: Align your strategic thinking with...

The proven playbook for winning now updated with a new preface and two bonus HBR articles.Strategy is not complex. But it is hard. It's hard because it forces people and organisations to make specific choices about their future something few companies do well.In this contemporary business classic, now with a foreword by former Harvard Business Review editor in chief Adi...

If you want to be as successful as Jack Welch, Larry Bossidy, or Michael Dell, read their autobiographical advice books, right? Wrong, says Roger Martin in The Opposable Mind. Though following best practice can help in some ways, it also poses a danger. By emulating what a great leader did in a particular situation, you'll likely be terribly disappointed with...

Put customers at the core of your business. If you read nothing else on marketing, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you connect better with your established customers, develop offerings that attract new ones, and unlock opportunities for growth. This book will inspire you to: Align your...

In Playing to Win, A.G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin bring forward a powerful framework for guiding strategy that is grounded in real-world business practices. The book stems from the profound insights and experiences of Lafley, the former CEO of Procter & Gamble, and Martin, the esteemed Dean of the Rotman School of Management. Together, they explore the core principles...

Conventional wisdom—and business school curricula—teaches us that making trade-offs is inevitable when it comes to hard choices. But sometimes, accepting the obvious trade-off just isn't good enough: the choices in front of us don't get us what we need. In those cases, rather than choosing the least worst option, we can use the models in front of us to create...

Named one of "10 Must-Read Career and Leadership Books For 2022" by Forbes The ultimate guide to the essentials of strategy and management, from one of the world's top business thinkers. Over a stellar career, Roger Martin has advised the CEOs of some of the world's most successful companies. From the beginning, he noted that almost every executive he talked...