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John Wells is Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. He teaches many courses on strategy innovation and change in the MBA and Executive Development programs, including his own courses on Strategic IQ.
Dr Wells graduated with a double first in physics from Oxford University, specializing in nuclear and solid state. He received his MBA and DBA from the Harvard Business School, where he was a George F Baker Scholar, graduating first his class, and a Dean's Doctoral Fellow.
Dr Wells has combined a career in academia with extensive business experience. He has been a senior executive, a director, a business school president, and a CEO. He has also been an advisor, a coach and a facilitator to senior executives and firms, large and small, in numerous sectors of the economy. He has also advised governments on competitiveness.
Dr Wells has written over 50 cases on strategy and innovation and speaks regularly on the subject around the world. His wide-ranging research interests include business model innovation, social strategy, responsible leadership, relevant learning and family capitalism.
Preface | p. xi |
Introduction | p. xv |
Smart Strategy | p. 1 |
The Need for Smart Strategy | p. 3 |
Low Strategic Intelligence | p. 13 |
What is Strategy? | p. 35 |
Moderate Strategic Intelligence | p. 59 |
High Strategic Intelligence | p. 87 |
Smart Structure | p. 107 |
The Need for Smart Structure | p. 109 |
Smart Asset Management | p. 119 |
Formal Architecture - Navigating the Architecture Labyrinth | p. 143 |
Informal Architecture - Leveraging Social Mechanics | p. 169 |
Towards Smarter Structure | p. 191 |
Smart Minds | p. 201 |
The Need for Smart Minds | p. 203 |
What is a Mind? | p. 209 |
Hiring Smart Minds | p. 229 |
Addressing Basic Human Needs | p. 241 |
Harnessing Insatiable Human Needs | p. 255 |
Bibliography | p. 277 |
Index | p. 293 |
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