Whether you’re running a small business or a multinational company, it's important to keep track of the world’s most influential business leaders. Every two years, Thinkers50 publishes a ranking of the top management thinkers in the world. Their strategies and advice are the cutting-edge information managers need to stay current with the latest innovations in management thinking.
Below are Thinkers 50's top ten influential business leaders for 2017:
10. Rita McGrath
A Columbia Business School Associate Professor, McGrath is among the world’s most influential business leaders. She developed discovery-driven planning and is committed to creating innovation and growth strategies for businesses during times of market uncertainty by emphasizing corporate entrepreneurship.
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9. Richard D’Aveni
D’Aveni is a professor of strategic management at the Tuck Business School of Dartmouth University. He coined the term “hyper-competition” to describe the most changeable markers and is an expert on commoditization.
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8. Adam Grant
The author of Give and Take, Grant’s personal skill set covers areas as diverse as advertising and professional magic. He specializes in work motivation and success.
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7. The Team of Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur
Osterwalder and Pigneur are remarkable influential business leaders. The authors of Value Proposition Design, the two devote their time to making strategy and innovation as practical as possible.
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6. Marshall Goldsmith
A leadership guru, Goldsmith specializes in helping leaders create lasting changes in employee and consumer behavior. His no-nonsense approach to leadership resonates with his audience—especially those in small to mid-sized businesses.
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5. Michael Porter
Porter is sometimes known as the father of modern business strategy, ensuring his place in any list of top influential business leaders. He doesn’t just coach businesses—national governments seek his insightful input.
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4. W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne
Professors of strategy at INSEAD, a globally-recognized business school, Kim and Mauborgne are the authors of Blue Ocean Strategy, which should be required reading for anyone interested in the field of entrepreneurial strategy and competition.
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3. Clayton Christensen
Christensen is the world’s foremost authority on disruptive innovation, and ranked number one in the Thinkers50 list in both 2011 and 2013. His strategies have helped organizations unlock previously-unknown areas of growth and success.
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2. Don Tapscott
Internationally recognized for his work on the social and economic impacts of technology, Tapscott is the CEO of The Tapscott Group, a think tank focused on business and technology. He is an expert on the implications of virtual currency on business.
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1. Roger Martin
A former dean of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, Martin leads the pack of Think 50's most influential business leaders. He is the author of eleven books, including the groundbreaking Creating Great Choices and Getting Beyond Better. His advice is heeded by CEOs internationally.
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