Leadership3 min read
Pushing on a Rope
"The paid digital download medium scarcely existed five years ago and now it’s the biggest growth area in the music business. (It may be the only growth area in the music business
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
CEO / Managing Partner - Spark Partners
Adam Hartung
I currently serve as the CEO of three companies: Content Laboratory (a content services company,) Spark Partners (a growth strategy firm offering assessments, strategy consulting and on-line self-administered revenue growth tools,) and Soparfilm Energy (an oil & gas exploration & production investment company.) Over the last thirty years, I have served on multiple boards, including Audit Chair for a NASDAQ traded company, and advised boards of directors on managing for disruptions and promoting innovation into corporate management.
My passion is public speaking on the importance of growth, innovation and strategy to succeed. As a keynote speaker I have been invited to over 1,000 leadership events, both multi-company and single company. My portfolio includes speeches, presentations, workshops and executive coaching on how to achieve faster growth from higher levels of innovation driven by trends.
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Leadership5 min read
Punctuated Equilibrium
The assumptions which underpinned the old economics, and norms for competition, become irrelevant.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation4 min read
Puma is Not “an Ipod on Wheels” – Gm, Segway
GM and Segway's Puma lacks disruptive impact and market clarity, unlike Apple's transformative iPod.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership5 min read
Profit From Growth Markets, Not “core” Markets – Virgin & Nike Vs. Dell & Sears
The further you move from your “core” the less likely you will succeed.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Strategy3 min read
Product Lifecycle as River of Trends
Rivers have been named since the ancients worshipped goddesses who protected this civilization lifeblood and highway.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership1 min read
Private Equity Quote
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership7 min read
President Trump: The 5 Reasons You Are Not a Disruptive Leader and Instead Create Chaos
Donald Trump promised to be a "disruptive leader
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Culture6 min read
President Trump's Border Wall Is an Example of Bad Leadership
The stated claim is Mexico is sending illegal immigrants across the border in droves.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership6 min read
President Obama’s Miracle Market – How Wall Street Was So Wrong in 2013
The conventional approach to Wall Street forecasting is to use computers to amass enormously complex spreadsheets combining reams of numbers.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation3 min read
Preparing for the Shift? – Apple, Dell, Microsoft, Google – Smartphones Vs. Pcs
Smartphones outselling PCs by 2011 could disrupt businesses, challenging old tech and creating new opportunities.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Investment5 min read
Precipice of Success, or Failure? – Don’t Buy Cisco
The market capitalization for Cisco has plunged some 40% the last year, and over 55% since peaking in late 2007.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership5 min read
Poor Microsoft – How Good Decisions, Made Too Late, Bode Poorly for the Future
The big market shift to mobile devices started back in 2007 when the iPhone began challenging Blackberry.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership3 min read
Pollyanna
the Chicago Tribune published an article about the major companies in Chicago that have either failed, or done poorly, in the last decade
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation5 min read
Please Leave Google Alone – Bad Advice From Harvard and Mr. Anthony
Google’s innovation success highlights the flaws in traditional management models. Google's open approach fosters disruptive ideas, while rigid processes stifle growth.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation4 min read
Play to Win, Not “catch Up” – Colgate’s Opportunity
Colgate can outperform Procter & Gamble by using cost-effective, targeted social media marketing instead of expensive traditional advertising.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation3 min read
Planning to Succeed Using White Space
White Space drives growth by focusing on new markets instead of defending existing ones.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership4 min read
Planning to Succeed
U.S. consumer consumption would decline (which has now happened for more than a year) as home values flattened, and then declined, because there would be less home equity to be used for buying stuff.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership3 min read
Planning From the Past Risks
The company sold more Razrs, but it ended up in terrrible shape because it didn’t launch enough new products for a rapidly evolving market.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation2 min read
Plan for the Unseen Disruptions to Your Business…now.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership2 min read
Plan for the Future – Not From the Past — Forbes Column
the Wall Street Journal points out that defensively-minded entrepreneurs are unprepared to undertake hiring or business expansion.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation3 min read
Plan for Transitions – Netflix and Walgreens
Walgreen's clings to its old model, causing stagnation. Unlike Netflix, which embraced change and invested in streaming, Walgreen's fails to adapt.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership5 min read
Pizza Hut – How Lock-in Causes Growth Stalls, Irrelevancy and Bad Results
The company was ardent about controlling what franchisees served.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation3 min read
Pitching Vs. Listening – General Motors (Gm) and Segway
GM and Segway's new EN-V faces challenges due to a flawed development process. Without market input, success is uncertain.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation2 min read
Picking a Winner – Motorola V Mcdonald’s
Just look at today’s newspaper for further verification. Motorola has announced the launch of a new vending machine to sell mobile phones and accessories
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
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