Innovation5 min read
Hp and Nokia’s Bad Ceo Selections – Neither Knows How to Grow – Hewlett Packard, Nokia
HP and Nokia's new CEOs likely won't revive innovation due to their backgrounds in struggling firms.
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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Innovation6 min read
How “best Practices” Kill Productivity, Innovation and Growth – Start Using Facebook, Twitter, Linked-in!
Restricting access to modern tools like social media hinders productivity and innovation.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Investment2 min read
How to Read the Newspaper
The headline boasted "a 63% drop in quarterly profit due to a year-earlier gain.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership1 min read
How to Manage Lock-in, Including Applying Social Media Marketing, Video on Facebook
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation1 min read
How to Create Value With New Ideas for Innovations that Use Trends to Grow
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Investment6 min read
How the amazon Effect Will Change Your Life and Investments
The first implication is just thinking about investing in Amazon and/or its competitors in retail.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Strategy7 min read
How the World Series Lost Relevancy
Baseball was so relevant every American was expected to know the details of players, games and series.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation5 min read
How the Trend to Renting Will Kill the Pc, and Dramatically Change It
This article discusses the shift from ownership to renting, highlighting its potential to reduce the need for traditional IT and PCs.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership5 min read
How the Nfl and Nba Corrupted American Universities
The USA is the only country where university coaches make multi-million dollar salaries.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation5 min read
How the Music Industry Has Changed – Woodstock, Sony, Emi, Rca, Apple
Woodstock's 40th shows music’s shift: vinyl to digital, labels to artists controlling their success.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation4 min read
How the Game Changed Against Big Pharma – Creating New Opportunities
Pharma giants struggle under new regulations, while innovators like Melinta seize opportunities with breakthrough antibiotics.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Investment4 min read
How ants kill elephants – the amazon.Com, sears & walmart story
The US e-commerce market is just under 10% the size of entire retail market. On the face of it this would indicate that the game is far from over for big traditional retail.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation5 min read
How Traditional Planning Systems Failed Microsoft, and Its Board
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership4 min read
How This Zebra Changed Its Stripes – Bold Move
Zebra Technologies is a company most people don’t recognize.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership6 min read
How The 'Amazon Effect' Will Change Your Life and Investments
Tax receipts will fall, and nobody knows how to replace them
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation4 min read
How Tesla Killed Exxon’s Valuation – Will You See Threats Coming?
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Investment6 min read
How Telltales Told You Not to Own Wal-mart, and Continue to Do So
In May, 2011 I reiterated this problem at Wal-Mart in a column that paralleled the retailer with software giant Microsoft, and pointed out that because of financial machinations not all earnings are equal.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Technology4 min read
How Samsung Changed the Game on Apple
Samsung did not change the game with technology or product. It has used the same Android starting point as most competitors for phones and tablets.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation6 min read
How Hr “best Practices” Kill Innovation
Did you ever notice that Human Resource (HR) practices are designed to lock-in the past rather than grow?
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership4 min read
How Harry Potter Predicts Success for Aol
The old equilibrium in news publishing is obsolete. Those trying to maintain it keep failing, as recently headlined on PaidContent.org “Citing Weak Economy, Gannett Turns to Job Cuts, Furloughs.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership6 min read
How Google Stole the Show From Apple
The missing piece, of course, is future expectation
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation1 min read
How Google & Wikipedia killed Encyclopedia Britannica– Missing Disruptive Innovation
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership3 min read
How Does Yang Overcome Ying?
The coaches and managers have recognized that they have to deal with intensive competition this fall. Although it would feel good to put Mr. Farvre back into the lineup, the odds of success are very low.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation3 min read
How Do You Hide? Sara Lee
Sara Lee's struggles persist: shrinking value, cost cuts, and no new growth strategies. Leadership fails to innovate.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
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