Leadership6 min read
Getting Stuck is Problematic – Unemployment Rate Jumps
The economy was in terrible shape after several years of economy micro-rule under President Carter.
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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Innovation2 min read
Getting Sirius About Radio
Back when Ted Turner launched 24 hour news, and "America’s Team" (the Atlanta Braves) to fill programming for his cable TV stations most people thought cable TV was an oddity.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation6 min read
Getting Rich Vs. Getting Lost – Smartphones – Google & Apple Vs. Rim, Nokia, Samsung, Microsoft
Traditional planning based on past performance fails in rapidly changing markets; companies must adopt forward-looking strategies and scenario analysis to stay competitive.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation2 min read
Getting Outside “the Box”
The founders of these offshore services used the approach of "Get outside the Box, now think!".
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation1 min read
Get me an innovation!
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership3 min read
Get Rich – Behave Like Richard Branson — Virgin, Hotels
Very few people are as wealthy as Richard Branson. But few people can manage like he does.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation4 min read
Get Out of the Foxhole and Win – Tractor Supply and Papa John’s
In a tough recession, Tractor Supply and Papa John's show that growth comes from innovation and market adaptation, not just cost-cutting.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation3 min read
Get It Fast..
When markets shift, adapting quickly like Apple is better than clinging to outdated strategies.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation5 min read
Get Aboard, or Risk Getting Run Over – Huffington Post, Tribune Corp., Forbes.com
Traditional news formats are struggling, with major journalists transitioning to blogging platforms like HuffingtonPost.com, reflecting a shift toward more immediate and insightful reporting.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation5 min read
Ge Needs a New Strategy and a New Ceo
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership3 min read
Ga-ga Over Google G1 Phone?
the #1 front-page news, except – again – the Congressional effort to deal with a trillion dollar investment decision in bad loans.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership2 min read
Frozen in the Headlights – Gannett and Other Newspapers
The proverbial animal caught staring into the headlights of the car speeding directly at it – and sudden death.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership3 min read
Frozen in the Headlights Part 2 – Gannett, New York Times, Mcclatchy
The whole process of looking for news, retrieving it, reading it, and going to the next thing is nothing like a newspaper.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation5 min read
From the Frying Pan Into the Fire – Google’s Motorola Problem
Google's acquisition of Motorola complicates its strategy and intensifies competition, raising concerns for investors.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership4 min read
From Great to Gone
The company is almost out of cash, and is running into problems obtaining inventory. And with the likely demise of the company soon, it's unclear how many customers will buy from Circuit City when they can't take back items that break after the retailer is gone.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership2 min read
From Gm to Cisco – Changes in the Djia
As GM loses its market value, it was forced off the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership2 min read
Forget About “focus”
This distribution of business provides Honda multiple opportunities to grow, rather than constantly trying to Defend & Extend its car business.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation6 min read
For Independence Day – Why the Usa Could Lose World Dominance – Demographic Trends
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership3 min read
Follow-up on Tribune
The new leader of a business who’s very viability is threatened by a new technology does not use it.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation2 min read
Follow the White Space
Motorola is up over 30% in market value. Sara Lee is down more than 30% in market value.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Strategy1 min read
Focusing on Your Core Is a Failure Strategy C5
Focusing on your core business makes you rigid and blind to market shifts.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership3 min read
Focus is Only Confusion at Failing Hp
The old HP will now be a hardware company,
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership1 min read
Flexible Entrepreneurship
Spyglass used the lost market share and financial losses to spur a Disruption, and then they redirected their energies into new markets.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership2 min read
Fleet of Foot
The Lock-in creates blinders have them moving too late when Challenges develop.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
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