Lead And Disrupt by Terry O'Reilly

How to Solve the Innovator's Dilemma

Established organizations must learn to do two conflicting things at once: relentlessly optimize and scale their core business while also creating separate, protected units that pursue disruptive innovation. The authors show how senior leaders can structure and govern an “ambidextrous” organization—allocating resources, designing different processes and metrics, recruiting the right talent, and creating linking mechanisms so new ventures can learn from and eventually be integrated with the core. Drawing on case studies and practical tools, the book explains when to separate activities, how to fund and measure exploratory initiatives, and what leadership behaviors and cultural shifts are required to sustain both short-term performance and long-term renewal.