How to stay a step ahead
We asked the brightest minds in business how they do what they do – and how you can cash in on their advice in the coming year.
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Bruce Chizen
Bruce Chizen
CEO, Adobe Systems
Thrive in the Shadow of a Giant
Whether it's Microsoft or any other company, you can never take your competition for granted. We've created a culture that emphasizes innovation, encourages employees to question the status quo, and even allows for failure in the process of trying. Our employees get support for new ideas from senior-level champions who help advocate for initiatives that otherwise might not get off the ground. Of course, we're not the only company that has to contend with a large rival. I think the most important thing is for companies to focus on what they do best and to concentrate their innovation engine there. It's all about keeping your eye on the rearview mirror without losing sight of where you're going.
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Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.