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18 Apr 2016
Copy Success
Learning from the man who built Xerox
Topics: Innovation-Innovation StrategyTechnology-Information TechnologyChange-TransitionLeadership-General
(Xerox Corp.)
(Xerox Corp.)
Joe Wilson (MBA 1933) made Xerox a brand so recognizable its name is also an everyday verb. In the process Wilson, who passed away in 1971, turned around a dying company and left a legacy of leadership that continues to inspire Xerox executives today.
“One key,” writes Investor’s Business Daily of Wilson’s still-relevant strategy, “was focusing resources on developing a revolutionary product that would be superior to everything else in the marketplace.”
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