Week 3 Case Study

Read Chapter 7 in Growth Champions then answer the following questions in no less than 500 words.

Procter and Gamble’s A. G. Lafley stated that in 2000 “stretch,  innovation and speed were the order of the day” but admitted the  approach didn’t quite work for P&G. Interestingly, Reckitt Benckiser  employees, both past and present state that their success is based on 3  areas: “speed, focus and culture”. How is it that “speed” has a  positive impact on Reckitt Benckiser yet may have hampered P&G’s  approach to innovation?  Discuss in detail.