Roger Martin

Canadian management thinker and former Dean of the Rotman School of Management — author of Playing to Win (with A.G. Lafley), The Design of Business, and The Opposable Mind — who argues that integrative thinking (holding two conflicting ideas simultaneously without forcing a compromise) is the core skill of great leaders.

Created the most actionable strategy framework and the integrative thinking model — Playing to Win's choice cascade provides executives a rigorous structure for strategic decisions, while The Opposable Mind's argument that the best leaders hold two contradictory models in mind and synthesize a better third model captures the essence of executive judgment.