Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 21, 2012

For 150 years, corporations, governments and militaries were built for up-and-down leadership, with incentives and rewards that discouraged cross-organization thinking and, in many cases, actually created or encouraged internal competition. Focus on authentic leadership and eschew passive aggressiveness.

Incentives 258

Incentives Agility Resources Follow-up 258

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

In fact, I see at least six ways in which your organization, whatever it is, is like the 2002 A's, who won 20 games in a row and made the playoffs—though not the 2002 World Series —despite a very low payroll. Here's what you have in common with them: Analytics can provide you with a competitive edge.

Company 12

Company Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Film 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2015

billion from 2002 through 2004. Cisco followed this pattern: In 2001, its patent activity narrowed dramatically from a broad array of technological areas to relatively few. Visionary leadership is also about helping the company overcome inertia so that it can shift effectively from one frame of mind to another when the time comes.

Innovation 8

Innovation Parcell Wireless Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Recognizing that the company's command-and-control culture wouldn't work in the 21st century, he defined leadership as leading by values and created a unique collaborative organizational structure. In 2002 Palmisano succeeded a legendary leader in Lou Gerstner, who saved IBM from being broken up and put it on a viable course.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

K-Mart closed 617 of its under-performing department stores and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in 2002. economy spent one trillion dollars fixing and treating the so-called Y2K Bug, which we now know was a manufactured “crisis” by technology consulting companies. In 1999, the U.S.

Crisis 60

Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 60

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

When Sir Dave Brailsford became head of British Cycling in 2002, the team had almost no record of success: British cycling had only won a single gold medal in its 76-year history. That quickly changed under Sir Dave’s leadership. Taken together, we felt they gave us a competitive advantage. People want to win.

Kaizen 8

Kaizen Critical Success Factor Competitive Advantage Brainstorming 8