Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 12, 2014

She developed her marketing expertise while working in the high-tech industry, the Consumer Marketing Department at Disneyland Paris in France, the non-profit arena, and the insurance industry. Her expertise includes brand marketing , social media , employee engagement , leadership development , and customer experience marketing.

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Media Brand Books Collins 80

Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

The largest, best-educated generation in history has become an under-utilized resource, vastly unprepared to move into positions of responsibility and leadership. The lack of skill development and leadership development among Generation Y affects every generation. She has authored four books on the topic and numerous research papers.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 19, 2021

Debbie Laskey is my trusted resource for expert advice on marketing, customer service and leadership. She developed her marketing expertise while working in the high-tech industry, the Consumer Marketing Department at Disneyland Paris in France, the nonprofit arena, and the insurance industry.

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Brand Participative Uncertainty Blog 65

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 15, 2013

Sigal Barsade (2002), currently a Professor of Management at The Wharton School, conducted seminal work into the positive and negative effects of the emotional dance that takes place in every group. The effect occurs in every type of organization, in every industry, and in every large and small work group.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 1, 2019

MARC is focused on empowering male executives and leaders to model inclusive behavior, influence more equitable talent management systems and processes, and build effective partnerships across gender. Efforts to bring more diversity to the oil and gas industry are working. What spurred your interest and passion for the topic?

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LDRLB

JUNE 14, 2011

Tim ended the post with his theory: “Strategic planning is simply an invention to justify the existence of middle management, and not a useful tool for those doing the actual leading or for the guys at the bottom doing the real work.”. A strong organizational focus benefits all companies in all industries.

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The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The L-word makes hard-nosed managers squirm. These are the same managers loudly pronouncing goals of higher employee engagement and increased customer loyalty. These managers use lots of “leader-speak” about vision, values, engagement, or caring but their rhetoric is heartless and empty. . ” Ya gotta love it!

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Airlines P&L Collins Leadership 53

LDRLB

JUNE 14, 2011

Tim ended the post with his theory: “Strategic planning is simply an invention to justify the existence of middle management, and not a useful tool for those doing the actual leading or for the guys at the bottom doing the real work.”. A strong organizational focus benefits all companies in all industries.

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Strategic Planning Planning Ryan Covey 74

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Based on thousands of years of practice, mindfulness techniques enable people to manage their attention, improve their awareness, and sharpen their focus and clarity. She has managed teams of more than 100 people and budgets of over $60M. Notes : Harvard Business Review, “Beware the Busy Manager,” February 2002.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

As with Collins’ first book, Built to Last , and with Good to Great (read my review of both books on LinkedIn or The Leader Letter archive ), they compared the outstanding companies to a control group of comparison companies in the very same industries and extreme environments that failed to thrive. They truly thrived.

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Uncertainty Collins Review Books 81

Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. He now runs the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership (Indianapolis), and serves as Servant-Leadership Scholar at Gonzaga University (Spokane). Discovering Servant-Leadership 2:13. Defining Servant-Leadership Defining 0:28 5:47.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. He now runs the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership (Indianapolis), and serves as Servant-Leadership Scholar at Gonzaga University (Spokane). Discovering Servant-Leadership 2:13. Defining Servant-Leadership Defining 0:28 5:47.

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Greenleaf Servant Leader Leadership Learning-by-Doing 100

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

To get some empirically derived answers, we studied leaders of companies that grew to become great in highly uncertain, even chaotic, industries. They include the biotech, semiconductor, personal computer, and airline industries. What then were the leadership characteristics that separated the winning leaders from their industry peers?

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Skills Leadership Airlines Long-term 15

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

Some examples of shared team learning are: Regular seminars and guest lecturers: Bring in experts and professors on various topics related to the history, science, or culture of your industry as well as sociologists, anthropologists, and technologists who work in peripherally related fields. Curiosity – inclination to learn.

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Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Of course, Moneyball isn't just a baseball movie; it's Michael Lewis's account of the transformation of an industry by analytical decision-making. That's a transformation that could take place in any industry, including yours. The change to an emphasis on analytics will require strong leadership.

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Company Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Film 13

Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Every HR, OD professional, and management consultant should at the very least be aware of their existence, if not well-versed in their ideas and theories. It is hands-down the most popular leadership book of all time. He demonstrates that the ability to build trust is THE key leadership competency of the new global economy.

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Human Resources Talent Management Resources Ulrich 100

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Gardner, who died in 2002 at the age of 89, was a legendary public intellectual and civic reformer — a celebrated Stanford professor, an architect of the Great Society under Lyndon Johnson, founder of Common Cause and Independent Sector. Leadership Managing yourself Personal effectiveness' What did Spence learn from Collins?

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Collins McKinsey Advice Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

For example, employees may be reluctant to report safety issues or errors for fear of being reprimanded by their managers or shunned by their colleagues. The most effective way to build a culture of transparency begins with those in leadership positions. There can be many barriers, some of which can be quite complex.

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Health Care Quality Report Environment 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

That is hard no matter what size you are, no matter what industry you're in. Back in 2002 , when Sam Palmisano took over, IBM had four main businesses each organized on a global basis: hardware, software, services,such as back-office outsourcing, and personal computers. IBM has gone through its own turmoil.

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Operations Innovation Industry CEO 16

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Norway has had a quota since 2002, and women now make up more than 40% of board members. But when the leadership of teams is homogenous — read: dominated by white males — the risk of trouble soars. Both presidential candidates portray the U.S. as a land of opportunity and innovation.

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Diversity McKinsey Incentives Proposal 15

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.

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Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Eric Jacobson

JULY 19, 2016

Debbie Laskey is one of my go-to experts when I seek advice about a number of business topics, including marketing, social media, and nonprofit marketing and leadership. Finally, I'd like to end with a quote from Heather Coleman Voss' Instagram page: "When I talk to managers, I get the feeling they are important.

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Marketing CPA Leadership Budgeting 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

Why is there is a cottage industry of executive search firms focusing on “reverse board searches,” where they proactively work to place executives on outside corporate boards? This question was at the heart of a recent study we conducted that is forthcoming at the Academy of Management Journal.

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Execution P&L CEO COO 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

The US-based company used to be a diversified industrial group, with activities in all types of glass, chemicals, paints, optical materials, and biomedical systems. Even more important, it takes management time to align all teams, including those of the acquired businesses, to the transformation initiative.

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Company Chemicals Short-term How To 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

To a large extent, say-on-pay — which was introduced in the UK in 2002 and has spread to several other countries, most recently Switzerland — is a simple exercise in bandwagon-following. But it''s far from clear that professional money managers have what it takes to play the role of effective watchdog.

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Hedge Asset Management Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

” Only few firms manage to be ambidextrous—most struggle to maintain a healthy balance between exploration and exploitation. And managers focused on immediate total shareholder returns may be delighted with high performance. Some firms manage to maintain this dual discipline as they grow. points p.a.,

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Company Succession Maturity Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

Borrowing and lending talent is common and even essential in one particular industry — professional soccer. Like the Premier League in soccer, Khazanah plays the role of investor and broker, creating a structure that allows the borrowing and lending companies to mitigate the risk and costs of managing the loans themselves.

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CFO Leadership Development Telecommunications Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Industry-adjusted total shareholder return: 6,621%. The question on the minds of most managers around the world is, well, how did he do this (and can we learn some of those things)? In the new book, Great by Choice , Jim Collins and Morten analyzed the 1997-2002 period and discovered something interesting. Hid did it all.

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CEO Collins Long-term Analysis 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In hindsight, this thinking turned out to be far less important than what we learned about leadership, control, and trust, which ultimately were reflected in how each of the businesses was created, capitalized, and staffed. search engine company Inktomi in 2002. The company was owned by management, venture capitalists, and SoftBank.

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Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 8, 2018

Debbie Laskey developed her brand marketing and communications expertise while working in the high-tech industry, the Consumer Marketing Department at Disneyland Paris in France, the nonprofit arena, and the insurance industry. Instead of drafting a simple survey, think of why questions and responses would benefit your leadership team.

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Brand Tips Media Customer Loyalty 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Trees with thicker bases and deeper roots will sprout greener (be profitable), shed less often (fewer corporate flaws) and live longer (dominate its industry). Current management of both companies were ill-advised on handling the crises. Don’t have sufficient management skills or resources to do something well.

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Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 59

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Trees with thicker bases and deeper roots will sprout greener (be profitable), shed less often (fewer corporate flaws) and live longer (dominate its industry). Yet, most CEOs were never trained on how to be CEOs, with all the responsibility, people skills, leadership and ethical management that must go along with the job.

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Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The truth is that while I absolutely love what I do for a living, I’m not overly enamored with the industry norms and status quo. There is a real elitist attitude that pervades the industry which tends to be process oriented rather than client oriented. In my opinion this is a huge mistake.

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Blog Mentor Advice Brand 370

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2012

When Palmisano took over in early 2002, IBM had four main businesses each organized on a global basis: hardware, software, services (such as back-office outsourcing), and personal computers (PCs). In a near-miraculous feat of management, those consultants were partnered with technologists and successfully integrated into the company.

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Software Outsourcing Committee Consultative 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2018

The restaurant industry is notorious for being competitive, risky, and low-margin. The preparations, produced by small teams or individual cooks, are progressively assembled, with sous-chefs (akin to middle managers) controlling the quality at every step. pchyburrs/Getty Images.

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Innovation Project Creativity Open-book 8

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. I think the British government is already very much clued in to novel management approaches.

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Kaizen Critical Success Factor Competitive Advantage Brainstorming 8

Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

And that is the issue of how to effectively manage a multi-generational workforce. Perhaps most critically, the key fault with so many of these business and leadership articles on generational differences is that there’s no evidence-based, empirical studies to back up their assertions. Badger J.M., Severt J.B & Gade P.A.

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