First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 19, 2013

He worked as a marketer in the fast moving consumer goods sector and switched to consulting at Ernst & Young Consulting and Boer & Croon Strategy & Management Group. At the end of 2002 he started his own innovation organization to spread, train and facilitate the FORTH innovation […].

Wilde 75

Wilde Drucker Consultative Innovation 75

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. Within the context of business, mindfulness offers simple – but extremely effective – ways for leaders and their teams to increase productivity. Then return to your work.

Productivity 50

Productivity Products Strategy Covey 50

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

A few of my favorite takeaways from the book include: Your title makes you a manager. Rosenberg is a senior vice president at Alphabet and an advisor to the company’s management team. He ran the Google product team from 2002 to 2011. Tap into the power of love – Care about your employees fiercely and genuinely.

Bond 65

Bond Open-book Executive Coaching Learning-by-Doing 65

Women on Business

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Women with children find the regular work schedule to be even more difficult to manage. Overcoming perceptions at work can be an uphill battle that is not a productive use of energy. Any mom knows that your kids do not pick the most appropriate time to get sick or have a school play, so the juggling continues. The Abilities Fund, Inc.

Entrepreneur 276

Entrepreneur Wilde Long-term Cost 276

Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

To keep the rookies engaged and actively contributing to the team, here are a few changes managers need to anticipate and embrace: Collaboration Generation Y wants to feel like they belong to a team. They will seek out companies providing opportunities to learn new skills, develop new products, and even try new jobs.

Film 150

Film Human Resources Technology Maturity 150

Chart Your Course

JANUARY 13, 2017

In the days after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), a chief executive cannot hide behind the acts of the CFO. They need to be tech experts, navigating your cloud contact center , social media and customer management systems. They need to understand the workings of your company and its products.

CFO 100

CFO Chief Financial Officer Team Ethics 100

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Franchising is a unique vehicle in that it allows businesses that traditionally are not scalable, such as restaurants, retail and service businesses to become scaled through franchisee’s investment and willingness to manage the local business. About the Author.

Franchising 65

Franchising System Entrepreneur Strategic Planning 65

Chart Your Course

OCTOBER 27, 2014

A great product alone is not enough to sustain and grow revenues in a global marketplace with seemingly endless options for customers to consider. ” Aspect’s Zipwire cloud-contact system is a cost-effective way for a company of any size to manage both outbound and inbound campaigns to keep customers engaged and informed.

Quality 182

Quality Succession White Paper Customer Loyalty 182

HR Digest

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The dot-com bust of 2001 and 2002 isn’t exactly shrouded in secrecy, as many of the companies that failed back then weren’t “real” companies. The layoffs at Big Tech largely affected the product management, engineering and sales teams. What’s the score on tech layoffs? Google-parent Alphabet may also reduce workforce.

Advertising 52

Advertising Rogers Finance Engineering 52

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 2, 2016

To develop gratitude in his character and boost his own happiness, productivity and creativity, Harvard psychology professor Tal Ben-Shahar keeps a diary where each day he records three things for which he is grateful. In 2002, Emmons and McCullough had test subjects keep diaries for a period of six months.

Creativity 150

Creativity Positioning Environment Media 150

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 5, 2013

The goodwill and more passionate relationship generated within the community translates into a far higher demand for our products and services, into more love and loyalty for our brand, and so into major contributions to the bottom line. Managing Productivity and Morale. Related articles. CSR or Charity? A personal story.

Short-term 106

Short-term Bottom-up Loyalty Morale 106

Eric Jacobson

JULY 19, 2021

AND productivity, reduced turnover, attracting top talent. AND productivity, reduced turnover, attracting top talent. AND delighted customers, great products and services, big profits.” Leaders should also ask their team members how they would prefer to work at home, so that everyone can be most productive.

Brand 65

Brand Participative Uncertainty Blog 65

The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Jack and Joe correlated assessments of the best and worst leaders against organizational results such as employee engagement, retention, quality, productivity, safety, customer satisfaction, sales, and profitability. From dozens of leadership competencies, they found 16 that reliably predicted those outcomes.

Review 81

Review Leadership Pipeline Webinar Long-term 81

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

You can adjust the system they work within meaning the environment, work itself, rewards and tasks , management , etc… By adjusting the system of work you will adjust the behaviors and hopefully increase motivation. Hjørland & Sejer Christensen, 2002). What challenges does the team leaders manager have? What do you think?

Motivation 139

Motivation Team Team Building Christensen 139

The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

McClelland’s findings in a 1996 study showed that “when senior managers had a critical mass of Emotional Intelligence capabilities, their divisions outperformed yearly earning goals by 20%. The post Five Reasons WHY Leaders Need Emotional Intelligence Training appeared first on Situational Leadership® Management and Leadership Training.

Emotional Intelligence 98

Emotional Intelligence Training Goleman McKinsey 98

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 4, 2019

A few of my favorite takeaways from the book include: Your title makes you a manager. Rosenberg is a senior vice president at Alphabet and an advisor to the company’s management team. He ran the Google product team from 2002 to 2011. Tap into the power of love – Care about your employees fiercely and genuinely.

Open-book 50

Open-book Leadership Bond Executive Coaching 50

Mike Cardus

JUNE 29, 2011

The first area of determining what a person values about their work requires the manager to talk with them, observe them and for YOU to know and share what you value about your work. Hjørland & Sejer Christensen, 2002). If I was to observe you doing your work, when would I see you at your most productive? Do Something.

Christensen 116

Christensen Learning-by-Doing Definition Goal 116

Tim Milburn

MAY 7, 2012

Disagreement is viewed as a good thing and conflicts are managed. He is also the co-author of the business best-seller Momentum: How Companies Become Unstoppable Market Forces (Harvard Business School Press, 2002). Team members actively diffuse tension and friction in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.

Team 155

Team Construction Audience Follow-up 155

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 21, 2023

Since 2002, Debbie has served as a judge for the Web Marketing Association’s annual web award competition. I am known to say, “I would rather pay for a meal than getting it free, because if it were free, someone provided such horrible service or the meal was wrong, and a manager believed that by not paying, everything was made better.

Brand 65

Brand Leadership Marketing Strategy Media 65

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.”. His project and product management skill set provide the process oriented mindset to drive this objective.

Strategic Planning 104

Strategic Planning Planning Ryan Covey 104

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.”. His project and product management skill set provide the process oriented mindset to drive this objective.

Strategic Planning 74

Strategic Planning Planning Ryan Covey 74

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Franchising is a unique vehicle in that it allows businesses that traditionally are not scalable, such as restaurants, retail and service businesses to become scaled through franchisee’s investment and willingness to manage the local business. About the Author.

Franchising 51

Franchising System Entrepreneur Strategic Planning 51

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 21, 2012

As part of their overall performance management, every Cisco employee is measured by peers and their managers on their collaboration factor, the result of which directly impacts how their performance is rated and, ultimately, the size of their total compensation.

Incentives 258

Incentives Agility Resources Follow-up 258

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Blogging since 2002, being actively involved in digital marketing since the early 90′s, and being online since the days of the ARPANET I have a bit of history with most things digital. I forget who it was, but some researcher determined that a person can really only manage relationships with about 150 people.

Media 382

Media Blog Tools Influence 382

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Peter Drucker (1909 – 2005) ‘Father of Modern Management’ and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2002 Email This Post | Print Post | Sign up for our Email Newsletter Speak Your Mind Tell us what youre thinking. and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar ! Click here to cancel reply.

Leadership 50

Leadership Newsletter Drucker Strategic Planning 50

The Empowered Buisness

JULY 14, 2015

These intrinsic motivations are the invisible forces that pull you and your organization in a certain direction. By uncovering these patterns, you can unlock the motivational code for improving engagement, productivity and performance in your workplace. Satisfy the motive and you will manage the behavior. Future Orientation.

Motivation 100

Motivation Leadership McClelland Long-term 100

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2017

In 2002, professors Edwin A. Don’t be too concerned about whether the goal is jointly set by the individual and manager together, or whether the boss just hands the subordinate the list of goals he expects the subordinate to achieve together with a tough due-date. This argument isn’t productive. Locke and Gary P.

Goal 13

Goal Management Tips Commitment 13

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

So the designer teaches everyone about UX/AI, the coders teach about their development methodology, the project managers teach about agile protocols, and the sales people describe what it is like in the field. Emotional control – successful anger and/or frustration management. Curiosity – inclination to learn.

Team 52

Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Productive paranoia : 10Xers maintain hyper-vigilance, staying highly attuned to threats and changes in their environment, even when — especially when — all’s going well. This is a very timely, inspiring, and practical book for leading in turbulent times. They make their bold, creative moves from a sound empirical base.

Uncertainty 81

Uncertainty Collins Review Books 81

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. In one of the defining management studies carried out in the 90s, Collins and his team complied a list of 1,435 companies in search of those special few that could truly be called “great.”

Human Resources 100

Human Resources Talent Management Resources Ulrich 100

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Its gross domestic product has surged from less than $150 billion in 1978 to $8,227 billion in 2012 (see “China’s GDP” chart below). While these factors will remain important, in the next decade China must put greater reliance on productivity growth — the ability to get greater output from existing labor and capital stocks.

GDP 12

GDP Supply Chain Globalization Technology 12

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. For Beane and the A's it came from the scouts, the media, and even the team's on-the-field manager.

Company 12

Company Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Film 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2015

But the rules and expectations are different when you’re managing a freelancer who isn’t fully employed by your company. Many managers assume that they don’t need to tend to freelancers as much as they do regular employees—and there’s some truth to that, says Dan Pink, author of Free Agent Nation and Drive.

Management 8

Management Tips Performance Review Project 8

First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 19, 2011

Stelzner John Wiley & Sons (2011) If your product, service, project, or business were a rocket…. Launch: How to Quickly Propel Your Business Beyond the Competition Michael A. Where to begin?

White Paper 70

White Paper Books Review Marketing 70

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2018

Daniel Kahneman, the 2002 Nobel prize laureate and psychologist, has said that if he had a magic wand, he’d eliminate it. Our first challenge was to answer the question: How do we separate the merely confident managers from the overconfident variety? Most of us think of overconfidence as a bad thing.

Stephenson 10

Stephenson Kahneman CEO Commitment 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

In my view, however, the structure and processes of the GE board were poorly designed for effectively overseeing Immelt and his management team. After the demise of Enron in 2002, many U.S. While Welch bequeathed a strong pension plan to GE, he also left the company with a dubious legacy of what is now called earnings management.

Committee 8

Committee Welch Finance Participative 8

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. To find an innovative way forward, we looked beyond our own industry because traditional approaches in health care management had not evolved much over the previous decades.

Health Care 11

Health Care Quality Report Environment 11