Terry Starbucker

MAY 21, 2017

To quickly set the scene, I was the SVP of Operations for a 1,100 employee cable television company based in 4 states in the Rocky Mountain west. We had acquired the properties in 2003 from a large company that had largely ignored and neglected them for a number of years. A Breakthrough Lands In My Mailbox. Commitment.

Succession 253

Succession Leadership Commitment Travel 253

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Applying his business expertise, McBean turned the company around, increased sales revenue fivefold, and raised the employee count from 70 to almost 300 ; he also rearranged the local marketplace by acquiring a large portion of the market share from his competitors and by buying weakened competitors over a period of 11 years.

Automotive 71

Automotive Succession Open-book Retail 71

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2017

Considering how Germany anchors a European continent plagued by high unemployment and slow growth, its labor market is on fire. Analysts criticized the country’s labor market institutions as particularly inflexible. If a company recognizes the trade union, all of its workers are effectively covered by the union contract.

Marketing 12

Marketing Decentralization Policies GDP 12

First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 16, 2011

Christensen HarperCollins (2003) A brilliant analysis of a multi-dimensional paradox Having just re-read this “business classic,&# I admire it even more now than I did when it was first published. The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail Clayton M.

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Christensen Books Review Analysis 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 17, 2011

Morrison with Bob Andelman Crown Business (2003) Note: I recently re-read this book before beginning to formulate questions for an interview of Skywotsky. The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design Will Lead You to Tomorrow’s Profits Adrian J. Slywotzky and David J.

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Slywotzky Books Review Industry 70

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 16, 2014

Applying his business expertise, McBean turned the company around, increased sales revenue fivefold, and raised the employee count from 70 to almost 300 ; he also rearranged the local marketplace by acquiring a large portion of the market share from his competitors and by buying weakened competitors over a period of 11 years.

Automotive 56

Automotive Open-book Retail Long-term 56

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2017

Companies like Samsung, Google, or BMW—the top players in their respective industries—are prospering. Frontier firms are able to employ the most advanced technologies, which in turn allow them to win market share at the expense of their less productive competitors. We are living in the age of the superstar firm.

Innovation 10

Innovation Company Globalization Proposal 10

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 29, 2013

Applying his business expertise, McBean turned the company around, increased sales revenue fivefold, and raised the employee count from 70 to almost 300 ; he also rearranged the local marketplace by acquiring a large portion of the market share from his competitors and by buying weakened competitors over a period of 11 years.

Books 65

Books Automotive Review Open-book 65

N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

My basic feeling on the topic of CEO Term Limits can be summed-up with this quote: “ There exists a season for all things, but decisive, prudent & principled leadership never goes out of season.&# ~Mike Myatt, 2003 With the average CEO tenure hovering at an all time low anyway, who needs CEO Term Limits?

CEO 287

CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 287

Terry Starbucker

JULY 6, 2014

I’m the SVP of Operations of a Cable TV Company that operates in 4 states and has 22 operating divisions. We had acquired the properties in 2003, and had spent the first 5 years setting the stage for a drive to sustained growth and profitability. The answer, as this leadership short story shows, is to think green. Lead well!

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Metrics Leadership Operations Report 214

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

Improving public services Finally, a short update on another area we are currently working in: CMI is partnering with the Social Market Foundation to explore how to get improved results from the UK’s public services. Plus, if you missed last month’s instalment with Sunday Times economics editor David Smith , it was a cracker! Catch up here.

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Policies Article Skills Learning-by-Doing 121

The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

“We have always felt that a company is much stronger if bound by love rather than by fear,” explains Herb Kelleher, co-founder and former CEO of Southwest Airlines. Entitled It’s So Simple , the video explains how Southwest is “the company that love built.” ” Ya gotta love it!

Airlines 53

Airlines P&L Collins Leadership 53

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2014

labor market of the 2000s coincided with a sharp deceleration in computer investment — a fact that appears first-order inconsistent with the onset of a new era of capital-labor substitution. job market troubles of the past decade than new technology had. job market troubles of the past decade than new technology had.

GDP 14

GDP Information Technology Company Christensen 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2013

In both C suites and boardrooms, discussions about business performance usually center on topics like market momentum, M&A opportunities, capital management, and productivity enhancements. Every individual on every team in a company can strive, together, to deliver beyond what is deemed possible. This also means valuing integrity.

Company 9

Company Compliance Long-term Short-term 9

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. After all, building a thriving business is all about making lasting, personal, reliable connections inside and outside of your company. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. And it does not stop there.

Media 67

Media Learning-by-Doing Open-book Company 67

Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

What really occurred was a financial commodities bubble caused by a complicated set of games-playing in the commodities markets by banks operating with secret and unfair federal exemptions to bring investment money into a place it was never supposed to be. 

Banking 110

Banking Price Politics Letter 110

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2015

In this article adapted from their new book, Jerry Davis and Chris White explore what makes some companies more fertile for social innovation — that is, the ongoing (rather than one-off) initiatives that have positive social impact while promoting the core mission of a business. Changing Your Company from the Inside Out.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Supply Chain Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Administrative expenses are what most merging companies emphasize. The pitch goes something like this: “Synergies will reduce overhead by eliminating duplicative management positions and spreading IT and marketing costs across more members.” Aim 2: Raise Quality.

Insurance 8

Insurance Company Price Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2017

Due to the fast growth of the SaaS market and the high valuations of SaaS startups, a move toward SaaS seems very compelling for traditional software vendors. While a SaaS announcement on average neither decreases nor increases company value, we find big differences depending on the specifics of what’s announced.

Business Model 8

Business Model Licensing Company Software 8

Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 23, 2017

He said: “Today, mankind produces more information, data and ideas than from the stone age until the year 2003 together.“ The economy, the organizational structures in our companies, our very own working space. They will copy your products, your prices, maybe even your marketing. Create a Culture of Change in Your Company.

How To 293

How To Open-book Learning-by-Doing Marketing 293

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2013

Back in 2003, Mark Davies carried out an important analysis of gross domestic product (GDP) by language use. This phenomenon also echoes the findings of the business writer and entrepreneur Chris Anderson, who wrote about the growing importance of niche markets in his book, " The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More."

GDP 9

GDP Company Niche Marketing Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2015

So for instance, independent insurance agents (who, unlike an insurance company’s own agents, can direct customers to a wide variety of insurers in search of the best deal), act as an additional sales channel for the industry, particularly at the price-conscious margins, not as an disruptive alternative.

Company 8

Company Disruptive Innovation Retail Banking 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 27, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Deborah joined MyCorporation in 2003 after serving as outside general counsel for 5 years. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

Uncertainty 57

Uncertainty Insurance Newsletter Incentives 57

Rajesh Setty

JUNE 26, 2011

During a 16-year span, Mr. Feuer, as CEO, grew the Company to almost 1,000 stores world-wide with annual sales of approximately $5 billion before selling this retail giant for almost $1.5 billion in December 2003. One must have discipline in every aspect of building a company.

Mission Statement 34

Mission Statement Retail Entrepreneur Books 34

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2018

In competitive markets, managers have a strong incentive to give their best effort. But economists have long argued that when companies are insulated from competition, their managers may not be motivated to maximize the profit of the firm and instead may choose to enjoy the “quiet life.” Kenneth Andersson for HBR.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Management Marketing Incentives 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Jones Soda was a small Seattle-based beverage company competing against Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

Creativity 50

Creativity Bottom-up Newsletter Open-book 50

Strategy Driven

MAY 27, 2011

And an employee in marketing is furious about being passed over for a promotion in favor of her coworker and is trying to discredit her. Managers learn a structure and skills similar to those mediators know and use, but it also takes into account managers’ responsibilities, both to their companies and their employees.

Tips 62

Tips Learning-by-Doing Construction Project 62

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The realities of globalization, with increasing emphasis on emerging markets, present corporate leaders with enormous challenges in developing the leaders required to run global organizations. They hire technical specialists, local experts, and country managers from emerging markets but rarely promote them to corporate positions.

Globalization 14

Globalization Leadership Development Development Emotional Intelligence 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2016

Some products are truly innovative but stay walled up too long in R&D and then are released to market when they are no longer unique. They also show how determining customers’ willingness-to-pay before setting a new product price can help companies ensure they capture the full value of their new offering. Most definitely.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Price Arkes 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2017

Industry players have realized the marketing and cost-saving potential, too: automaker BMW powers the plant where it manufactures the i3 and i8 electric vehicles with a 10 MW wind park, and discount retailer Aldi Süd has installed photovoltaic panels on 1,000 supermarkets. Thus markets entering “Energiewende 3.0”

Energy 10

Energy Decentralization Industry Power 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2012

For example, once I was appointed to help a company brainstorm better ways to get work done, but had the unfortunate timing of working with them in the thick of their budgeting process. Templates needed to be completed, customer and competitor profiling refreshed, current performance figures confirmed, markets segmented, etc.

Innovation 12

Innovation Budgeting Market Segmentation Bottom-up 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2011

I was fascinated with the platform this company was building and wondered what its business model might be. Fast forward four years and LinkedIn is a public company with a market cap of more than $9 billion and revenues of about $400 million. In 2003 there were no tech IPOs at all. It stuck with its target market.

IPO 15

IPO Advertising Business Model Marketing 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

This despite Wall Street’s uncertainty since the death of the company’s founder and visionary, Steve Jobs. Consider the recent history of Apple and Microsoft, two tech companies no longer run by their visionary founders, and how each has competed in red or blue oceans.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Blue Ocean Strategy Price 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2011

And what did they mean for the early days of the Ford Motor Company, and by extension, for entrepreneurs looking to learn about how to innovate? Instead, his initial advantage came from his creation of a virtuous circle that underpinned his vision for the first durable mass-market automobile. Used car trade-ins. Closed car models.

Innovation 15

Innovation Mass Marketing Price Market Segmentation 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2014

The success of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in placing the Mangalyaan satellite into orbit around Mars last week has three important lessons for companies about winning in emerging markets: big ambitions are critical, constraints can be liberating, and India can be an R&D powerhouse.

Innovation 9

Innovation Constraint Engineering Automotive 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Not surprisingly, Prime has been a wildly successful marketing vehicle that attracts new customers, increases sales (new members increase their purchases by an estimated 150% after joining), and serves the needs of high volume customers. Marketing' This is so draconian and unimaginative–pricing can be much more creative.

Library 9

Library Price Forrester Wilde 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2016

For the vast majority of American companies, doing business with Cuba remains illegal. The economic embargo still stands (though companies such as Caterpillar and Colgate-Palmolive have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying for an opening of Cuba). That said, the Obama administration has made a few changes. This is why U.S.

GDP 8

GDP Telecommunications Scenario Planning Travel 8