First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 13, 2011

The Toyota Way Jeffrey Liker McGraw-Hill (2003) To understand Toyota’s success, first understand its DNA I read this book when it was first published in 2004 and recently re-read it, curious to know how well Jeffrey Liker’s explanation of Toyota’s management principles and lean production values have held up.

Lean Production 80

Lean Production Books Review Productivity 80

Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 4, 2015

For example, when I was SVP of Operations of Bresnan Communications from 2003-2010 and made hundreds and hundreds of speeches to rally our teammates in city after city in 4 Rocky Mountain states, I never made the same speech twice. Here I am back in 2009, giving that speech.

Leadership 150

Leadership Metrics Video Newsletter 150

N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 287

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 15, 2011

They’re busy having meetings, doing power point presentations but making no improvements in the operation. Great leaders have the wisdom to know what actions are needed and necessary to achieve success. MIT Sloan Management Review (Summer 2003). Some leaders over plan and under execute. Is there a “right” balance? It depends.

Kaplan 251

Kaplan Planning Review Learning-by-Doing 251

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The research examined data from the National Science Foundation on over 28,000 scientists and engineers to assess any changes in their employment status and their work outcomes between 2003 and 2010. These people were also more likely to start a business in their area of expertise too.

Short-term 63

Short-term Incubator Engineering Trends 63

The Practical Leader

MARCH 25, 2020

In 2003, it took over a year to achieve half this information with SARS. More than 300 tests in China have shown success in these treatments with the coronavirus. A month after the outbreak started, 164 scientific papers were already available on PubMed with many more papers undergoing peer review.

Crisis 91

Crisis Levitt Peer Review Sharpe 91

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

But in industrial deployments, think 5G powered ports, mines, and factories, operations can re-configure the signal to support even faster upload speeds,” Brian Chamberlin, Executive Advisor, Huawei Carrier Marketing, says. “With 5G, you get fast upload speeds, up to 100Gbsp on many public networks. Worth paying attention to?

Stephenson 85

Stephenson Wireless Christensen Automotive 85

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 16, 2014

Because, in his book, McBean, a successful businessman with four decades of ownership experience, explains the essential Seven Facts of Business Life and the Five Levels of Business Success. McBean explains what needs to be done to create success, how to do it, and when to do it.

Automotive 56

Automotive Open-book Retail Long-term 56

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 29, 2013

Because, in his new book, McBean, a successful businessman with four decades of ownership experience, explains the essential Seven Facts of Business Life and the Five Levels of Business Success. McBean explains what needs to be done to create success, how to do it, and when to do it.

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Books Automotive Review Open-book 65

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Establish roles & responsibilities + discuss what each person ‘brings to the table’ – Understanding the various roles and responsibilities of the team is critical to success. One is the strategic leader and the other is the team leader. Oct 2010 Another great post I would add 2 others items.

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Team Six Sigma Team Building Project 108

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

What is more important to company success, a strong external focus on customer experiences or an internal focus on effective and efficient operations? But while such customized services used to be enough to compete effectively, these retailers are now finding they need to improve their operational reliability too.

Customer Intimacy 8

Customer Intimacy Operations Supply Chain Retail 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 24, 2015

We all operate out of unique, internal systems comprised of mental models (rules, beliefs, history etc.) Learners would have to first recognize that their habitual skills were insufficient and higher success ratios were possible by adding (not necessarily subtracting) new ones. It’s a systems/change problem. How We Learn. How We Learn.

Training 50

Training Resistance Learning-by-Doing System 50

Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2015

We all operate out of unique, internal systems comprised of mental models (rules, beliefs, history etc.) Learners would have to first recognize that their habitual skills were insufficient and higher success ratios were possible by adding (not necessarily subtracting) new ones. It's a systems/change problem. How We Learn. How We Learn.

Training 50

Training Resistance Learning-by-Doing System 50

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2010

In the summer of 2003, the ninety-two year-old Wooden traveled to the White House, where he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honor. The Secret of His Success What was it about Wooden that produced such extraordinary success as a student-athlete and then as a coach? .&#

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Follow-up Open-book Learning-by-Doing Hotels 360

Rajesh Setty

DECEMBER 21, 2010

It can also become all-consuming – so I have struck a delicate balance between it, and the work I do online which is just as essential… because it funds the operations that I perform on children from under-privileged families. Each heart operation costs around $2,500 to $3,000. MS: To be perfectly honest, it was pure luck!

Marketing 49

Marketing Follow-up Operations eBook 49

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2017

And the globalized markets that frontier firms operate in disproportionately reward their knowledge advantage, setting them even further apart from the rest. Meanwhile, wages are stagnating for many workers at less successful firms. Overall, business R&D increased by 67% between 2003 and 2014. billion euro. Nonetheless, U.S.

Innovation 10

Innovation Company Globalization Proposal 10

Strategy Driven

APRIL 24, 2014

The path to success is not always an easy or happy journey. CEO Jason Levesque, a US Army veteran and entrepreneur, founded Argo Marketing in 2003, and has become a widely respected Maine business owner. Lastly, leading to develop team cohesiveness will take personal courage. About the Author. FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership.

Development 59

Development Team Loyalty Due Diligence 59

Terry Starbucker

JUNE 23, 2013

On the contrary, if they are using “We”, as in “ Here’s why WE need to do this “, or “WE need to operate under these new policies and procedures “, then you know you are making progress. And, we built a more successful company. In most cases, it is. I’ll give you a real-life example.

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Policies Team Building Teamwork Operations 284

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

RSS Feed Schedule a Call Free E-Book Assessment Test Coffee Schedule Coaching Lunch About Us CO2 Story Our Approach Our Successes Our Executive Coaches Gary B. The more people develop leadership and followership skills, the more successful they will be. Followers Get Things Done Better followership often begets better leadership.

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Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

When Palmisano retired this month, the media chronicled his success by focusing on IBM's 21% annual growth in earnings per share and its increase in market capitalization to $218 billion. The real story behind IBM's success is the course Palmisano set for 21st century global enterprises. They listen as well as they speak.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2012

Most VCs and entrepreneurs believe start-ups are inherently iterative, that a string of mistakes doesn't prevent success, but may even be the path to it. Almost all successful start-ups have multiple founders, from the Central Pacific's Big 4 to Google's Brin and Page. Crystal Pepsi; MySpace 2003-2007).

Company 16

Company Short-term Engineering PR 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2011

ValuesJam in 2003 gave IBM's workforce the opportunity to redefine the firm's core values for the first time in nearly 100 years. Suggestions ranged from streamlining operational processes, saving thousands of hours annually, to simplifying financial and sales processes across business units.

Process 15

Process Press Release Automotive Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2011

But there wasn't much activity until six months later when Mike Karol, vice president of operations, told his managers to make it their responsibility. In 2003, the first year of the program, 5,000 ideas were volunteered. And the Michigan operations received awards from their parent company for this program.

Process 14

Process How To Attrition Operations 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2014

Yes, political ties can sometimes improve firms’ chances of success, but not all connections are equally important. By contrast, ties to national government had no effect on either metric of success. They found that ties to local government were associated with higher rates of firm survival as well as, in some cases, increased revenue.

Politics 8

Politics Metrics Industry Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

Readiness also depends, however, on being able to point to success in practice. Well-known operations like Bill Strickland's Manchester Bidwell Corporation in Pittsburgh and Paul Farmer's Partners in Health in Haiti really did not make serious attempts to scale until they were well-established in a limited geographic market.

Library 14

Library Entrepreneur Operations Health Care 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

in 2003, an all-time high. (Of Of course, age isn’t everything; nor is having a digitally-savvy non-executive director a guarantee of success for your digital transformation.). Second, our research at Capgemini Consulting with MIT has shown that successful digital transformation is a top-down leadership exercise.

Business Model 8

Business Model Technology Long-term Risk Management 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

In 2003, Jim Poss was walking down a Boston street when he noticed a trash vehicle in action. miles per gallon and are among the most expensive vehicles to operate. We are motivated in part because we care about the environment and in part because we know this can be financially successful." Litter was still all over the street.

Entrepreneur 15

Entrepreneur Self-aware Efficiency Cost 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2013

In the course of leading six successful turnarounds and transformations at Schering-Plough, Pharmacia, Pharmacia and Upjohn, Wyeth, and two operating units within Novartis, I''ve learned that culture can be powerfully leveraged to enhance long-term success. And serial success can follow. This also means valuing integrity.

Company 9

Company Compliance Long-term Short-term 9

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. Indian engineers cost less, for sure.

Innovation 9

Innovation Constraint Engineering Automotive 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

And then we found Alibaba — and it found us — and that connection led to the partnership that ultimately proved to be remarkably successful. This success was built on what we learned from our prior efforts, as well as a resolve to take new risks to do what was necessary to succeed. search engine company Inktomi in 2002.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Mike Cardus

JULY 4, 2023

The term “mindset” conjures the image of a single setting, like a TV channel or a prearranged machine operation. Organizational success lies in acknowledging the complexity of subjective interpretation and leveraging collective intelligence. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. References: Bandura, A. Jossey-Bass.

Open-book 78

Open-book Shaw Self-aware Learning-by-Doing 78

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Rather than concentrating on the on the top 50 leaders, global companies need to develop hundreds, even thousands, of leaders comfortable operating in a variety of cultures. The characteristics of successful global leaders today are quite different than traditional hierarchical managers. Focus on values, not hierarchy.

Globalization 15

Globalization Leadership Development Development Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2012

The successful CEOs in our study displayed an odd behavior that we labeled " productive paranoia." The successful CEOs in our study displayed an odd behavior that we labeled " productive paranoia." Leaders need to be productively paranoid. Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines predicted eleven out of the last three recessions.

Management 14

Management Licensing Crisis Hedge 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

Companies that operate as a collection of silos commit the cardinal sin of underperforming relative to the resources they have invested. At the oil giant BP a few years back, efforts to promote collaboration across the many operating business were so successful that employees over-collaborated. Under-collaboration.

CIO 15

CIO Consensus Bottom-up Organizational Behavior 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Successful computer hacks now more often than not involve “social engineering,” the modern equivalent of an old-fashioned con. Partly this is an operational capability — how do you quickly shut down avenues through which information is escaping? Leadership is changing — fast.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage PR Information Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2013

In 2003, after two years in Texas, Moe Ghashim moved back to his hometown of Aleppo, Syria. Moe''s success against all odds — in extreme conditions where cash, human resources, and clients are hard to find, and political stability is often non-existent — that''s what I call the "Power of Yalla.".

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Power Politics Human Resources 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2018

Similarly, the probability of small company success is low: On average, only 25% of venture capital–backed startups ever return their invested capital. ” The general impression that small companies are more innovative stems from the fact we see the tremendous success of a handful of former startup companies: Amazon, Google, Apple.

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Long-term Innovation Technology Stage-Gate 10