LDRLB

APRIL 27, 2012

And I was, until the social network came along and enticed me to blog. Like most bloggers, I write about what I know; that’s strategy, leadership and branding. 15 months of blogging and here’s the most important things I’ve taught : Complexity in a company is a cancer. Mine was marketing. Keep it simple.

Entrepreneur 154

Entrepreneur Bureaucracy Brand Creativity 154

Women on Business

JANUARY 8, 2011

Example 1: During the 2004 election season, I connected with a new friend through a grassroots Asian Pacific Islander political group. Example 4: Twitter.com gives me a great sense of other people’s personalities and interests in a micro-blog format. It’s an excellent broadcasting service.

Press Release 174

Press Release Discount PR Media 174

Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

While many equate strong personal branding only to powerful leadership, there's a lot more that goes into crafting a personal brand statement. Great leaders often align their leadership values with personal beliefs and ethics of their own. I have a documented track record of business development, operational planning, and leadership.

Brand 68

Brand Examples Career Godin 68

LDRLB

APRIL 27, 2012

And I was, until the social network came along and enticed me to blog. Like most bloggers, I write about what I know; that’s strategy, leadership and branding. 15 months of blogging and here’s the most important things I’ve taught : Complexity in a company is a cancer. Mine was marketing. Keep it simple.

Entrepreneur 92

Entrepreneur Bureaucracy Brand Creativity 92

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 16, 2011

Aaker Free Press (2004) Note: I read this book when it was first published and recently re-read it. Brand Portfolio Strategy: Creating Relevance, Differentiation, Energy, Leverage, and Clarity David A. If anything, Aaker’s insights are even more valuable now than they were then.

Aaker 75

Aaker Brand Strategy Books 75

Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

For instance, in 2004 a group of employees travelled to Mexico, where they rebuilt an orphanage and a community center. Last year on the Fall Tour, where the Leadership Team meets with every Managing Partner across the country to hear their feedback, Kent and Scott were meeting with Bubba 33 (their newest concept).

Taylorism 91

Taylorism Taylor Real Estate Learning-by-Doing 91

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. In an earlier blog post , I observed that CEOs seemed to be rewarded handsomely for downsizing and outsourcing, acquiring or merging, and making the quarter — all justified by the responsibility to maximize shareholder value.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Long-term Short-term Leadership 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

They recognize that as UX eclipses traditional brand marketing, they need to be more hands-on with their products. The gap is growing between traditional sales-and-marketing-driven behemoths with their "customer-centric" approach and the new breed of organizations like Square and Zipcar, who have a "UX-centric" culture.

Leadership 9

Leadership Ries CEO Productivity 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2011

That night in 2006 newly appointed Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke mingled with CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo, who asked about his recent congressional testimony, which had sent stock markets soaring. He told her he'd been misinterpreted, she reported the comments, and the markets plummeted, prompting a hail of criticism.

Media 14

Media Rogers Norton How To 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

In this blog post, I will offer a new set of beliefs, which can renew and restore faith in corporations and capitalism. The stock market is short-term-oriented. The market favorably receives projects with long-term payoffs, particularly those in research and development. The Conventional Wisdom.

CEO 15

CEO Short-term Long-term Restructuring 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2011

from 2004 to 2007. Attention shifted : The effort to install process owners started out with top management support and attention, but then more urgent issues arose, or senior leadership changed. How many times have you heard "I'm a finance person" or "I'm a marketer"?) Why didn't process owners stick at these organizations?

Process 15

Process Champy Competitive Advantage Hammer 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2011

The HBR special issue on failure is hot off the presses, and the concept of failing is now rigorously being explored across the blog network on HBR.org. The context was constructive — failure as a leadership right, for example, and understanding better the transitional impacts of globalization and global economic restructuring.

Analysis 13

Analysis Sample Globalization Sports 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

When it comes to stepping up to leadership, your network is a tool for identifying new strategic opportunities and attracting the best people to them. And in a connected world, build­ing stronger external networks to tap into the best sources of insight into environmental trends is also part and parcel of the leadership role.

How To 8

How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8