Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Leadership is About Engagement by Kevin Eikenberry on December 29, 2010 in Leadership , Learning , Relationships Ok, this title should be self evident, especially to long time readers of this blog.

Leadership 205

Leadership Blog Workshop Covey 205

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Mergers and acquisitions often have a pretty dreadful success rate, and one tactic firms deploy to try and improve their chances of success is to try and retain at least one board-level direct from the target company. The idea behind the strategy is that staff from the acquired company struggle to really feel at home in the new firm.

Succession 99

Succession Sample Tactics Long-term 99

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

These even involve such base things such as the perceived masculinity of the individual’s voice, with those with deeper voices perceived as having more leadership capability. The researchers looked at FTSE 100 companies from 2004 to 2013, with a particular focus on the first three years of each CEO’s tenure.

Committee 101

Committee CEO Influence Operations 101

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 31, 2023

Weak management Bloom’s World Management Survey was established in 2004 to measure management practices across hundreds of medium-sized firms in the likes of the U.K., and France. Ill-equipped Research from Gallup highlights the importance of good management.

Productivity 89

Productivity Products Management Participative 89

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 13, 2012

Like most bloggers, I write about what I know; that’s strategy, leadership and branding. And although I am no longer engaged in commercial business, I am once again “thinking business” and enjoying the rush of discovering the ideas and innovations of today’s entrepreneurs. Your idea can change a company. Keep it simple.

Entrepreneur 227

Entrepreneur Bureaucracy Creativity Energy 227

Women on Business

OCTOBER 1, 2012

An extremely effective strategy for expanding your business is by forming an alliance with non-competitive companies. Do you know other companies to whom you share mutual customers with? This can lead to long-term success of your company. This gives you an instant marketing presence in front of potential clients.

Strategy 226

Strategy Mentor Entrepreneur Learning-by-Doing 226

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Companies have wasted millions of dollars and countless hours of employees’ time agonizing over the wording of statements that are inscribed on plaques and hung on walls. ” Sometimes companies get creative and toss in something about “community” or “suppliers.” The corporate credo.

Ethics 137

Ethics Pharmaceuticals PR Execution 137

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

This unprecedented situation will claim the lives of many companies, but the fallout will not be felt equally across the economy. They then attempted to control for various factors that might influence workplace performance, such as the region the firm was based in, the size of the workforce, and the industry the company operated in.

Short-term 84

Short-term Long-term Survey Leadership Styles 84

LDRLB

APRIL 27, 2012

Like most bloggers, I write about what I know; that’s strategy, leadership and branding. And although I am no longer engaged in commercial business, I am once again “thinking business” and enjoying the rush of discovering the ideas and innovations of today’s entrepreneurs. Your idea can change a company. Keep it simple.

Entrepreneur 154

Entrepreneur Bureaucracy Brand Creativity 154

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Our greatest challenge as leaders is not understanding the practice of leadership; it is practicing our understanding of leadership. The consistent and ongoing misassumption of almost all leadership development programs is “if they understand, they will do.” by Marshall Goldsmith. I live in California.

360-Degree Feedback 166

360-Degree Feedback Follow-up Ethics Learning-by-Doing 166

Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

That way,” he explains, “ Visitors can see that failure isn ’ t a bad thing when you ’ re trying to innovate.”. Known as a maverick, he often “got in trouble” with chain management for his innovative ideas and promotions. The top ten attend the company conference, and the winner brings home a new truck. . The Beginning.

Taylorism 70

Taylorism Taylor Real Estate Learning-by-Doing 70

In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 23, 2011

Leadership. You’re in good hands. Insurance companies sell ‘peace of mind’ and Allstate captured that with the line and a marvelous visual. We bring good things to life lasted from 1981 until 2004 with a changing of GE’s executive guard. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Search My Site.

Brand 196

Brand CEO Marketing Proposal 196

LDRLB

APRIL 27, 2012

Like most bloggers, I write about what I know; that’s strategy, leadership and branding. And although I am no longer engaged in commercial business, I am once again “thinking business” and enjoying the rush of discovering the ideas and innovations of today’s entrepreneurs. Your idea can change a company.

Entrepreneur 92

Entrepreneur Bureaucracy Brand Creativity 92

Strategy Driven

APRIL 2, 2014

For businesses that want to continually innovate and grow, engaged employees who work with passion and feel a profound connection to their company are required. The study showed a 27 percent performance increase when an incentive was offered for persistence toward a company goal.

Motivation 51

Motivation Incentives Chief Executive Officer Absenteeism 51

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Our greatest challenge as leaders isn’t understanding the practice of leadership; it’s practicing our understanding of leadership. The consistent and ongoing misassumption of almost all leadership development programs is, “If they understand, they will do.” by Marshall Goldsmith.

360-Degree Feedback 96

360-Degree Feedback Follow-up Ethics Training 96

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. Kristi Daeda ​"I help individuals and companies make the most of talent.

Brand 68

Brand Examples Career Godin 68

Strategy Driven

MARCH 16, 2016

They prove that the most economically disadvantaged people on the planet create a great market for social entrepreneurs – AND provide a terrific testing ground for innovation and cost control. As of February 28, 2013, the company claims: 13,638,438 “lives empowered”. This can be part of your strategy. 656,952 tons of CO2 offset.

Productivity 50

Productivity Products Prahalad Open-book 50

Tanveer Naseer

JULY 1, 2014

In the past week or so, there’s been much discussion and debate over the merits of disruption and with it, how we view and understand what it means to innovate. Innovation is vital to the successful completion of these unmanned missions to Mars. It was innovative and seemingly crazy. Many thought it could never work.

Innovation 226

Innovation Engineering Learning-by-Doing Creativity 226

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2012

He was impressed by Indian engineers' ability to innovate cost-effectively and quickly under severe resource constraints. Recently, in New York, we participated in a panel discussion organized by the Asia Society called " Jugaad Innovation: Reigniting American Ingenuity " (you can watch a video here ).

CEO 15

CEO Innovation Constraint Engineering 15

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. of the highest paid executive positions within the same group of companies. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

Diversity 50

Diversity Newsletter Long-term Execution 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2013

Every individual on every team in a company can strive, together, to deliver beyond what is deemed possible. In 1997, when I first took over as the new CEO of Pharmacia & Upjohn, the company had just undergone a merger that had gone very bad. Internal tribalism was hurting the company. Build trust.

Company 9

Company Compliance Long-term Short-term 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2011

So Prime Minister David Cameron calls William Bratton , arguably the most successful — and innovative — police commissioner in post-war American history for advice. The open defiance by England's law enforcement leadership toward a world-class innovator is almost as shocking as the riots themselves.

Innovation 8

Innovation Crisis Class Resistance 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2015

This may sound as though we’ve got our facts backward, but your company can significantly increase its knowledge output by cutting R&D spending. The company’s R&D expenditures dropped by about $1.5 billion from 2002 through 2004. It’s all a matter of when you cut your spending, and why.

Innovation 8

Innovation Parcell Wireless Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Therefore, we think that companies can and should take the lead in training workers to fill the middle-skills gap. We have identified three models that companies can employ. Here's one that's appropriate for nonunionized businesses. public workforce-development system do. Identify a network integrator.

Skills 8

Skills Company Health Care Cooper 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. which resulted in an increase in brand awareness of 72 percent between 2004 and 2010. Santander has also been innovative when it comes to social media and mobile campaigns. Juliano Howard T.

Brand 65

Brand Globalization Banking Long-term 65

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

For example, the now ubiquitous and much beloved Fiat 500 was first unveiled by Sergio Marchionne, no stranger to showmanship, at the Geneva Motorshow in 2004 following the buzz generated by the 2001 re-launch of the Mini-Cooper by BMW. Fortunately, there is a great training ground for new UX leadership: the startup market.

Leadership 10

Leadership Ries CEO Productivity 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2011

To make big improvements in productivity and customer service, people in an organization must collaborate across corporate hierarchies, functions, companies, and geographies. Leading companies such as IBM, Ford, and Avery Dennison are making major improvements in key processes by creating online communities to share deep knowledge.

Process 15

Process Press Release Automotive Globalization 15

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 12, 2012

Organizations today are caught in a leadership perfect storm. When every person in the company can recite “What is our goal?” (an Defining success in financial terms doesn’t inspire anyone beyond the top few people in the company. Are those qualities mirrored in how teams are set up and decisions are made in your company?

Competitive Advantage 244

Competitive Advantage Resistance Short-term Learning-by-Doing 244

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2016

According to her story, a survey by executive-search firm Spencer Stuart found that about four out of five S&P 500 companies that chose a new CEO last year promoted insiders. That’s the highest proportion since the firm began conducting the survey in 2004, and a big increase since 2012.

CEO 8

CEO Automotive Survey Middle Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2011

No, it wasn't David Cameron excoriating Rupert Murdoch, the media baron, after reports that his company had bribed police officials to get at tawdry information. It was Edward Heath, back in 1973 , denouncing Rowland "Tiny" Rowland, the mining baron, after reports that his company bribed African leaders to get at their country's resources.

Report 12

Report Advertising Learning-by-Doing Media 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

On February 4th, 2004, Harvard undergraduate Mark Zuckerberg launched “Thefacebook.” But Mark Zuckerberg had asked him to take on the HR role (after trying a traditional HR head or two), because Cox embodied the priorities, skills, and beliefs he wanted to see take hold as the company grew.

Engineering 11

Engineering Class Software Mentor 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

I’ve been involved with turnarounds for years, including observing and writing about the Red Sox 2004 World Series win that reversed many decades of being almost-rans. Some companies need to be rescued from the brink of extinction (BlackBerry), but that’s not the only kind of turnaround. Find a meaningful unifying purpose.

How To 9

How To Airlines Open-book CEO 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2013

By 2004, RIM had acquired 1 million subscribers and only three years later surpassed the 10 million mark. When it comes to innovation in industries with strategically narrow windows of opportunities, speed is everything. RIM is just the latest company to learn this lesson. In 1998, RIM launched the BlackBerry.

Technology 8

Technology CIO Agility Software 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It starts with three principles: be real , be whole , and be innovative. To be innovative is to act creatively by experimenting with how things get done in ways that are good for you and for the people around you—taking realistic steps aimed at scoring four-way wins; at work, at home, in your community, and for yourself.

Stress 15

Stress Learning-by-Doing Creativity Career 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2015

For example, building open source software, like we do at Red Hat, involves collaborating with people outside of the company who volunteer their efforts. Conventional performance reviews can also undermine a company’s agility and lead to missed opportunities. That’s not a system that promotes innovation.

Management 8

Management Performance Review Review Mission Statement 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

In one of the most widely scrutinized CEO successions ever, Microsoft directors selected insider Satya Nadella to run the company, only their third CEO pick in the firm’s nearly 40-year history. 3) They arranged for a one-on-one lunch or dinner for each of the three candidates with each of the company’s sixteen directors.

CEO 8

CEO Bottom-up Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

No advertising innovation: The "I'm a Mac/"I'm a PC" campaign ran for three and a half years without a refresh. In 2004, Apple's CFO, Fred Anderson, left the company. But for now, Apple is like no other company on the planet, based simply on what it has achieved in the last six years. No iPad mini at all.

Marketing 11

Marketing Stage-Gate Advertising Price 11