First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 16, 2011

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

Aaker 75

Aaker Brand Strategy Books 75

LDRLB

APRIL 27, 2012

More recently, I delved into the business of “cult” energy drink brands, Red Bull and Monster, and I strongly advise anyone in consumer products or services to examine Red Bull’s strategies and culture. Develop strategies that define the future based on the actions. Look to a future beyond the fiscal year. Mine was marketing.

Entrepreneur 154

Entrepreneur Bureaucracy Brand Creativity 154

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Indeed, since the country’s independence in 1991, it has focused almost exclusively on entrepreneurship as a means to develop what has been described as the most digital state in the world. The scheme aims to ensure that entrepreneurial competencies are developed at all school levels. ” Broad horizons.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Human Capital Comparison Education 102

Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

The President asked him to repeat the question, and the energy in the room was further dampened. I reprise it today for three reasons. To celebrate the life of the late President Reagan on what would have been his 100th birthday. No one in the audience could understand and the room became tense. Again, no one understood.

Leadership 195

Leadership Workshop Blog Video 195

Strategy Driven

MARCH 16, 2016

d.light’s simple three-item product line simultaneously addresses poverty, education, air pollution/toxic fumes/health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more—and makes a huge difference in lives of its customers. 275,817,462 saved in energy-related expenses. 10,115,224 kWh generated from renewable energy. ?(For

Productivity 50

Productivity Products Prahalad Open-book 50

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Before the energy conglomerate’s collapse in 2001, I had the opportunity to review Enron’s values. See “Leadership Is a Contact Sport,” by Marshall Goldsmith and Howard Morgan, s+b, Fall 2004.) We looked at the impact of leadership development programs in changing executive behavior.

Ethics 137

Ethics Pharmaceuticals PR Execution 137

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Mood-Factory introduced its first incandescent Mood-lites in 2004 and expanded the line to include flood, porch, and compact florescent bulbs in 2012. Mood-lite colors were developed by applying expert color research concepts to lighting. Orange = Energy. We actually stopped consuming our mid-day caffeinated and energy drinks.).

Resources 58

Resources Competitive Advantage Energy Retail 58

LDRLB

APRIL 27, 2012

More recently, I delved into the business of “cult” energy drink brands, Red Bull and Monster, and I strongly advise anyone in consumer products or services to examine Red Bull’s strategies and culture. Develop strategies that define the future based on the actions. Look to a future beyond the fiscal year. Mine was marketing.

Entrepreneur 92

Entrepreneur Bureaucracy Brand Creativity 92

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

StrategyDriven advisors work with executives and managers to define their organization’s needs and develop and manage the complex, mission critical projects needed to improve operational effectiveness and lower costs in response to today’s most pressing challenges. To read Nathan’s complete biography, click here.

Chief Executive Officer 50

Chief Executive Officer Execution Operations Asset Management 50

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Because business is fraught with many risks and challenges, and because this journey isn’t right for everyone, I’ve developed some questions that will help you get more clarity so you can make better decisions for yourself when it comes to starting a business. How does owning a business fit into your overall life plan?

Learning-by-Doing 255

Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Daniel Yergin's typically sunny outlook on oil in his recent Wall Street Journal piece, " There Will Be Oil ," suggested that technology and new energy discoveries would avert any of the economic disasters portended by peak oil. They also hide the declining energy density, higher cost, and lower flow rates of these new resources.

Price 9

Price GDP Supply Chain Maturity 9

Leading Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

I N 2004, Barbara Kellerman wrote that “the idea that some leaders and some followers are bad, and that they might have something in common with good leaders and followers, has not fully penetrated the conversation or the curriculum” on leadership. And it should because it is true—the good and the bad in an inherent part of us all.

Self-aware 297

Self-aware Definition Objective Rogers 297

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2012

Rather, Western firms need to make simplicity a key tenet of their innovation process by developing "good enough" offerings that deliver significant value for money to cost-conscious consumers. For example, in 2004, Renault launched Logan, a small, no-frills family car. And they did it. lakhs ($6,600).

CEO 15

CEO Innovation Constraint Engineering 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Chinese companies want access to energy, raw materials, and food that will support growth in their economy and in their customers’ needs—especially at the high end. They’re focusing on three things these days: Resources. Consider, for example, Shineway’s recent purchase of Smithfield, a major U.S. producer of pork.

Company 8

Company Maturity Globalization Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Managing risks therefore requires making investment decisions today for longer-term capacity building and developing adaptive strategies. Coca-Cola, for example, faced a water shortage in India that forced it to shut down one of its plants in 2004. billion from reduced energy and wastewater consumption in manufacturing.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2011

At The Energy Project, we spend a lot of time talking with leaders about the energy they stand to derive from defining missions larger than themselves — ones that serve a greater good. Singer used 2004 tax figures to compute that if the top.01

Hedge 15

Hedge Cost Energy Construction 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

You either go out and buy it, or you develop the talent you already have. Such loans have advantages for the lender: they accelerate player development and/or reduce costs by removing the salary of the loaned player from the lending club’s books. How do you get the talent you need? Both clubs realize a unique win-win.

CFO 8

CFO Leadership Development Telecommunications Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. We were optimistic about Yahoo’s future in China as the deal closed in January 2004.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2015

” This style of “more electric” control by software also means big gains in energy efficiency. Many software developers will tell you that the whole history of the software industry can be described by increasing levels of abstraction. Software development will be more complex.

Software 8

Software Engineering Efficiency Productivity 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

I’ve received about 25,000 cold emails since 2004 (yes, I do keep track). Personalization means that you’ve thought about who this person is, how they see the world, what interests them, and what they want — you’ve developed a “theory of mind” about the recipient. Tailor the message to the recipient.

Audience 8

Audience Entrepreneur Bond Advice 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

First, you need to inject new energy into a tired organization under stress. Third, you need to locate key employees at the front line and promote them — as a source of knowledge and energy, and as a signal that the future will be about merit and open-mindedness. Build a Re-Founding Team. By 1993 the company had $1.3

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

But just because you know that a network is important to your success, it doesn’t mean you are devoting sufficient time and energy to making it useful and strong. The result was that their ideas were not developed. 2 (2004): 349–399. In fact, few of us do. The good news is that you can change that.

How To 8

How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

After a year-long analysis of seven developed countries and six sectors , we have concluded that demand matters for productivity growth and that increasing demand is key to restarting growth across advanced economies. in the United States and Western Europe in 2000 to 2004 to 0.5% in 2014 to 2020.

Crisis 8

Crisis Retail Long-term Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

He charged developers for toolkits – inhibiting the very software producers he should have wanted on Apple’s platform. Apple has since figured out this balance, of course, by opening the iOS platforms to app developers. Failure to engage developers. The Platform Economy. Sponsored by Accenture.

Participative 8

Participative Software Market Penetration Marketing 8

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 9, 2018

today, where complexity is piled upon complexity in a number of critical sectors, such as health care, energy, finance, and government. is compared to that in other developed economies. An active angel investor and start-up advisor, he serves on boards in aerospace, automotive, construction, energy, food, and health care.

Cost 172

Cost Health Care IPO Finance 172

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2012

As early as 2004, research from Elizabeth Wolf Morrison and Frances J. Without a healthy feedback loop, the organization loses the focus required for problem solving efforts and innovative new developments and productivity gains. What's the biggest impediment to innovation within an organization?

Innovation 9

Innovation Survey Policies Loyalty 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2018

Sustainable Development Goals forecast to generate market opportunities of over $12 trillion a year by 2030 (and that’s considered a conservative estimate). I see a bright ray of hope coming from the high-energy world of B Corporations.

TBL 11

TBL Bottom-up Long-term Early Adopters 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

But in an age when Google and Facebook — founded in 1998 and 2004, respectively — are two of the biggest companies in the world, those days are over. If, on the other hand, you’re older and have financial and personal commitments, you need to develop a process so that others in your life can help you make the decision.”

Due Diligence 10

Due Diligence How To Learning-by-Doing Case Study 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

But entrepreneurial know-how and energy can work very effectively in the context of plugging-in as a supplier, as Steve Cronce and thousands of others are learning. Collins worked primarily on IT related work, such as systems integration and software development. Taking this path isn’t a cake walk, however.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

"There are many ways to define mentoring," says Jeanne Meister, a Founding Partner of Future Workplace and co-author of The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop & Keep Tomorrow's Employees Today. Even the promise of future help, if and when it's needed, can be enough to convince a mentor to give up his time and energy.

Mentor 16

Mentor Career Long-term Advice 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

They include years of 15% to 20% annual increases in labor costs without compensating productivity growth in manufacturing titans such as China, cheap energy in North America unlocked by hydraulic fracturing, and the increasing complexity and cost of managing global supply chains. CY TOP has not been able to find U.S.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Chemicals Uncertainty Policies 10