First Friday Book Synopsis
MARCH 8, 2011
The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability Roger Connors, Tom Smith, and Caig Hickman Portfolio/Penguin Group (2004) Note: I recently re-read this book while formulating questions fir an interview of its co-authors and found it even more relevant now than I did when first reading it.
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. Examples: Roger Ailes and Xi Jinping. Power : the ceaseless craving to control.
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Terry Starbucker
MAY 22, 2014
Back in late 2004, I decided a goal of mine was going to be to play in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Like Kenny Rogers said in “The Gambler”, you need to “ know when to hold ‘em “, and “ know when to fold ‘em “ Indeed Kenny, indeed. And this is where the lessons came in for me.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 7, 2014
Did you notice how quickly the Ray Rice story turned into the Roger Goodell story? Consider the soul-searching that must have gone on at Merck in 2004 when its management finally made the decision to remove Vioxx from the market. After the video went viral, the world waited for how the National Football League would respond.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 9, 2011
mortgage borrowers got into this situation from about 2004 through early 2007. And that's not all: Those who've done the borrowing don't have enough income to make the interest payments on their loans; asset prices have to keep rising to keep everything from falling apart. A lot of U.S. As you may have heard, it ended badly.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
In a 2004 study , participants were asked to complete a proofreading task within 30 days, and received payment upon task completion. In fact, research by my Harvard colleagues Mike Norton and Todd Rogers indicates that people have an overly optimistic view of the future when it comes to wants and preferences.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 20, 2013
Roger Lowenstein stated on HBR.org that it''s to keep an eye on the CEO on behalf of shareholders. That Dimon, who had only been at Bank One for four years when it merged with JPMorgan Chase in 2004, was able to steer this ungainly creature safely through the financial crisis was a spectacular accomplishment.
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