First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 3, 2011

The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking Roger Martin Harvard Business School Press (2007) When I first read this brilliant book, I was reminded of what Doris Kearns reveals about Abraham Lincoln in Team of Rivals.

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Rogers Books Review Team 85

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Today’s world is one of sharp contrasts. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Silent Killer #6: Modern Indentured Servitude. As a society, we have more choices, opportunities, wealth, and prosperity than at any other point in human history. companies more than $31 billion each year in lost productive time.

Productivity 71

Productivity Products Six Sigma Chief Executive Officer 71

Strategy Driven

APRIL 13, 2015

In New York City, you don’t have a choice, you have to walk in razor-sharp and razor-prepared and razor-ready. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. And all it takes to make that happen is proper preparation and brass balls. And both of those were developed in NYC. Dull razors get thrown away. Everyone knows that.

Objective 50

Objective Video Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage 50

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Being sharp means being succinct. If you rely on searches for your background research, so will those you work with (if they are sharp). So many sharp talented business people lose by trusting the wrong people or don’t provide an educated guidance. Additionally know what you have to trade. Rehearse your pitch.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

The sharp focus and direction on your objectives and goals can only be maintained with constant monitoring of your procedures and processes. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. It is important to identify swings and trends so that innovation can remain a strength of your business. Instill discipline.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Strategy Driven

APRIL 20, 2015

Your mother never told you to use the alternative of choice close or the sharp angle close on Johnny. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. There’s an old sales adage that says, “all things being equal, people want to do business with their friends.” She just said make friends. Say nice things. All rights reserved.

Customer Loyalty 50

Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage Sharpe Seminar 50

Strategy Driven

APRIL 3, 2014

Your healthcare executive resume should outline how you effectively influence key decision makers, cultivate vendor relationships, possess sharp negotiation skills and manage people to get the right products to market and kill stalled projects that are draining precious corporate resources. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

Tactics 52

Tactics Execution Pharmaceuticals Human Capital 52

Chris Brady

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The humor is sharp, dry and keeps you looking for the next unexpected in-joke. and a Winner Announced Blog powered by TypePad Member since 09/2007 Author Chris Bradys Leadership Blog Chris Bradys Home Page Chris Bradys Rascal Tweets Chris Bradys FaceBook Chris Bradys YouTube Chris Bradys Fan Page-Rascal Nation Chris Brady on LinkedIn

Meyer 50

Meyer Finance Letter Sharpe 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Yes, a rifle or laser-sharp approach will take more planning and forethought, but in the end you’ll probably save time and resources. A laser-sharp strategy is much more practical, productive, and economical. In business, a shotgun approach gets the job done…but usually doesn’t yield outstanding results. All rights reserved.

Bottom-up 50

Bottom-up Sharpe Follow-up Retail 50

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Therefore the art you speak of sculpts with a very sharp blade – the tongue. Unfortunately, the wildcard is PEOPLE. We serve people, lead people, we relate to people, we encourage or discourage people, and we are people.

Blog 419

Blog Gordon Learning-by-Doing Open-book 419

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Now both my sons are doing the tough balancing act, but their priorities are keeping their leadership skills sharp – leading family and companies. I had to learn that lesson, and almost blew it many years ago. link] mikemyatt Thanks for stopping by Bert.

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Blog Career Learning-by-Doing Advice 387

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2017

recessions (1991, 2001, 2007–09) have been jobless, meaning that employment was slow to rebound despite recovery in total economic output. In recent research we investigate how the demand for skills changed over the Great Recession (2007-09). The recoveries from the last three U.S. production and operatives).

Skills 8

Skills Sample Technology Depreciation 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. It’s a ‘sharp pencil’ capabilities system rooted in superior information. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. To learn more about Capabilities-Driven Strategy, click here. This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only.

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2013

population — even if there are sharp declines in immigration. In 2007, Hispanic-owned businesses generated $350.7 The "youth demographic" is desirable across platforms and brands and generally represents the next generation of customers. By 2050, Hispanics will account for at least 30 percent of the total U.S.

Marketing 8

Marketing Power Advertising B2B 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2018

How is it that sharp-toothed activists are becoming advocates of long-term sustainable investing? Daly, OP ; Sting ; Trudie Styler ; and myself. But it is reportedly not alone. A main explanation is that, as always, they are following the money.

Hedge 9

Hedge Long-term Short-term Letter 9

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

The Bad: The Local Coffee Shop In tough economic times, small business owners should have a laser-sharp focus on great customer service, doing everything they can to ensure their customers feel respected and loved. Read on for examples from my own experience and lessons on what can be learned from the good and bad sides of customer service.

Learning-by-Doing 62

Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the lowest number since 2007. This may sound obvious, but it was in sharp contrast to typical patterns in the pharma industry of recruiting from within, resistance to new thinking, and sclerotic bureaucratic structures.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Incentives Industry 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2014

But not only does Lady Gaga have a great and sticky thesis, she’s endowed with a sharp mind for branding. million Americans who work part-time; the number of those who wish to work full-time has doubled since 2007, to 7.5 Drake’s is: You only live once. Lady Gaga’s might be summed up as: It’s cool to be different.

Norton 8

Norton Brand Sharpe Storytelling 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 28, 2018

Many companies begin with a laser-sharp focus , but expand and branch out their operations over time to encompass a greater range of services. Copyright 2007-2017 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. The main thing is that you begin expanding your understanding of market forces per se. Consider branching out and expanding your services.

How To 51

How To Sharpe Constraint Brainstorming 51

Chris Brady

DECEMBER 13, 2010

In his newest book, Ravi Zacharias asks, "How does one take the emotional high points and successfully balance them with the sharp edges of sorrow that are also part of life?" " This book leads us to the sweetness of that knowledge, to capture that truth and recapture the wonder as our creator intended.

Open-book 124

Open-book Learning-by-Doing Travel Blog 124

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 16, 2017

You need a compelling, short, sharp message, but at the same time, doesn’t seem rushed or underhanded. Copyright 2007-2017 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. With any digital platform, messaging is critical as it’s the key component when communicating with potential customers. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

Marketing 50

Marketing Brand Advertising Marketing Strategy 50

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 27, 2016

These people need to work at keeping themselves sharp, growing, and accountable, while helping others to do so as well. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. The people who already have it, their life’s work is to keep stepping in bigger and bigger, staying on their edge to create more impact. All rights reserved.

Charisma 50

Charisma Energy Sharpe Self-aware 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Since 2007, gross cross-border capital flows have fallen by 65%, and half of that is due to a sharp reduction in cross-border lending and other banking activities, a new McKinsey Global Institute report finds. According to Dealogic, banks have divested more than $2 trillion in assets since 2007. trillion, or 45%.

Banking 8

Banking McKinsey Finance Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

From 1998 to 2007, earnings for a US worker with a BA rose only 0.34% adjusted for inflation. Household debt was at 115% of disposal personal income, down from its peak of 130% in 2007, right before the crash. And so deep and prolonged, he might add. Proof of the innovation shortfall is all around us. real decline in wages.".

Innovation 13

Innovation Supply Chain Offshoring Policies 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

By 2007, this number had crept up slightly, to 2.12. But, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average number of births per woman declined during each of the four years following 2007, dropping to 1.89 (preliminary estimate) — below replacement rate of 2.10 — in 2011. In 1992, the average U.S.

Policies 10

Policies Health Care Education Career 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2014

Can a review in 2007 be criticized as biased for not including a study published in 2012? The PLoS researchers also did not include three reviews, two from 2006 and one from 2007 that did not find an association between sugared beverage consumption and weight and were not funded by industry.

Peer Review 8

Peer Review Review Industry Wilde 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

In the photography industry, Leica provides a sharp example of how adding new capabilities can help a company reverse free fall. From 2005 to 2007 its revenues declined from 144 million euros to 90 million euros, and it lost between 10 million and 20 million euros per year. The company was in free fall.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2015

In sharp contrast, European network operators who are unable to recover their investments continue to fall farther behind. In 2007, for example, U.S. The result is that the U.S. network operators invested $600 per household compared to $389 in the EU. By 2012, that gap had increased by another 20%. Availability.

Price 8

Price How To Policies Report 8

Rajesh Setty

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

I was looking for what you teach back in January 2007 and couldn’t find it anywhere. Learning how to position your company in a laser sharp, focused manner is a very important piece of that, and it’s another discipline that we drive home within 1M/1M. At 1/12th the cost, 1M/1M provides far more value. 1m1m.sramanamitra.com.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Stage-Gate Finance Incubator 54

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2015

” The iPhone was only introduced in 2007, the BlackBerry in 1999, and yet today, half the adult population owns a smartphone. These soaring rates of phone-usage coincide with a sharp decline in taking time off from work. Today, more of us are more tethered to these devices, which in turn keep us tethered to work.

Stress 8

Stress Peer Review Survey Report 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The ad finishes with a sharp contrast in language, a typical display of Trumpian language in the closing title. It reads: HILLARY CLINTON. VICIOUSLY DEMONIZING HARD-WORKING PEOPLE. “Viciously” is an extreme word to fling at a rival’s character and behavior.

Brand 9

Brand Public Relations Fashion Follow-up 9