Curious Cat

JANUARY 9, 2018

Keys to the Effective Use of the PDSA Improvement Cycle (2012) The Toyota Way – Two Pillars (2010) Continual Improvement (2008) * How to Manage What You Can’t […].

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 24, 2010

However, since the new tax changes are only in effect from January 1, 2010 until December 31, 2012, we may face another estate tax controversy down the road. So at least in the short term, we have a solution to the estate tax dilemma.

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Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 26, 2014

In his 2012 South by Southwest keynote, Springsteen said he got the inspiration for "The Rising" a few days after the attacks, when a stranger in a car stopped next to him, rolled down his window, and said: "We need you now. The Total Leadership Web site was chosen as one of Forbes’ best for women.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

He has been ranked as the #1 management guru by Business Week, profiled by Fast Company as… Read More Dave Ulrich on calculating the market value of leadership: An interview by Bob Morris.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

And I predict that leaders who get the whole story, and act on it, will reap unexpectedly better workplace morale in 2012, despite all the uncertainty and volatility of the global economic realities. His firm grew explosively during the 90s and right up through 2008, constructing offices and high-end homes for the technological elite.

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Mike Cardus

JULY 11, 2012

Plus there are two more professional development classes starting in September of 2012; Mastering Organizational Complexity ; Solution-Focused Leadership. Even though the class is over, if you are interested let us know …we can do the same class or something similar for your company and team.

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Steve Farber

DECEMBER 19, 2016

She built a public relations company from scratch in the northwest corner of Arkansas beginning in 1995 and sold it in 2012 to a Dentsu Inc. I’ve often been destination-focused, as well, so I know leadership can be exhausting when we never take our eyes off the prize. Find Your Role in the Pack. You need both.

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Steve Farber

DECEMBER 19, 2016

She built a public relations company from scratch in the northwest corner of Arkansas beginning in 1995 and sold it in 2012 to a Dentsu Inc. I’ve often been destination-focused, as well, so I know leadership can be exhausting when we never take our eyes off the prize. Find Your Role in the Pack. You need both.

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Public Relations Stress CEO Learning-by-Doing 40

Strategy Driven

JULY 18, 2012

In 2008, we expanded our organization by one. Since growing up in his family’s boating business to founding his company CMI, Bruce Hodes has dedicated himself to helping companies grow by developing executive leadership teams, business leaders and executives into powerful performers. Copyright 2007-2012 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

According to research presented at the 2012 Audio Branding Congress , congruent sound cues can increase the speed of a visual search for products (a key for success in both online and retail settings), as well as improve the perceived taste of food and wine (PDF). SNCF’s Audio Logo, 2008. SNCF’s Audio Logo, 2012.

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 6, 2013

This company lost $5 billion in 2012 and hasn’t made a profit since 2008. The hemorrhaging is in electronics, and in late 2012, they shelled out $1.8 Not so long ago, Sony looked invincible. Panic has set in. Sony is comprised of three main businesses: electronics, entertainment and financial services. That’s an understatement.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2016

. “Yahoo’s mobile business barely existed” when Marissa Mayer took over as CEO in 2012, wrote Vauhini Vara at The New Yorker. Perhaps by 2012 it was already too late. Did Yahoo’s leadership really miss the importance of smartphones? Or did they get it and just fail to execute? That makes sense.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2014

In response, more and more employers are providing Employee Assistance Programs (74% in 2012, up from 46% in 2005) and wellness programs (63% in 2012, up from 47% in 2005). In 2008, TURCK, a leading manufacturer in industrial automation with 500 employees in the U.S., In 2008, TURCK’s health care claim costs were $280.52

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2011

corporate boardroom representation , despite solid evidence that greater women's representation in corporate leadership correlates directly with improved business performance. France plans to impose a 20 percent quota by 2012 and double it to 40 percent by 2016 for the country's 2,500 largest companies. But should the U.S.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 5, 2021

The researchers collected data on nearly 750 titles produced between 2008 and 2012, with information on the development team for each game. The gaming industry was chosen because so many games are released each year and gaming fans are very vocal about their preferences.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

billion on these social sites by 2012. Avon was one of the few companies to chart growth during the 2008-2009 recession. What’s more, these constituencies are driving advertisers to spend an expected $2.6 And guess what? Rule 2: Let Culture Lead Your Way.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

Nearly all of them survived the great recession of 2008-2009. Of course, success of individual Hidden Champions is based on their leadership and strategy. The most important difference is the continuity of the leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

By December 16, 2008, interest rates were close to 0% in the U.S. It took a second recession in Europe, along with a change in leadership before the ECB undertook to do “whatever it takes” to save the Euro. economy are asking whether we learned enough from the 2008 crisis about how to manage risk in the financial system.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

In the aftermath of the US financial crisis in 2008, companies from North America and Europe rushed into China, seeking to grow both sales and profits. One option is for multinational companies to go flat out for market leadership in China; that is, try to be either No. Go for Broke. 2 in the market.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Since the 2008 financial crisis, policy makers, professors, politicians, and others have expressed concern over America’s best and brightest minds electing to work in finance instead of pursuing potentially more socially valuable careers in science, medicine, and engineering. And not just their parents.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

But as more organizations fall prey to complex intangible risks, from unwanted disclosure due to rampant cyber threats to breaches of conduct driven by skewed incentive systems, the aperture of risk management is expanding from protecting the balance sheet to promoting ethical leadership and values-based decision making.

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Chart Your Course

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

How Employee Engagement Hits the Bottom Line Harvard Business Review, November 2012. North America Sees Lowest Levels of Employee Engagement since 2008 Canadian HR Reporter, May 2013. NEWS, January 2012. The Power of Empowerment TED Magazine, December, 2012. Your Company Needs a Purpose ERE.net, November 2012.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

This statistic — from the 2012 National Study of Employers conducted by Families and Work Institute (FWI) — indicates there is movement in the right direction. Ryan and his leadership team decided to experiment with re-focusing the company on results. He realized his firm had developed a "sweatshop reputation".

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Ever since the financial crisis of 2008, I have sensed from many leaders that they want to do a better job of leading in accordance with their personal values. It enables second-year MBAs to ground their careers in their beliefs, values, and principles, following the authentic leadership process described in my 2007 book, True North.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Invariably, we have learned that murky human performance categories like sales ability and leadership can be broken down into skill sets that are not only measurable; they are also trainable. Competencies testing and training has proved invaluable in business ever since Harvard psychologist David C.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2014

Contrary to the adverse experience of some governing boards, activist investors can actually prove to be a leadership asset on the board rather than a disruptive force—providing the boardroom is well-managed and led. Singer came on the board in October 2012.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

By the summer of 2008 GE leadership wanted to sell the appliances business or spin it off. Employees were anxious: the business had been up for sale in 2008 and 2009, and there had been little to no investment in plants or training. With leadership engagement and support, this system will thrive.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

2012 has not gotten off to a great start for Eastman Kodak. The engineer behind that project, Steve Sasson, offered a memorable one-liner to the New York Times in 2008 when he said management's reaction to his prototype was, "That's cute — but don't tell anyone about it.". Like many easy narratives, this one is not quite right.

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Gilbert Film Incubator Business Model 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Another example dates from 2008, when Lincoln Financial Group — buffeted by the financial crisis — created an HR-Marketing partnership (working with Versant) to foster deeper engagement within its pool of 8,500 direct employees and 1,200 independent financial planners.

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Marketing Brand Benchmarking Marketing Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2012

"A general who fears to unsheathe his sword is not a good general," says Mr. Li Jiaxiang , Chairman of Air China from 2004 to 2008 and the #1 performing corporate leader in China according to our new ranking (just published in the Harvard Business Review China and the centerpiece for the magazine's launch events in Beijing and Shanghai).

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Long-term Short-term Globalization Reputation 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

From 2008 to 2015 SCA’s revenue rose 88% (from $690 million to $1.3 In 2012 Founders brought on Richard Hall to run Oncology Services International, a Montebello, New York, company that is the largest independent service provider for radiation therapy equipment. And it has continued to this day.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

We saw after the 2008 recession how men lost their jobs in greater numbers than women. In 2012, according to the State of Women-Owned Businesses Report from American Express Open, there are more than 8.3 In 2012, over 50% of dentists are women, as are 47% of medical students. The gender gap has continued to widen since then.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2015

While there are some factors that make social innovation more likely than not — such as intrapreneurs who will champion them — Davis and White find that competing for talent, strong brands, and leadership transitions all correlate with stronger social initiatives.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 10, 2013

They ride the ups and downs of the economy more closely than the healthcare, government, or high-tech sectors, and average two to three times the rate of employee turnover, according to 2012 numbers from the Society for Human Resource Management. Despite industry challenges and the 2008 recession, Futren has continued to prosper and expand.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2018

The Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation (CFI) was established in 2008, becoming the first healthcare innovation center to employ a team of in-house designers. Leadership and teams find it hard to come together to scope and resource projects appropriately as well as put projects on the shelf (or kill them) when needed.

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Health Care Innovation Mayo Stage-Gate 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

And business leadership knows it. A fundamental and often overlooked cause is a leadership mindset that takes only a partial view of the multifaceted relationship between business and nature. This isolated mindset blinds leadership to the necessary innovations required to profitably address the great systemic challenges before us.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 10, 2013

They ride the ups and downs of the economy more closely than the healthcare, government, or high-tech sectors, and average two to three times the rate of employee turnover, according to 2012 numbers from the Society for Human Resource Management. Despite industry challenges and the 2008 recession, Futren has continued to prosper and expand.

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