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Practicing Patience and Faith

Persuasive Powerhouse

I work for a telecommunications company and occasionally I’m in the field dressing fiber optic cable in cabinet. Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. It comes from the work my clients do. They are amazing.

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Four Things to Remember When Change Hits “Upside the Head”

You're Not the Boss of Me

In telling his story, Mr. Greenberg’s primary observations were not about executing business disaster recovery plans or repositioning Data Centres and telecommunications systems but about the people in his organization; their courage, resilience and determination to pick up the pieces and move on. That’s what I think anyway.

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When Change Hits “Upside the Head”

You're Not the Boss of Me

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← The Performance Review & Some Ugly Truths Casual Conversation in the Workplace…Something to Talk About → October 20, 2009 · 11:21 pm ↓ Jump to Comments When Change Hits “Upside the Head” Change. What about you? What did you learn?

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Cisco's Flip Flop and (Mis)Managing the Obvious

Harvard Business Review

The company promised back in 2009 to bring out a Wi-Fi Flip in early 2010. The company knew digital devices were all becoming telecommunications tools. The proof is Cisco's own 2009 new product promise. The current Flip web site shows no Wi-Fi-enabled cameras. What happened? Smartphones were becoming smarter. This was obvious.

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Seven Ways CEOs and Investors Can Promote the Long Term

Harvard Business Review

Not long ago, the chief executive of a global telecommunications firm shared with me his frustration that "even in a meeting with the CEO, most institutional investors seek only granular data points to plug into their models. Globally, these asset owners manage significant sums, exceeding $50 trillion at the end of 2009.

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Think Global, Not Emerging Markets, Century

Harvard Business Review

However, Nokia ran into trouble by underestimating the speed at which technological developments in the United States, pioneered by rivals such as Apple, are transforming the mobile telecommunications business. In 2009, the U.S. Haiyan Wang is the managing partner of the China India Institute.

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Leadership in Liminal Times

Harvard Business Review

They must manage to both craft the new world with smart strategy, often in the wake of disruption, and cause the organization to embrace the required change. As he stated in a 2009 Harvard Business Review article, “the CEO’s [role] is to interpret the organization’s values in light of change and competition and to define its standards.