You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 29, 2009

However, the theory is that many companies who take the time to reach decisions through voting and consensus are better positioned to carry out a decision quickly having gained commitment from everyone involved. American politics) are (again, imho) far from perfect. These are just a few questions that come up for me.

System 43

System Blog Diversity Operations 43

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2012

While the whole world has been adopting a pragmatic consensus on economic policy since the Great Recession, Europe — and Germany in particular — is stubbornly sticking to a policy that has all the downsides of the old classical gold standard. At the time, that did not seem like such a bad thing.

Crisis 11

Crisis Policies Banking Politics 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2013

Using brinkmanship in political negotiations (or in any of kind of negotiations ) is not a bad thing. It's no surprise that President Obama calls it "absurd," but the view is shared by lots of center-right and not-obviously-political thinkers and commentators, myself among them. debt ceiling. 3) These are dangerous economic times.

Politics 8

Politics Tactics Budgeting Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Commenting later on van Gennep’s work, anthropologist Victor Turner explained it as “a moment when those being moved in accordance with a cultural script were liberated from normative demands, when they were, indeed, betwixt and between successive lodgments in jural political systems. Lawrence A.

Leadership 8

Leadership Telecommunications Education Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

This was just one round in a developing fight over the rules and norms that govern the international political economy. This time around (looking at 2010 data), the emerging markets account for over 23% of global GDP as opposed to 11% in 1975 (at current, not purchasing power parity, prices, which give them an even greater share).

Globalization 11

Globalization Banking Restructuring Politics 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

In November 2010, to big fanfare at Unilever's London headquarters, chief executive Paul Polman boldly articulated a new strategy. The change has not gone unremarked by management's leading thinkers. They must be able to engage in public and political debate with a point of view. engage in effective dialogue (75%).

Globalization 14

Globalization NGO Leadership Development Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2012

The two of us have been thinking a lot in the past year about how some organizations manage to be decisive—and wise—consistently over time. Over 90% of Congress's members were reelected in 2010. But unfortunately, there's a major obstacle to making progress toward it: the judgment capacity of the US Congress.

Consensus 13

Consensus Short-term Cooper Tactics 13

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

with the only outcomes being failed initiatives and splintered management teams. Managing Outside Vendors : Remember that consultants work for you, and that the decisions should be made by you and not the vendor. Good consultants build consensus and unify management focus, they do not splinter opinion.

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Blog Marketing Succession Brand 286

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

political leadership have a chilling effect on corporate action around environmental and social issues? The cost to build and produce solar and wind power, for example, has dropped 60%–80% since 2010 , making it cheaper than grid electricity in most states. Will the seismic shift in U.S. The short answer is no.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Bottom-up Short-term Globalization 8