The Recovering Engineer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. While innovative, it was sad. Reply Guy Harris says: September 24, 2010 at 8:29 am Hi Rich – Thanks for leaving your thoughts. Makes no sense.

Engineering 199

Engineering FAQ Video Self-aware 199

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Whether it is aesthetic, functional, creative, process, innovative, intellectual, technical or applicational…design matters. The iPod pioneered innovative design in the mp3 player vertical with great technical design, outstanding functional design, and is in a class by itself with regard to aesthetic design.

Brand 267

Brand Blog Reputation Parcell 267

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Also, a common response is to confuse a sales engine, fulfillment process, operational process, technology platform, or any number of other areas as business models, where this is not the case. Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc., are also not business models.

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Business Model Blog Brand Depreciation 269

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO. Jack Welch the former head of GE built a reputation as one of the great chief executives of this era. That’s about it. WORDPRESS! [.] Original post by leadershipcoach [.]

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Entrepreneur CEO Blog Welch 325

Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

By focusing on three simple, yet powerful, practices, product managers can channel their products toward profitability: Know your market: Get a clear understanding of the market where your products compete, and work diligently to stay in front of new trends and technologies. It’s not impossible, however.

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Productivity Products Succession Management 192

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

Even the most discerning people make value judgments at the subconscious level as it’s only human nature to use the power of observation in an attempt to validate perception. While they shouldn’t, the reality is that they most certainly do. Rather, I am a proponent of paying attention to detail and facing reality.

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Blog Gordon Brand Media 318

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? When Google started they had the greatest focus, the simplest vision, and the least cluttered search engine. My conclusions are drawn from 30 years of observational and experiential analysis.

Business Model 298

Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 298

Lead on Purpose

MARCH 8, 2010

Innovative engineers are recognized for their inventions. 2 Responses Khoo Chen Hui Andrew , on March 16, 2010 at 6:33 am said: I study IT cousrse, now. Reply Michael Ray Hopkin , on March 16, 2010 at 8:29 pm said: Khoo, good questions. CEOs are praised for their vision. Top salespeople are rewarded with high commissions.

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Taylorism Taylor Ethics Godin 145

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Here are the key roles that are crucial to your success as a product manager, and why they are important: Engineering/QA: The relationship with the engineering/development team is paramount for product managers. Product management — at every level — is a leadership role within the organization.

Productivity 182

Productivity Products Management Leadership 182

Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

This powerful statement comes from Tommy Spaulding in his new book It’s Not Just Who You Know: Transform Your Life (and Your Organization) by Turning Colleagues and Contacts into Lasting, Genuine Relationships. The most powerful relationships come when we focus on helping others. — to ship successful products.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

— The Product Management Perspective: The ideas for this post came from a question posed to me about how an engineer can become a product manager. Following these three things will help you progress from your work as an engineer (or support or SE or any other job) to becoming a successful product manager.

Taylorism 150

Taylorism Taylor Ethics Godin 150

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

By any category analysis or analytical standard blogging has obviously developed into a powerful communication medium. I’m also not a fan of going to a blog to read third party news, press or the re-blogging of someone else’s information published for no other reason then to boost their search engine rankings.

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Blog Content Media Brand 298

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

At the same time, fighter planes were coming in low overhead, their engines echoing in the cavernous atmosphere of Manhattan. God Bless [link] mikemyatt Thanks for the sharing the powerful reminder of what that day was like from someone who experienced it first hand. What was most striking was the attitude of everyone.

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Blog Hotels Follow-up Brand 362

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 25, 2009

Teenagers and cars: When parents buy their teenager a brand new car for his 16th birthday, he’s no doubt happy to have the car, but too often doesn’t take good care of it and crashes it or burns up the engine (or does something else to ruin it).

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Ethics Taylorism Taylor Godin 154

QAspire

JANUARY 21, 2010

I was thinking about why engineering disciplines focus so heavily on checklists? People get blinded so much by checklist that they stop innovating, experimenting and learning. You can have detailed checklists for specific engineering activities (where outcomes solely depend on inputs and process). Why checklists?

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Process Management Quality Tools 84

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 17, 2011

Powered by WordPress. We expect that Patty from finance will role her eyes when Antoine from marketing suggests an idea, we expect that Don from engineering will begin to scream when Sasha from sales wants faster turn-around on special customer orders. All rights reserved. Design by 12GrainStudio Is Experience Enough?

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Team Building Construction Learning-by-Doing Training 104

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 6, 2009

Their newest online certificate, A Systems Approach to Product and Service Design is authored by Professor Peter Jackson, Director of Systems Engineering at Cornell University. As eCornell’s marketing agency, we partnered with them to launch a new Systems Design program.

Productivity 100

Productivity Products Press Release Discount 100

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized as “ Ideas Don’t Equal Innovation. “ It is my hope to help dispel the myth that ideas are inherently good things.

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Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 384

CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

What drives your economic engine? It asks the leader and their team to determine what is the measurement of their success (Collin’s economic engine). How to define your vision Jim Collin’s suggests asking three questions to determine your vision ( Jim Collin’s Vision Framework ): What can you be world best at? John Sullivan FORA.tv

Executive Coaching 104

Executive Coaching Execution Strategic Planning Marketing 104

CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

What drives your economic engine? It asks the leader and their team to determine what is the measurement of their success (Collin’s economic engine). How to define your vision Jim Collin’s suggests asking three questions to determine your vision ( Jim Collin’s Vision Framework ): What can you be world best at? John Sullivan FORA.tv

Executive Coaching 104

Executive Coaching Execution Strategic Planning Marketing 104

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Powered by WordPress. Design by 12GrainStudio Hard Skill, Soft Skill–Team Building Activity Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 Posted by: mike Hard Skill, Soft Skill Purchase the E-Book: How to Lead Awesome Team-Building Programs Did you ever wonder “How does one lead AWESOME team-building programs? All rights reserved.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2011

An old-fashioned process, proposition innovation starts with companies — not consumers — and entails developing products and services that aren't based on consumer feedback or profiles. In most of these fashion houses, a single designer (sometimes, a small team) is the only source of innovation.

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Innovation Power Fashion Travel 13

Women in the LEAD

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

RE-ENGINEERING MISTAKES. Let's take it back and re-engineer it." Ask yourself often perhaps at the end of each week How did I do this week LISTENING, COMMUNICATING, RE-ENGINEERING MISTAKES and SUBORDINATING my ego to the task at hand.    Peter F.   Peter F.

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Advice Drucker Leadership Letter 45

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

New research , funded by the Tony Elumelu Foundation and conducted by my team at the African Institution of Technology , shows that within Africa, innovation is accelerating and the continent is finding better ways of solving local problems, even as it attracts top technology global brands. Opportunity is on the rise in Africa.

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Innovation Engineering Entrepreneur Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

Some business pundits today believe innovation ignites better in startups than in large, established corporations. In fact, a lot of big companies have proven they are better positioned than emergent firms to create and execute innovation, however on-fire a startup may be. Laura Schneider FOR HBR. ” I disagree.

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Innovation Company Transportation Software 8

CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

See Matrix above) There are some powerful ways to visual present information to make your point even stronger. Charting Criteria – Priority Matrix By limiting your criteria to the top four you will help your team and yourself be very clear on how to make great decisions and move forward fast. John Sullivan FORA.tv

Executive Coaching 79

Executive Coaching Brainstorming Tools Decisionmaking 79

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Similarly, make sure your OWN site has the best key words for the search engines. Media momentum is much like a wild fire—the power of one well-placed match can ignite dramatic pyrotechnics! Connect as many strengths and resources as possible, for innovation lives in fresh combinations. Google your name periodically.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Rajesh Setty

AUGUST 10, 2008

About Portfolio Resources eBuzz Blog Home Blog Uncategorized I just remembered you… RSS Feed I just remembered you… By Rajesh Setty on Sat 09 Aug 2008, 11:17 PM - View Comments Since last week, I have been receiving requests about the new search engine Scour. © 2005 - 2010 Rajesh Setty Podcast Powered by podPress (v8.8)

Engineering 28

Engineering Licensing Newsletter Blog 28

CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

See Matrix above) There are some powerful ways to visual present information to make your point even stronger. Charting Criteria – Priority Matrix By limiting your criteria to the top four you will help your team and yourself be very clear on how to make great decisions and move forward fast. John Sullivan FORA.tv

Executive Coaching 68

Executive Coaching Strategic Planning Brainstorming Execution 68

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

In recent years Stanford University's BioDesign program has sent teams of engineering, business, and medical students into hospitals, hoping to identify medical problems that new devices could help solve. Some examples of reverse innovations with serious potential include: Public Health.

Innovation 11

Innovation How To Cost Marketing 11

Rajesh Setty

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

He aggressively re-engineered the startup’s product to match the competitor’s offering. © 2005 - 2010 Rajesh Setty Podcast Powered by podPress (v8.8) The competitor fought back too. After a few years of dog fight, both companies closed down citing lack of customer traction.

Licensing 28

Licensing Newsletter Engineering Comparison 28

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2010

These six ideas emerged in 2010 as powerful "innovation invitations" and seem sure to intensify in power and influence. They'll increasingly be a source of, and resource for, innovation differentiation in 2011, if not for your organization, then for the firm you most dread competing against. That's right.

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Innovation Supply Chain Business Simulation Advertising 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2014

Staying true to its roots as an engineering-centric company, Google has stood out both for its early skepticism of the value of managers as well as for its novel, often quantitative approaches to management decisions. If you only read one piece, make it this one by David Garvin in 2013 , on how Google sold its engineers on management.

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IPO Management Engineering Innovation 14

Rajesh Setty

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Through the spring of 2010, we released four volumes of EJ books and continued to experiment with the roundtables, which became increasingly popular. Meanwhile, in January 2010 my New Year’s resolution was published. By April 2010, the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) global initiative had been formally named.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Stage-Gate Finance Incubator 54

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

A vast ideological gap on macro-economic policy divides Washington and much of the nation, but there is almost universal agreement on one solution: innovation. Innovation is now perceived as a panacea for job creation, income generation, economic growth, dollar strength, and the revival of the U.S. as global hegemon.

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Innovation Supply Chain Offshoring Policies 12

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Thanks for a wonderful 2010. Mike… [link] Art Pett Mike, you offer a powerful and important reminder of an issue that most of us intuitively get, but so many choose to push to the back-burner in pursuit of their own definition of success. " Thanks for this powerful and important reminder, Mike.

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Blog Career Learning-by-Doing Advice 387

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

Leaders used to have all the power in these hierarchical relationships, but this is no longer the reality facing many organizations. The Changing Expectations for Followers There was a time in the not too distant past when followership essentially meant, “be quiet and do whatever I tell you to do.” John Sullivan FORA.tv

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Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129