Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 16, 2010

  These featured tweets run the gamut of the leadership spectrum to include materials from a variety of disciplines and topics such as corporate culture, business strategy, employee development, succession planning, leveraging technology, change management, and just about anything else that falls under the broad umbrella of leadership. 

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Leadership Human Resources Talent Management Blog 133

Sales Wolf Blog

APRIL 30, 2010

Copyright 2007-2010 - Chris Young Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter « Carnival of Human Resources at the Talent Junction Blog! Main | The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week » April 30, 2010 Possibility Maximizer: Leading Effectively E-Newsletter Happy Friday!    Enjoy! . 

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Newsletter Human Resources Case Study Creativity 100

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Whether you have invented an amazing new technology or product, you could still fail. Ultimately, Edison’s commercial victories over Tesla were due not to the superior quality of Edison’s ideas but to differences in the men’s innovation capital. I think it’s very helpful to cross-fertilize ideas from different industries.”

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Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 80

Lead on Purpose

JUNE 25, 2009

With over 20 years of technology experience, he has a fresh and unique perspective in guiding and managing product teams and has a knack for synthesizing conceptual ideas and turning them into reality. Elvis Ukpaka Leadership Coach Reply Leadership and Kindergarten :: ProductMarketing.com , on November 13, 2010 at 4:07 pm said: [.]

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Class Leadership Learning-by-Doing Productivity 110

Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 2, 2010

Copyright 2007-2010 - Chris Young Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter « Possibility Maximizer: Drive Thru HR Radio Show | Main | Possibility Maximizer: SmartBrief on Leadership » August 02, 2010 The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week Happy Monday!  Enjoy!  Enjoy!

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Blog Talent Management Human Resources McCarthy 113

Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 20, 2010

 However, the investment of your time will be repaid nicely with the knowledge gained from this resources and the many references you will find to other quality pieces of leadership research and literature.   Check out a free sample issue from the February 2010 issue.  Enjoy! . Now go Maximize Possibility!

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Peer Review Leadership Human Resources White Paper 124

Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

  The Management Improvement Blog Carnival was started way back in 2006 by John Hunter of the Curious Cat Management Blog  and just recently celebrated its 100th installment , which I feel is a strong testament to the quality of this blog carnival and the content it shares.  Enjoy! .  And, by the way.  Enjoy!

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Management Six Sigma Human Resources Kaizen 133

Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 23, 2010

Copyright 2007-2010 - Chris Young Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter « Three Reasons Why Small Companies Do Not Use Pre-Employment Personality Assessments | Main | The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week » July 23, 2010 Possibility Maximizer: The Employee Engagement Network Happy Friday! .

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Human Resources Blog Seminar Resources 124

Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 6, 2010

 The challenge is finding the time to sift through all the "fluff" to find high quality news stories that are both thought provoking and actionable.  The challenge is finding the time to sift through all the "fluff" to find high quality news stories that are both thought provoking and actionable.

Leadership 113

Leadership Human Resources Mission Statement Blog 113

Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 30, 2010

Copyright 2007-2010 - Chris Young Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter « The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week | Main | The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week » July 30, 2010 Possibility Maximizer: Drive Thru HR Radio Show Happy Friday!  I hope you have had a wonderful week!

Human Resources 124

Human Resources Blog Resources Emotional Intelligence 124

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees. Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 296

Sales Wolf Blog

MAY 21, 2010

Copyright 2007-2010 - Chris Young Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter « The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week | Main | The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week » May 21, 2010 Possibility Maximizer: Buck Consultants Knowledge Resources Happy Friday! At

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Resources Consultative White Paper Human Resources 100

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2017

Industrial accidents can be devastating to the people and communities involved. Scientists are still trying to determine the long-term effects of the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In addition to the immediate loss of life, such accidents can leave a lasting mark.

Globalization 8

Globalization Industry Cost Supply Chain 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

One half of building business is supplying quality products or services; the other half is skill in building relationships. What promotional vehicles are most successful in your industry? An old client became well known and rather notorious through this technique: he liked to predict the future in his industry, always outrageous.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

Kodak was so blinded by its success that it completely missed the rise of digital technologies. The camera was as big as a toaster, took 20 seconds to take an image, had low quality, and required complicated connections to a television to view, but it clearly had massive disruptive potential. But that doesn’t square with reality.

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Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Special guest blog post by Don Esch, President of Bettcher Industries of his story at BW-Center For Innovation & Growth 's Innovation Summit. At Bettcher Industries, we love the meat processing industry; we’ve always loved the meat processing industry and one reason we do is because many others don’t.

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Succession Industry Stage-Gate CFO 70

Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

Today, almost every industry is vulnerable to the effects of digitization and to what Accenture calls “Big Bang Disruption.” The industries most susceptible to disruption are those selling information-based services that can be delivered digitally – and a perfect example is the insurance industry. Insurethebox, a U.K.

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Insurance Disruptive Innovation Industry Innovation 15

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 8, 2010

But as social media takes hold and changes the way we do business, organizations that understand the importance of these qualities are the ones that will grow and prosper. This book will show you, as an employee, customer or partner, how to use new social technologies, make yourself heard, and produce better products and services.

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Self-aware Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 72

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2017

There’s been a gold rush happening in technology these last few years, focused on the Internet of Things, or IoT. It’s even frequently been referred to as “the next Industrial Revolution.” Many of our customers just don’t use the technology available to them.

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Productivity Products Early Adopters Software 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2016

Over the last decade, Tech Square, the eight-square-block area in Midtown designed to facilitate private and public research ventures, has attracted the corporate research centers of 12 Fortune 500 companies, including AT&T, Panasonic, and Coca-Cola, as well as hundreds of small technology startups. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Incubator Supply Chain Real Estate Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2018

firms in 2017 were launched through the IT systems of suppliers or other third parties such as contractors, up from less than one-quarter of attacks in 2010. We believe that a supplier’s cybersecurity practices should be treated similarly to its quality or delivery performance. Limit suppliers’ access to IT systems.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Management Metrics Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2017

In fact, this environment is the most disruptive I’ve witnessed in my 35 years in the health care industry. Therefore, we are seeing disruption in the hospital industry. These aggressive new provider organizations are looking to improve value by delivering lower-cost, higher-quality service to large populations of patients.

Health Care 8

Health Care Insurance Incentives Venture Funding 8

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

They all speak of the quality of their talent as a key success metric…in fact, many of them will emphatically state that talent is their single biggest competitive advantage. If I only had a nickel for each time a CEO has told me “We have the best talent in the industry.&# Our Freedom. All Rights Reserved

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Blog Politics Mission Statement Brand 310

Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

Today, almost every industry is vulnerable to the effects of digitization and to what Accenture calls “Big Bang Disruption.” The industries most susceptible to disruption are those selling information-based services that can be delivered digitally – and a perfect example is the insurance industry. Insurethebox, a U.K.

Insurance 8

Insurance Disruptive Innovation Industry Innovation 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

What did 2010 look like for you and your company? If an organization can’t get things done, nothing else matters – not the smartest strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even game-changing technology. OnPoint Consulting’s 2010 Execution Gap Maker Round-Up… Execution Gap Maker #1: BP (Need I say more?)

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Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2018

trillion, or almost 18% of its GDP , on health care — that’s $10,000 per person, twice as much as any other country in the industrialized world. We know this because in India innovators have found ways to deliver high-quality care to everyone — rich, poor, and virtually penniless — and make money doing it.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Entrepreneur Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2012

In early 2012, my company made the decision to open source a key piece of our technology platform. The popular web browser Mozilla Firefox , the image format PNG , and Apache , the world's most popular web server, are all examples of open-source technology in common use. Is it worth it?

Software 15

Software Quality Technology Document 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

With guidance from Paul English, chief technology officer of Kayak, we borrowed a common tool from business — professional virtual communities (PVCs) — and adapted it to leverage the wisdom of the crowds. In business, PVCs are used for knowledge management and exchange across multiple organizations, industries, and geographies.

Globalization 9

Globalization Health Care Information Technology Chief Technology Officer 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. For example, Bunge, an agribusiness firm, reported a $56 million quarterly loss in its sugar and bioenergy segments due to drought in 2010. billion in mining projects since 2010.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2017

Shoppers gauged quality by the look and feel of a product. As more companies struggle to find their niche with the modern consumer, they’re turning to new technologies to recreate this sensory experience. Sponsored by DXC Technology. Kenneth Andersson for HBR. Historically, shopping has been a sensory experience.

Retail 8

Retail Supply Chain Merchandising Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2011

The situation is such that if a physician from the 1950s were magically brought back to life today, he would recognize none of the technology that a contemporary doctor uses, but he would feel quite at home in the settings in which the technology is used. Think instead about other industries.

Health Care 15

Health Care Biotechnology Mayo Pharmaceuticals 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Since 1980, we''ve seen a 400% increase in the cost of higher education, after adjustment for inflation — a higher cost escalation than any other industry, even health care. There is a significant opportunity to help reduce the lecture portion of expenses using technology innovations. Are all of these great teachers?

Education 10

Education Venture Capitalist Business Model Technology 10

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

and this is in addition to reading a variety of industry publications and periodicals. Periodicals, Trade Publications and Industry Journals : Again, not being able to address the specific needs of each reader, you must make your own choices here as well. Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year?

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Blog Open-book Library Learning-by-Doing 419

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

Some examples of shared team learning are: Regular seminars and guest lecturers: Bring in experts and professors on various topics related to the history, science, or culture of your industry as well as sociologists, anthropologists, and technologists who work in peripherally related fields. Fosters humility in upper management.

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Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

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.

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Innovation Engineering Entrepreneur Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

With the focus properly on the amazing athletics, I doubt that many viewers paused to wonder how that feat of information technology was possible. The fact is, London 2012 is the largest and most sophisticated sports information technology (IT) project of all time. We have also learned how to transfer knowledge from Games to Games.

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Committee Project Audience Information Technology 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2011

Things move quickly in technology, which is why technology companies are fascinating to strategists the way fruit flies are for biologists — you can see an entire life cycle in a very short span of time. There is more to this, however, than the ebb and flow of technological innovation. Making a competitive difference?

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