Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Based on thousands of years of practice, mindfulness techniques enable people to manage their attention, improve their awareness, and sharpen their focus and clarity. To help resist an automatic impulse to hit the reply button, consider these three quick tips: Turn off all email notifications, including pop-up windows, alarms, and ring tones.

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In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

As an ex-ad man and a lifelong aficionado of great creative, whether it is art or copy, I could not resist the urge to check it out. Towards the end of 2011, he was diagnosed with inoperable esophageal cancer. As fast as we could pin an idea on the wall, some red-faced account manager in a bad suit would run away with it.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

13 Responses to The Importance of Being Care-full Lise Moen February 7, 2011 at 8:44 am Loved it! Thank you, Lise Reply Gwyn Teatro February 7, 2011 at 4:52 pm Thank you, Lise! They always add value to the post:-) Reply Mary Jo Asmus February 7, 2011 at 5:19 pm Beautiful post, as always Gwyn. To me, your comment says it all.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2014

Using nationally reported statistics from the World Bank (2011) , we found that nations with tighter cultures tended to have fewer female legislators, senior officials, and managers. Diversity Gender Human resources Leadership Managing people' Cultural context matters.

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

So the designer teaches everyone about UX/AI, the coders teach about their development methodology, the project managers teach about agile protocols, and the sales people describe what it is like in the field. Emotional control – successful anger and/or frustration management. Curiosity – inclination to learn.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

It made a massive investment (more than $1 billion) to build a software “ Center of Excellence ” in San Ramon, California to manage the data explosion created by the increasing intelligence of its industrial machines. Bill Ruh was selected in 2011. The first step was to hire someone to run it. ” Hiring for Growth.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2015

I studied its model-cell work for my book Management on the Mend.) Senior management should establish criteria for choosing the model cell. These teams began redesigning the workflow and offices in late 2011. Your physicians almost certainly will resist. Define the goal. Any model cell should address a business problem.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2016

Their number one answer: employee resistance. To attract Nike’s business, Silver Star created a new set of human-resource policies, including the minimum-wage guarantee, health and old-age benefits, and an implicit promise to continue employing workers made redundant because of technological changes.

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