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LeadershipNow 140: March 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from March 2011: To lead by example is difficult when you're a follower of fear. - Forbes: Porter or Mintzberg – Whose View of Strategy is the most Relevant Today? Jack Myers Curated List of Recommended TED Talks from TED 2011. Sachs Design by @the_folklore. NYT: A Changed Starbucks.

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Four Steps for Making Better Decisions

Next Level Blog

Main | What Leaders Can Learn About Speaking from Martin Luther King » January 17, 2011 Four Steps for Making Better Decisions A friend recently gave me a copy of a new book that’s out now, The Price of Everything by Eduardo Porter.  I found Porter’s book to be a fun and thought provoking read. Thanks Camille!

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

HBR’s Ten Must Reads on Strategy Various contributors Harvard Business Press (2011) How to create “a unique and valuable position” by deciding what to do…and not do This volume is one of several in a new series of anthologies of articles that initially appeared in the Harvard Business Review, in this instance from 1960 until [.].

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Water's Economics as Muddy as Ever

Harvard Business Review

"Off the charts" is both figuratively and literally accurate: the data for the last 100 years shows a tight regression of temperature and water availability in Texas.except for the 2011 drought, which is far off the line (three degrees hotter with an inch less rainfall than any previous year). And it's not a short-term problem, either.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Michel Porter and Mark Kramer pioneered the idea of “creating shared value,” arguing that businesses can generate economic value by identifying and addressing social problems that intersect with their business.

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The Big Picture of Business: Leadership for the New Order of Business Part 1

Strategy Driven

It occurred to me that this was a talent to watch, as I was already familiar with established composers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and others. ‘Long Day, Short Night’ by The Shirelles, Dionne Warwick and Dawn Penn. ‘They Long To Be Close To You’ – Success breeds more success.

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Value-Based Health Care Is Inevitable and That’s Good

Harvard Business Review

For instance, we were able to comb through data of heart-surgery patients to find that those who received blood transfusions during surgery had higher complication rates and lower long-term survival rates. Health care spending topped $2 trillion in 2011. The Cleveland Clinic’s Journey. percent in 1960.