Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

In the 1980s, I appeared on a videotape that was widely distributed as part of a leadership development course for IBM managers. All I had to do was look at the path of technological innovation and make a reasonable guess. Anyone could have figured this out. They were in massive denial. www.MarshallGoldsmith.com.

Telecommunications 98

Telecommunications Education Politics Quality 98

ExactHire - Leadership

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In my previous two posts from this series, I discussed how changing demographics, views on the nature of work and the workplace, and rapid advances in technology have converged to create intense competition for talent in today’s job market. Innovation was the focus. The style was still very top-down.

Leadership Styles 52

Leadership Styles Leadership Constraint Talent Management 52

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Anticipating their needs is one of the great tasks of leadership development and an area of sustained inquiry at GE. At Crotonville, our corporate university, we're addressing this challenge through an evolutionary leadership curriculum , breakthrough learning experiences, and a transformational environment.

Globalization 15

Globalization Development Agility Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

Key selection criteria included experience in innovative software and service (versus product) development, and an ability to manage a start-up in a very large, complex company. Bill and his team set out to develop a system that could bring all GE machines onto one efficient cloud -connected platform. ” Hiring for Growth.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2016

That’s the highest proportion since the firm began conducting the survey in 2004, and a big increase since 2012. While they might be good at cutting costs, they rarely knew enough to manage growth and innovation. That is good news for the companies involved.

CEO 8

CEO Automotive Survey Middle Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2013

After being selected in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft, a nationally renowned collegiate football player said something defiant when asked about his low score on a cognitive ability test: "This test has nothing to do with football, so I blew it off." New developmental approaches could have helped avoid this.

Learning-by-Doing 10

Learning-by-Doing Development Environment Policies 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Innovation is one those evergreen themes: it is a rare CEO who doesn't list innovation as one her top four or five priorities. But innovation is an elusive beast. We can look to companies renowned for innovation — like Apple and Google — and try to learn from them. So what to do? But that's a flawed approach.

Company 8

Company Stage-Gate Innovation Bureaucracy 8