You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Now, more than ever, businesses are having to rethink their product and how they deliver to market. So, the question, (or at least one of them) is, how do we build organizations that actively value idea creation and development? Originally posted in November 2012. That’s what I think anyway. What do you think?

Organization 90

Organization Idea Generation Diversity Environment 90

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. They will speak fluent English.

Telecommunications 98

Telecommunications Education Politics Quality 98

CoachStation

MARCH 7, 2016

If you have not had the opportunity to view or read any of Simon Sinek’s material regarding marketing and to ‘ Start with Why ‘, I highly recommend you spend a few minutes doing so. Sounds simple, but what Sinek found is that most companies do their marketing backwards. in 2010 and started full time work in the business in 2012.

Self-aware 146

Self-aware Ethics Tools Finance 146

You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 29, 2014

Their markets did not affect each other that much and so they operated in parallel without much worry about the impact they made on each other. Through technology, the World has become more accessible to more people. Note: This post was originally published in May, 2012. It used to work. The workforce did what it was told.

Diversity 69

Diversity Definition Finance System 69

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. 50’s – 60’s (The Military Commander) Organizations were run from top-down.

Leadership Styles 52

Leadership Styles Leadership Constraint Talent Management 52

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

Though technology would have allowed for a significantly virtual enterprise, it was important to Ruh to have a physical building where people could actually be located together. GE started on one floor of a large office building in 2012 and has grown to take over all five floors. By June of 2012 we were close to 100.

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. Far from drinking the company Kool-Aid, they had an understanding of why and how the company had to change to deal with new opportunities and challenges posed by changing markets and technology.

CEO 8

CEO Automotive Survey Middle Management 8

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Ceasing CD production will harm an already ailing music industry, where technology is not the answer: Analyzing the music industry and changing technologies. Certain forces in the recording industry have announced intentions to cease production of compact discs and convert their music marketing to digital downloads.

Download 56

Download Industry Trends Technology 56

Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2012

Corporate executives must develop themselves for the next level and to be useful to their companies and communities in the future. This is a primer for executives and the heirs apparent to company leadership. Push paper, systems, technology. Mid-Level Sellers (consumer services, multi-level marketing, retailers, vendors).

Business Development 51

Business Development Development Learning-by-Doing Ethics 51

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 3, 2012

Branch 2: Environmental, safety, IT systems design and computer software, training for computers and technology, architecture, engineering and legal. He guides companies through growth strategies, visioning, strategic planning, executive leadership development, Futurism and Big Picture issues which profoundly affect the business climate.

Review 57

Review Company Strategic Planning Industry 57

Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

This is not written to take swipes at responsible branding, marketing and advertising. Branding is a sub-set of marketing, which is a sub-sub-set of corporate strategy. Cause-related marketing materials. My analysis: The stock market looks primarily at profits…one small part (1%) of the business picture.

Brand 50

Brand Analysis Advertising Software 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Some pharmaceutical scientists will spend an entire career working on drug development without a single one of their products reaching the market. Please enter the "Innovating Innovation" Challenge, the first leg of the 2012-13 Harvard Business Review/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation.

Company 8

Company Stage-Gate Innovation Bureaucracy 8