Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Baird and Sullivan further share that since 2020, over 40 million Americans have left their jobs. Baird/Sullivan : Some signs that people’s psychological needs aren’t being met are easy to see: in-fighting, politics, hoarding information and resources. Wondering how to unlearn management and relearn being human?

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Books Leadership Open-book Learning-by-Doing 79

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2014

In a matter of decades, society altogether rearranges itself – its worldview, its basic values, its social and political structures, its arts, its key institutions. How should managers alter their approaches to fit the times? Knowledge workers have to manage themselves,” Drucker advised. Fifty years later a new world exists.

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Drucker Survey Learning-by-Doing Knowledge Management 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The company would double the size of its business, he said, by channeling its efforts toward achieving eight ambitious goals by 2020 — among them, doubling the proportion of Unilever's portfolio that meets the highest nutritional standards, and halving the water associated with the consumer use of its products.

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Globalization NGO Leadership Development Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

As such we struggle with the tension between the desire to boost innovation and the need to operate under increasing regulation. Senior leaders must be ready to open up the flood gates so managers and employees closest to the client interface can surface these tensions and discuss them openly. Optimization vs. Rationalization.

Succession 8

Succession Agility Globalization Learning-by-Doing 8

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

2020 has tested us. DeLong (Harvard Business Review Press, 2020) Teaching by Heart summarizes the author’s key insights gained from more than forty years of teaching and managing. David Marquet (Portfolio, 2020) In his last book, Turn the Ship Around! It has illuminated our strengths and exposed our vulnerabilities.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

After deploying to six metro areas in six years, however, company management announced in late 2016 that it was “pausing” future deployments. The overall goal: to ensure at least 100,000,000 Americans had access to broadband speeds of 100 Mbps by 2020. continuing to rely almost entirely on private investment.

Succession 8

Succession Construction Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

Brexit, as the British referendum to exit the EU is widely called, has caused turmoil in politics and stocks and head-shaking among the UK’s partners. All of this, of course, comes on the heels of many overlapping crises afflicting Europe. The coming squeeze on talent will make this situation much worse.

Safe Harbor 8

Safe Harbor Industry Uncertainty Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

It’s not yet clear what Trump’s election means for issues that impact companies’ efforts to manage environmental and social issues. Nine big brands with operations in Ohio publicly pressed the state to reinstate energy efficiency and renewable energy portfolio standards. Trump Shocked the World.

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Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

A GreenBiz report indicated that progress had slowed or even regressed, but MIT and BCG also declared that sustainability had reached a "tipping point" with more companies putting sustainability "on the management agenda.". In reality, both views were right. In the U.S., a backdoor approach to climate policy took over. The share of U.S.

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Supply Chain Constraint P&L Energy 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The crisis in Venezuela has been escalating over the last few years as product shortages, social unrest, and political clashes have grown more severe. Our company, Frontier Strategy Group, recently polled 20 Latin America general managers about Venezuela’s contributions to their regional revenues. Exodus of Multinationals.

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Sharpe Price Politics Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

political leadership have a chilling effect on corporate action around environmental and social issues? I’m not talking about the politics of and governmental action on climate change, such as the Paris Accord , carbon trading schemes, or efficiency standards. Will the seismic shift in U.S. The short answer is no.

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Supply Chain Bottom-up Short-term Globalization 8