First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 27, 2011

Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer (January 24th, 2011), an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Here is an excerpt from a profile of Aine Leddy (Executive Director, Investment Management Technology, Morgan Stanley) written by Melissa J.

Hammer 99

Hammer Technology Execution Management 99

First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 9, 2011

Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Here is an excerpt from a profile of Jo Alma (Managing Director and Head of IMD Technology for Europe and Asia at Goldman Sachs) written by Melissa J. Visit us daily to discover [.].

Hammer 89

Hammer Technology Execution Management 89

First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Here is an excerpt from a profile of Monica McConville (Partner, Practice Leader, English Law Equity Capital Markets, Shearman & Sterling) written by Melissa J.

Hammer 85

Hammer Marketing Execution Advice 85

First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 8, 2011

Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Here is an excerpt from a profile of Joanna Cound (Managing Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy, BlackRock) written by Melissa J.

Hammer 80

Hammer Policies Planning Execution 80

First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 30, 2011

Anderson for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Here is an excerpt from a profile of Mika Meyer (Partner, Morrison & Foerster) written by Melissa J. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.”

Meyer 85

Meyer Hammer Career Planning 85

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 21, 2011

Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Here is an excerpt from a profile of Sonia Thimmiah (Director UKI Sustainability Practice, Accenture) written by Melissa J.

Hammer 80

Hammer Career Planning Execution 80

First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Here is an excerpt from a profile of Natalie Horton (Head of Synthetic Equity Trading for North America, Deutsche Bank) written by Melissa J.

Banking 70

Banking Hammer Execution Advice 70

Steve Farber

MAY 31, 2017

Marina Lau, a senior marketing manager at JotForm, says one of her key mentors provided all sorts of practical advice, but it was all built on a foundation of creating a strong sense of inner confidence. Try building a tree fort with no hammer or nails (not that I’ve done that). Try setting up a tent without the poles.

Mentor 74

Mentor Quality P&L Hammer 74

You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 13, 2013

This young woman, (played by Dolly Parton ), was delightfully guileless and dished out her unadorned advice with clarity and good humour. Taking the hammer out of the communication toolbox allows for more open and meaningful conversation. It’s about a young woman who was accidently hired by a radio station to be an Agony Aunt.

Leadership 68

Leadership Hammer Bureaucracy Environment 68

Steve Farber

MAY 31, 2017

Marina Lau, a senior marketing manager at JotForm , says one of her key mentors provided all sorts of practical advice, but it was all built on a foundation of creating a strong sense of inner confidence. Try building a tree fort with no hammer or nails (not that I’ve done that). Try setting up a tent without the poles.

Mentor 40

Mentor Quality P&L Hammer 40

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

But, for those carrying out more complex negotiations — let alone those with thousands of negotiators like the Law of the Sea or the Earth Summit — Koh offers this additional advice: 1. Win Over an Opponent by Asking for Advice. Focus On: Negotiating. The Best Negotiators Plan to Think on Their Feet.

Advice 8

Advice Hammer Seminar Consensus 8

You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 25, 2011

This young woman, (played by Dolly Parton ), was delightfully guileless and dished out her unadorned advice with clarity and good humour. Taking the hammer out of the communication toolbox allows for more open and meaningful conversation. It’s about a young woman who was accidently hired by a radio station to be an Agony Aunt.

Hammer 60

Hammer Bureaucracy Environment Politics 60

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 20, 2012

I realize I should go see them more often, but I took Nate’s advice and went the same day. It involved some sawing, a drill, a hammer and some nails.). At 48, it’s amazing that I have 2 grandparents still living. My grandfather is 99 and grandmother is 94. He then proceeded to tell me how he would get rid of them.

Hammer 68

Hammer Short-term Long-term Advice 68

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 8, 2012

In Front Line Heroes , Bruce Hodes offers executives and business leaders advice culled from 30 years of coaching privately held companies ranging from $5 million to $100 million in size. In order to move to Stage 3, the team must hammer out the performance standards and commitment to achieving them.

Team 58

Team BHAG Hammer Customer Loyalty 58

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2012

In Front Line Heroes , Bruce Hodes offers executives and business leaders advice culled from 30 years of coaching privately held companies ranging from $5 million to $100 million in size. Performance standards hammered out. A lot of internal strife and no sense of mutual accountability. Task driven but a lot of individual agendas.

Team 64

Team BHAG Hammer Open-book 64

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

When we asked them about why they care about sustainability, they did mention the business case we’ve all been hammering home for years — and they do believe it. I’ve done some research on CEOs, talking to many of these same leaders, and some others. But in reality, it was more personal.

Project 8

Project Advice Henderson Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2018

“The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape…That’s what this degree of yours is — a blunt instrument. It’s great to receive sage advice on this banner day signaling “adulthood.” rawpixel/unsplash. So, go forth and build something with it.”

Wiseman 10

Wiseman Mentor Hammer Learning-by-Doing 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2014

He had grown up in northwestern Germany, where his father owned mills that heated small amounts of charcoal and iron together to make steel that could be hammered and sharpened into knife blades. His acquaintances included Frederick the Great, king of Prussia, who wanted Hasenclever’s advice about encouraging a textile industry.

Industry 8

Industry Hammer Transportation Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2017

As with earlier technologies, we are now hearing advice about “AI strategies” and how companies should hire Chief AI Officers. The very nature of the role aims at bringing the hammer of AI to the nails of whatever problems are lying around. Insight Center. The Age of AI. Sponsored by Accenture.

Technology 8

Technology Hammer Analysis Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

Ask for advice on a subject about which you know relatively little. Once we've worked on a few limited scope projects and hammered out the rules of engagement, it's important to give authority to our collaborators. All too often, however, we go from I like your tweets to Let's write a book together. Certainly I have. Share an idea.

Micromanagement 22

Micromanagement Hammer Drucker Short-term 22

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2015

Buffet has done quite well following his own advice. There are libraries of books and articles offering counsel on how to steer clear of the profit-sucking aspects of competition—including via white spaces and blue oceans—and their advice can be invaluable. You don’t learn anything new.

Comparison 8

Comparison Hammer Library Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2011

You get immediate attention by announcing a program, paying for external or internal advice and training, and setting clear financial targets. can often have a superior attitude and be zealots with a hammer, so that everything looks like a nail. Using experienced consultants can lower your risk.

Six Sigma 15

Six Sigma Bottom-up Cost Project 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Even very talented people (the Weinstein brothers or Bonnie Hammer, for instance) make mistakes. Netflix has so much data that they are going to be tempted to climb into the creative tent and start offering "advice." It turns out that making entertainment is extremely hard. Even Disney can make a stinker like John Carter.

Hammer 8

Hammer Creativity Learning-by-Doing Industry 8

Frank Sonnenberg Online

APRIL 9, 2019

If you’re using a hammer when the job requires a screwdriver, you’re going to face troubled times ahead. People Change Only When Change Is Their Choice. Although your habits have served you in the past, that may not be true today. The reality is, applying old formulas to new world problems doesn’t add up.

Hammer 104

Hammer Learning-by-Doing Delegation Follow-up 104

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2012

NB: If you want some simple life or biz advice, here's a tiny attempt. The funny thing is, the world has made explosive jumps forward to increased prosperity. But no one can half-live and feel fully alive. That's what I really mean by "Great Collision." And perhaps it's there those who wish to create the future must begin.

Abell 15

Abell Hammer Construction Morale 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2014

While most of the published advice I’ve read on managing email urged me to avoid relying on my phone, I’ve found that it helps me craft quicker responses that get right to the point (in case you haven’t noticed already, I have a tendency towards the verbose). I use my smartphone much more.

Tactics 12

Tactics Management Letter Hammer 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

In addition to laying out an approach for making one-time improvements, Reengineering's high priest (the late Michael Hammer) had advice for organizations wanting to sustain improvement. What's more, the company helped develop Hammer's PEMM concept and is now training Lean managers.

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma BPM Process Hammer 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2011

Process gurus such as Michael Hammer , Jim Champy , Geary Rummler , and Alan Brache have long maintained that companies must appoint process owners to ensure that processes are improved across functions. Air Products, Nokia, and Shell, among others, followed this advice and created top-level process owners.

Process 15

Process Champy Competitive Advantage Hammer 15