Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2018

And when he found that the system was buying ads for audiences that didn’t fit the company’s customer profile, he stormed in to his boss’s office and yelled, “I don’t want men and women over 55 buying our product! It’s not our audience!” The vendor scrambled to give him the controls he wanted.

Resistance 8

Resistance How To Audience Micromanagement 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

But to strategists focused on the big picture, this seems like resistance: “Don’t they see the brilliance of the strategy?” ” So they get defensive and begin working on overcoming the “resistance.” Furthermore, the evidence suggests that diversity will actually improve the quality of the strategy.

Execution 12

Execution Strategy Metrics Resistance 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2013

That incident was the genesis of his concept of non-violent resistance. George Stalk , the strategy expert, has a rule of thumb for accumulation: gather enough material so you can talk about your idea for a full day — and keep your audience interested. The more diverse audiences you can reach, the broader your influence will be.

Influence 8

Influence How To Entrepreneur Kahneman 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2018

Scholars who have benefited from the way scholarly impact is traditionally assessed (by counting only or primarily “A” journal publications) may resist seeing scholarship assessed more pluralistically.

Metrics 11

Metrics Ethics Incentives Policies 11

Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 2011

Yet, out of fear, they fight, resist and are combative toward change and to those who are change agents. Diversity is a concept that encompasses ideas, cultures, philosophies and behaviors. Sadly, some people see diversity as a punishment, when associated with training. When some people hear the term consultant , they run.

Transportation 69

Transportation Consultative Film Strategic Planning 69

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Most workplaces face constant imperatives for change—from trivial-seeming matters such as installing new office printers to major ones such as implementing new policies to support diversity. The question of how to drive change, though, is perennially vexing. ” Are You the Best Messenger?

Hovland 8

Hovland Sherif Company Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2016

How do they use their power to create diverse, inclusive organizations? Companies in the top quartile for gender diversity were found to be 15% more likely to outperform those in the bottom quartile. For example, one leader addressed the business logic for diversity and inclusion, stating, “Let’s do cost/benefit.

Mentor 8

Mentor Diversity Self-aware Talent Management 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Thus most of the work of diversity and inclusion approaches in companies to date has focused on empowering the “out” groups or training the “in” groups about their unconscious biases. Who is calling whom diverse? Ensure that all messages and vocabulary are “inclusive” of 100% of the target audience.

Diversity 8

Diversity Trends Discount Case Study 8

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 6, 2024

On one side, exposing people who prefer biased news to a more diverse and fact-based environment could lessen polarization. On the flip side, if more engagement (and much-needed ad money) becomes a priority, editors and journalists might be tempted to lower their standards to connect with partisan audiences.

Media 46

Media Game Theory How To Politics 46