Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. Think of it this way, “Finance is the way businesses keep score. “Finance and accounting are very simple. .” “Finance and accounting are very simple. Overcome your fears.

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Finance Skills EBITDA Net Present Value 8

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

I plan on circulating your information and just ordered your book. link] mikemyatt Thanks for the kind words Dan, and I hope you enjoy the book. One example from my latest book, Ruthless Focus, is Staples. Go… Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Dan Rogers Mike – This is a great post with excellent perspective.

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Blog Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 379

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

And, emotional intelligence has been linked to successful leadership (just did a paper on this for a university class). Controlling one's emotions is part and parcel of emotional intelligence. In fact, emotional intelligence is viewed by some as a better predictor of success than the old hallmark, IQ. The good news?

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Blog Leadership Emotional Intelligence CEO 419

Chris Brady

JUNE 22, 2010

One lingering work is the yet-to-be-completed RASCAL book, dedicated to rebels with a cause. These may or may not make the final cut of the book edition, so stay tuned! And if you're not sure exactly what a RASCAL is, you'll have to wait for the book.) A rascal book. How cool is that. Awesome Chris.

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Blog Letter Armstrong Books 122

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Over the years I have come to believe that “ having class &# is synonymous with demonstrating a penchant for humility over bravado. In today’ post I’ll share my thoughts on the value of learning to become a humble leader… It’s been said that life is a long lesson in humility.

Blog 419

Blog Leadership Servant Leader Long-term 419

Chris Brady

JUNE 16, 2010

As a result, I put the book down and couldn't come back to it for days. To that point, I had been thinking I was a leader when actually I was operating only at the lower level of "performer." It stopped me dead in my tracks when I read it. When I finally did, I was still stunned by the revelation of my inadequacy.

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Letter Loyalty Blog Open-book 133

N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

This weekend I had the honor of attending his graduation from EOD school where he was recognized as the Honor Graduate in his class (see above picture). As many of you know, my son is an active duty officer in the US Air Force.

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Leadership Gordon Blog Brand 284

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Watching how she instructs and interacts with the children in her class, I am reminded of many of the important skills a leader needs to demonstrate. A community in which little girls are either abandoned or murdered because they are viewed 2nd class citizens simply because they are girls. Tuition, uniforms, books, supplies.

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Blog Covey Learning-by-Doing Video 321

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

I believe that if you want to build and sustain a truly world-class team, everyone needs a voice – but not everyone’s voice is equal. However, what that person could potentially bring to a class is very different and top level if digital videos were allowed to express those ideas.

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Consensus Team Building Blog Team 388

Chris Brady

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

It's what we know that just isn't so that holds us back the most. They feel like they know u well enuf that u'd b another friend on the Team who comes to visit us, to "fight for freedoms"! Thnks for all that u do!!! September 15, 2010 at 09:10 AM Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Posted by: | This is only a preview.

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Process EVA Letter Blog 73

Chris Brady

JUNE 24, 2010

  By the 1960s the Missionaries ofCharity were running hospices, leper homes, and orphanages across India, andsoon thereafter began expanding similar operations around the globe.   At age eight, when her father died, shebegan attending a Roman Catholic church.   She was featured in booksand a documentary.

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Open-book Blog Letter Politics 115

Chris Brady

JULY 9, 2010

Class stratification and slavery evident in the many artifacts recovered still seem unbelievable to our modern sensibilities (though not as far removed nor obliterated as we would wish). Second cousin to Elvis Post Operative. They even had lead pipes and, in some cases, hot water. Getting hurt at work Medical Staff.

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Travel Letter Construction Blog 94

Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

What really occurred was a financial commodities bubble caused by a complicated set of games-playing in the commodities markets by banks operating with secret and unfair federal exemptions to bring investment money into a place it was never supposed to be. 

Banking 110

Banking Price Politics Letter 110

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Marshall Goldsmith Blog : Marshall Goldsmith is a class act, a competitor of mine (one of only two or three CEO coaches that I would recommend), and a deep thinker on the topic of leadership. I tend to agree with most of Michael’s positions (except when he left my book off his list) and find his business logic to be solidly grounded.

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Blog Leadership Follow-up Media 411

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

As a member of the the class white men in business you are part of a privileged group that long ago set the criteria for success and excellence. She is well-versed on the "ignorance of education" She would welcome your attendance, input and debate in any of her classes. In fact, the report points out how “U.S.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

Chris Brady

JUNE 15, 2010

Remember, the winner will receive a free, autographed copy of Orrin Woodward and my book, Launching a Leadership Revolution. Posted by: Vince Ramella | June 15, 2010 at 05:40 PM Operation "Ambush Rival Canoe" overshot. Stroke 8-) Posted by: Byron | June 16, 2010 at 01:26 AM Cover to the book 101 ways to enter a cannoe.

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Blog Letter Travel Learning-by-Doing 74

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

One reason for the paltry performance is that while other business areas, like sales or finance, are considered to be core functions, innovation is often considered to be something that’s “nice to have” rather than essential. Another pervasive reason is that senior executives are trained as operators, not innovators.

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Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 8

Chris Brady

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Chief among these was something called the Double Jump (and its cousin the Triple Jump, operating in much the same way). It was on my mind in the morning, afternoon, evening, and night. As my tee shirt at the time said: I ate, drank, slept, walked, talked, breathed, and lived motorcycles; specifically, motocross. The concept is simple.

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Blog Learning-by-Doing Letter Travel 103

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Google is famous for its over-the-top perks , which include lunches made by a professional chef , biweekly chair massages, yoga classes, and haircuts. Twitter employees enjoy three catered meals per day, on-site acupuncture, and improv classes. SAS has a college scholarship program for the children of employees.

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Insurance Policies Survey Bond 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2017

As an adjunct professor for Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business , I’ve taught multiple classes for degree programs, as well as executive education offerings. Do you really need to learn everything about corporate finance — or do you just need some accounting basics to help you get a better grasp on reading a P&L?

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P&L Education Learning-by-Doing Finance 8

Chris Brady

DECEMBER 13, 2010

With humor, wisdom and insight, Tony engaged us with lively comments and interactive learning methods covering eight essential aspects of our lives and the lives of all those for whom we work: Faith, Finances, Family, Fitness, Friendship, Fun, Following and Freedom. I turned, amidst the crowd, to discern why.

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Open-book Learning-by-Doing Travel Blog 124

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

In this excerpt from their new book, Strategy That Works , Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi explain why distinctive capabilities are vital to success, and address a fundamental question that many companies overlook: How to bring these capabilities to scale, so that every part of the enterprise can call on them. Strategy & Execution Book.

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Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

Toby Johnson, who I interviewed for my book Reinventing You , taught me this one. ’” Today, Chris is leveraging his military and leadership experience running a startup operation within a larger company that specializes in security consulting for major sports arenas and convention centers. Do you have a strong work ethic?’”

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Career Skills Real Estate Learning-by-Doing 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The cost of equipping a ship and maintaining a base of operations in what is now Indonesia, and the conservatism of the directors, meant no rewards for the shareholders. Matthijs de Jong details in a fascinating 2010 paper on the subject , no dividends were paid for the first eight years of the company’s existence.

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Class Price Finance Short-term 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2019

It has to be the responsibility of every single department: human resources, training, marketing, support, sales, IT, finance, operations and, most importantly, leadership. Employee compensation needs to be as focused on customer retention — delivering world-class customer service – as it is on customer acquisition.

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Company P&L Bottom-up Advertising 72

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

We have written extensively on shareholder activism , and one of us coauthored a study in the Journal of Finance showing that, on average, activists produce value for targeted companies. One popular view of activists is that they are short-term, cut-and-run operators who are looking for a quick profit.

CEO 8

CEO Real Estate Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Disentangle yourself from the Byzantine bickering of the professional managerial class. Most companies have a professional managerial class that absorbs way too much time and energy and distracts CEOs—and others—from focusing on customers and the front line. This is poppycock.

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CEO Class Chief Executive Officer Strategy 8

N2Growth Blog

JULY 20, 2010

They were your class presidents, team captains, club leaders, and the people who held virtually all the available leadership positions you can imagine early in life. They were those unflappable individuals that seemed to just have that “it&# factor.

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Blog Brand Depreciation Consultative 413

N2Growth Blog

JULY 1, 2010

For those of you not familiar with John’s work, he has authored several books, the most recent of which is “ Lead Your Boss: The Subtle Art of Managng Up.&# I do this through my work as an executive coach, teaching as a leadership educator, and writing my columns and books. Baldoni is one of my favorites.

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Blog Leadership Consultative Brand 280

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

In 1968, Harvard Business School professor Howard Raiffa published a book called Decision Analysis: Introductory Lectures on Choices Under Uncertainty. So I constantly put the question to my colleagues: Suppose government finance was not an option, what would be the best thing to do?

Process 9

Process Uncertainty Analysis Industry 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

Talk about how complex marketing has become is very much in vogue, but there’s much less discussion about the operational (and diplomatic) muscle CMOs need in order to get things done. With so many parts of the organization needing to come together to deliver on a customer journey, the CMO has to operate as the “glue” across the organization.

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P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 11

Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

It all started with the "I Want You to Want Me" song that I first heard blaring at a gas station in South Carolina while on vacation. What a surprise, with former Monsanto executive Vilsek as the Secretary of Agriculture. And, incredibly, USDA is claiming that there is no evidence that consumers care about such GE contamination of organic!

Politics 77

Politics Blog Travel Letter 77

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2012

Clearly, if there was any wrongdoing on the part of those brothers, the two of them should have the book thrown at them. The letters also warned that "the regulatory agencies involved hold powerful leverage through their ability to cut off financing to groups that fail to comply.". Cut to present.

Execution 13

Execution Letter Committee Policies 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2017

You block time on your calendar for a yoga class, lunch with a friend, or even a tech Shabbat. It wasn’t until I moved to Paris in 1997 to become Finance Manager for Disney Consumer Products Europe, Middle East, and Africa that I experienced someone setting a non-negotiable boundary for herself.

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Team Conference Restructuring McKinsey 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2014

For fans of management books, this month marks a big anniversary. It is harder, though, to pinpoint exactly what lessons today’s managers might take from what has been called “the best business book you’ll never read.” The country had a middle class. The world it describes has largely vanished.

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Decentralization Venture Capitalist Price Engineering 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Coaching is about delivering what the client needs - it is not about a cute set of questions you picked-up during a certification class. I find this especially true when coaches work with executives in operations. It’s not about definitions, it’s about people. Ultimately, I agree with Peter. Its about results.

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Blog Mentor Advice Brand 385

Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 9, 2013

John Hay Whitney started the first venture capital firm, financed Gone With the Wind and Minute Maid orange juice, served as Eisenhower’s ambassador to Great Britain, and was one of America’s wealthiest men at midcentury. As the leader, you mere suggestions may mean more than you think. Watch your words! by Marshall Goldsmith.

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CEO Open-book Magazine Middle Management 146