Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2016

Which means that all of us, no matter where we are in our career, have to wrestle with the big questions of leadership: What is our personal definition of success? But each of us has to figure out which style of leadership fits who we are and what we are trying to achieve. What are those four styles of leadership?

Leadership Styles 8

Leadership Styles Leadership How To Entrepreneur 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For long-term relationship-building, be sure that your values and those of your clients mesh. One half of building business is supplying quality products or services; the other half is skill in building relationships. When negotiation begins, you can further explain the benefits of doing business together. Don’t be timid.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2011

In the torrent of commentary following Steve Jobs' death, few have noted that his career and his company say something profound in the endless debate about the purpose of the corporation. Martin cites Thomas Edison and Henry Ford as people who created customer value through "innovations in products, services and business models.

Short-term 15

Short-term Rogers Long-term Price 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

That is because the norm in most companies is that you are supposed to be very busy – or otherwise at least pretend to be – because otherwise you can’t be all that important. But this also means that business leaders need to make ample time to reflect on the configuration that has emerged. Stuff happens.

Strategy 8

Strategy Long-term Short-term Mintzberg 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Resilient leaders have three key characteristics: Grit : Short-term focus on tasks at hand, a willingness to slog through broken systems with limited resources, and pragmatic problem-solving skills. Commitment : Long-term optimism and focus on big-picture goals. Too often we confuse management skills with leadership.

Long-term 9

Long-term Short-term Entrepreneur Commitment 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

That's become a common label , especially in an era when so many traditional business models need rethinking, but run a Google search on it and you will begin to appreciate the special challenges it creates. career: Avoid the term "change agent." Arrive without a vision. Go directly to "us".

Emotional Intelligence 15

Emotional Intelligence Short-term Long-term Consensus 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Our research shows that many companies are increasingly geared toward the short term. “Business as usual” will not be sufficient, even with an increased emphasis on corporate social responsibility. Toward a New Leadership Agenda. To do so, business leaders must balance two apparently conflicting objectives.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Listen… Before you react to the news, Spreitzer suggests you “listen carefully to what senior leadership is saying about what’s happening, why it’s happening, and what’s the hoped-for outcome.” ’” Showing compassion is not only kind it’s also a smart career move, according to Coyne.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Stress Uncertainty Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2018

He speaks passionately of a new initiative he is spearheading, taking on the looming threats from Silicon Valley, and rethinking his company’s business model completely. But the impulse to simply run faster to escape friction is obviously of no use for the long haul of life-long career. Congregate, don’t delegate.

Team 15

Team Teamwork Maturity Delegation 15

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

However in reflecting upon my presentations and client engagements, I’ve noticed that it’s not an infrequent occurrence to find that even the most savvy executives misconstrue certain basic leadership ideas. Some individuals openly seek out positions of leadership, while leadership is thrust upon others.

Blog 406

Blog Leadership Leadership Styles Learning-by-Doing 406

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Innovation is widely regarded as important to long-term business performance. However, CEOs often don’t have the career background and education that would equip them to personally lead the process of new product development. For the rest, we found that other factors besides innovation drove strong shareholder returns.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Pharmaceuticals Merchandising 8

N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

There is nothing short of a voluminous amount of leadership information being published on a daily basis. Is it because everything valuable in regard to leadership has already been discovered? I believe our world is suffering greatly due to a lack of leadership.

Blog 333

Blog Leadership Consultative Follow-up 333

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

As work itself is changing, some of the basic tenets of leadership development are being challenged. Leaders must have the vision and forward-focus to anticipate how technology could disrupt the business model and the skill to mobilize the organization for change and drive a culture of collaboration. Insight Center.

Leadership Development 8

Leadership Development Disaggregation Development Leadership 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

When the marketplace began to see through the spin and the vapor, all the fun and games in the world couldn’t save a flawed business model…The fun was over and the culture ceased to exist. Many a company has put so much emphasis on culture that culture simply became their business as opposed to strengthening their business.

Blog 366

Blog Strategy Brand Bottom-up 366

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

And the cost in terms of lost output, lost jobs, lost houses, lost opportunities, as well as political repercussions, was so enormous that it seemed to mandate a very big rethinking of the financial system. The continued lack of competition in the system means there are fewer alternatives for businesses to borrow from when there are problems.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis System Compliance 8