Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 26, 2017

Lafley’s long career in marketing had taught him how to glean insights by listening to P&G’s customers. Since leaders who increase knowledge flow within their organizations benefit from it and those who don’t risk failure, you might ask what you can do to ensure that knowledge flow is maximized in your company.

Competitive Advantage 186

Competitive Advantage Long-term Drucker Marketing 186

Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Peter Drucker often talked about the importance of effectively leading knowledge workers - professionals who know more about what they are doing than their boss does. By enabling professionals to establish strong networks both inside and outside the company, organizations can gain a huge competitive advantage and the loyalty of their workers.

McKinsey 152

McKinsey Loyalty Competitive Advantage Learning-by-Doing 152

LDRLB

MARCH 10, 2014

People are doers and they’re doing things and then all of a sudden, they’re managing and they think that what they should do is just organize and coordinate and tell people to do what they used to do, and of course, that only gets you so far. Drucker’s right and you’re right. We just think a person was a great individual contributor.

Drucker 74

Drucker Books Learning-by-Doing Leadership 74

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2013

Ballmer, whose skills were in many ways complementary to Gates'', took the helm of an already massive organization as it entered an era of relentless disruptive innovation by competitors. Peter Drucker made the point in HBR''s pages 18 years ago, writing that "Core competencies are different for every organization.

Core Competence 10

Core Competence Innovation Christensen Disruptive Innovation 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2016

But following through on them is likely to become your personal competitive advantage, because so many people focus only on quick wins and abandon the rest. Depending on the phase of your career and your other goals for the year, you may want to prioritize one more than the others. Who else has influence?

Planning 8

Planning Development Collins Competitive Advantage 8

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog points out that “the need in so many organizations to avoid failure means wise actions are avoided because there is a risk of failure.” Joel Garfinkle of Career Advancement Blog discusses three best practices in recruiting and retaining talent in What’s It Worth to You?

Leadership Development 205

Leadership Development Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 205

Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2014

Have you celebrated organizations that succeeded? The art with which we build our careers and our legacy is a journey that benefits many others along the way. The art with which we build our careers and our legacy is a journey that benefits many others along the way. Any company or organization is like a tree.

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Balanced Scorecard Budgeting Risk Management Learning-by-Doing 70