Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Stay sharp.” “Having a sharp tongue will cut your throat.” “The price of success is to bear the criticism of envy.” .” –Ted Turner. “You are a glorious, shining sword and criticism is the whetstone. Do not run from the whetstone or you will become dull and useless.

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P&L Construction Sharpe Learning-by-Doing 162

Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 2, 2013

It’s that among the sharp-elbowed hordes pushing through Washington’s corridors of power, they didn’t even stand out.” Xerox, which pioneered the photocopying business, lost important ground to the Japanese on price. They have to solve problems sensibly from the earliest days of their careers.

Waterman 140

Waterman Automotive Learning-by-Doing Industry 140

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Sure, you’ll hit something with a shotgun, but the price in doing so seldom provides the big payback. Yes, a rifle or laser-sharp approach will take more planning and forethought, but in the end you’ll probably save time and resources. A laser-sharp strategy is much more practical, productive, and economical.

Bottom-up 50

Bottom-up Sharpe Follow-up Retail 50

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

It''s that among the sharp-elbowed hordes pushing through Washington''s corridors of power, they didn''t even stand Out." Xerox, which pioneered the photocopying business, lost important ground to the Japanese on price. They have to solve problems sensibly from the earliest days of their careers.

Waterman 56

Waterman Follow-up Automotive Learning-by-Doing 56

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Mark Thompson – New York Times bestselling author, coach, investor and advisor to leaders who are transforming their companies—from Virgin’s Richard Branson and Apple’s Steve Jobs, to Pinterest founder Evan Sharp. and The Career Playbook. Executive position with CityNet.

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Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

As graduates explain their career choices to family and friends, they will confront the idea that our best and brightest are wasting their talent in an industry that doesn’t do anything worthwhile. But this anti-finance sentiment is detached from the reality of the profession and obscures the promise and peril of a career in finance.

Finance 8

Finance Insurance Career Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

Year-on-year price increases for existing therapies have allowed the industry to maintain profitability, but those short-term fixes have come at a heavy cost: decreased public satisfaction with the industry and increased political scrutiny. Roivant was addressing some sobering realities: In 2016, only 22 new drugs were approved by the U.S.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Incentives Industry 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2012

There is indeed a stark, sharp, gigantic trade-off between meaning and money in our so-called brain-dead shell-game Ponzi-scheme of an "economy.". So that there's not a sharp, painful trade off between meaning and money; so that bankers don't earn hundreds of times what teachers do. Is there a trade-off between meaning and money?

Sharpe 21

Sharpe Follow-up Short-term Hedge 21

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Broad public exposure won't do you much good if your ideas and skills aren't sharp. After her beloved boss was fired, she took the show on the road, and got a job teaching cooking classes at Price Chopper supermarkets across the region. Skills development comes first. Build your platform.

Reputation 8

Reputation Case Study Ries Kotter 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

But as companies get bigger, they have a harder and harder time staying close to their customers and maintaining the sharp, ground-level instincts of a younger company. Maintaining an obsession with the front line—where the company meets the customer—is fundamental to achieving sustainable growth.

Company 10

Company Hotels Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2015

A seasoned CFO with a sharp mind and an abrasive style, Arthur had lost his job over a disagreement with his company’s new CEO. Seen as a ticket to thrive in a mobile job market, “talent” is an ever more valuable label, and devotion to work is that ticket’s price. He had not seen it coming and it struck hard.

Long-term 8

Long-term Loyalty Uncertainty Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2012

There is indeed a stark, sharp, gigantic trade-off between meaning and money in our so-called brain-dead shell-game Ponzi-scheme of an "economy.". So that there's not a sharp, painful trade off between meaning and money; so that bankers don't earn hundreds of times what teachers do. Is there a trade-off between meaning and money?

Sharpe 8

Sharpe Follow-up Short-term Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

economy as a whole, rather than the narrow, specific slices of technology or communication, the first decade of the 21st century did not generate expected growth in jobs, revenues, profits, or stock prices. When viewed through the lens of the U.S. There was much less in true economic value generated by innovation than was expected.

Innovation 12

Innovation Supply Chain Offshoring Policies 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

In the photography industry, Leica provides a sharp example of how adding new capabilities can help a company reverse free fall. Because Leica made cameras at the top end of the price range and didn’t adapt to these changes, it lost money throughout the 1990s. Nothing about free fall is easy.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8