Chart Your Course

JANUARY 20, 2015

And while CEO Tim Dagenais says that’s pretty good for a company that size in those Upper Peninsula markets, he wanted to do better. Collectively the dealerships sell 300 cars each month and their service departments handle 5,000 cars a month, generating a total annual revenue of $110 million.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 4, 2016

Although mid-summer is a time when many of us slow down (as we should), this compilation of excellent cutting-edge leadership thinking will help motivate you to hit the ground running when your vacation or other summer relaxation period ends. The study features case studies on Google, LinkedIn, HSBC, and Intel.”

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2011

In all kinds of places this past week — from Twitter feeds to boardrooms — people discussed Steve Jobs's career at Apple as a kind of informal but very important case study. Yes, we are impressed with how Jobs steered Apple toward market leadership and a series of financial home runs these past ten years.

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Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

They have lunch with CEOs, tour the factories, and have a guided tour of the city by employees. This book is packed with loads of practical advice, tips, case studies, suggestions and examples that not only retain, but also engage and make your people as productive as possible. BEST PRACTICES. Trip to Headquarters Company.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

The gaps between what CEOs earn and what workers do are startlingly large around the world. It is the only Chinese company that receives more sales revenue from markets outside China (67%) than from inside it. isn’t one of those markets. Editor’s note: It’s worth noting that the U.S.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

A multi-million dollar CEO was forced to resign; a flight attendant chose not to wait for the jetway to depart and an office worker named “Jenny” shared her white board based resignation letter with millions when it went viral online.  But first, a recap.

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Sales Wolf Blog

MAY 21, 2010

Successories Motivational Products Talent Managment Magazine Testing and Assessments - An Employers Guide to Good Practices Testing and Assessments - DOL The Rainmaker Group - Possibility Maximization An amazing group of people commited to making a difference in the world they live - one soul, one organization, one Customer Experience at a time. .  

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Chartered Management Institute

JANUARY 17, 2024

Leadership in Local Government CMI has partnered with the Social Market Foundation to explore the role that quality leadership and management can play in improving local government effectiveness. We have annual awards…an employee representative team that we use constantly to develop our policies and consult with them, early….we

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Social Nation : How to Harness the Power of Social Media to Attract Customers, Motivate Employees, and Grow Your Business by Barry Libert It’s time to join Social Nation and prosper! Inspire and motivate. I call this ‘managing yourself smart,’ and here are some guidelines to help navigate social media.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

How do you motivate colleagues to support your initiatives and adopt your ideas? “That way, they won’t impute negative intentions or motives to you.” Case Study #1: Stay current and build relationships with your colleagues so that you understand what motivates them. What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2015

Perhaps you just wrapped up a big project and are having trouble mustering motivation for the next one. Mistake constant fatigue and apathy for a temporary case of burnout; if you feel ineffective on a daily basis, it might be time to look for a new job. Case study #1: Reflect on why your work matters.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

Social Nation : How to Harness the Power of Social Media to Attract Customers, Motivate Employees, and Grow Your Business by Barry Libert It’s time to join Social Nation and prosper! As the chairman and CEO of Mzinga ® , a company that provides social software to businesses, quite literally, it’s my job to be social media savvy.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2017

It’s your job to figure out your customer’s motivations: “What would it take to get your boss to sign off on a project or to get your clients excited about what you have to offer?” Case Study #1: Develop an understanding of your customer’s needs, and show empathic concern. ” says Edinger.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Social Nation : How to Harness the Power of Social Media to Attract Customers, Motivate Employees, and Grow Your Business by Barry Libert It’s time to join Social Nation and prosper! Get to know them and understand what motivates them, what inspires them, and what they want when they come to work.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

With the storm still swirling over Marissa Mayer's decision to end telecommuting at Yahoo , Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly now takes center stage as the latest corporate leader to ax flexible work. While Mayer's announcement raised eyebrows, Joly's decision is actually much more momentous. At Best Buy, these results produced $2.2

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Social Nation : How to Harness the Power of Social Media to Attract Customers, Motivate Employees, and Grow Your Business by Barry Libert It’s time to join Social Nation and prosper! As the Chairman and CEO of Mzinga, a company that provides social software to businesses. Marketing 101 principles still apply.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Social Nation : How to Harness the Power of Social Media to Attract Customers, Motivate Employees, and Grow Your Business by Barry Libert It’s time to join Social Nation and prosper! As the chairman and CEO of Mzinga ® , a company that provides social software to businesses, quite literally, it’s my job to be social media savvy.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2016

These are still two of the most popular case studies taught in business schools, and because of them, we believe we know why organizations self-inflict crises. Countless executives and MBAs have studied the key lessons, learning about individual and institutional biases that warp our world views.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader. As a CEO, how can you expect to inspire, motivate, engender confidence, and to lead with a lousy attitude? Leaders are not perfect, and as CEO, trust me when I tell you that you’re going to have your fair share of bad days.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2013

What makes a story good enough to captivate and motivate your audience? The best stories empower and motivate audiences. These are two examples where real-time marketing empowered audiences to co-write a brand story in collaboration with the brand. The best stories are designed to get the audience to care. million fans.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Another ousted from the CEO role by a co-founder, former boss, and seed investor. That founder himself booted from the CEO role later on by VCs, only to watch the company’s initial CEO return to the day-to-day operations alongside yet another chief executive, who joined well after the founding. Sound like anyone you know?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2014

And yet it’s essential to boosting employee engagement, motivation, and candor. Managers will never learn the truth about a company unless they have employees’ trust,” explains Jim Dougherty, a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management and veteran software CEO. You have to motivate them to do it.” Here’s how.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

With the storm still swirling over Marissa Mayer's decision to end telecommuting at Yahoo , Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly now takes center stage as the latest corporate leader to ax flexible work. While Mayer's announcement raised eyebrows, Joly's decision is actually much more momentous. At Best Buy, these results produced $2.2

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2012

You instantly recognize the executive who walks in and quickly glance at his name badge to confirm he is the CEO of the most important account you would like to start working with. You have never met him before nor have you been able to generate any interest from his organization. As a result, they instantly lose credibility.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

How do you form group norms, establish clear goals, and create an environment where everyone feels comfortable and motivated to contribute? It motivates people,” says Shapiro, “and can win you goodwill you might need later if the going gets tough.” Case study #1: When in doubt, over-communicate.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Rogier Maes, the CEO of Contect, wrapped up his year-beginning speech to all the company’s employees. Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. And he thought independence was a great motivator.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

Your goal is to be a confident, “self-motivated and self-propelled” contributor, who doesn’t need “validation from a boss to do a good job or to be happy,” she adds. Case Study #1: Stay positive and become the source of your own approval. ” Case Study #2: Find a sounding board.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2017

“Don’t assume you know what motivates them.” Ask, ‘What motivates you and how can I help?’” “They’re quick studies, so they don’t ask questions and don’t try to build bridges — mostly because they don’t have to.” Hoard talent.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2012

It's been nearly a year since Nokia CEO Stephen Elop shot off his burning platform memo as a way of shaking up the phone company's leadership. Nokia is still struggling to find a future beyond going head to head with the Android and iPhone platforms in the fiercely competitive smart phone market. Those kinds of payoffs require time.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

“Is it market factors? “If you identify talented, motivated people who have been there a long time, that is a very good signal.” Case Study #1: Talk to outside sources and observe culture firsthand. “Joe,” the CEO of the new company, asked Brad to come on as chief strategy officer.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2016

” In light of this dual purpose, running an effective one-on-one meeting “requires real cognitive agility,” says Margaret Moore , CEO of Wellcoaches Corporation and co-author of Organize Your Emotions, Optimize Your Life. “This is helpful for keeping people motivated and on track,” she says.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

To look into this question, I conducted a case study as part of my dissertation research involving 23 women of color at a Fortune 500 company. They were employed in midlevel to upper-midlevel management positions in strategy, finance, marketing, legal, operations, and technology functions. What made their ascent possible?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2016

This was the headquarters of Campbell Soup Company when one of us, Doug Conant, took the reins as CEO in 2001. We can use practices from Doug’s approach to the trust-building competency over his 40-year leadership career as a case study for the behaviors leaders should develop as they work to build and sustain trust.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

Since taking over as CEO, sales had increased fifteen-fold. Deference to the CEO did not fit into his vision of “an organization where people took responsibility for their own work, for the product, for the company as a whole.” I enjoyed teaching that case for many years. Profits were up 150%. Headcount was growing.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2015

Do you have a marketable skill? “If you’re 22 and you’re not a web developer, you probably don’t have marketable skills,” he warns. “If you’re 22 and you’re not a web developer, you probably don’t have marketable skills,” he warns. More on that below.).

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2015

Use music to motivate and energize. Case study #1: Mining energy in mindfulness. Case study #1: Mining energy in mindfulness. “I found that a lot of the people that I admire, people who are CEOs and authors, have some form of meditative practice,” Dan says. He was skeptical at first.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2016

In certain circumstances, “working for a manager who’s task-oriented and has a high need for achievement can be motivating,” says Linda Hill, professor at Harvard Business School and coauthor of Being the Boss. Case Study #1: Lay out your parameters and priorities. What the Experts Say.

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