Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Where is leadership when we need it? In sixteen historical studies, Jan-Benedict Steenkamp reveals lessons for today’s leaders from decisions that changed history. “Leadership is the ability of an individual to influence others to achieve a common goal.” –Jan-Benedict First, leadership is relational.

Servant Leader 112

Servant Leader Leadership Styles Short-term Tactics 112

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

By studying swings of the pendulum (likelihoods of failures), one better understands their progress. Failures Make the Best Case Studies – Case studies of success and failure form the basis for planning, improvement, training and other business practices. The Big Picture of Business – Becoming a Legend.

Succession 82

Succession Due Diligence Budgeting Risk Management 82

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Effective Crisis Handling, Case Studies. There is an art to Crisis Preparedness. The same planning process that nurtures Crisis Preparedness can and must also accommodate for Crisis Management. This is regarded as a premiere textbook case of quality crisis management.

Crisis 71

Crisis Crisis Management Budgeting Risk Management 71

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Review case studies and their patterns for repeating themselves. Good opportunities to compare successes, case studies, methodologies, learning curves and insights. Relate Articles: The Big Picture of Business – Doing Your Best Work on Deadlines: Mobilizing the Energy for Best Business Success. Benchmarking.

Planning 61

Planning Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing Budgeting 61

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

While it is true that companies with abundant resources can afford to use fear as a motivator and absorb the cost of more frequent hirings and firings, this approach frequently ends up being memorialized in case studies of failed leaders and shuttered businesses. Let's look at some of the reasons impersonal leadership fails.

Bond 18

Bond Resistance Management by Objectives Maturity 18

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

The company cried ‘case study’ from the very beginning, when it segued from the former Houston Natural Gas moniker. Yet, when the company shifted from being an energy supplier to the hucksterish energy trader, the charitable activities were dispensed with. The News Media. He has advised two U.S.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Whether you’re taking over an existing team or starting a new one, it’s critical to devote time and energy to establishing how you want your team to work, not just what you want them to achieve. Case study #1: When in doubt, over-communicate. Czarina Walker, the founder and CEO of InfiniEDGE Software, had a crisis on her hands.

Team 12

Team Case Study Goal Project 12