Lead Change Blog
APRIL 19, 2021
For months senior leaders dismissed warning signs and data from employees about severe problems and had ignored market trends for years. As Jim Collins describes in How the Mighty Fall , hubris was at the core. Obsessed with a focus on successful reports, these leaders avoided negative news and data.
The Practical Leader
MAY 13, 2020
Many research reports showed that layoffs sometimes provided short-term relief but hurt most companies in the long-term: A study in the Academy of Management Journal , found that big layoffs often create even bigger turnover spikes soon after. One finding states that laying off just 1% of the workforce caused a 31% increase in turnover.
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The Practical Leader
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Exploration — a broad, open search for strategic partnerships, unresolved problems, latent or unmet needs, new markets and customer segments that potentially fit the organization’s Focus and Context (vision, values, and purpose) and its core competencies. This is a rich source of innovation.
Tanveer Naseer
JULY 12, 2016
In “ Good to Great ”, Jim Collins lamented the trend of boards that become “enamored with charismatic CEOs,” a tendency that, he concluded, was “most damaging” for “the long-term health of companies.” These disasters have affected popular attitudes toward our entire system of free market capitalism.
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 6, 2010
These goals have been labeled by Jim Collins (and others) as a BHAG – a Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal. To be more specific, for each goal, consider setting a range of targets like this: Target A – This is a perfect world scenario, I/we absolutely want it goal. Target B – This is a big, but potentially believable goal.
The Empowered Buisness
JANUARY 26, 2016
BHAG stands for Big Hairy Audacious Goal , a concept introduced by Jim Collins in his book, “Built to Last.” I got a monthly report of all the key problem areas across the company. Missing emerging market trends and opportunities. Let’s dig in! 7 Leadership Questions That Will Move The Needle in 2016. Being overly optimistic.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
Slate ’s Paul Collins notes that holiday promotions have been starting in early autumn for at least a century. The positive responders report that early holiday marketing puts them in a good mood, helps them to avoid procrastination, and gives them helpful ideas. Marketing Retail' Not so fast.
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