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AUGUST 31, 2013

Kill the Company" Glenn Burr Inc. Small Giants Community (ISBC) Kill the Company: End the Status Quo [comma] Start an Innovation Revolution Lisa Bodell Raul Candeloro Wall Street Journal' Bob''s blog entries "How Do You Create Innovation in Your Business?

Innovation 85

Innovation Company Learning-by-Doing Blog 85

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Bob''s blog entries Company Lifecycle and Culture Change Too Fast Today Consolidation Efficiency and scale Forbes Fish Can''t See Water: How National Culture Can Make or Break Your Corporate Strategy Geographic expansion IBM Xerox innovation Internet John Wiley & Sons Kai Hammerich Martin C.

Company 75

Company Efficiency Strategy Blog 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 16, 2012

To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Every company wants to grow. Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. But growth often brings some hiccups, especially when it comes to organizational culture.

Company 85

Company Newsletter How To Tips 85

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

All of these companies go above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to grooming talent from within. The list was featured by CNNMoney online. Here are the first five. To read the complete article, please click here. IBM HQ: Armonk, N.Y. Revenue: $99.9 billion Employees: 426,751 Fact: IBM sends leadership SWAT [.].

Company 75

Company Development Article Leadership 75

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DECEMBER 27, 2011

Good Company: Business Success in the Worthiness Era Laurie Bassi, Ed Frauenheim, Dan McMurrer, with Larry Costello Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2011) How and why companies must prove worthy of consumers’ business, employees’ best efforts, and investors’ dollars What’s in a word?

Collins 75

Collins Company Review Books 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 9, 2011

There is no doubt that Twitter is influential: This spring, the company announced that it signed up its 200 millionth account. But how can your company reap the [.]. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here.

Company 85

Company Newsletter Tips Review 85

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AUGUST 15, 2013

The Power of Human Energy Why Angela Ahrendts Believes Energy Can Transform Companies and Communities' Bob''s blog entries Angela Ahrendts Burberry CNN Money Donna Karan International LinkedIn Liz Claiborne Inc TED.

Energy 80

Energy Company Blog Article 80

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

In the long run, companies where the engineers (and designers) win [.]. In the long annals of business history, the tension Aboulafia describes — engineer vs. bean counter — occurs again and again.

Engineering 99

Engineering Company Blog 99

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NOVEMBER 9, 2015

I began with a PowerPoint introduction, and included this slide: The body language of the students, and the interaction that followed,… Read More People don’t really work for Companies – they work FOR Bosses, WITH Teams…

Company 70

Company Team CEO Blog 70

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AUGUST 24, 2015

He is brought into companies when they are in need of getting things “fixed” — he’s brought in to “fix the company.” This comes from a Business Consultant in the Dallas area, Charlie Bahr (“The Entrepreneur’s Godfather”).

Company 70

Company Entrepreneur Consultative Process 70

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JUNE 30, 2013

They explore the road best traveled and what they learned is shared in their recently published book, The Three Rules: How Exceptional Companies Think. […]. Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed, along with their team of researchers at Deloitte, embarked on a daunting quest.

Pharmaceuticals 75

Pharmaceuticals Company Price Retail 75

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JULY 23, 2013

This book is about the company. The new book released about Legos brings back childhood memories for many of us. What did you make with Legos? How tall did they get? What happened if someone knocked them over? Its’ title is Brick by Brick: How Lego Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and […].

Company 92

Company Blog Innovation Books 92

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NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Johnson, founder and president of the RLJ Companies, an investment firm, was conducted and condensed by Adam [.]. Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times.

Company 75

Company Execution How To CEO 75

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JUNE 3, 2011

To see the list of 48 companies, check out all the resources, and sign up for a free subscription to the Talent Management and Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * The National Business Group on [.]. Here is the first portion of an article featured by Talent Management magazine.

Company 80

Company Talent Management Magazine Resources 80

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

. * * * By age sixteen, Washington had copied out by hand, 110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and […].

Company 75

Company Magazine Blog Resources 75

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

Getting What You Want Resolving Conflict Sooner Richard Branson Ritz-Carlton Siemens Steve Farnsworth The Skoll Foundation Tony Hsieh Virgin Walk Your Talk Wall Street Journal Zappos'

Company 85

Company Reputation How To Brand 85

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OCTOBER 23, 2014

When you’ve been at it for decades, you’ve seen the companies disappear. I bought my first stereo at Montgomery Wards. I used to eat at Wyatt’s cafeteria. I won’t even describe the pants I wore briefly in the 1970s, or my permed hair that same decade (my wife told me to leave that detail out […]. Randy''s blog entries'

Company 117

Company Blog 117

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * Top-performing organizations know what they do best [.].

Company 75

Company Magazine Talent Management Learning-by-Doing 75

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MARCH 3, 2016

And for about 10… Read More Why You Might Need a Social Justice/Social Impact Book Club in Your Company or Organization. For 18 years, each month I have presented synopses of business books at the First Friday Book Synopsis.

Books 70

Books Organization Company Blog 70

First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 31, 2013

re·sil·ience noun the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens ——————– We hear a lot about resilience these days. Books on education and parenting describe how important it is to help children develop resilience.

Company 126

Company Education Blog Books 126

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

To read the complete article, obtain subscription information, and sign up for free email […].

McKinsey 80

McKinsey Company Agility Globalization 80

First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

As a founder, your first job is to get the first things right, because you cannot build a great company on a flawed foundation. Peter Thiel, Zero to One ————— A couple of years ago, I presented my synopsis of the book Blue Ocean Strategy to an energetic team at an in-demand marketing firm. At […].

Blue Ocean Strategy 110

Blue Ocean Strategy Company Blog Marketing 110

First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Here is an article written by Steve Tobak for CBS MoneyWatch, the CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the website’s newsletters, please click here. * * * (MoneyWatch) I was just reading about how Barack Obama and George W. [.].

Company 80

Company Newsletter Resources Article 80

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OCTOBER 5, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and Clayton Christensen for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * Forbes recently published our list [.].

Christensen 70

Christensen Innovation Company Review 70

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JUNE 14, 2011

I have signed up to receive email alerts from Profiles International, a firm that offers assessment solutions that enable organizations to select the right people and ?develop develop them to their full potential, including pre-screening, job matching, onboarding, managing performance, and maximizing potential.

Productivity 70

Productivity Products Company Development 70

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MARCH 21, 2013

From this Business Insider article: 10 Awesome Free Office Spaces For Freelancers, From Singapore To Brazil Filed under: Randy's blog entries.

Company 103

Company Blog Article 103

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OCTOBER 1, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article featured by Bloomberg Businessweek online (October 3, 2011) in which Brad Stone points out that Jeff Bezos’ new tablet, the Kindle Fire, is cheap, pretty, and puts Amazon in perfect position to take a bite out of Apple—and every online transaction we make. To read the complete article, [.].

Company 85

Company Article Positioning Blog 85

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JUNE 18, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * In our experience, it’s rare for a [.].

Company 80

Company How To Review Blog 80

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Dorie Clark for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * Walking around Munich on a recent trip, I was impressed by [.].

Company 89

Company Review Blog Article 89

First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article featured by Bloomberg Businessweek online (October 3, 2011) in which Brad Stone points out that Jeff Bezos’ new tablet, the Kindle Fire, is cheap, pretty, and puts Amazon in perfect position to take a bite out of Apple—and every online transaction we make. To read the complete article, [.].

Company 75

Company Article Positioning Blog 75

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

They say, in one way or another, that we should trust the integrity of the people… Read More “We have broken the trust” says the CEO of Volkswagen – Anybody think this is the only company to break our trust?

CEO 70

CEO Company Blog 70

First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 9, 2011

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. In response to less than stellar results, many managers overhaul the team, unit, or organization.

Newsletter 80

Newsletter Company Tips Review 80

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 4, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alan Lewis for the Harvard Business Review’s “The Conversations&# series.

Skills 93

Skills Company Review Article 93

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JULY 20, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mel Stark and Mark Royal for Talent Management magazine (5/10/2011). To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * Experts from Hay Group, which partnered with [.].

Magazine 93

Magazine Talent Management Company Resources 93

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 18, 2011

The incoherence, I think, is a sign of something deeper: Research in Motion doesn’t know what kind of company it wants to be. Farhad Manjoo, What on Earth Happened to BlackBerry?: Research in Motion’s new tablet is a misguided mess. ——- I know practically nothing about technology.

Definition 93

Definition Company Technology Drucker 93

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APRIL 10, 2011

To stay ahead of the pack, you must translate your organization’s competitive strategy into day-to-day actions. That means channeling resources into the right efforts, achieving the right balance between innovation and control, and getting everyone pulling in the same direction. How can you keep all this on track?

Strategy 80

Strategy Simon Company Resources 80

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FEBRUARY 6, 2014

“In the beginning, I was so chintzy. … I really didn’t pay my employees very well. I was so obsessed with turning in a profit margin of 6 percent or higher that I ignored some of the basic needs of our people, and I feel bad about it.” ” Sam Walton, Made in America Humanity: the […]. Randy''s blog entries'

Company 106

Company Blog 106