Tanveer Naseer

JULY 2, 2013

Sitting in the same chairs in a conference room or in the office cafeteria? Some 50 years ago, Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Roger Sperry discovered a new path by studying the independence of consciousness between the left and right hemispheres of the brain. Popcorn at the movies? Driving to work a specific way?

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Management Craft

MAY 24, 2011

I am doing a talk this morning at the ASTD conference in Orlando. I recommend checking out Psychologist Carl Rogers, "The Concept of a Fully Functioning Person." I thought I would share the links and resources that I am recommending here so that anyone can access them. Find it here.

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Deming Institute

MARCH 25, 2019

On April 16-18, 1999, The Deming Institute hosted its annual spring conference in Tacoma, Washington, featuring keynotes from Russell Ackoff , Jamshid Gharajedaghi , and Tom Johnson. The conference drew an audience of at least 500 in the auditorium with Peter, with several hundred more, including me, in an overflow room.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2018

You know the signs when you’re on a conference call with someone: You make a point or ask a question, and after a second or two of silence, you hear ums, ahhs, and the clicking of a keyboard in the background. Watch this very amusing “ conference call in real life ” video to see how ineffective these calls can be.

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Deming Institute

MARCH 23, 2017

David and Carole Schwinn’s presentation at the 2016 Annual Deming Conference: The Man, The Mission, The Movement: David Schwinn talking about Dr. Deming’s work at Ford. Related: David Schwinn blog posts on PQ Systems – 2011 ASA Deming Lecture by Roger Hoerl, Need Any Country be Poor? That is what he did.

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Deming Institute

MARCH 21, 2020

Related: 2011 ASA Deming Lecture by Roger Hoerl, Need Any Country be Poor? You need to learn about customer (and data you get from them are critical) but you need to find process indicators you can use to monitor and manage processes to make sure you deliver to customers reliably (once you know what those customers want).

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 6, 2009

Are you taking advantage of the many Product Camps or “Un-Conferences” offered this year? They are known as un conferences; their organizers go to great lengths to promote dialogue and communication, and discourage traditional (i.e. It’s also a time to step back and take a fresh look at the direction your career is headed.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 16, 2018

Michael (Roger Davies) is the husband of Ava Hamilton (Gugu Mbatha-Raw). With the advent of Skype and GoToMeeting and other video conferencing software, leaders can be tempted to meet clients and coworkers through virtual conference calls. Make sure you’re keeping an eye on your resources. This temptation is understandable.

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Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Related: 2011 ASA Deming Lecture by Roger Hoerl – Need Any Country be Poor? The many examples of organizations adopting Deming’s ideas to improve illustrate that not everyone did; but Fritz does provide an explanation for how some people miss the opportunity to improve when they dismiss Deming’s ideas only as criticism.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

I emceed concerts with stars like Elvis Presley, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Little Richard, Kenny Rogers, The Beach Boys, Roy Orbison, Simon & Garfunkel, Nelson Riddle, Dionne Warwick and Andre Previn. I have spoken at conferences, strategic planning retreats, symposia, workshops and board meetings for hundreds.

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Deming Institute

APRIL 16, 2018

2011, Roger Hoerl: Need Any Country be Poor? We have now added blog posts on most ASA Deming lecture from 2009 through 2017 (and 2009), the others are: 2009, J. Stuart Hunter (Princeton University), New Challenges for Statisticians. 2010, Sir William Osler: Dr. Deming Consults on Quality. 2017, Fritz Scheuren: W.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 30, 2018

Bruce Banner discovered this early in Avengers: Infinity War when he asked Tony Stark to call Steve Rogers/Captain America to let him know about the impending threat of Thanos. Attending great conferences. Yet in Captain America: Civil War, the Avengers broke up. They went their separate ways. Their organization was no more.

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Steve Farber

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

That moment, thirty years ago when we watched President Reagan close his news conference that evening with the words, “… and we waved goodbye… as they slipped the surly bonds of earth, to touch the face of god…”. I don’t know about you, but I can still close my eyes and see it as if it was yesterday.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

Tyson (Kaiser Permanente, healthcare), Omar Ishrak (Medtronic, medical technology), Sallie Krawcheck (Ellevest, investing), Kathryn Maher (Wikimedia, encyclopedia), John Rogers (Ariel Investments, financial services). Many of the leaders I interviewed also speak at conferences about diversity and write openly about its importance.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Roger Martin. How to Attend a Conference as Yourself. Looking for a Job When You're No Longer Young. Anne Kreamer. How to (Finally) Quit Your Job. Daniel Gulati. The Robots Coming for Your Job. Andy McAfee. Needs to Make More Jobs More Creative. We Contemplated Winning and Losing. Ten Reasons Winners Keep Winning, Aside from Skill.

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Steve Farber

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

That moment, thirty years ago when we watched President Reagan close his news conference that evening with the words, “… and we waved goodbye… as they slipped the surly bonds of earth, to touch the face of god…”. I don’t know about you, but I can still close my eyes and see it as if it was yesterday.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Go… Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Dan Rogers Mike – This is a great post with excellent perspective. Is it likely that you would learn something "game-changing" at the conference last week? I plan on circulating your information and just ordered your book. You're one of the top experts in the field!

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

It’s like trying to teach Roger Federer how to play tennis in a classroom. I don’t want to look bad in front of my colleagues who are all doing the jump as part of our company’s annual sales manager’s conference. Today’s model by and large teaches about leadership with fancy theories. Think about it – how stupid is that?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2016

Roger Schwarz. What happens: Conference calls can be notoriously unproductive, which has been hilariously spoofed and mocked. Although they often attend meetings via conference call, they routinely have a hard time making a contribution. You and Your Team Series. The Seven Imperatives to Keeping Meetings on Track.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2016

When I was a managing partner at Accenture, our Organization & Change Strategy team helped design a new conference facility for one of our offices. Roger Schwarz. They don’t work for all interactions, and as with anything, treating them as a one-size-fits-all solution can have unintended consequences. Stu Heinecke.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

General Services Administration after a scandal involving an extravagant employee conference that involved lots of federal contract violations. Though she wasn''t involved in the conference, she took the fall. This is the story of one such person, Martha Johnson, who resigned two years ago as the head of the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

The countless nights spent at industry conferences with people I don’t like; the weekends with bankers and lawyers to finish the deals; the sleepless nights worrying about missing bank covenants. One day, at a particularly unproductive meeting, Harry exploded: “No one appreciates all the sacrifices I’ve made for this company.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2012

It was mildly annoying to see her at conferences, but my indignation grew to a fever pitch when she landed a book deal with a major publisher and began winning media attention. For years, I'd known a woman whom I was quite sure had fabricated her credentials. How can you increase your impact or make a new contribution in your field?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2015

After Everett Rogers famously made the distinction between early and late adopters , academics in marketing and technology identified a number of differences between those who take quickly to innovations and those who don’t. But original users confer a certain legitimacy to a business.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

ROGER HARRIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images. Sensor-fed software lets the company track precisely how people use desks, conference rooms, and amenities, and then use that information to maximize utilization. The movement to make cities smarter is transforming municipal governments worldwide.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

Whether it is rivalry between people (Bill Gates versus Steve Jobs; Roger Federer versus Rafael Nadal), between organizations (e.g., Rivalry is everywhere. We see rivalries in sports, business, school, and basically any arena where there is competition. Ford versus GM), or between nations (e.g., should U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2011

We sat down with Rotman Dean Roger Martin, author of Fixing the Game , to talk about the skewed incentives of CEO compensation. — enough conference rooms, we took a look at how office renovations can boost performance. Video interview. What Capitalism Can Learn from the NFL. Interactive infographic.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2011

I invited Jensen to a Fortune conference a few years back and watched him argue to a roomful of executives that if their companies' stock was was overvalued they should do what they could to bring the price down — by announcing to investors that they thought it was too high, for example. But what's a CEO to do about it?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2012

Earlier this year I attended a conference put on by the Online Publishers Association and had an opportunity to do a presentation with Avi Steinlauf, CEO of Edmunds.com, and he talked about how the company was driven to change by a couple of factors.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Organizations are moving faster and faster these days and few managers have time to think through their meetings in advance,” says Roger Schwarz, an organizational psychologist and author of Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams. But rushing now is only going to cost you more time later. Make the purpose clear. This is a wise rule.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

Writing in 1979, Roger Hansen (in Beyond the North-South Stalemate ) succinctly characterized the choices faced by developed and developing countries in the face of these demands. But haven't we heard this before? Yes, with regard to what the emerging powers are asking for.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

.&# - John Scully “The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.&# - Woodrow Wilson “Even if you’re on the right track you’ll get run over if you just sit there.&# - Will Rogers “When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I’ll like it or not.

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Mark Sanborn

JANUARY 12, 2022

As Roger Clodfelter, Senior V.P. Similar to what we learn from physics, a system at rest stays at rest, and Qubein had to challenge the existing mindset and behavior of faculty and staff who were mired in outdated education methods. He made it a goal to provide life preparation for students to take their place in society after graduation.

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The Idolbuster

MAY 31, 2012

I met Coach Teresa at the San Francisco Writers Conference in the session “ Writing a Tagline That Will Sell You and Your Book that she co-taught with Elisa Sasa Southard. Teaching at San Francisco Writers Conference every year gives me the joy of seeing colleagues and meeting other fascinating writers, one of whom being Greg Marcus.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2011

The first day of the conference, customer service guru and Zappos chief Tony Hsieh gave his spiel about Zappos being a service company that just happened to sell shoes. We got his book, Delivering Happiness , free in our conference bags. This is the story of how I learned the key to great customer service. It was so simple.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2011

Those postgame press conferences can make for compelling viewing. But imagine for a moment, a different sort of postgame press conference: To set the stage, let's go back two years to Super Bowl XLIII , played on February 1, 2009 between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals. Pittsburgh held on for a 27-23 win.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

b Between 1920 and 1930, for example, 87 percent of Broadway shows flopped despite being attached to big names like Rogers and Hammerstein, or Gilbert and Sullivan. Attend a conference you have never before attended. Practical Steps to Expand Your Network. Spend time at a start-up within your business sector.

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