Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In the public arena, we vote for our leaders (this may provide the most obvious connection to our responsibility for bad leadership): In this case, we might ignore bad past behavior before we cast our vote. We may be snowed by the public relations machine that “markets” a poor leader. The tyrant boss reported directly to this VP.

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Leadership Follow-up Blog Greenleaf 150

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 23, 2015

Guest post from Rowan Gibson : Not since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution has there been a greater need to learn the art of innovation leadership. Jeff Bezos recognized the revolutionary portent of e-commerce back in 1994 when he read a trend report about the explosive growth of internet usage.

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Innovation Business Model Trends Franchising 120

Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Just goes to show what great leadership can do! Often considered the “Mother of Cause Marketing”, Ms. Cone proclaimed in 2010 that “cause marketing as we know it is dead” “Slapping a ribbon” on a product, website, or advertisement was now perceived as inauthentic. Tony McClain, Client Partner.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 31, 2010

and Gretchen Johnson of Virtual Wordplay Marketing Communications for a few years, a caring and supportive group of individuals who have helped each other without reservation to be successful in business and in life. I like the idea that leadership success can be broken down into eight skills. I look forward to reading it.

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Skills Books Blog Mentor 181

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 24, 2010

So, find a mentor, hire a coach, take a 360, read some self-development or leadership books. When this happens they aren’t motivated to update their headshots, create video marketing or present themselves as speakers. And whe leadership models it, perhaps it will catch on with others too. Attend a retreat.

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Learning-by-Doing Blog Class Open-book 185

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

These observations are intended to contextualize the Enron case studies in broader terms than were reported in the news media: Conditions Which Allowed It to Occur. Core Business. Enron (like many other companies) got into areas beyond their core competencies. The company issued everything through written news releases.

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Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Cementing the business failure, salespeople appeared to believe that senior managers would not tolerate underperformance, and found it easier to fabricate false accounts than to report what they were learning in the field. The widespread nature of the behavior strongly suggests that the fraud was not the result of some corrupt salespeople.

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Strategy Agility Execution Core Competence 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Instead, it should try to persuade them that competition in the mobile space is radically different from that in traditional markets and consequently, the European Union — and the United States, for that matter — should revamp their antitrust laws. Instead, it has just focused on the mobile-operating-system market.

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Efficiency Incentives Operations Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

But “reports of my death are greatly exaggerated,” as Mark Twain said. Also, most billion-dollar ideas don’t start that way; they can benefit from the established operations, go-to-market or service capabilities, and other corporate assets that help to scale rapidly. Merck and Co.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more. Here are a few suggestions: Lead by Example.

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CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

When modular in design, they adapt easily for different markets and can evolve over time. GM executives initially considered a partnership but quickly recognized that self-driving knowhow was a necessary core competence. Build an adaptive organization with the right leadership structure. Consider GE.

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Software Company Airlines Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Likewise, no matter how slick your company’s online idea market, it won’t yield many high-value ideas if your associates haven’t been taught to think like innovators. In our experience, most leadership development programs give scant attention to these innovation-enabling attitudes and behaviors.

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Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8