Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

How is that possible when mobsters cannot simply have team members sign up for an online training course or activate their methods through “Mafia Academy?”. Finally, leaders must develop a culture that communicates the organization’s vision and strategy. Then these individuals’ performance must be measured and rewarded.

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P&L Franchising Leadership Forrester 323

Building Personal Strength

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

One of my favorite columns in the San Antonio Express-News is "The Country Scientist," written by Forrest Mims III, who lives about 20 miles from my house. This experience was so stressful that I decided to unwind by spending a year studying the sky with instruments I had developed for Scientific American.

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Forrester Magazine Conference Engineering 40

CEO Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

So of course to add to the pressure I read a book. Consider Harnessing the Power of Reflective Thinking in Your Organization by Daniel Forrester. This is what Forrester argues (successfully) actually can hurt the business more than help it. And of course I know in order to make this a good plan, I need to be more specific.

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Power Forrester Leadership Pipeline Blog 189

Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

Leadership is about showing common courtesies, caring and encouraging the growth and development of those whom you lead. Yes… of course! We were all in Newport, Rhode Island, to attend the Navy’s prestigious leadership development course known as Command Leadership School. Leadership is about care and compassion.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2016

Although digital investment is almost unquestionably the right course of action for most firms, organizations still struggle to create the desired results. Of course the end goal of a transformation is to affect revenue, profitability, and investor value. Estimates of digital transformation failures range from 66% to 84%.

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Business Model Human Capital Real Estate Forrester 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2014

Marketing and finance share a fully transparent analytics platform that all parties can access to run what-if scenarios, optimize marketing-dollar allocations across products and markets, and get course-correcting feedback on the performance of those allocations. It’s completely reframed the conversation.”

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Finance Marketing P&L ROI 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2017

Lucia Luce Quinn is Chief People Officer at Forrester Research. Earlier in her career, she left a position as SVP of business development and emerging businesses to join Boston Scientific in a senior line job. Of course, they haven’t had a chance to think it through, but that’s the first reaction.”

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Quinn Execution CFO Forrester 9