Mills Scofield

JANUARY 16, 2013

Having lived in and with off-the-grid communities in Latin America, in Nicaragua and Colombia, I had seen and felt the impact of low Internet and basic telecommunications access, especially when it comes to communicating with potential employers. Then, of course, there are just some bad ideas and stale social enterprise models.

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Short-term Innovation Entrepreneur Learning-by-Doing 187

Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2016

The authors want to put these at the center of business -- both because it's right and because success in business is inextricably linked to sustainability. Tommy Stadlen : History tells us that long-term success is only possible when companies connect with society. The past is littered with the remains of firms that broke these rules.

Company 50

Company Competitive Advantage Open-book Long-term 50

Tanveer Naseer

MAY 16, 2011

Russell is an educational psychologist, author, executive coach and management consultant whose clients include Fortune 500 executives in aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, information technology, telecommunications and oil and gas. Are You Fitting Employee Personality Into Your Leadership Puzzle?

Bureaucracy 203

Bureaucracy Compliance Learning-by-Doing Engineering 203

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2011

If you can meet these simple goals for each project, then you will achieve total success. Written in a clear, professional and straightforward manner, it is relevant to the management of all types of projects, including IT, construction, engineering, telecommunications and government, as well as many others. And there you have it.

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Project Goal Management Budgeting 56

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2015

Nokia, today’s telecommunications networking company, has made corporate transformation into an art form. In 1992, new CEO Jorma Ollila and his team made a decision that is iconic in the world of corporate reinvention, going all-in on the emerging telecommunications markets. Of course, we know what happened next.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Crisis Committee Marketing 8

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

But I’ve seen the pursuit of business opportunities cause irreparable harm to marriages, families, health—and those are some of the successful businesses! There are many ways that even a good business with good leadership can be damaged or bankrupted. A business failure can cause all those problems and many more.

Learning-by-Doing 255

Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

We have reviewed hundreds of corporate announcements and websites, interviewed numerous leadership experts, and conducted an analysis of CEO changes and successions over the past five years at S&P 500 and Global 100 companies. Through this effort, we have observed certain characteristics of this emerging trend.

CEO 13

CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2017

Of course, not everything is different. There has been even more stability in analytical leadership, change management, and culture, and in many cases those remain the toughest problems to address. The last decade, of course, was the era of big data. But we’re here to talk about technology.

Open-book 8

Open-book Software Supply Chain Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

One of the most important of those issues is, of course, globalization. Neither Utilities nor Telecommunications are represented in the chart below because all but a few companies in those sectors have no non-domestic revenue. Boards Global business Leadership Talent management' since the index was first developed in 2008.

Globalization 14

Globalization Committee Telecommunications Consensus 14

You're Not the Boss of Me

OCTOBER 20, 2009

But of course, it’s not. While there were lessons to be learned about executing business disaster recovery plans and the positioning of Data Centres and telecommunications systems, Mr. Greenberg’s primary observations were less about that and more about the people, their courage, resilience and determination to pick up the pieces and move on.

Performance Review 43

Performance Review Blog Learning-by-Doing Contingency Plans 43

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Operations : Approaches problems practically; stands firm on issues, perseveres; maintains a standard of consistency and quality; provides stable leadership and supervision; develops detailed plans and procedures; implements projects in a timely manner; keeps financial records straight. Because it isnt their sport. We all have.

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Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Consider, for instance, the talent development program at Ascom, a global telecommunications company. Of course, a goal that is too ambitious will break the team’s spirit. Leadership also wanted to improve service delivered to property taxpayers and municipalities. Do it fast.

Project 8

Project Parcell How To Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2011

What we see and hear — and the conclusions we draw — influence for our lifetimes what we value, how we measure success, whom we trust, and the priorities we set for our own lives, including the role work will play within them. Traditionalists reared in these areas retained strong ties to traditional customs and family practices.

Education 14

Education Compliance White Paper Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2013

I’ve seen this mistake numerous times in other industries — from a customer service fiasco by a major telecommunications company that launched DSL at too large a scale to NASA’s failure to recognize the implications of a foam strike in the Columbia shuttle tragedy. For complex initiatives, of course, this is simply not the case.

Company 8

Company Telecommunications CIO Learning-by-Doing 8