First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 27, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a profile of Birgit Neu (COO, Corporate Development, Global Banking and Markets, HSBC) written by Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business.

Hammer 85

Hammer COO Banking Globalization 85

Strategy Driven

MARCH 21, 2011

Hershman and Dr. Michael Hammer. The only way to survive in this ever-changing, expanding, globalizing economy is to continually adapt. Michael Hammer was a bold and revolutionary thinker, the coauthor of Reengineering the Corporation, the most important business book of the 1990s. Most companies get metrics all wrong.

Hammer 50

Hammer Chief Executive Officer Metrics Process 50

Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In a marketplace gone global, productive partnerships are more crucial than ever. Getting executives into a room and hammering out a contract doesn''t make a deal. His website is augustturak.com. * * * Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *.' Don''t figure it out.

Succession 284

Succession Early Adopters Hammer Price 284

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2014

In Japan, the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. I understand that personal branding is important,” executives and managers often tell us. By thinking about personal branding as honoring the time and effort they put into your development, it can make the act itself feel more legitimate. In the U.S., It’s no wonder.

Self-aware 8

Self-aware Brand Hammer Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

But it was crystal clear who’d made the negative comments in the assessment of one executive. Negotiating the deal with the large global brand had been a challenge, but it increased business so much that Lance and his direct reports still felt as if they didn’t have enough hours in the day to get everything done.

Case Study 13

Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

Develop the facts of the case jointly with your counterparts. Yet, in parallel, Koh also coordinated multiple deals on each at least five fronts: 1) other Executive Branch agencies, 2) the U.S. Negotiation is not usually an individual sport. Build a common fact base. Think outside your own box.

Advice 8

Advice Hammer Seminar Consensus 8

Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Way #2: Audi agreed with the stance that would require governmentally enforced global eco-wacko-ism and thought it was funny to poke fun at people who don't share the extreme "granola" viewpoint.  Government is like a sledge hammer. I am okay with this view, though the imagery was still very scary.

Politics 77

Politics Blog Travel Letter 77