Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Diversity across the team is a good thing in many cases as is the previous project experience they bring to the table. It’s important that the team leader embraces diversity in the ranks and does not see a culture developing where people who are different get hammered down until they conform.

Team 66

Team Hammer Software Project 66

You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 6, 2009

Shifting to experiment/learn perspective would most certainly take the ‘hammer’ out of the equation. Our strategy might not be approved; that is one kind of failure. Or our strategy might be implemented yet fail in execution; that is another.

Performance Review 40

Performance Review Learning-by-Doing Blog Hammer 40

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Solution: Be self-compassionate about your internal reactions and understand where they come from, but also learn to genuinely appreciate what diverse minds bring to a team. Consider when strategies other than thinking are more likely to result in success. This is especially likely for those who have a perfectionist streak.

Succession 15

Succession Class Learning-by-Doing Teamwork 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

” A highly cited 2015 report on diversity in Silicon Valley by an Asian professional organization found that at five big tech firms (Google, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, LinkedIn, and Yahoo), Asians and Asian Americans are well represented in lower-level positions but underrepresented at management and executive levels. Implications.

Positioning 8

Positioning Leadership Diversity Hammer 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2015

Concerned about the company’s lack of focus, Wall Street hammered the Starbucks stock, resulting in a drop in share price of 28% in one day – a $2 billion loss in the company’s market capitalization. Google is wise to learn from these two brand histories.

Brand 8

Brand Banking Apparel Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

Collectively, they're spawning a range of efficient new "as-a-service" business models in industries as diverse as accommodation, transportation, household appliances, and high-end clothing. Led by the writings of Michael Hammer and Tom Davenport , firms realized that they didn't need to organize work the way they used to.

Disaggregation 8

Disaggregation Hammer Mass Marketing Gordon 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2018

“The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape…That’s what this degree of yours is — a blunt instrument. There are now five generations working alongside each other – an unprecedented opportunity to learn from such a diverse range of experiences.

Wiseman 8

Wiseman Mentor Hammer Learning-by-Doing 8