Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

What is the number #1 characteristic of an employee/contract worker that hiring managers look for when hiring? What is the number #1 characteristic of an employee/contract worker that hiring managers look for when hiring? The #1 characteristic that I believe hiring managers seek in a candidate is flexibility. Initiative.

Career 74

Career Advice Succession Learning-by-Doing 74

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. Moreover, fixed assets are more difficult to leverage across diverse businesses than capabilities, and they tend to expire, become obsolete, or give way to related services. It’s a ‘sharp pencil’ capabilities system rooted in superior information.

Resources 51

Resources Industry System Strategy 51

You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 30, 2011

In school too, I was encouraged, along with my classmates, to work together to complete projects and participate in sports events. Being able not only to tolerate, but to encourage diversity of thought will go a long ways in inviting co-creation and collaboration. It was more about doing what I was told.

Blog 55

Blog Diversity Learning-by-Doing Self-aware 55

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2018

Yet many other women have managed to build highly successful careers with degrees in STEM disciplines. Sticking with her authentic, collaborative leadership style paid off: Ramos-Kwok won over the team and developed a reputation as an exceptional leader, leading to further management opportunities. How did they do it? Hone your brand.

Succession 14

Succession Reputation Focus Group Leadership Styles 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

And of course, there's always the small fear that we are about to do something stupid, as in the early days of email, when your colleague actually managed to message "Philips is a complete tool" to everyone in the company. Notice how Estelle Metayer gently tells us about the projects she is working on. So it's a double bind.

Marketing 14

Marketing Bottom-up Sharpe Follow-up 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

It is the more versatile, general-purpose charities — including such well-known, diverse institutions as The United Way Worldwide and the Salvation Army — that are faring the worst. Why the disparity? Our own research on organizational strategy and leadership more broadly suggests a reason.

Crisis 12

Crisis Mayo Strategy Short-term 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2012

Diversity is the crucial element for group creativity. Innovation teams tasked with creating new products or technologies or iterating existing ones need tension to produce breakthroughs, and tension comes from diverse points of view. Assembling and managing diverse teams is hard work.

Diversity 14

Diversity Creativity Team Groupthink 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2017

There are over two thousand consumer-focused subscription businesses capitalizing upon customers’ diverse tastes. Approximately 13% of subscription businesses tracked by the subscription-related website My Subscription Addiction have failed, and many more have seen sharp reversals of fortune.

IPO 8

IPO How To Metrics Bottom-up 8