Decker Communication

MARCH 30, 2020

The months ahead will be a high-pressure exercise in change management, and success will depend on an organization’s flexibility and capacity to adjust its trajectory. At this precarious moment, a heightened attentiveness and palpable energy now permeate the ranks of every organization. How will you harness this nervous energy?

Shaw 85

Shaw Hammer Crisis Competitive Advantage 85

Strategy Driven

JUNE 4, 2019

One slip of your focus and you could give the wrong impression , or you could note down a gap in the market that doesn’t actually need filling, because you lacked the energy to read through your materials properly. And if you can hammer home the use of your business in the current economy in only 30 seconds or less, the more’s the better!

Hammer 51

Hammer Self-aware Insurance Marketing 51

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2012

Performance standards hammered out. Enthusiasm and energy levels increasing. A lot of internal strife and no sense of mutual accountability. Task driven but a lot of individual agendas. Performance standards are not agreed upon. Stage 3 – Getting Behind the Game. Increasing ownership of those standards. Focus on customers.

Team 64

Team BHAG Hammer Open-book 64

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

In his 1990 classic HBR article " Reengineering Work: Don't Automate, Obliterate ," Michael Hammer argued that IT must drive radical process innovation. Hammer nonetheless argued for using the power of information technology to redesign a cross-functional process, then deal with the people issues.

Process 11

Process Innovation Hammer Resistance 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

Looking at LVMH’s efforts, I’ll highlight three areas where I see great impact and innovation: managing carbon and energy, building a connection with customers around brand purpose, and working closely with suppliers. Managing Carbon and Energy. I’ll then discuss some of LVMH’s challenges.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Payback Period Brand Energy 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

The business environment may change, but no management trend can displace the core laws, proven over centuries, of excellent leadership. But if your employees take a risk and fail, and you come down on them like a hammer, guess what? But many times they’ve actually lost their grip on the very basic foundation of leadership.

CEO 57

CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 57

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2015

But with the rise of mass media (ranking everything—colleges, wines, doctors), social media (mean girls rule), and workforce management software, they stink even more. Probably the best known quotation from the eminent “management philosopher” Satchel Paige is “Don’t look back.

Comparison 8

Comparison Hammer Library Learning-by-Doing 8