Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

There are many ways that even a good business with good leadership can be damaged or bankrupted. Business ownership consumes large quantities of time and mental energy, even after it’s running well and succeeding. It consumed so much time and energy that I didn’t have much left for anything else.

Learning-by-Doing 257

Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 257

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Knowing what''s important to the leadership of the organization and what they want to see happen allows the leadership team to focus its energy and achieve sustained high performance in taking action. Values often influence people''s choices about where to invest their energies. The Planning Process.

Strategic Planning 150

Strategic Planning Planning Process SWOT 150

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

The shifting energy equation, for example, sets the stage for growth. Shale gas will allow the US to be energy independent, create an export industry, and reduce energy costs. For example, the wealth effect from rising equity and real estate prices might make premium product segments more attractive in the coming years.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Market Segmentation Venture Capitalist Real Estate 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2019

That requires a new way of thinking about people and leadership. But there’s a model of leadership that will. Above all, driving the use of these techniques depends on the stance of leadership. Leadership should make it clear that they are offended by wasting time, as it’s also wasting energy, resources and brain space.

Agility 65

Agility Banking Supply Chain CTO 65

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

The issues in each of these buckets require new leadership, or at least a rethinking of it in the highest ranks of companies, and deep operational changes. Facebook employs a Green Energy Czar, so I can easily imagine a Zero Carbon leader or Extreme Weather VP. Resource constraints mean organizations have to use less stuff.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Middle managers had to go back and forth between firing people and finding new ones with different skills, and few people believed that the yearly planning and budgeting cycle was anything more than a painful exercise, since it was always changing midway through. This case isn’t the exception.

Welch 8

Welch Six Sigma Real Estate Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2014

Where you didn’t have to spend a single moment of your time and energy making sure you put only your best self forward? One was an East Coast investment firm called Bridgewater Associates, the other a West Coast real estate and movie theater management company called Decurion. Does that sound appealing?

Real Estate 11

Real Estate Competitive Advantage Class Insurance 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2015

The research team found four main ways: Leadership: Needless to say, it is difficult to implement positive practices without support from the top. ’ When you do that, the energy just goes up. ” So how do you implement positive practices in your company? A leader must stand by and exemplify the values he preaches.

Positioning 8

Positioning Productivity Products Team 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2015

The real estate tycoon and TV celebrity’s ongoing success as a presidential candidate shows that he has clearly struck a chord with many voters. Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln were both extremely skillful in presenting themselves as humble. Donald Trump is an official phenomenon.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Proposal Policies Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

Boards of companies operating in the consumer discretionary industry have a disproportionately high representation of Democrats, while boards operating in the industrials and energy and utilities industries skew more Republican. Democrat and Republican directors diverge on the skills they think are most important for board service today.

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8