Leading Blog

MARCH 9, 2015

Our Inside ROPE teams were comprised of colleagues in our company’s marketing, accounting, finance, engineering, support, purchasing, and other functional units. They may feel overburdened and resistant to shouldering new responsibilities. As a sales leader, I was responsible for assembling both “Inside” and “Outside” ROPE teams.

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Organization Team How To Career 150

Chris Brady

JUNE 30, 2010

  But always and throughout, there wasstrong resistance to English rule and defiant rebellion led by courageousRascals.   But consistent with a longline of English nobleman in Ireland, he would also be accused of being moreIrish than English, becoming instrumental in Ireland's resistance to Englishdomination.

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Resistance Letter Blog Travel 100

Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance. Would you share an example from an organization doing it right? In our book, we provide numerous examples of agility. In the military realm, we use the Battle of Normandy as an ultimate example of both strategic and tactical agility. Northern Command. ” -Sun Tzu.

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Agility How To Decentralization Morale 86

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Over the years I have observed countless examples of people who jeopardize their future to satisfy an emotional need, when what they should have done was protect their future by exhibiting control over their emotions. Of course subordinating one's ego to more productive traits never hurts.:) " – couldn't agree more.

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Blog Leadership Emotional Intelligence CEO 402

Chris Brady

JANUARY 12, 2011

It is the resistance they provide which builds the muscle - as long as the possessor of the muscles is willing to work against that resistance. I used to get angry, then ignore, for awile act as though they don't exist; however, that might be worse As you say the resistance makes us better. Therein lies the key.

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Resistance Letter Blog Travel 129

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

Second, because it’s centralized, which makes it resistant to change and vulnerable to systems failures and attacks. For example, consider how new business ventures access growth capital. The unstoppable force of blockchain technology is barreling down on the infrastructure of modern finance.

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Finance IPO Banking Venture Capitalist 8

Chris Brady

JANUARY 20, 2011

Children ask for stories to be told them but resist direct instruction. Example: When I was but a wee engineer just cutting my teeth in the profession, I had the good fortune to be thrown in with several elderly gentlemen who were extremely accomplished in the field. Give examples wherever possible. Communicate through stories.

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Travel Learning-by-Doing Blog Letter 112

Chris Brady

MARCH 2, 2010

It was in this period that the Lord saw fit to fashion them for the promised land.    * Adversity accomplishes the following:     1. provides an opportunity for learning     2. toughens and seasons one with increased wisdom and experience     3.

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Blog Leadership Letter Travel 119

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 5, 2020

The metal is pretty resistant to corrosion or rust where even the best give up. One such example is that of a large Swiss-based pharmaceutical company that invested around $11.3 Platinum is a soft white metal with a very beautiful sheen. billion in platinum and other metals as well.

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Price Short-term Long-term Globalization 67

Chris Brady

MAY 27, 2010

persistent resistance to a positive attitude 2. As a Daddy of two at 24 its great to finally have great examples to follow Posted by: Bryan | May 29, 2010 at 10:44 AM Favorite line: They mistake deeds for development, actions for intent, and works for heart. IDS appears early in some, has a late-onset in others.

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Mentor Seminar Letter Blog 124

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Think About Finances. Getting rid of performance reviews, for example, will mean that you’ll free your employees from a lot of tedious work, and redirect those people-hours to more pressing issues. Whatever’s on the horizon, you need to stop resisting change, and choose the sacrifices you’ll have to make very carefully.

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Short-term Long-term Stage-Gate Mentor 63

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Let’s use an example of a common problem that most businesses face at some point in their lifecycle (if not at multiple points) which is needing to implement a certain application or toolset to automate an existing manual process. As an example, Look at Apple! And what are your strategic goals? – I would argue; Not much.

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Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 293

Chris Brady

MAY 19, 2010

They know the miles they've traveled and the resistance they've had to overcome. Excellence only comes with a price, and sometimes paying that price will almost bring us to our knees. This kind of talk is nothing new to high-achievers.

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Price Travel Letter Blog 112

Chris Brady

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Since people don't like to be told what to do and will generally resist being bossed around, something must happen to convince them to allow what would normally and naturally be considered contrary to their best interest. The camels, however, resisted this fact. Here's how it works.

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Blog Leadership Crisis Travel 125

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2017

When you notice an approaching showdown between logic and emotion, resist the impulse to procrastinate. Work within your resistance level. When a task sets off procrastination triggers, we resist doing it. But just how resistant are we? For example, could you focus on reading for an hour? You and Your Team Series.

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Strategy Resistance Cost Advice 14

Chris Brady

MARCH 29, 2010

How dare they not bow to our immediate wishes; How dare they not quickly cave to our frenzied demands, Why, it proves their insolence, the very fact, Their free thought, their singular stand, their resistance, It shows their elitism for what it is, So call them names, lest we stop, And hear the whispers our selves, That the masterpieces we today trample, (..)

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Maturity Letter Blog Ryan 125

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Less noticed, though, is ICOs appear almost antithetical to the standard approach to financing a risky venture. In fact, ICOs have upended the conventional pattern of staged experimentation and fundraising.

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Cost Decentralization Finance Entrepreneur 8

Chris Brady

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Resist this temptation. We want to loose weight, build muscle, stop a bad habit, improve in this area, move ahead in that. We take a look at ourselves and see so many areas for improvement that we are tempted to attack them all at once. Select one (or at the most two), and hammer away at it with all your ability. Focus is the key.

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Goal Blog Letter Open-book 134

Chris Brady

JANUARY 2, 2011

Many people will resist the idea that they even have blessings at all, instead focusing upon their problems. Therefore, for the purpose of starting this new year off on the right sandal, allow me to offer two questions: 1. Where did you get the blessings you already have? What are you doing with them?

Rogers 124

Rogers Short-term Blog Letter 124

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

See if you identify with this example: A technology firm — with a number of different product areas, geographic units, and service functions — was figuring out how to integrate services for their largest global customers. In any case, if the culture of the company does not encourage dissent , the resistance will go underground.

Strategy 14

Strategy Finance Execution Survey 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

For example, take Kim Russo, head of marketing at TeleTech Services. All met resistance but persisted until they had a real result, such as million-dollar savings, a tenfold decrease in error rate, or a distinct advantage over competitors. I urge everyone whose job depends on data to see themselves as a potential provocateur.

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Quality Resistance Learning-by-Doing Finance 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2018

For example, instead of putting an item like “write speech” on my to-do list, I put it on my calendar , blocking out the necessary prep time to get it done. Time is a finite resource, but people rarely budget their time with anywhere near the rigor they apply to their finances. I do this as soon as I book the speech.

Critical Success Factor 13

Critical Success Factor Delegation Commitment Budgeting 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

For example, the rules governing limited liability corporations worked well to provide the capital needed for the industrial revolution with its large scale financing requirements, so debtors prisons died off. When rules work well, they become widely distributed; when they are harmful, they leave the system.

Banking 12

Banking Globalization Finance Incentives 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

For example, one consumer packaged goods company centralized its marketing team so that it could reduce costs, but also focus on products with the greatest growth potential. Until they figured out what they had to stop doing, the marketing team was perceived to be resistant and ineffective.

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Market Segmentation Restructuring Marketing Finance 13

Chris Brady

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

sorry, couldn't resist) Posted by: Torence Buss | November 21, 2010 at 05:16 PM I told you not to put my diaper on the wrong end ever again hyyyeeaa! Carl:Duuugh! Posted by: Matt Bauguess | November 21, 2010 at 08:39 PM Natural Born Rascal.

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Humphrey Blog Letter Meyer 73

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Personal savings, insurance, credit, cash transfers from family and friends and other financing mechanisms offer promising opportunities to create security and steady employment but they require a nuanced understanding of product design and the local market conditions in order to be effective.

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Microfinance Insurance Banking Bottom-up 10

Chris Brady

JUNE 10, 2010

Posted by Chris Brady at 11:09 PM in Sports | Permalink Reblog (0) | | Digg This | Save to del.icio.us | | TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Leadership Lessons from the World Cup : Comments I can't resist. One nations team will win. One or more peole may be crushed.

Sports 50

Sports Leadership Blog Travel 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

Consider, for example, Google’s acquisition of DeepMind, which is using its machine learning chops to help the tech giant improve even core businesses like search optimization. Resist the temptation to put technology teams solely in charge of AI initiatives. There’s no one-size-fits-all AI solution.

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Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

The problem is that it might appear convenient, to those in charge, to take the path of least resistance, which unfortunately exactly what seems to be happening in Greece right now. What makes this charge especially ironic is that applying the rules gives us a relatively rosy picture of the current state of Greece’s public finances.

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GDP Maturity Crisis Report 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2012

Baruch Lev teaches accounting and finance at NYU's Stern School of Business. And I couldn't resist following up with an email Q&A: Justin Fox: A lot of smart people have been saying for a while now that public-company executives should put less time and effort into dealing with Wall Street. From the government? Ask Solyndra.

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Short-term Long-term Parcell Incentives 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

On August 13, 1982, when Mexican Finance Minister Silva Herzog met with officials of the U.S. For example, the Governor of Arizona, Bruce Babbitt, advocated giving Mexico greater support, warning that Mexico was "the ultimate domino.". As banks resisted, Brady forced the issue, and confronted Mexico's creditors with three options.

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Crisis Banking Politics GDP 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

For example, so few computer and information systems managers existed in 1980 that data used here did not record this occupation. Other managerial occupations that became majority-female were education administration, human resources, property and real estate, and finance. Several positions, however, remain dominated by men.

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Management Real Estate Human Resources Diversity 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2014

New ventures, for example, often complain that the corporate finance function requires them to meet budget or lose bonuses or funding; or they can’t recruit the talent they need because of the corporate job evaluation approach. Let’s look at an example. When Innovation Is Strategy. An HBR Insight Center.

Mass Marketing 9

Mass Marketing Brand Disruptive Innovation Advice 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

So when people believe that they have a strong understanding of a subject — say, finance — they tend to overclaim more, asserting that they know concepts that researchers present to them, even when the concepts are made up.

Hedge 8

Hedge Real Estate Marketing Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2017

During the past decade, business analytics platforms have evolved from supporting IT and finance functions to enabling business users across the enterprise. Alternatively, organizations that rely too heavily on gut instinct resist adjusting their assumptions even when the data clearly indicates that those assumptions are wrong.

Technology 8

Technology Sample Depreciation Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2016

These silos prevent organizations from understanding the customers’ expectations at critical moments, and cultural resistance makes it tough to get the collaboration needed to solve the problem. For example, at Progressive Insurance , the marketing team collected data on how mobile app users were behaving.

Marketing 9

Marketing Content Insurance Brand 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

The psychologist Daniel Pink describes the primary sources of human motivation for people who have covered their most basic needs, such as food and shelter, as being autonomy, mastery, and purpose — and Musk seems like a prototypical example of that. They signed up for transformation, not steady returns.

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Planning Marketing Automotive Long-term 8