Chris Brady

JUNE 24, 2010

"   All we know about himis what was shown through the camera lenses of reporters on the scene, who hadto smuggle their film out of the country before what happened could be seen bythe outside world.   There are no confirmed reports of whathappened next, although rumors are rampant.   Another stand-offensued.

Letter 109

Letter Blog Learning-by-Doing Travel 109

Chris Brady

JANUARY 20, 2011

Unfortunately, much of that wealth was inaccessible to me because I could never seem to catch much of what these men so casually reported. Children ask for stories to be told them but resist direct instruction. I was eager to learn all I could from such a wealth of experience all around me.

Travel 112

Travel Learning-by-Doing Blog Letter 112

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Yet, most CEOs were never trained on how to be CEOs, with all the responsibility, people skills, leadership and ethical management that must go along with the job. This chapter puts business events of the last two years into perspective… covering a broader scope of subjects than has been reported and discussed.

Ethics 60

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 60

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Since the 2008 financial crisis, policy makers, professors, politicians, and others have expressed concern over America’s best and brightest minds electing to work in finance instead of pursuing potentially more socially valuable careers in science, medicine, and engineering. of MIT graduates taking jobs in finance after graduation.

Engineering 8

Engineering Finance Bottom-up Sample 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Discover the reporters in your area and profession. Other ideas: donate your expertise as an award, speak at the local library or school, and interview local officials to report for newsletters. Metaphors from nature, sports, and travel are very useful to generate repurposed solutions. Cultivate the local media.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. It had been a long day at the company’s Birmingham, England, headquarters, and in the early evening the two were going over the evaluations of each of Lance’s direct reports.

Case Study 10

Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2011

If you ask managers to name their favorite sport, you'll hear a wide variety of answers: Football, baseball, tennis. But what they won't tell you is the one sport that all managers play the most: The Game of Reorganization. Do you have too many direct reports to give them sufficient attention? Do you want to reduce costs?

Sports 12

Sports Cost Incentives Budgeting 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2015

I made a career switch seven years ago, when I went from working as a reporter at the Financial Times , where I covered health care in the United States, to consulting — advising CEOs in the pharmaceutical industry on thought leadership and articulating their corporate strategies. Consider the legal field.

Career 8

Career Skills Health Care Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

In every presidential election year, it seems, editors come up with the idea to send reporters out in search of the same story: "Go find corporate bosses out there," they tell some cub, "who are trying to strong-arm their employees to vote for one candidate or the other." Unbelievably, every time, they find some. You probably won't sway them.

How To 8

How To Politics Influence Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2017

This is why even the most expensive professional sports teams often fail to perform according to the individual talents of each player: There is no psychological synergy. For instance, we worked with a finance team charged with rolling out a novel business reporting product for transforming the culture of a staid government agency.

Skills 8

Skills Team Cooper Emotional Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

A recent Fortune article on John Reed, the former co-CEO of Citigroup, reported that a decade ago he tried to convince the newly formed Citigroup board (the result of the $70 billion merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group in 1998) to bring in a new CEO and that both he and Travelers CEO Sandy Weill should leave. Because it isnt their sport.

Process 14

Process CEO Insurance Banking 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The smaller ones could keep their own names, leadership teams, practices, and policies for the first five years. The lack of control meant that the leadership team had little say in how the Contect brand was being managed at a local level. It hits our collective reputation and our finances.” ” Henning Weighs In.

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2017

This is perhaps even more the case in the world of management outside of academic medicine — whether it is finance, consulting, or technology — as the path from professional to senior executive requires more than individual success. Unfortunately, Sam proved to be a disaster.

Mentor 8

Mentor Emotional Intelligence Project Career 8