Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 28, 2011

When we are rushing, we need to make sure we are doing the important stuff – and even if it is in these five minute bursts. What would you put on your list? Everything on this short list is about important things, not urgent things. Even on our busiest days we can make that progress when we choose to.

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Succession Management Learning-by-Doing Goal 207

Next Level Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

The RS reporter, Michael Hastings, had pretty much unfettered access to McChrystal and his top aides over the course of a month in Paris and Afghanistan. I took some time to read the article online yesterday and was struck by something that I haven’t seen discussed in the secondary reporting. The Boss was pretty disappointed."

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Executive Coaching Blog Letter Open-book 129

Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 20, 2010

The Resource: The Leadership Quarterly What it is: The Leadership Quarterly is a peer reviewed journal that is published six times a year (four quarterly issues plus two "Special Issues").   Check out a free sample issue from the February 2010 issue.  An annual subscription is $166. Now go Maximize Possibility!

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Peer Review Leadership Human Resources White Paper 124

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Scott has generously offered to send four free copies of his newest edition of The Next Level to the first four people who thoughtfully respond to the questions at the bottom of this post (that means that there is some decision made on what “thoughtful&# means – i.e., just commenting may not get you a free book).

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Bottom-up Short-term Executive Coaching Open-book 177

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2013

Lizzy Duffy at NPR reports on several services that will maintain your online presence for you long after you’re dead and gone. That the more we make stuff, the better and more efficient we get at making it. When People Write for Free, Who Pays? There’s an app for that. What does all this prove? — Andy O’Connell.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Wealthier shoppers have become used to buying the products they want when they want them, whether that’s shouting out an order to Alexa, discovering an item while browsing through Pinterest, or using their mobile phone to buy a bunch of stuff during their morning commute. More price-sensitive shoppers are also changing their habits.

Retail 8

Retail Supply Chain Price Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2013

Lizzy Duffy at NPR reports on several services that will maintain your online presence for you long after you’re dead and gone. That the more we make stuff, the better and more efficient we get at making it. When People Write for Free, Who Pays? There’s an app for that. What does all this prove? — Andy O’Connell.

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McKinsey Budgeting Proposal Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

During its rise to prominence, the bank introduced one unheard-of innovation after another: seven-day-a-week service, free coin-counting machines that were hugely popular with customers, "Red Fridays" in which employees wore special outfits to work. They didn't evaluate themselves against Citigroup, Bank of America, or Wells Fargo.

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Banking Retail Open-book Creativity 18

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2012

As Yale Law School's Dan Kahan , who has studied this stuff a lot , puts it : People feel that it is safe to consider evidence with an open mind when they know that a knowledgeable member of their cultural community accepts it. We all like to think we can evaluate information and arguments rationally, regardless of where it comes from.

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Stephenson Film Media Innovation 12

Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

They also offer a good mix of helpful and educational tools that integrate well with other leading tools for free. Contently Contently is still among the market leaders when it comes to content marketing and content strategy services, according to recent reports. Build an audience that subscribes to your stuff.

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Marketing Content Audience Brand 105

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

It was an economy full of a very special kind of institution: what Ive termed in my book, The New Capitalist Manifesto , Value Conversations. Instead of letting the bankers strike collapse their prosperity, people decided, simply, that they could get on with the day-to-day stuff of banking themselves.

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Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

A study fielded by the Council on Foreign Relations, " Addressing the Special Needs of Girls ," underscores why missing school matters in a big, long-term way. Perplexed and intrigued, Scharpf thought this might represent a business opportunity, and decided to dig deeper. Emotion Inspires Ongoing Development and Builds Community.

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Franchising CEO GDP Entrepreneur 13

Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Keep the good, high energy, and always useful stuff coming! Unleash Your Remarkable Potential Newsletter Video Insights Connect With Me Ask Me A Question Public Workshop Dates Bud To Boss – Indianapolis, In Public Workshop Information Special Reports Online MBA Rankings This site runs on the Thesis theme for Wordpress.

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Morale Strategy Short-term Workshop 190

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

With so many products that begin as something specialized for the military and then turned over to us every day citizens, it's becoming apparent that drones are on the verge of something big. Increasingly, the stuff we see in science fiction and comic books, becomes a business reality. So what could a drone-based business look like?

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Supply Chain Venture Funding Industry Real Estate 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Amazons price (even with nominally free shipping) has to include the costs of getting the product to your home. As for more serious stuff, youll have to wait until March for Ran Spieglers upcoming book, Bounded Rationality and Industrial Organization. If youre a big Amazon customer, then shipping (in the U.S.)

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Retail Price Comparison Nalebuff 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

If, as Ive argued on this blog and in my book , 21st century advantage is about doing meaningful stuff that matters the most , then heres my suggestion: what got you here, as Marshall Goldsmith says, wont get you there. Lets keep this an ad-free zone. We ask that you adhere to the following guidelines. No ad hominem attacks.

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Short-term Guidelines Mass Marketing Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

As we have seen with the recent speed bumps at highfliers like Groupon and Zynga, taking "lean startups" from foundation to creating sustainable, scalable, profitable business models is a very rare and special task. Content is free and supplied by consumers who write reviews voluntarily. Scaling Lesson 2: Maintain a Sense of Urgency.

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EBITDA Engineering Travel Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2017

and author of You First: Inspire Your Team to Grow Up, Get Along, and Get Stuff Done. “Say, ‘It is taking me about five hours a month to prepare this report for the finance department. “My boss also had me working on special projects and workforce planning for hospital expansions.”

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How To Project Advice Case Study 8