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Lisa Hershman: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Lisa Hershman is a seasoned business professional and author, who brings a wealth of real-world experience and an innovative style to her position at Hammer and Company. Prior to joining Hammer and Company, she served as Corporate Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence at Avnet, Inc.,

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What Not to Do When Business Sours

LDRLB

When business goes sour, whether short or long-term, the organization’s most senior people need to step up and offer innovative solutions to the issues hammering the top and bottom-line. He is a contributor to Fortune magazine and a regular blogger at CEO Afterlife. Those who fail to do this are not leaders.

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In Praise of Average Joes

LDRLB

Those that thrive, go a step further; they worship innovation and breathe healthy cultures. In fact, it was Ronnie who took a sledge hammer to that wall and turned it into rubble. He is a contributor to Fortune magazine and a regular blogger at CEO Afterlife. Ronnie was an organizer – a leader in cultural development.

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Everybody Loves Bob – Faster Cheaper Better: The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done

Strategy Driven

Hershman and Dr. Michael Hammer. Michael Hammer was a bold and revolutionary thinker, the coauthor of Reengineering the Corporation, the most important business book of the 1990s. Hershman is the Chief Executive Officer of Hammer and Company. Without the diagram the equipment would be useless. About the Authors.

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My First, Failed Foray into Venture Investing

Harvard Business Review

Several years ago, a friend had come to me with her dream: She wanted to start a magazine. The magazine got off to a great start: it was written up in the New York Times , circulation after a few months reached 100,000. I wasn't going to do this to our business partner and friend with her magazine dream.

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The Businesses That Platforms Are Actually Disrupting

Harvard Business Review

And many platforms today, such as 50-year-old MasterCard, were started back when a browser was someone thumbing through magazines at the local newsstand. They used new technology to hammer ad-supported media. Some of the victims were stodgy print newspapers and magazines that were still operating much like they did a century before.

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The Long Road to “You’re Hired!”

Harvard Business Review

Don't Fight It How to Think Like the Dutch in a Post-Sandy World The New York Times Magazine Can you imagine deep concrete pits in New York City that would serve as basketball courts most of the time but would be allowed to fill up with water during periods of flooding? Or floating office buildings in Miami?

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