Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 14, 2015

some sort of change management to ensure that the new and the old work together. Bringing in something new into an existent system – whether it’s a purchase or an implementation – is a change management problem. A Buying Decision Is A Change Management Problem. A Buying Decision Is A Change Management Problem.

Influence 50

Influence Management Telemarketing Hammer 50

In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 7, 2011

I’ve also written a historical novel, although I’m still trying to find a publisher who isn’t afraid to invest in a newbie, grey-haired writer in a market going through drastic change. Warren Staley (Cargill) supports Habitat for Humanity with a hammer, a saw and a wallet. But, not every CEO follows this trodden path. Search My Site.

CEO 100

CEO Golden Parachute Welch Human Resources 100

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Some of the greatest accomplishments in business, politics, and culture have come not from individual initiative alone but from those working in , with , and for community. Marketer Simon Sinek has noted that , “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. Leadership Managing yourself'

Leadership 10

Leadership Hammer Short-term Simon 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2011

They would have preferred a lower-profile approach that relied on service center managers — not Six Sigma experts — to do the heavy lifting of identifying inefficiencies and making changes. Many executives are attracted to push approaches, especially senior managers who need big results fast. Which camp is right?

Six Sigma 15

Six Sigma Bottom-up Cost Project 15

Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

The business environment may change, but no management trend can displace the core laws, proven over centuries, of excellent leadership. A young, inexperienced, but talented associate had what he thought was a plan for a powerful new marketing initiative. During the presentation the CEO was polite, if noncommittal.

CEO 57

CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 57

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

We need tools to assess progress for external stakeholders, consumers, and managers. He highlights the short-term focus of financial markets and of political systems, and also the need to change consumer preferences and habits, as three big areas that need to change at the system level. But in reality, it was more personal.

Project 8

Project Advice Henderson Short-term 8