Steve Farber

MARCH 2, 2017

I was actually impressed with his decision to give up management and go back on the phones. So I had to wonder, maybe Cam’s world had changed a little, but did that qualify me as a change the world practitioner? I was sitting on the seawall, lost in thought and filled with a new sense of—what was it?—optimism, optimism, I guess.

Due Diligence 40

Due Diligence Open-book Guidelines Fashion 40

Steve Farber

AUGUST 12, 2016

If you ever get impatient and want to scarf the whole thing down at once, you can always just pop over to Amazon and satiate yourself. They were not—as we say in business—my “target market”; yet, LEAP has given each of them a good dose of inspiration and a road map to change their lives for the better. Here comes the first bite.

Open-book 40

Open-book Wilde Fashion Long-term 40

Steve Farber

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

While I was staring, incredulous, at that blank sheet of paper, Rich Delacroix had just started a senior management meeting in the oak paneled conference room at the national headquarters of Independence Lending Group, Inc. The topic at hand, I would later find out, was the uncertain future of one Cam Summerfield, SVP of sales. You with me?”.

Trends 40

Trends Fashion Magazine Conference 40

Steve Farber

AUGUST 23, 2016

I had ignored the gate agent’s admonishment to “remain comfortably seated in the boarding area” in case the weather gods suddenly changed their game plan. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the idea of changing the world as the core business and leadership proposition, but I still found myself doubting my ability to actually get it done.

Real Estate 40

Real Estate Travel Conference Airlines 40

Steve Farber

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Read any management stuff?” And, by the way, it’s not chump change I’m talking about.”. If you ever get impatient and want to scarf the whole thing down at once, you can always just pop over to Amazon and satiate yourself.]. Smitty leaned in close to Cam and whispered, “You been drinkin’ your milk?”. I’m just messin’ with ya.

CIO 40

CIO Fashion Ethics Learning-by-Doing 40

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Why can't we change our organizations? After six decades of study, untold investment, and the best efforts of scholars, executives, and consultants, most organizational change efforts still underperform, fail, or make things worse. Worse, there is little reason to believe the field of organizational change can be of much help.

Competitive Advantage 16

Competitive Advantage Resistance Organizational Behavior Creativity 16

Steve Farber

JANUARY 30, 2017

And the foundation is one way I’m trying to change the world. I’m asking you who you are.” She paused for a moment and then relented. Okay,” she said. We’ll come back to you—if you want your watch back, that is.”. She refilled our wine glasses, settled back in her chair, and placed her napkin on her lap. What did I miss?” What about you?”.

Learning-by-Doing 40

Learning-by-Doing Follow-up Open-book Energy 40

Steve Farber

JANUARY 30, 2017

And the foundation is one way I’m trying to change the world. I’m asking you who you are.” She paused for a moment and then relented. Okay,” she said. We’ll come back to you—if you want your watch back, that is.”. She refilled our wine glasses, settled back in her chair, and placed her napkin on her lap. What did I miss?” What about you?”.

Learning-by-Doing 40

Learning-by-Doing Follow-up Open-book Energy 40

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

One founder (who has chosen to remain anonymous) recently described this problem to us: “I had brought in a half-dozen managers to help professionalize my company, but after a while I couldn’t even understand what was being discussed at our management meetings. Sunny Verghese of Olam, and Adi Godrej of Godrej Group.

Company 10

Company Hotels Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2013

No Hierarchy, No Management, No Nothing. How Medium is Building a New Kind of Company with No Managers First Round Capital. Medium isn''t merely a digital publishing platform; it''s also a fierce adopter of Holacracy, a style of management that is entirely management-free. Dark dramas featuring a strong female lead."

Report 8

Report Film Loyalty Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2014

Yet for each Radio Shack and Barnes and Noble fighting for its life, there are still those beloved corner stores and discount chains that manage to thrive. A new coat calls for a matching scarf and gloves. Showrooming , once a worry primarily for consumer electronics retailers, is expanding into markets we might have thought exempt.

Retail 8

Retail Reis Price Banking 8

Steve Farber

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

James went through our Extreme Leadership Certification and says it completely changed the way he leads at work. One of his resident care managers even painted a 6-foot by 8-foot mural (pictured above) that’s a play off the back cover of my book, The Radical Leap. You have to prove it to others.”.

Quality 40

Quality Leadership Energy Fashion 40

Steve Farber

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

And you’re a manager, right?”. said Cam, clearly happy to change the subject. Chapter 17. I’d heard this theme before from Pops, of course. I’d been struggling with his mantra, “Do what you love in the service of people who love what you do,” and trying to put it into practice in my own life and business. Don’t need it.”. Agnes paused.

Open-book 40

Open-book Fashion Ethics Follow-up 40

Steve Farber

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

And you’re a manager, right?”. said Cam, clearly happy to change the subject. Chapter 17. I’d heard this theme before from Pops, of course. I’d been struggling with his mantra, “Do what you love in the service of people who love what you do,” and trying to put it into practice in my own life and business. Don’t need it.”. Agnes paused.

Open-book 40

Open-book Fashion Ethics Follow-up 40