Management Craft

JUNE 7, 2012

It doesn’t deter us from proceeding, we just need to learn how to manage the risk. Anticipating what’s to come, preparing for it and not taking it personally make it much easier to manage with minimal disruption. A motorcycle relies on its operator for instruction and direction. Gas tanks have a finite capacity for fuel.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

We carefully planned our route based on a series of speaking events, conferences, and workshops that maximized our ability to gather as many diverse leaders in one location at the same time. New technologies mean that organizations have to operate and lead in an environment of continuous innovation where the future is in constant change.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

  He was deployed to a forward operating base near Kandahar and told me that while he was there you were pretty much guaranteed of being shot at with AK-47’s or rocket propelled grenades whenever you left the base.   I spent some time talking  with Peter Anderson, the manager of the hotel. 

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LDRLB

MARCH 24, 2014

SHAWN: I’m Shawn Hunter, and well, what I do, my day job is I’m an executive producer for Leadership Solutions, for Skillsoft, and so to that end, I travel around the world with colleagues, and we track down really interesting people. People who are on the edges of innovation or leadership or management. That’s it!

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2016

uses digital technology) but doesn’t actually operate digitally (i.e. They manage their uncertainty, take the leap, and start the journey despite being unable to see around the bend. That’s how things work in the physical world when we are traveling to a destination. achieves accelerating returns).

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2017

They shared five key insights for employers looking to improve retention and engagement, including how to improve manager training, diversity and inclusion, and scheduling. Train frontline managers to support people and process. How can companies help their managers become more effective?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2015

They’re given state-of-the-art technology, $2,000 to build a home office, and a large travel budget so they can meet up with other team members twice a year in beautiful, exciting places such as La Paz, Mexico, and Amsterdam. How tools are changing the way we manage, learn, and get things done. In the U.S. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2011

In fact, our data indicate that the percentage of women in senior management and boards has been decreasing over the past eight years. Many hesitate to travel, much less carry cash, making it hard for them to envision themselves in the role of a credit officer — a pivotal role in a microfinance organization.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Innovation consultancies tend to have a preferred methodology for working with their clients, such as human centered design (also called ‘design thinking,’ popularized by IDEO, Continuum, Frog Design and others), Lean Start-up, or analytical models used by large management consulting firms. A Different Approach.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Training programs, courses and workshops enable your team to gain new skills and develop existing skills, and the outcome could be incredibly beneficial for your company. If you operate in a competitive industry, it’s worth investing money in trying to keep your star players.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Save yourself some trouble and manage India from India. Managers first hired in India can go and run marketing for western companies, from Mastercard to Reebok. After all, it's a lot easier to manage a single distributor. American companies have a tendency to send expat Indians in the US to manage their India operations.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2015

. “We hope that experiencing their real moments will help Hallmarkers recognize that our core consumers aren’t ‘moms with kids,’ but are real individuals,” observes Nancy Cox, Hallmark’s manager of consumer understanding and insights (CU&I). “And what we learned was sobering.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

They are able to play the role of ambassador, emissary, influencer, coach, facilitator, expediter, lobbyist, buffer/shield, crisis manager, negotiator, publicist, strategist, tactician, mentor, consultant, counselor, collaborative thinker and in some cases partner, based upon what the client needs. Ultimately, I agree with Peter.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2015

When he leaves New Delhi on January 26, the bilateral benefits of the time invested might flow for a decade or longer—but it will depend on how well both sides manage some of the barriers that have kept the two giant countries from working together well in the past.

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