First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Austin, Richard L. I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Complete Executive Karen Wright Harder Than I Thought Robert D. Nolan, and Shannon O’Donnell HR Strategic Project Management SPOMP Leon M. Hielkema INTERVIEWS Matthew E. May: Second Interview, Part 1, by Bob [.].

Blog 89

Blog Project Review Execution 89

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A recent McKinsey report found that while 84% of corporate executives think innovation is key to achieving growth objectives, only 6% are satisfied with the innovation performance of their firm. Another pervasive reason is that senior executives are trained as operators, not innovators. Don’t Get Trapped in Your P&L.

Innovation 8

Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2012

This abstract pulls out some of the key management missteps: forcing experimental new projects into P&L rigor too early; forcing new products to use Windows, even as it hampered their viability; and forcing managers to use "stack ranking," in which employee performance is graded on a curve. BONUS BITS: Longreads.

P&L 8

P&L McKinsey Comparison Price 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2013

Yet for the all the effort that is put into selecting, training and assessing leaders, there still seems to be a dearth of truly top-level executive talent. These two challenges are at the heart of the Leaders Everywhere Challenge, the next stage of the HBR/McKinsey Management Prize. But now it's up to you.

P&L 8

P&L Supply Chain Bottom-up McKinsey 8