LDRLB

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

In this brief video , Michael Porter delivers a helpful reminder of what strategy is and, more importantly, what it is not. Thanks to Michael Roberto for finding the clip.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 9, 2011

In her recently published book, Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy, Joan Magretta has much of value to say. Each has an especially effective strategy based [.].

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Rapid BI

AUGUST 8, 2016

An Introduction to Michael Porter's five forces is a model. The post Porters five forces appeared first on RapidBi. Used to explore the environment in which a product or company operates.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Playing to Win : How Strategy Really Works by A.G. Where Winners Live : Sell More, Earn More, Achieve More Through Personal Accountability by Dave Porter and Linda Galindo. Lafley and Roger L. American Turnaround : Reinventing AT&T and GM and the Way We Do Business in the USA by Edward Whitacre with Leslie Cauley.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 19, 2012

To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * Michael Porter, the world’s leading authority on competition and strategy, [.].

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

This post is the third in a series about the various schools and models of making organizational strategy. Strategy is an analytical process. The positioning school is most closely associated with its undisputed champion, Harvard professor Michael Porter. In this way, strategy is not creative; it is simply a matter of analysis.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 18, 2011

To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * I just finished a two-year project looking at Michael Porter’s [.].

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

MAY 5, 2021

A classic tool for doing so is Porter’s five forces. Dr. Michael Porter, who’s a professor of strategy, came up with this set of five forces to evaluate all the different dynamics that can affect your organization.

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LDRLB

MAY 4, 2012

There are a lot of books on strategy. Light strategy books have the word strategy in the title, but offer little in the way of applicable insights on organizational strategy. The Strategy Book is neither of these, but also both. The strategy book is divided into two main sections.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 5, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Joan Magretta for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * I’ve just finished reading Jim Collins’ latest book, Great By [.].

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

This post is the third in a series about the various schools and models of making organizational strategy. Strategy is an analytical process. The positioning school is most closely associated with its undisputed champion, Harvard professor Michael Porter. In the [.]

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Operational effectiveness (OE) means performing similar activities better than rivals perform them. Operational effectiveness includes but is not limited to efficiency. It refers to any number of practices that allow a company to better utilize its inputs by, for example, reducing defects in products or developing better products faster.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 22, 2016

This month’s festival is all about Vision and Strategy. Laura Barnard of PMO Strategies takes a realistic look at change management and change resistance with ideas for doing change WITH people instead of TO them. . Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 28, 2012

Strategy. The latest thinking from the great strategists of the era – Michael Porter, Henry Ginsberg, Rosabeth Kanter, John Kotter. At the risk of this blog appearing as an advertorial for Harvard, I’ll gladly admit that Harvard Business Review was my favorite management resource.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Let me start by reassuring you: the chances that you are a strategy tourist are close to zero. But I’m sure you do know a strategy tourist. They like to restart a new strategy exercise every year. I call the opposite of a strategy tourist a Strategy Execution hero. THE STRATEGY TOURIST: 20 BEHAVIORS.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 17, 2014

“Sound strategy starts with having the right goal.” ” – Michael Porter. We all need effective strategy to win. But that strategy is dead letter unless you put it into action with projects. Follow Abby. “You’re Just Not Strategic Enough for Me.” Follow Dan. Follow Bruce.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 9, 2013

Trust Inc: Strategies for Building Your Company’s Most Valuable Asset Barbara Brooks Kimmel, Editor Next Decade, Inc. Gentile Next Decade Peter Firestein Randy Conley Robert Easton Robert Porter Lynch Trust Inc.: Strategies for Building Your Company''s Most Valuable Asset William Benner'

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 10, 2021

For decades, Harvard professor Michael Porter has studied, written about, and consulted top companies and countries on competitive strategy. He’s found that “the essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” ” How strategic is your leadership team? Are you slowing down to speed up?

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 13, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Solving Problems with Design Thinking: Ten Stories of What Works Jeanne Liedtka, Andrew King, and Kevin Bennett The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools Liz Wiseman, Lois Allen, and Elise Porter The Year Without […].

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LDRLB

JANUARY 5, 2011

A fantastic video from Michael Porter, of strategy fame, explains why business leaders must focus on shared value — creating products and services that benefit not only the company but also society. Strategy capitalism porter shared value'

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 30, 2013

“It’s better to have grade-B strategy and grade-A execution than the other way around.” Michael Porter ——————– In my introductory post, 12 Vital signs of Organizational Health, I listed the 12 signs. Here is sign #11: A healthy organization excels at execution. This is the question.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 5, 2013

Below you’ll find who we feel are the 2013 top 50 professors on twitter, broken into lists around leadership, innovation, and strategy, as well as five at-large professors. Michael Porter. Innovation Leadership Strategy innovation strategy top professors on twitter' Leadership. Bill George. Harvard Business School.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 10, 2011

Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters Richard Rumelt Crown Business (2011) How and why a good strategy “acknowledges the challenges being faced and provides an approach to overcome them” As the title of this review correctly indicates, Richard Rumelt is convinced (and I agree) that a good strategy can provides both a [.].

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Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

According to Michael Porter, the essence of strategy is deciding what not to do. BusinessWeek published an article " Are You Losing Control of Your Business? " in which it advised: "No. 1 on your to-do list? Make a "stop doing" list". BOTTOMLINE: As part of the strategic planning process, a distinctive step in Discipline I.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 22, 2012

Below you’ll find who we feel are the top professors on twitter, broken into lists around leadership, innovation, and strategy. Michael Porter. We thought it’d be worthwhile to share with you the people we learn the most from. Leadership. Bill George. Professor, Harvard Business School. Bill_George. Gianpiero Petriglieri.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2011

There is one incredibly quiet dog in Collins' work: strategy. But good strategy makes the link between the specific actions managers take and the financial results of those actions. And that's where Michael Porter enters the picture. Strategy is not some arcane, academic abstraction. Continuity is strategy's fifth test.

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LDRLB

JANUARY 30, 2014

Michael Porter has argued that ‘ the essence of strategy is choosing what not to do ’ but the real world essence of strategy is figuring out the best route from available means to desirable ends. Strategy is about shaping the future. Strategy involves the unknown. We cannot know what will work before it works.

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The Office Blend Blog

JANUARY 6, 2020

During 2019, my favorite articles seemed to center upon two key work life themes: Building foundations & strategies to achieve forward progress. How to Move from Self-Awareness to Self-Improvement , Jennifer Porter, HBR. Looking for a new perspective that might inspire your work life to new heights in 2020?

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 29, 2023

” Unclear organizational strategy and confusing priorities lead people to busy themselves doing what they think matters. Harvard professor and strategy expert, Michael Porter, says, “the essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” Busyness reduces engagement and increases absenteeism.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

He also holds the role of Head of Learning & Collaboration at TELUS where he is responsible for the overarching leadership development, learning and collaboration strategy for the company where he introduced the TELUS Leadership Philosophy and the Learning 2.0 framework […].

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HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2022

Porter’s Five Forces. Negotiation . Innovation . Proposal writing . Task delegation . People management . Dealing with stress. Technological savviness. Six Sigma techniques. Data analysis. Web analytics. A/B Testing. B2B Marketing. Best Resume Tips. So you’re ready to write the resume of your dreams. Excellent!

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Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2020

Porter says that you should always have physical control of your computer, smartphone, and other equipment. It only goes to show that snapshots shared on social media pose a significant risk to all travelers. Secure Your Technology. Protect any technology devices in a locked safe. Avoid using public hotspots that can be easily hacked.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2011

Forbes: Porter or Mintzberg – Whose View of Strategy is the most Relevant Today? Look back, zero in on what worked and adjust your focus. Make Quarter 2 look like the best of Quarter 1. AubreyDaniels: Famous Sports Wisdom to Use at Work. by @profkjmoore. Bonus for my Twitter followers: free performance assessment ($24.95

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Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

According the Harvard strategy expert, Michael Porter: "The essence of strategy is deciding what NOT to do.". And, according to management guru Peter Drucker: “Half the leaders that I have met don’t need to learn what to do. They need to learn what to stop.” You do have a stop list.don't you?

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LDRLB

AUGUST 17, 2010

So when Wally offered to send me a review copy of Ruthless Focus: How to Use Key Core Strategies to Grow Your Business , I was excited (and to be honest, flattered). Hall and Bock argue that lasting companies ruthlessly focus on their core strategy. They offer a simple definition of strategy. and “How are we going to make money?”

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LDRLB

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

There’s a lot out there written about strategy (we’re planning on upcoming series demystifying it). One of the more popular ideas is Blue Ocean Strategy. This video, while a little off-topic, summarizes the reaction and success of the Blue Ocean Strategy quite succinctly. Strategy blue ocean strategy'

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 28, 2011

The CEO’s Strategy Handbook: How to create, sustain and accelerate profitable growth Stuart Cross Global Professional Publishing (2011) How to manage strategy effectively and on a continuous basis In fact, everyone in a given enterprise (including but not limited to C-level executives) should be actively engaged in effective management of strategy.

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