Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

The research shows that men are 16 percent more inquisitive than women, possibly due to their tendency to gravitate towards STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers that reinforce inquiry. Industries with a moderate representation of women leaders include: food, banking and telecommunications services.

Diversity 120

Diversity Globalization Transportation Industry 120

Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Innovative high-technology corporations are currently paying employees large bonuses to recruit top talent. When high-impact performers are asked why they left an organization, many report, “No one ever asked me to stay!” The CEO of a leading telecommunications company recently embarked on an innovative approach.

Bureaucracy 151

Bureaucracy Intellectual Capital Kotter Telecommunications 151

Strategy Driven

JUNE 13, 2011

As a value-added reseller of platforms and applications from the industry’s top manufacturers, and a provider of our own line of technology products and services, we design, build, and maintain today’s complex voice and data networks. Use a tool that can help you accurately measure and report internet bandwidth usage.

Strategy 93

Strategy Management Telecommunications CRM 93

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2013

I recently conducted an extensive research project involving more than one-hundred vice presidents of sales at top technology companies (software, cloud, computer hardware, and telecommunications) to better understand the art and science of managing a sales organization today. Telecommunications 66%.

Metrics 11

Metrics Telecommunications Telemarketing Software 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Technology. Technology. Technology. Technology. Technology. Technology. Technology. Technology. Technology. Technology. Technology. Telecommunications. Telecommunications. Technology. Telecommunications. Tesla Motor. Automotive. Consumer Goods.

Tourism 8

Tourism Telecommunications Automotive Company 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Fewer than one-third (30%) of respondents to our survey see innovation as one of the top three challenges their company faces in achieving its strategic objectives, and just 21% think that technology trends are a major strategic challenge. aerospace & defense, industrial conglomerates, textiles); IT & Telecommunications (e.g.,

Innovation 10

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Others, including technology and telecommunications companies, are major customers of — and suppliers to — those industries. The report also highlights efforts in the Middle East and North Africa to increase efficiencies and tap renewable energy sources in desalination plants.

Energy 8

Energy Price Telecommunications Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The system then triggered a series of messages via TV and cell phone warning about the impending tsunami that came about nine minutes later — which, as a Time magazine reporter noted, "can be just enough time to take cover, drive a car to the side of the road, step back from getting on an elevator or stop medical surgery.".

System 15

System Christensen Disruptive Innovation Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

technology companies as much as $35 billion in potential business. At the same time, several technology platforms that do not collect or share personal data have emerged since mid-2013. Large technology companies might have to pay as much as $200 million to build a data center in Russia, compared with $43 million in the United States.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Cost-Benefit Analysis Reputation Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2015

Despite having 200 million internet users at the end of 2014, India is not even among the top 10 e-commerce markets in the world, according to a recent eMarketer report. Flipkart was ranked third among the world’s most valuable privately held startup companies, alongside stars such as Palantir Technologies and Snapchat Inc.,

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Marketing Wireless McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2012

Luke Skywalker, a salesperson for XYZ Technologies, is attending a trade show and happens to be in the elevator with Norman Bates, chief information officer at Wonderful Telecommunications. My name is Luke Skywalker and I'm a sales rep [demeans salesperson] for XYZ Technologies. Hello, Norman. How are you today [filler]?

CIO 15

CIO Chief Information Officer Outsourcing Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

The White House recently released a report about the danger of big data in our lives. The Federal Trade Commission and National Telecommunications and Information Administration have also expressed concerns about consumer privacy, as have PwC and the Wall Street Journal. However, big data holds many other risks.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Engineering McKinsey Library 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2014

Requirements for licenses, permits, and reporting remain excessive. And the OECD’s most recent report on Greece identified 555 regulatory restrictions that, if lifted, would create major incentives to re-dynamize the Greek economy. And Tropical SA is focused on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

Planning 9

Planning GDP Tourism Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Similarly, Peters and Waterman’s 1982 classic, In Search of Excellence , reported that successful companies were those that could “stick to their knitting” and not get sidetracked. Instead of focusing on doing a few things well, they try to go after too many customer segments, too many adjacencies, and too many new technologies.

Strategy 11

Strategy Telecommunications Pharmaceuticals Software 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

Technology has emerged as a competitive weapon in driving operational excellence and superior service quality. For example, from telecommunication companies to fintech entrepreneurs, African banking fees and commissions are under tremendous presure. A director that reports directly to the CEO will be optimal. Data consolidation.

Banking 8

Banking Industry Disintermediation Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2013

Just as government and industry coordinated the telecommunications response after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the order enlists both public and private entities in assuring that critical infrastructure is continuously monitored and protected from attack. Government Information & technology Risk management'

Cooper 8

Cooper CIO Risk Management Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2014

The CEO of a large telecommunications firm announced an enterprise-wide cost-reduction and simplification effort as a way of responding to rapidly changing technologies and new competitive threats. Consider this example. The initiative was launched with great fanfare and positioned as key to the company’s long-term success.

Delegation 8

Delegation Management Telecommunications Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

These interviews were conducted with salespeople across a wide variety of industries including high technology, telecommunications, financial services, consulting, industrial equipment, healthcare, and electronics, to name a few. Administrivia. Pre-sales Resources.

Telecommunications 16

Telecommunications CRM Price Long-term 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Consider the case of an Asian telecommunications company that found 20 percent of its marketing budget was being squandered in markets with the lowest lifetime customer value. Create a technology engine that powers the front lines. But for all the potential technology provides, it’s important not to lose sight of what the point is.

Marketing 11

Marketing Guidelines B2C Analysis 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

Important as the technology and expertise may be, we find that most companies should focus first on high-quality data, process, people, and culture. The McKinsey report on Big Data suggests the U.S. So where to begin? Their new roles are essential, but they cannot execute without wholly different mindsets.

Organization 15

Organization Telecommunications McKinsey Price 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The Ministry of Commerce was showing how some companies "have made use of technology to.promote a low-carbon economy and environmental protection." He advises some of the world’s biggest companies on environmental strategy.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

This is the kind of technology—and the type of firm—that will make renewable energy more efficient and more cost-effective. Indeed, in a world where globalization and rapid technological changes are the norm, manufacturing, high-tech development, and innovation clearly require a different level of support. They employ 12.3

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Engineering Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

One software design firm we studied had a long-time partner that was trying to figure out how to hire and develop an "in house" group to manage network and technology hardware issues. As a result they developed and successfully pitched the idea of alliance partnerships to telecommunications firms.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Strategy Telecommunications Software 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities. Ndubuisi Ekekwe is a founder of the non-profit African Institution of Technology.

Books 13

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2016

As I described in my 2014 and 2015 reports, for two years running, BYOD existed in over half the 300 companies surveyed: 35% of organizations officially allowed it and 20% did not officially allow it but acknowledged its existence. It’s also more common among the high performers in that category.

Trends 8

Trends Telecommunications Survey Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2012

The cloud containing most of this data is vast and abstract; the technology that keeps it running takes up real space — a lot of it. According to a report put out by Greenpeace in April , the electricity demand of data centers and the telecommunications network is rivaling that of most nations. The problem.

Energy 14

Energy Efficiency Industry Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Although well-intentioned, these programs often have the unintended consequences of benefiting the wrong businesses, favoring sub-optimal technology, and creating market distortion. Entrepreneurs building businesses in telecommunications could predict the next wave of disruption for the FCC. Lower the cost of failure.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Licensing Telecommunications Incubator 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Frito-Lay has already made competition the cornerstone of its Super Bowl advertising , and Toyota , desperate to remind people what a wonderful corporate citizen it can be, invites aspiring innovators to suggest how the firm's technology can be used for good in unexpected ways. Instead of R&D, what matters is E&S — Experiment & Scale.

Innovation 16

Innovation Supply Chain Business Simulation Advertising 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

And a recently released report suggests that Europe’s digital divide problem extends way beyond the Atlantic; Europe is a distant third behind North America and Asia for $100 million plus financing for VC backed companies. Telecommunications, marketplace platforms, payment services, and postal and logistics systems are balkanized.

Crisis 8

Crisis McKinsey Policies Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

These interviews were conducted with salespeople across a wide variety of industries including high technology, telecommunications, financial services, consulting, industrial equipment, healthcare, and electronics, to name a few. Administrivia. Pre-sales Resources.

Telecommunications 9

Telecommunications CRM Price Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

For example, people who self-report that they are missing a sense of meaning in their lives are far more likely to exhibit the chronic pro-inflammatory stress response that is associated with life-threatening diseases like heart disease and some cancers. Critically important to performance and well-being , meaning is what makes people thrive.

Call Center 11

Call Center Telecommunications Stress Film 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

One of us (Fred) was invited to join one important board seat (Time Warner) in large part because his expertise in the highly regulated realm of health care could be applied to the increasingly regulated world of global telecommunications. We know one highly capable top executive in technology who looked like a shoo-in for board positions.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence CEO Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2018

But it’s poised to transform all sectors, from retail, telecommunications, and agriculture to health, trucking, and the penal system. Modern data science emerged in tech, from optimizing Google search rankings and LinkedIn recommendations to influencing the headlines Buzzfeed editors run.

Ethics 8

Ethics Learning-by-Doing Industry Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2015

I have often been struck by the way companies operating in industries as diverse as telecommunications and transport manage to collaborate in a competitive environment, yet health organizations find collaboration difficult even when they are not competing. But no country is delivering these transformational changes. So what can we do?

Health Care 8

Health Care System Telecommunications Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2015

These include such superstars on Fortune’s 2014 list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in global business as Chandra Kochbar of India’s ICICI Bank, Chua Sock Koong of Singapore Telecommunications, and Zhang Xin of SOHO China. China, especially, stands out: No country has more self-made female billionaires.

Survey 8

Survey Telecommunications Diversity Focus Group 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

telecommunications or food safety or healthcare or aerospace or energy/environment). They can be cross-cutting issues which impact the whole corporation (e.g., taxes or trade or IP or labor or environment) or more discrete issues which impact specific divisions within the broader company (e.g.,

Policies 8

Policies Politics Short-term Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2017

CenturyLink is one of the largest telecommunications providers in the United States, serving both small and large businesses nationwide. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous algorithms are not only passing the Turing test every day but, more importantly, are making and saving money for the businesses that deploy them.

Marketing 8

Marketing Tools Follow-up Telecommunications 8