First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Bob''s blog entries "The Capitalist’s Dilemma" Albert Einstein Brilliant Mistakes Brooke Manville Clayton Christensen David and Tom Kelley Dick Foster Douglas Englebart Febreze Harvard Business Review Innovation Portfolio Partners James O''Toole John Kotter Judgment Calls Karl Ronn: An interview by Bob Morris Lao-Tse Mark Fuller Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (..)

Levitt 99

Levitt Kotter Christensen Rogers 99

Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

– -Oscar Wilde. – -Will Rogers. . – -Eleanor Roosevelt. If you’re going through hell, keep going. – -Winston Churchill. What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise. The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success. – -Bruce Feirstein. – -John D. .

Succession 164

Succession How To Gilbert Learning-by-Doing 164

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2011

When an office bully starts running wild, there are often two employees to blame. Roger, a vice president of sales and marketing in the pharmaceutical industry, was one such Pleaser. I'm at a loss when it comes to managing Cynthia," Roger confessed. Roger is the oldest son of an electrical engineer in the Midwest.

Rogers 14

Rogers Morale Long-term Pharmaceuticals 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2011

We want two distinct views of the world — emotional reflexes and tool kits for problem solving — and by wanting both we test the problem of what Roger Martin calls " the opposable mind." We have to "button down" for some purposes, and "let it rip" for others. My question: what companies do the best job honoring both impulses?

Collins 10

Collins Rogers Wilde Open-book 10

Mark Sanborn

JANUARY 12, 2022

As Roger Clodfelter, Senior V.P. The longer version is that an intentional leader revolutionized the academic institution of High Point University with powerful and practical business principles, which often received sharp criticism but ultimately proved to be wildly successful.

Case Study 70

Case Study Education Learning-by-Doing Brand 70

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2013

Confused as to why P&G has suddenly been deemed a dog by pundits and analysts, while Unilever held up as a poster child, Forbes blogger Steve Denning called up Roger Martin , Dean of the Rotman School of Management.

CEO 8

CEO Rogers Wilde Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2011

The Chinese, with their massive holdings of US debt, are an unpredictable wild card. Credit to our colleague, Professor Roger Fisher, for the lifeboat parable. The Greek debt crisis , with Portugal, Italy, and Spain following close behind, makes the Euro vulnerable and markets unstable.

Budgeting 11

Budgeting Crisis Politics Uncertainty 11