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What U2 and the US Navy Have in Common: Connecting with Core Employees

Michael Lee Stallard

Navy One example of a leader who intentionally developed a Connection Culture using all three bridges is Admiral Vern Clark, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 2000 until his retirement in 2005. He made certain the Navy’s plans and budgets were aligned with his priorities. Instead, he increased the training budget.

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How AI Helped One Retailer Reach New Customers

Harvard Business Review

It was 2001, and online advertising was at its nascent stage. After digesting all of this data, Albert identified and bought more than 6,400 keywords to improve performance across RedBalloon campaigns in the first 24 hours of operation. In fact, she’s challenging the notion of a “budget” altogether. Not Albert.

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The Secret History of Agile Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Borrowing many of the HBR article’s key ideas and filling in specific operational practices, Sutherland created a new way of developing software; honoring the rugby imagery, he dubbed his approach “scrum.” Sutherland and other proponents of scrum were among them.

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Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 1 of 4

Strategy Driven

There have been far-reaching business after-effects from the attacks on September 11, 2001. In the fourth quarter of 2001, there were 408 extended mass layoff events, involving 114,711 workers, directly or indirectly attributed to the attacks. million jobs were affected by the. Unemployment is at an eight-year high.

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What 20 Years as a Remote Organization Has Taught Us About Managing Remote Teams

Harvard Business Review

Clarke painted a picture of how computers would change our way of life by the year 2001. More than 80% of our work is done by teams of consultants and staff who operate out of their home offices. For instance, we often announce an innovation budget and invite applications to pilot ideas.

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The Peanut Butter and Jelly Approach to Growth

Harvard Business Review

In 2001, Smucker's acquired Jif and Crisco from P&G, which no longer saw them as a strategic fit. This strategy reflects the " create, operate, trade " principle of Richard Foster, the former McKinsey executive who (full disclosure) is now lead board member at Innosight. Consumers in this economy are looking for both.

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It's Not All About Growth for Social Enterprises

Harvard Business Review

When organizations talk to my colleagues and me at the Skoll Foundation about growth in staff size, budget size, or client / beneficiary numbers, we often ask "So what?" But when it comes to social ventures, where the primary focus is impact (not profits), bigger isn't necessarily better. Some organizations have already adopted this approach.