Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Trillion Dollar Coach is about Bill Campbell , someone you likely never heard of, who coached several of the biggest names in Silicon Valley during a 16-year tenure, and who’s behind-the-scene wisdom helped created over a trillion dollars in market value. A few of my favorite takeaways from the book include: Your title makes you a manager.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 16, 2015

This is CEO Shigetaka Komari's own story of why Fujifilm succeeded where Eastman Kodak failed with hard-won lessons for managers and employees everywhere. From the 1980s into the 1990s, a persistent struggle with Kodak was waged for world market share. In 2001, the global demand for color film suddenly plunged.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The notion of the on-demand workforce was first brought to popular attention by Dan Pink in 2001 when he published Free Agent Nation, in which he predicted a future dominated by independent workers. “The right talent, in the right place, at the right time, is the equation for success in today’s world,” the authors say.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Electronics littered shelves in 2001 after the dot-com bubble burst. And now, the high-tech industry is feeling the weight of a volatile market that has led to excess component inventory. Inventory challenges aren’t new. In 2009, the financial crash left manufacturers with excess inventory when consumer buying power suddenly dropped.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 4, 2019

Trillion Dollar Coach is about Bill Campbell , someone you likely never heard of, who coached several of the biggest names in Silicon Valley during a 16-year tenure, and who’s behind-the-scene wisdom helped created over a trillion dollars in market value. A few of my favorite takeaways from the book include: Your title makes you a manager.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 15, 2015

Managers said a new test, administered online , has reduced turnover and allowed Delaware North Cos., Now we understand better what makes a great reservation sales applicant,” said. -->Andy Grinsfelder, --> vice president of sales and marketing for the Buffalo, N.Y.-based based company’s parks and resorts division. Clifton, Ph.D.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

And the lessons from most recent events in the last 20 years like the relatively mild swine flu (H1N1) in 2009, the dot-com bubble of 2001, and the 2008-09 Great Recession, are nowhere near suitable to withstand the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Managing Rewards and Mobility. Spanish flu). Performance Appraisal.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Consider, for example, the release of the first iPod by Apple back in October 2001. On all fronts, this seemed to be the worst time to introduce a new consumer technology product given how people were not only watching their budgets, but were understandably wary of new technology in general.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 4, 2013

The insightful companies examine their own backyards… applying the discussions, uncoverings and applicabilities to how they will better manage in the future. Recommendations for crisis management and preparedness as part of macro planning are offered. The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Mello Here's a link to a post I run each year at this time to make sure that I never forget the tragedy and heroism that took place on September 11, 2001. Join me in THANKS and in prayer for our Patriots, both domestically and abroad, who continue to fight valiently for the Freedoms we all enjoy!

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

And the lessons from most recent events in the last 20 years like the relatively mild swine flu (H1N1) in 2009, the dot-com bubble of 2001, and the 2008-09 Great Recession, are nowhere near suitable to withstand the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Managing Rewards and Mobility. Spanish flu). Money talks, honey.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

The Bush cuts also gradually raised the estate exemption and lowered the estate tax from 2001 until 2010, when the estate tax disappeared for that year only. Barring any Congressional action to change this law, taxes were set to revert back to their pre-2001 rates on January 1, 2011.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2013

So also should diversity, branding, quality, marketing, re-engineering and other important processes. The same planning process that nurtures Crisis Preparedness can and must also accommodate for Crisis Management. Having done so put the city in the position of responding to the unthinkable on September 11, 2001. by Hank Moore.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 24, 2010

These estates were set to owe no taxes because tax law passed by the Bush Administration in 2001 and 2003 gradually increased the estate tax exemption over ten years while lowering the estate tax rate, and allowed for the estate tax to disappear completely in 2010. billion estate. The Bush law did allow a $1.3

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Since I had never manufactured and shipped my own product before, I underestimated the continuous cash drain from ongoing production and distribution. The deep recession in commercial real estate had forced corporations to freeze all marketing budgets. In 2001, Ed earned Entrepreneur of the Year honors from Ernst & Young.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Financial management. Change management. The following functional areas exist within XYZ Widget: Finance, HR/Admin, Sales, Customer Service, Planning & Procurement, Materials Management, Manufacturing, and Quality Control. •Communication. Long term vision/goal setting and the ability to communicate that to the organization.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 19, 2016

The first product I envisioned was a high-quality commercial real estate magazine listing properties for sale, lease, and sublease. (I In 2001, Ed earned Entrepreneur of the Year honors from Ernst & Young. or Sigma for short. I undertook this venture at a time when the Internet was not yet widely available for commercial use.).

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Ask Atma

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

It is at heart a new philosophical approach to project management. Consider this statement of values from the original authors of the agile manifesto (Beedle, et al; 2001): I. In this sense, agile is more a way to create a new culture than simply a way to write software or manage a project. Agile Concept. User stories.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2015

Many companies start their search for global growth in an alphabet soup of emerging-market groupings such as the BRIC , CIVETS , MINT , Next 11 , and so on. There are several flaws in using such acronyms as the basis for entering overseas markets. Is that smart? Not really, suggests our analysis.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

How has Apple managed to maintain its stock price and convince investors of its growth potential? Over the last fifteen years Apple has made a series of successful market-creating—or blue ocean—moves (think the iMac, iPod, iTunes, the iPhone, the App Store, and the iPad).

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2015

These have multiple causes including the shift of the economy to services and information-intensive activities, productivity growth, the appearance of new products and services, demographics, and continued offshoring that now includes services ranging from call centers to medical procedures. million, were the largest in U.S.

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Building Personal Strength

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

He had inherited a thriving soft drink bottling business from his father, and by marketing it to South America he grew the company significantly. He introduced me to a company that was opening up a new market in Atlanta. When the recession of 2001 hit, I had to restructure my business. The president of this company was his son.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

HBS Executive Education brings you these articles about business management courtesy of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. ” Observers debated whether this was lazy branding or a very deliberate effort to market the iPad as a sibling to the Mac. That’s why Harvard Business School marketing professors John T.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

JANUARY 1, 2010

An updated version, The New Psycho-Cybernetics , was published in 2001, with new examples, material and editing by one of my marketing mentors, Dan Kennedy. Our product, ProStar Coach , is a unique virtual coaching system that empowers people who want to take their performance to a higher level.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2018

In 2001, a new approach to technology development was created by a daring group of developers. Called Agile, the process put customers at the center of product development, encouraged rapid prototyping, and dramatically increased corporate speed and agility. Maximize engineering productivity. aleksandarvelasevic/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In fact, by some measures, the best emerging-market firms are more competitive than firms in advanced economies including the United States and the United Kingdom. Indeed, it is much harder for this plethora of emerging-market firms in the outperforming countries to get to the top and then stay there.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2014

Some studies (see here or here ) have shown that during periods of economic growth, family-managed companies in the US actually perform better than professionally managed businesses. Of course, the National Bureau of Economic Research classified two (2001 and 2008) of those 10 years as recession years. Leadership Marketing'

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

In the 2001 recession, total sales for the S&P 500 declined by 9% from its pre-recession peak to its trough 18 months later—almost a year after the recession officially ended. Digital tools can also open new go-to-market approaches. Recessions catch many companies by surprise, with predictable results. billion vs. $1.2

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter-to-quarter or even year-to year-revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. These misses weren’t in some tangential markets – search, mobile, and the cloud were where Microsoft users were heading. They are hard to do in a company that excels at products.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2012

This practice, which is largely the evolution of database marketing, has become a critical driver of business strategy for global organizations in nearly every industry and vertical, because it supports decisions with data. In this way, CI's value extends well beyond the marketing organization. The ability to speak "IT."

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

A more reasonable starting point might be the 1930s, when the physicist and statistician Walter Shewhart of Bell Labs began applying Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles to the improvement of products and processes. So he began by learning everything he could about maximizing organizational productivity.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

The Enron scandals of 2001 and 2002 focused only upon cooked books audit committees and deal making. It was very ‘old school’ (a management style that was 40 years obsolete), though it pretended to be ‘new school.’ It charged too much money and got away with it (because mid-managers but brand names of firms).

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2017

labor market is like an aging athlete; it is taking longer and longer to recover from recessions. The next recession, which came in 2001, was short and mild (GDP barely fell), but it took four years for the job market to heal, prompting the Federal Reserve to administer the economy a long course of low interest rates.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2018

After the stock market’s rocky ride in recent months, some analysts are wondering whether a new economic crisis might be around the corner. I interviewed them about one of the last big crises for startups: the dot-com crash of 2000-2001. He had quit college, and his only other work experience was junior marketer in an ad agency.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

With a $25,000 personal investment and a small office in her home, she began aggregating sales leads and aggressively acquiring customers through very traditional marketing means — like yellow page advertisements. It was 2001, and online advertising was at its nascent stage. Data-Driven Marketing. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2017

launched a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscription version of its key product line, Creative Suite, causing its net income to plummet by almost 35% percent the following year. Due to the fast growth of the SaaS market and the high valuations of SaaS startups, a move toward SaaS seems very compelling for traditional software vendors.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2013

Every new market I look at seems to have an Amazon-style copycat — a website that looks, functions, and sells products a lot like a well-known online retailer. In India there''s Flipkart , in Russia there''s Ozon , and in Thailand, Indonesia, and other South East Asia markets there''s Lazada. In some cases this is true.

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