First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 11, 2015

Larry Light is the Chief Executive Officer of Arcature LLC, consultants in brand management. He was Global CMO of McDonald’s from 2002 to 2005. Light was a senior executive and Board member at BBDO and President of the international division of Ted Bates. … Read More Larry Light: An interview by Bob Morris.

Chief Executive Officer 70

Chief Executive Officer Brand Management Brand Globalization 70

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 15, 2013

Sigal Barsade (2002), currently a Professor of Management at The Wharton School, conducted seminal work into the positive and negative effects of the emotional dance that takes place in every group. She is the president of Equilibria Leadership Consulting and the founder of Equilibria Psychological and Consultation Services.

Self-aware 256

Self-aware Cooper Construction Consultative 256

Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. He now runs the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership (Indianapolis), and serves as Servant-Leadership Scholar at Gonzaga University (Spokane). Discovering Servant-Leadership 2:13. Defining Servant-Leadership Defining 0:28 5:47.

Greenleaf 125

Greenleaf Servant Leader Leadership Learning-by-Doing 125

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Coaching and consulting teams people usually want to know. You can adjust the system they work within meaning the environment, work itself, rewards and tasks , management , etc… By adjusting the system of work you will adjust the behaviors and hopefully increase motivation. Hjørland & Sejer Christensen, 2002).

Motivation 139

Motivation Team Team Building Christensen 139

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2012

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. Next, we’ll explore how to convey this experience such that it opens the doors to a management position within one’s organization.

Management 50

Management Human Resources Open-book Competitive Advantage 50

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 19, 2016

To find the best business, communications and leadership books to add to my "to read" list for 2017, I reached out to some of the best experts in the field. As a storytelling trainer and consultant, I’m constantly asked by companies to help their managers 'tell a better story.' Individuals I admire and respect.

Books 50

Books Storytelling Consultative Brand 50

Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. He now runs the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership (Indianapolis), and serves as Servant-Leadership Scholar at Gonzaga University (Spokane). Discovering Servant-Leadership 2:13. Defining Servant-Leadership Defining 0:28 5:47.

Greenleaf 100

Greenleaf Servant Leader Leadership Learning-by-Doing 100

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Peter Drucker (1909 – 2005) ‘Father of Modern Management’ and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2002 Email This Post | Print Post | Sign up for our Email Newsletter Speak Your Mind Tell us what youre thinking. and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar ! Click here to cancel reply.

Leadership 50

Leadership Newsletter Drucker Strategic Planning 50

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

They are able to play the role of ambassador, emissary, influencer, coach, facilitator, expediter, lobbyist, buffer/shield, crisis manager, negotiator, publicist, strategist, tactician, mentor, consultant, counselor, collaborative thinker and in some cases partner, based upon what the client needs.

Blog 385

Blog Mentor Advice Brand 385

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Blogging since 2002, being actively involved in digital marketing since the early 90′s, and being online since the days of the ARPANET I have a bit of history with most things digital. I forget who it was, but some researcher determined that a person can really only manage relationships with about 150 people.

Media 382

Media Blog Tools Influence 382

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

During our discussion, Wendy Powell, author of Management Experience Acquired : Necessary Skills for Successfully Managing Any Employee , shares with us her insights and illustrative examples regarding: the differentiation promoting and hiring executives and managers are looking for in potential candidates. About the Author.

Human Resources 58

Human Resources Open-book Competitive Advantage Resistance 58

Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2013

During our discussion, Wendy Powell, author of Management Experience Acquired : Necessary Skills for Successfully Managing Any Employee , shares with us her insights and illustrative examples regarding: six of twelve steps to standing out among professional peers. Wendy Powell is the author of Management Experience Acquired.

SWOT 56

SWOT Human Resources Letter Competitive Advantage 56

Strategy Driven

APRIL 18, 2013

During our discussion, Wendy Powell, author of Management Experience Acquired : Necessary Skills for Successfully Managing Any Employee , shares with us her insights and illustrative examples regarding: last six of twelve steps to standing out among professional peers. Wendy Powell is the author of Management Experience Acquired.

Human Resources 50

Human Resources Document Competitive Advantage Resources 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). These keep the branches, limbs and twigs (divisions, consultants and vendors) on a growth curve. Current management of both companies were ill-advised on handling the crises. In 1999, the U.S.

Crisis 58

Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 58

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

You hire an outside consultant to conduct a two-day training session. It’s also ideal for managers, who in the past have often seen talent development as an overwhelming task. Armed with bite-size coaching tools, even the busiest managers can find time to teach one narrowly defined skill and follow through to make it stick.

Training 51

Training Meyer Process Talent Management 51

The Practical Leader

APRIL 9, 2012

This is an extraordinary book on leadership from the experts in extraordinary leadership. That book was based on their extensive database of more than 200,000 multi-rater or 360-degree feedback reports describing 20,000 managers. Periodically I search Amazon for an update on how many leadership books are available.

Motivation 53

Motivation 360-Degree Feedback Emotional Intelligence Review 53

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 13, 2012

in 2002 to $854.00 Wendy Powell is the author of Management Experience Acquired. With more than twenty-five years of human resource and management consulting experience, Wendy has spent most of her career at the University of Michigan. StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Managing Health Insurance Plans.

Budgeting 56

Budgeting Health Care Insurance Human Resources 56

Roundtable Talk

MAY 18, 2011

After an affair with an IMF staffer back in 2008, Dominique Strauss-Kahn was quoted as saying: “The personal behaviour of the managing director sets an important tone for the institution. says Robert Shapiro, chairman of Sonecon LLC, an economics consultancy and member of one of DSK’s advisory committee. Oh bullsh*t.

Crisis Management 34

Crisis Management Reputation Hotels Committee 34

Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2013

Wendy Powell is the author of Management Experience Acquired. With more than twenty-five years of human resource and management consulting experience, Wendy has spent most of her career at the University of Michigan. She is currently on the business faculty at both Palm Beach State College and the University of Phoenix.

Project 50

Project Human Resources Cost Conflict of Interest 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

What then were the leadership characteristics that separated the winning leaders from their industry peers? We found that the differentiating leadership principle was a certain approach to creativity, what we call empirical creativity — the ability to empirically validate your creative instincts. Yes, but here's the rub.

Skills 15

Skills Leadership Airlines Long-term 15

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). These keep the branches, limbs and twigs (divisions, consultants and vendors) on a growth curve. This book states the case for more of a macro-focused approach to management.

Ethics 59

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). These keep the branches, limbs and twigs (divisions, consultants and vendors) on a growth curve. The Enron scandals of 2001 and 2002 focused only upon cooked books audit committees and deal making.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

Some years later, Mayer defined it in HBR this way: From a scientific (rather than a popular) standpoint, emotional intelligence is the ability to accurately perceive your own and others’ emotions; to understand the signals that emotions send about relationships; and to manage your own and others’ emotions. Empathy for others.

Emotional Intelligence 8

Emotional Intelligence Goleman Skills Leadership 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Gardner, who died in 2002 at the age of 89, was a legendary public intellectual and civic reformer — a celebrated Stanford professor, an architect of the Great Society under Lyndon Johnson, founder of Common Cause and Independent Sector. Leadership Managing yourself Personal effectiveness' What did Spence learn from Collins?

Collins 14

Collins McKinsey Advice Learning-by-Doing 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2012

When Palmisano took over in early 2002, IBM had four main businesses each organized on a global basis: hardware, software, services (such as back-office outsourcing), and personal computers (PCs). In a near-miraculous feat of management, those consultants were partnered with technologists and successfully integrated into the company.

Software 15

Software Outsourcing Committee Consultative 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2012

Its HR function has been instrumental in the $100 billion company's metamorphosis from a floundering computer manufacturer in the 1990s to a prosperous software and consulting services company today. Randy MacDonald: "We observed that 80% of leadership development is based on work experience. But not at IBM. Fostered global teamwork.

Globalization 15

Globalization Human Resources Diversity Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

When you submit a tender to the foreign government, they advise you that there is little likelihood of winning the contract unless you hire a consultant of their choosing. The CEO of Volkswagen from 1993 to 2002 was famous for his willingness to demote or fire employees who failed to meet expectations. billion in inflated profits.

Ethics 8

Ethics Company Incentives Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2014

No one in their right mind was looking to hire a search consultant. As that dramatic disintegration played out in early 2002, I had to present our office’s results and perspectives at the firm’s annual partners’ meeting in Switzerland. Coaching Hiring Leadership Managing people Organizational culture'

Emotional Intelligence 9

Emotional Intelligence GDP McKinsey Airlines 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2018

The preparations, produced by small teams or individual cooks, are progressively assembled, with sous-chefs (akin to middle managers) controlling the quality at every step. The company grew through consulting for other companies, opening new business lines (e.g. Of course, consistency and creativity aren’t mutually exclusive.

Innovation 8

Innovation Project Creativity Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Recognizing that the company's command-and-control culture wouldn't work in the 21st century, he defined leadership as leading by values and created a unique collaborative organizational structure. In 2002 Palmisano succeeded a legendary leader in Lou Gerstner, who saved IBM from being broken up and put it on a viable course.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

” Only few firms manage to be ambidextrous—most struggle to maintain a healthy balance between exploration and exploitation. And managers focused on immediate total shareholder returns may be delighted with high performance. Some firms manage to maintain this dual discipline as they grow. points p.a.,

Company 8

Company Succession Maturity Long-term 8

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 25, 2012

Then came Enron, Worldcom in 2002, then the crash of 2008 exposed the depth of corruption. The consulting and survey firms, Towers Watson and Kenexa came to the same conclusion as Mark Hirschfeld and I did in our book, Re-Engage , based on our analysis of 2.1 But things changed during the boom years and greed took over for many.

Survey 55

Survey Open-book Welch Books 55