The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Then there are those destined to become classics of new knowledge , the way Jim Collin’s 2002 title Good to Great did … Zenger and Folkman published an excellent book the same year as Good to Great called The Extraordinary Leader (click on title for my 2003 review) I have routinely recommended to audiences. Christmas is coming.

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Books Collins How To Leadership 53

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Even more important, it takes management time to align all teams, including those of the acquired businesses, to the transformation initiative. During the past two decades it has transformed into a provider of electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power management solutions. Change management Mergers & Acquisitions'

Company 10

Company Chemicals Short-term How To 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

They received the Volunteer Excellence Award in 2013 and developed a volunteer tool for On Demand Community called “Mobile Applications for Kids with Special Needs.” Diane Statkus, an IBM project manager in Boston, echoes Ruiz’s sentiments. Corporate social responsibility Talent management'

Intellectual Capital 12

Intellectual Capital Library Project Competitive Advantage 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

They received the Volunteer Excellence Award in 2013 and developed a volunteer tool for On Demand Community called “Mobile Applications for Kids with Special Needs.” Diane Statkus, an IBM project manager in Boston, echoes Ruiz’s sentiments. Corporate social responsibility Talent management'

Intellectual Capital 12

Intellectual Capital Library Project Competitive Advantage 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

Them” were the majority of managers who didn’t get what design was all about in the first place. And with good reason: From Target to Uber, business managers everywhere are starting to understand that the strategic use of design is making a difference in achieving outsized business results. ” Design Strategy'

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Fashion B2B Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2018

CtW Investment Group, an activist shareholder group, requested that Amazon implement something much like the “Rooney Rule,” a requirement instituted by the NFL in 2003 that every team must interview at least one minority candidate for an open head coach or general manager position.

Diversity 10

Diversity Proposal Groupthink CEO 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2017

In 2013 an activist investor criticized the board at ConMed for a “ culture of nepotism, patronage, and dystopian corporate governance.” We examined the boards of all S&P 1500 firms from 2003 to 2014, and measured negative attention using equity analyst recommendations and an equity trading database that tracks media coverage.

Reputation 8

Reputation Media Consensus Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Specifically, we examined the personnel records of nearly 16,000 employees hired from 2003 to 2013 in a large U.S.-based This has implications for HR professionals and managers involved in hiring, who may be motivated to reduce investments in referral-based hiring to foster diversity. based sales organization.

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Reference Sample Participative Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

One possible reason is that the financial crisis and the recessionary period that followed have driven corporations to skew their board appointments towards including more risk management and conventional corporate experience, at the expense of more tech-savvy and digital knowledge. years in 2013 from 60.3 in 2003, an all-time high. (Of

Business Model 8

Business Model Technology Long-term Risk Management 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Amazon claims it has at least 20 million Prime members, having signed up 1 million new subscribers in the third week of December 2013 alone. The downside of offering any unlimited plan is the over-consumers, a situation Red Lobster encountered in 2003 with its “Endless Crab” promotion.

Library 9

Library Price Forrester Wilde 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2015

In early 2013, when factory conditions in Bangladesh came to light , Nike cut ties to some suppliers whose factories were deemed unsafe—even at the expense of its margins and in the face of declining profitability relative to competitors. Changing Your Company from the Inside Out. Innovation & Entrepreneurship Book. Add to Cart.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Supply Chain Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2017

For example, in 2014 IDC estimated that more than one-quarter of enterprise applications would be offered with the SaaS model by 2018, up from one-sixth in 2013. Splunk, a leader in business intelligence founded in 2003, is still holding onto the perpetual licensing model, even for new product lines it has launched.

Business Model 8

Business Model Licensing Company Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2014

After an unprecedented decade of growth, analysts wrote off 2013 as a year to forget for Apple. After all, it grew from $7 billion in 2003 to $171 billion in 2013 by entering established (albeit still-emerging) markets with superior products — something the model suggests is a losing strategy.

Industry 8

Industry Wireless Advertising Content 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2014

And a former Fama PhD student, hedge fund manager Cliff Asness, argued at the time that even if his professor was right about the dot-coms, there clearly was a bubble in the equity of already established, already profitable tech companies. Economy Finance Managing uncertainty' Asness sure seems to have nailed that bubble, huh?

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Price Finance Definition Uncertainty 8

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. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. by Hank Moore.

Crisis 60

Crisis Airlines Transportation Crisis Management 60

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

It began its lean journey in 2003 and has made considerable progress. By 2013, all eight medical-surgical units in the two hospitals had been converted to the collaborative-care model. The design team fully used lean methods such as rapid-improvement events, value-stream maps, and visual-management concepts.

Health Care 8

Health Care Quality Decentralization Planning 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Does anyone dispute that 2013 has been the year of the tech company? Of the 39 companies started since 2003 and valued at over $1B by private or public market investors, almost half were started by founders who met at school. Entrepreneurship Managing yourself' LinkedIn has surged over 100%.

IPO 9

IPO Insurance Entrepreneur Self-aware 9

Lead on Purpose

JULY 13, 2013

Al Gini is a Professor of Business Ethics and Chair of the Department of Management in the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago. 10 Virtues of Outstanding Leaders (Riley & Blackwell, 2013). . —. The Product Management Perspective: Product managers can and should play a key role in the “leadership quest.”

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Ethics Politics Morale Books 155

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

Managers and other business leaders face a dilemma: with increasingly diverse environments to manage and rising stakes to get it right, how do they identify the most effective approach to business strategy and marshal the right thinking and behaviors to conceive and execute it, supported by the appropriate frameworks and tools?

Strategy 8

Strategy Competitive Advantage Environment Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2015

To find out which school of thought is more accurate, we looked at the value of brands and customer relationships as revealed by M&A data covering over 6,000 mergers and acquisitions worldwide between 2003 and 2013.

Brand 8

Brand Brand Valuation Power Brand Management 8