Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

TQ – Technical/Operational Quotient Top leaders know the business. They have the operational skills to make things happen. They know how to motivate people one at a time, in groups, or in entire enterprises. The good news is that most of the people who get to top management positions are smart enough. Again, the news is good.

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Agility Leadership Goleman ROI 120

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 15, 2014

McBean explains what needs to be done to create success, how to do it, and when to do it. Hear this: “The sad truth is that less than 30 percent of businesses last more than 10 years, and most failures occur in the first few years of operations,” said McBean. He began his career with General Motors of Canada Limited in 1976.

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Automotive Succession Open-book Retail 71

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

What is more important to company success, a strong external focus on customer experiences or an internal focus on effective and efficient operations? I described in an earlier post how Tesco worked for years to improve its supply chain capabilities, then leveraged this value by using deeper customer knowledge to enrich customer experiences.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 16, 2014

McBean explains what needs to be done to create success, how to do it, and when to do it. Hear this: “The sad truth is that less than 30 percent of businesses last more than 10 years, and most failures occur in the first few years of operations,” said McBean. He began his career with General Motors of Canada Limited in 1976.

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Automotive Open-book Retail Long-term 56

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 29, 2013

McBean explains what needs to be done to create success, how to do it, and when to do it. Hear this: “The sad truth is that less than 30 percent of businesses last more than 10 years, and most failures occur in the first few years of operations,” said McBean. He began his career with General Motors of Canada Limited in 1976.

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Books Automotive Review Open-book 65

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Under #3, determine how to deal with “Accountability&#. Higher results in project teams can come in the initial phase when the project teams have expertise in project management skills. Oct 2010 Another great post I would add 2 others items. Under #2, have rules to accept new team members and rules to exclude existing team members.

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Team Six Sigma Team Building Project 108

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 24, 2015

How We Learn. We all operate out of unique, internal systems comprised of mental models (rules, beliefs, history etc.) See my paper in The 2003 Annual : Volume 1 Training [Jossey-Bass/Pfieffer]: “Designing Curricula for Learning Environments Using a Facilitative Teaching Approach to Empower Learners” pp 263-272).

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Training Resistance Learning-by-Doing System 50

Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2015

How We Learn. We all operate out of unique, internal systems comprised of mental models (rules, beliefs, history etc.) See my paper in The 2003 Annual: Volume 1 Training [Jossey-Bass/Pfieffer]: "Designing Curricula for Learning Environments Using a Facilitative Teaching Approach to Empower Learners" pp 263-272).

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Training Resistance Learning-by-Doing System 50

Strategy Driven

APRIL 24, 2014

The military taught me how to lead with respect at all times, and human nature taught me the basic understanding that people tend to respect those who respect them. CEO Jason Levesque, a US Army veteran and entrepreneur, founded Argo Marketing in 2003, and has become a widely respected Maine business owner. About the Author.

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Development Team Loyalty Due Diligence 60

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2011

In 2002 Norman Bodek , "the godfather of Lean ," came to Technicolor's Michigan facility to teach its leaders about how to implement a front-line suggestion process. The top management team learned how to structure their time on the factory floor and how to listen. Consider the story of Technicolor.

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Process How To Attrition Operations 13

Rajesh Setty

DECEMBER 21, 2010

It can also become all-consuming – so I have struck a delicate balance between it, and the work I do online which is just as essential… because it funds the operations that I perform on children from under-privileged families. Each heart operation costs around $2,500 to $3,000. That is why I do it. lessons learned?

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Marketing Follow-up Operations eBook 49

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2011

In 2002 and 2003, partnering with Catalyst , we took a hard look at ourselves. So how have we done since we began this journey? Our employee engagement has been operating at world-class levels for years. Here are some of the things that we did to improve diversity and inclusion in our workforce. Confront the brutal facts. ?

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Diversity Human Resources How To Mentor 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

For example, Umicore’s 2003 acquisition of PMG increased its revenues by 50%. While M&A transactions absorb much of senior management’s attention and attract great interest from financial analysts and the business press, the company’s operational performance will ultimately make or break the transformation.

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Company Chemicals Short-term How To 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2013

In a 2003 study of past Fed chairmen Christina Romer and David Romer of the University of California, Berkeley, reckon that a candidate who subscribes to a "sound" framework of basic monetary principles is most likely to do well. Summers nets some 12.5 million results. The Economist observed : The low tone of the debate is disappointing.

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How To GDP Finance Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

In 2003 this collaborative learning model grew out of Dr. Arora’s frustration that he could serve only a fraction of patients in New Mexico with hepatitis C. I like to think of Project ECHO as an operating system, akin to Apple’s. This rare genius truly shines in Dr. Sanjeev Arora, the creator and founder of Project ECHO.

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Health Care Mentor Globalization Project 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2012

It is March 20, 2003, a few miles off the coast of Iraq's Al Faw Peninsula. To understand human behavior around risk, and to learn how to manage it better, it's important to recognize that one man's fear is another man's opportunity. This is core to how the Royal Marines train and operate.

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Arkes Management Offshoring Uncertainty 15

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

These models are intended to provide leaders with additional insight into what motivates followers and how to improve individual and team performance. Brown-Nosers constantly check in with their leaders and operate by seeking permission, rather than forgiveness.

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Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2012

It is March 20, 2003, a few miles off the coast of Iraq's Al Faw Peninsula. To understand human behavior around risk, and to learn how to manage it better, it's important to recognize that one man's fear is another man's opportunity. This is core to how the Royal Marines train and operate.

Arkes 11

Arkes Management Offshoring Uncertainty 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2016

When a blizzard hit Baltimore in 2003, the roundhouse roof of the B&O Railroad Museum collapsed, damaging the finest collection of historic railway artifacts in the country and breaking hearts in the global community of rail fans. ” So Wilson said, “Tear up your job descriptions and let’s get to work.”

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Crisis Storytelling Open-book Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Consistent with the philosophy espoused in HBR way back in 2003 in the article The Myth of Secure Computing , business leaders will need to decide which of their information assets are so valuable that they want to invest a lot to protect them, and which they can’t afford to protect vigorously.

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Competitive Advantage PR Information Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In November 2003, after due diligence, we announced our agreement to purchase 3721 for $120 million. By mid-2004, however, the operation was mired in conflict over control and differences in management style. In the media and internet industries, it turns out to be very important when operating in China.

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Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2016

On August 1 Uber announced that it is selling its Chinese brand and operations to Didi Chuxing for $1 billion, its annual burn rate in that market, in exchange for a 20% stake in the local competitor. A cautionary tale from the past: After acquiring EachNet.com, eBay controlled 80% of the Chinese e-commerce market in 2003.

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Network Economy Globalization Discount Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

At the peak of the North Texas housing market in 2003, my company Grand Homes sold more than a thousand homes. We used a program called "Lean Building" and brought in all of our trade partners for a solid week to learn together how to cut out the waste and deliver a better product at a lower cost. Worth, TX housing market.

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Airlines Chief Executive Officer Attrition Incentives 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

It began its lean journey in 2003 and has made considerable progress. One challenge that’s currently being addressed is how to both maintain essential standard work across units and accommodate the requirements of clinical specialties. For more information on how to apply lean techniques in health care, see this article.).

Health Care 8

Health Care Quality Decentralization Planning 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2014

Take, for instance, this quote from his 2003 TED talk : “In science, we should look for what is detectable, not what is probable.”. And Dyson’s contributions are everywhere: Dyson sphere , Dyson operator, Dyson series , Schwinger-Dyson equation, Dyson conjecture , Dyson tree , Dyson’s transform. (No, He’s a great scientist.

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Execution Technology Brainstorming Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

So I reached out to Brandon Webb, an innovative SEAL trainer/educator, and CEO of Force12 Media for real-world perspective on what industry could learn from a special operations sensibility. A member of Seal Team 3, Webb became the Naval Special Warfare Command Sniper Course Manager in 2003. That scares me. This was a precarious time.

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Training Education Incentives Leadership 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

Let’s delve a little deeper to see how to win using each of the basic colors of strategy and why each works best under specific circumstances. Tata Consultancy Services, the India-based information technology (IT) services and solutions company, operates in an environment it can neither predict nor change. Excerpted from.

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Strategy Competitive Advantage Environment Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Using microtargeting — a system of gathering and analyzing enormous amounts of data on behavior and opinions — both the Obama and Romney camps are drilling down on which voters matter, how to best reach them, and with what message. It's a world where hundredths of a percentage point matter.

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Survey Politics Information Discount 8

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

I had the privilege to be part of a group there in 2003. It made me sit down and think… Just yesterday I attended the opening of the second Columba 1400 Leadership Centre here in Scotland. The bottom line for C1400 is to help young people from “tough realities&# to reflect on their personal leadership.

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Definition Blog Leadership Covey 313

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

From 1993 to 2003, according to the company’s current CEO, Knudstorp, the Lego Group lost value at an average rate of 300,000 euros per day. Since Knudstorp took over, Lego’s revenues have increased by 400%, and its operating profit margin has increased from -21% to 34%. The company was in free fall.

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Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2018

How to make your company more nimble and responsive. For the 274 companies started in 2003 or later that have reached unicorn status , half are in the U.S., In many cases, as with Skype, the size of the European operation shrank after the acquisition. Thus, companies on the gold coasts of the U.S. Insight Center.

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Company Venture Capitalist GDP Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Class migrants (white-collar professionals born to blue-collar families) report that “professional people were generally suspect” and that managers are college kids “who don’t know s**t about how to do anything but are full of ideas about how I have to do my job,” said Alfred Lubrano in Limbo.

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Class Open-book Policies Politics 15