The Horizons Tracker
AUGUST 31, 2023
It’s less common for poor management to be targeted to explain lackluster productivity, but research from Stanford’s Nick Bloom suggests that is a mistake. Weak management Bloom’s World Management Survey was established in 2004 to measure management practices across hundreds of medium-sized firms in the likes of the U.K.,
The Horizons Tracker
MAY 23, 2021
The precise difference between managers and leaders has been a topic of discussion in the leadership community for many decades, and the conversations often reveal a clear preference for the seemingly sexier task of leadership over the bean-counting that so often encompasses managerial administration. Overvaluing leadership.
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Deming Institute
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Guest post by John Hunter , author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). This is the fourth post in our “Deming on Management” series. Edwards Deming’s ideas on management. Eliminate Sales Commissions: Reject Theory X Management and Embrace Systems Thinking. Circle of Influence.
The Horizons Tracker
JUNE 21, 2021
Back in 2004 INSEAD’s W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne published their hugely influential book Blue Ocean Strategy, in which they popularize the concept of seeking unknown market spaces that are untainted by competition. “They are more likely to encourage management to implement these strategies, ” the researchers say.
The Horizons Tracker
OCTOBER 4, 2022
The researchers believe there are ways that this risk can be managed, however, with this especially so if there is a frequent collaboration with their internal company colleagues. The researchers examined the creative collaborations of 157 pharma companies that had each released new drugs into the market between 1980 and 2004.
Coaching Tip
APRIL 28, 2011
Marketing and branding expert, Stephen Denny, author of the new book, " KILLING GIANTS: 10 Strategies to Topple Goliath in Your Industry ," lays out powerful strategies for overtaking larger competitors. It's a noble calling, spending other people's money - especially when it's your competitor's marketing you're hijacking.
Great Leadership By Dan
DECEMBER 6, 2018
The fact is, they still share many of the same traits as their older counterparts (First-Wave Millennials)—raised to feel special, high achieving, tech-savvy, but Second-Wavers (born 1995 – 2004) have some distinct differences that are making managers sit up and take notice. Companies would be well served by following PwC’s lead.
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