Strategy Driven

JANUARY 31, 2011

In 2005, TheraMatrix contracted with Ford Motor Co. Blue Cross wrote that TheraMatrix’s operations were “competitive and damaging not only to BCBSM’s financial interests, but also to its business relationships.&# A case in point is TheraMatrix, a small Michigan company.

Crisis 63

Crisis Health Care Insurance Newsletter 63

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

I’ll take that as a sign investors aren’t buying the old scare tactic that federal climate action is bad for the economy. After all, the power sector is already halfway toward meeting its 2030 target of 30% below 2005 CO2 emissions levels. Low-carbon leadership isn’t just confined to the coasts. The program delivered $1.6

Power 8

Power Planning Proposal Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2016

Like many other Western companies, Yahoo began building major operations in China. Then, in 2005, a dissident journalist named Shi Tao used his Yahoo email account to send a document to Western reporters that described Chinese government restrictions on media coverage of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests.

Document 10

Document Short-term Commitment Audience 10

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Plus, as a result of a lack of cross-organizational coordination and cooperation, Nokia wasn’t able to improve its proprietary operating system, Symbian, which would have allowed it to support a more sophisticated smartphone. Many innovative ideas became the victims of in-fighting among managers who had competing objectives.

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Such companies should pay close attention to the different ways in which the Justice Department claims egregious BP behavior and prevent such actions in their own operations. The harsh wording was, in part, a negotiating tactic (and probably a tough-on-business election year initiative).

Industry 15

Industry Operations Report Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

I reread Tribal Leadership , which makes a compelling case that the vast majority of leaders operate at sub-optimal levels of personal development, and that the higher the level they reach, the more successful their organizations become. In short, I had time to truly reflect and think strategically rather than tactically.

Performance Review 8

Performance Review Follow-up Tactics Learning-by-Doing 8