First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

In his latest book, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Habits, Minds, and Actions (to be published by Portfolio/Penguin on March 8 2011), he offers a wealth of practical advice on how best to achieve especially important strategic objectives. For example, how to overcome resistance to project launches such as change initiatives?

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 23, 2011

by John • October 23, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. Steve Jobs managed to harness the resources of 49,000 employees to introduce and successfully market a slew of breakthroughs. October 24, 2011 at 12:57 am. October 24, 2011 at 7:28 am. December 2011.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 25, 2011

Tweets that mention Employee Productivity Improvement Project ROI Calculation | StrategyDriven -- Topsy.com says: January 26, 2011 at 1:38 am [.] This post was mentioned on Twitter by WorkMeter, TSO, Inc. said: New Tool Release – Value of Employee Productivity [link] [.]

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

In fact, some projects are so important that board members and company officers literally bet the company’s very existence on the successful outcome of the initiative.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 21, 2010

While project schedules should assign individuals or groups of individuals to each task, the schedule itself is not likely to include minute tasks or to clearly assign the very specific nuanced contribution of each individual within a group assigned to a task.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2010

And the amount of administrative work increases with the scope and complexity of the project. If singularly assigned to project specialists, this work detracts from these individuals’ productivity; unnecessarily inflating time and monetary costs. You need to be logged in as a StrategyDriven Premium Member to view our premium content.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2011

If you can meet these simple goals for each project, then you will achieve total success. These goals are generic to all industries and all types of projects. Regardless of your level of experience in project management, set these 5 goals for every project you manage. Set yourself 5 personal goals to achieve.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

StrategyDriven Newsletter Signup StrategyDriven (Kindle Edition) StrategyDriven RSS Feed StrategyDriven Podcast iTunes Feed StrategyDriven Leadership Conversation iTunes Feed StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective iTunes Feed StrategyDriven on Facebook StrategyDriven on Twitter StrategyDriven LinkedIn Users Group Recent Articles Worn out at Work?

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

, but for now, most economists (and the market) agree that things are getting better. Many were laid off, projects were cancelled. We have had great success with WordPress and now Drupal – in 2011 we are going to add custom mobile sites and applications. So what are you going to do about it? Has your client base changed?

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 28, 2010

This unavoidable phenomenon increases the risk of project duplication and diversion of funds from relatively high value projects to less impactful ones. To avoid this risk requires informing management decisions with comparable, value-based data related to the entire body of organizational initiatives.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 31, 2016

There have been some really great reads on the topic ranging from the 2011 ebook, Race Against the Machine by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson out of MIT, to the recent LinkedIn post, What Happens When Millions of Jobs Are Lost Because of Automation? Automation and the future of work. Are enough citizens taking this topic seriously?

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Trillion Dollar Coach is about Bill Campbell , someone you likely never heard of, who coached several of the biggest names in Silicon Valley during a 16-year tenure, and who’s behind-the-scene wisdom helped created over a trillion dollars in market value. He ran the Google product team from 2002 to 2011.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 14, 2011

by John • March 15, 2011 • Life , Marketing • 2 Comments. For starters, both of us blog about marketing, we scoff at the industry’s indulgent self-appreciation and we despise spin. July 23, 2011 at 10:47 pm. July 25, 2011 at 3:42 pm. Good luck on that project and let me know it I can help in any way.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2010

This paper focuses on six myths that surround direct marketing best practices and discusses how you can use specific analytical techniques and tools to beat these myths, increase response rates and boost ROI. Click here for more information on Explode 6 Direct Marketing Myths. Publications are entirely FREE to those who qualify.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Business is a fast and zigzagging road – a road that needs guardrails to keep businesses and projects on track. On your road to success (whether it be to increase profits, become an industry leader, capture more market share, etc.), In other words, these projects had no guardrails. Consider leaving a comment!

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Worrying projects your thinking in the future and you really can’t do much about that. 80/20 Your Projects. I kept a file (at home) of what projects, people, and departments were doing. Here are some tips to help you get past worrying and start moving forward: Stay in the Present. Be valuable to them. Who doesn’t.

Licensing 274

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

I am not surprised he picked this topic as he is charged in growing Unilever’s businesses in emerging and highly VUCA-prone markets. To download copies of the 2011 Global Leadership Forecast, visit: [link]. Humble to a fault, I would label him as one of the most successful global leaders I have ever met. He has done a masterful job.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 10, 2011

by John • July 10, 2011 • Leadership , Strategy • 0 Comments. Houweling’s invested a staggering $50 million dollars into the project; this explains why competition is reluctant to catch up. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. September 2011. August 2011.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 7, 2011

by John • March 7, 2011 • Life , Marketing • 0 Comments. One of my marketing managers recommended the company join Rick’s sponsorship group. The result: for the Man in Motion World Tour, $122,247 from Nabob Coffee; for Nabob Coffee, a staggering three-share point growth in national market share. April 2011.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 4, 2011

Customer Service is a part of marketing. The closest I came was Prime Computer UK where, and only for expediency, Marketing was once a part of Customer Service. Joe Giral, Large Project Quotes 01.04.11 Leave a Comment Previous post: How To Start Fresh In 2011. So few organisations have even considered this. Smile or Die!

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Licensing Price Merchandising Ethics 333

Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 14, 2010

You are given a project/task to do. Unexpected calls, emergencies, breakdowns, other clients, other projects, home emergencies, etc. You tell you boss/client that Wednesday will be very tight and you might have to move around some projects/tasks. And why do we do this again, and again, and again? Can you do it?&#

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Here are some ways you can bridge that gap: Next time you have that errant negative thought about yourself, an action, a project you’re working on, say to yourself, “Is this negative thinking moving me forward or backward? All this builds up to your ability to believe in your success. What thinking will rocket me forward?” Unported License.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 15, 2010

One of my solutions includes cutting and pasting it from an old email or document, which means adding time on to completing an email, project, etc. But because it’s for convenience, it’s really not ideal for lengthy projects, marathon typing, and other assignments. Ctrl V has now become the magic command for pasting my MIA character.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 28, 2010

o Take on high profile projects. Let others know within the organization that you are seeking a sponsor. Your mentor might be able to help identify and facilitate this. Create visibility and credibility for yourself in the organization. o Make sure your position has P&L responsibility. Identify your value proposition.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

All participants who provide an email address will receive synopsis of what women are saying, at the end of the project. Categories : Statistics & Facts 1 Comments 1 Wendy Dubois January 6th, 2011 at 10:53 am The MyTRUSTnetwork survey is so easy to do and it really only took me 10 minutes to fill out.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

September 20, 2011 Servant Leadership. Monthly: September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. Inverted Pyramid of Project Success. Servant Leadership Observer – April 2011. Servant Leadership Observer – March 2011. Leadership.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 28, 2011

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Five Minutes – a Key to Successful Time Management by Kevin Eikenberry on January 28, 2011 in Decision Making , Leadership , Learning , Manage Projects , Personal Development Every leader I talk to tells me they are busy.

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Succession Management Learning-by-Doing Goal 207

In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 17, 2011

by John • July 17, 2011 • Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. Include the content that matters – the well-defined strategies, the initiatives and the projects that will make the difference in taking the company to the next level. July 18, 2011 at 11:32 am. July 25, 2011 at 3:35 pm. December 2011.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

“In fact, the level of qualification is one of the key factors for employment growth in the 2011-19 period, playing an important role within the salaried-employee category,” the researchers say. It provides loans of up to €100 billion to member states. It’s by no means a silver bullet, but it is perhaps a start.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 18, 2011

Acquiesce Sometimes for the good of the project and the company (and your job) you have to give in. Obstacle feels the pain too and they are making you lose critical time, resources, and money to make this agreement. In addition, let them know subtly this is going to be a one-time event, next time you are going to bring the big guns.

Licensing 297

Licensing Bottom-up Ethics Executive Coaching 297

Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

In the past two years, I have used several interns and find them invaluable for getting those pesky details of projects done. Sometimes it is for school credit, other times it’s just for building a resume. I have paid some, but not all. Here are my guidelines: Identify a specific job or two that an intern might do.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 29, 2010

So many people go off half-cocked and attempt something grandiose or unattainable by any measure and then find themselves cashing in again on a failed project, initiative, or life goal. Realistic - Be honest to yourself and pick those goals that you can actually achieve. Then they get frustrated and angry. And they never try anything again.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 4, 2019

Trillion Dollar Coach is about Bill Campbell , someone you likely never heard of, who coached several of the biggest names in Silicon Valley during a 16-year tenure, and who’s behind-the-scene wisdom helped created over a trillion dollars in market value. He ran the Google product team from 2002 to 2011.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Subordinates - Give them one of your higher-end projects. Clients – See how you can add just a little more pizzazz to every interaction. Call them unexpectedly and get their feedback. Colleagues – See how you can help them. Givers gain. Extreme Mojo (or Driving On The Corporate Autobahn). Establish A Contract With Your Team.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

engineers, pilots, sales managers, marketers, teachers, and bankers. DDI’s own Global Leadership Forecast 2011 reported that only about 38 percent of. Guest post from DDI's Richard S. Wellins, Ph.D. reprinted with permission from DDI's Directions newsletter): Leadership is a craft. So why do so few see it that. I have met.

Film 280

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe How to Make Your Next 12 Months Your Best 12 Months by Kevin Eikenberry on December 6, 2010 in Change , Personal Development , Products , Setting Goals , Video With 2011 just 26 days away, people are already starting to think about “Next (..)

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 19, 2011

Stelzner John Wiley & Sons (2011) If your product, service, project, or business were a rocket…. Unlike Michael Stelzner’s previous book, Writing White Papers, this one has a much wider focus as he explains • Why most marketing initiatives fail [.]. Where to begin?

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