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LeadershipNow 140: June 2012 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from June 2012 that you might have missed: Engines of Innovation by @wallybock. SonyaShelton: SAP's CIO: You're Putting Your Executive Career at Risk if You're Not Social - Forbes. Two Words of Wisdom that will Change Your Life by @RonEdmondson. Do you make these body language mistakes ?

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Companies That Don’t Manage Utilities Strategically Are Throwing Money Away

Harvard Business Review

As a technology advisor, the CUO would understand the benefits of different energy innovations and be able to make smart purchasing decisions. In a 2012 study , Notre Dame researchers found that green buildings saved money and increased revenue.

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Why So Many High-Profile Digital Transformations Fail

Harvard Business Review

Procter & Gamble wanted to become “the most digital company on the planet” in 2012, but ran into growth challenges in a difficult economy. Therefore, no managers should view digital — or any other major technological innovation — as their sure salvation.

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JP Morgan's Loss: Bigger than "Risk Management"

Harvard Business Review

The recent disclosure of a multi-billion dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase reminds us again of the challenge and complexity of risk management, the subject of our June 2012 HBR article, "Managing Risks: A New Framework." Many people, including quite a few U.S. But none of these was a high-profile risk officer.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 11/26/12)

First Friday Book Synopsis

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Complete Executive Karen Wright Harder Than I Thought Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan, and Shannon O’Donnell HR Strategic Project Management SPOMP Leon M. Hielkema INTERVIEWS Matthew E. May: Second Interview, Part 1, by Bob [.].

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