First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Alex Osborn (1888-1966) was founding partner of one of the most highly regarded advertising agencies, BBDO, and is credited with introducing the brainstorming process in his book, Applied Imagination: Principles and Procedures of Creative Problem-Solving, published in 1957. He recommended four “rules”: o Generate […].

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Brainstorming Osborne Process Idea Generation 75

Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The Six-Question Process for coaching is an approach that I have seen work consistently well with executives. This process has produced measurable change in effectiveness (as evaluated by direct reports) with four CEOs that I have personally coached. The Six-Question Process. by Marshall Goldsmith.

Process 160

Process 360-Degree Feedback Report Execution 160

QAspire

DECEMBER 23, 2012

This time around, I will point you to 5 best posts and snippets written by Seth in 2012: Who Cares? : “ Caring, it turns out, is a competitive advantage , and one that takes effort, not money.”. I reviewed Seth’s blog last year as well apart from doing “one-question interview and review” for his books “ Linchpin ” and “ Poke the Box ”.

Management 144

Management Godin Competitive Advantage Blog 144

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 8, 2024

The researchers explain that whereas in 2012, just 34% of employees had a manager that was younger than them, this had leaped to 40% by 2020. An illogical process This isn’t a logical process. Instead, it’s something the researchers refer to as the “system justification” process.

System 119

System Education Long-term Motivation 119

Six Disciplines

DECEMBER 19, 2011

It's a business-building methodology that integrates the best practices of strategic planning, quality management, integrated learning, business process automation, people performance management, and measure-driven improvement. It's a repeatable, cyclical process for continual business process improvement.

Organization 98

Organization Strategic Planning Executive Coaching Strategy 98

Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In the process, I learned several lessons that helped me understand why community matters in the first place, why a community won’t flourish unless someone nurtures it and provides structure, and why some of the most powerful leadership material comes from the people who feel least qualified to write it. I was new to the community.

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Guidelines Content Energy Learning-by-Doing 237

QAspire

MAY 2, 2012

Chris Guillebeau thinks, “ It’s Not the Process, It’s Not the End Result, It’s the Act of Making Things ”. Dan Pink shares “ 50 Centuries of Work = 5 Important Lessons ”. One of them below: “Choose a career for the intrinsic rewards , not the financial ones. ”. No matter what, you’ll encounter setbacks and experience disappointments.

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Career CEO Skills Process 123

First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * It’s still early in 2012, and from what I see on [.].

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Process Goal Review Blog 75

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 1, 2023

In our globalized world, it’s increasingly common for companies to invest internationally in a process known as foreign direct investment (FDI). A common form of FDI is to invest in countries with favorable tax policies as this lowers the tax obligations of companies.

Productivity 119

Productivity Products Globalization Construction 119

Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Elon Musk with a counterpoint to the idea to just trust the process: “I don’t believe in process. In fact, when I interview a potential employee and he or she says that ‘it’s all about the process,’ I see that as a bad sign. The problem is that at a lot of big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking.

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Process Creativity Tools Blog 90

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 17, 2022

To try and plug that gap, they analyzed discussions on immigration among Swedish Twitter users between 2012 and 2019. They used network analysis and natural-language processing to assess around 1.2

Crisis 135

Crisis Analysis Media Politics 135

Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

This instrument measures one’s preferences for engaging the innovation process. According to the Basadur Innovation Profile , people who prefer to use information to judge or evaluate (optimizers and implementers) in the innovation process are on the left side of the vertical axis. I’m a big believer in the power of assessments.

Management 289

Management Due Diligence Open-book Competitive Advantage 289

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Its product, a simple one that can be produced easily because of a manufacturing process that you invented, is wildly popular. Your great manufacturing process is driving your employees away. He abandoned the traditional hand-building process that involved each worker performing a number of different tasks to put a car together.

Wilde 241

Wilde Open-book Efficiency Transportation 241

Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Real, Pressing & Complex Problem Change happens when we go through a transformational process that requires personal engagement, group interdependency, collaboration and intense learning. This is a crucial part of the change process and needs to be managed by an experienced coach. 2) CIPD, (2012 and 2008).

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Learning-by-Doing White Paper Leadership Development Diversity 272

Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 26, 2022

” Use the two questions shared in this post and follow with three steps to engage your team in the process of thinking beyond doing. . We’ve been blogging since 2012, so it’s interesting to see which topics continue to resonate and show up on the best leadership articles list year after year.

Article 234

Article Leadership Bureaucracy Review 234

QAspire

AUGUST 11, 2019

With automated work processes, real time metrics and sophisticated HR technology available, it is easier than ever before to recognize people for their efforts in the right direction. Here is an excerpt from my 2012 post titled “ Building Engaged Teams with Power of Appreciation ” – “ People work for reasons beyond pay.

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Metrics Long-term Technology Conference 131

Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

DDI’s most recent trend research, Global Selection Forecast 2012 , tells us that only 51% of newly hired employees are confident that they’ve made the right decision to come work for you. We found that less than half of those in charge of their organization’s staffing rate their hiring processes as effective.

Globalization 243

Globalization Consultative Information Talent Management 243

Chart Your Course

MAY 13, 2013

The National Association of Colleges and Employers estimates the average cost-per-hire in 2011 and 2012 was $5,100. The results were part of the NACE’s 2012 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey. The employer must create an actionable, repeatable process for screening new applicants and placing them within the business.

Strategy 196

Strategy Succession Human Resources Benchmarking 196

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The signup process is very straightforward. In 2012, Bitcoin faced another test of time. So, you can access the service from your smartphone or laptop. You will first need to sign up for an account to access the services. Most crypto exchanges allow users to buy, sell, or swap crypto coins.

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Price Banking Marketing Process 127

Tanveer Naseer

MAY 9, 2017

Review your recruitment strategy The typical hiring process favors extroverts, who are comfortable thinking on their feet and talking about themselves. Some companies, especially larger ones like Google, Microsoft and GE are now taking the needs of introverts into account during this process, says Moore.

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CFO Education Diversity Reference 277

Joseph Lalonde

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Unless a leader or manager consciously sets out to make the performance review process about more than numbers, it’s not likely to help employees grow or gain greater insight into themselves and their work. The new process changed the relationship between manager and employee. Learnings : What has been learned in the process?

Performance Review 138

Performance Review Review Open-book Incentives 138

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 14, 2020

“We wanted to understand the processes, such as who you get involved and when, that help make it happen.” The researchers analyzed the strategies used by eight companies that had raised money via Kickstarter between 2012 and 2014. . “We all know creating a buzz matters, but how do you successfully do it?”

Comparison 121

Comparison Bond Analysis Productivity 121

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

From the period of 2012 to 2017, and there has been an incredible rise in the technology sector of the US job market with a 17% increase. The percentage of tech workers in the energy sector considerably doubled from 2012- 2017, from a minimum of 3.2% Automatic processes bring in more efficiency in an organization.

Organization 88

Organization Company Tools Technology 88

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The impact of the projects was assessed via test scores that were gathered from the Pennsylvania Department of Education for the 2012-13 and 2017-18 school years. The researchers analyzed the impact of projects on DonorsChoose on K-12 students in Pennsylvania, which is an area with high funding disparities between wealthy and poorer areas.

Education 127

Education Project Learning-by-Doing System 127

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 27, 2012

While it is the only location implicated in the widespread contamination in 2012, ex-employees of Ameridose, a drug-manufacturing organization that has some of the same owners of the NECC, have come forward with some shocking claims. HR can facilitate discussions and task forces for planning and next steps.

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Mentor Trends Committee Compliance 232

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 12, 2012

Also, I’ve never actually been involved in a business negotiation process with the Chinese. Entries must be received by next Monday, March 19th, 2012. I’ll be traveling to Shanghai, China to begin discussions with a large state-owned company that’s interested in our executive development programs. Here’s what I know: 1.

Leadership Development 214

Leadership Development Development Leadership Travel 214

Jason Womack

DECEMBER 3, 2018

I just need extra time to implement that email organizing process you taught me.". When I have the time, I'll use that delegation process you shared with us.". Next week, when things are a little less busy, I'll get to process and study those materials you sent.". Finding Time to Be a Lifelong Learner. "I I could keep going.on

Learning-by-Doing 145

Learning-by-Doing Mentor Follow-up Goal 145

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 22, 2012

To ensure the realization of your vision, you need structures and processes which act as guardrails to keep you from falling off the path. Before you begin down the path of execution, spend some time getting yourself organized by creating processes and checklists to help you stay on track. 1. Get Organized.

Strategy 251

Strategy Software Telecommunications COO 251

Engaging Leader

MARCH 26, 2014

Game Drives Game Actions that appeal to each of the Four Game Drives How to consider the player’s focus based on their dominant drive: are players more focused on people or things, and are they more focused on outcomes or process? how do they like to engage?” Marczewski, Andrzej (2013), “Marczewski''s Gamification User Types 2.0”

Business Objectives 127

Business Objectives Objective Wilde Case Study 127

First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 26, 2012

Sterner New World Library (2012) How and why “focusing on and finding joy in the process of achieving instead of [merely] having a goal…is magical and incredibly empowering” For almost three decades, K. The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life Thomas M.

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Library Review Books Goal 95

First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 6, 2013

Cunningham (Editor) Carolina Academic Press Here are business information, insights, and counsel of incalculable value This is the latest edition of volumes published during an ongoing process by which Warren Buffett presents a “chairman’s letter” (i.e. progress […].

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Letter Review Books Blog 80

leaderCommunicator

DECEMBER 13, 2012

More than 80 percent of highly effective companies have a clear vision of what their organizational change is intended to achieve, according to the Towers Watson‘s 2011-2012 Change and Communication ROI Study. That’s compared with, less than 20 percent of ineffective change management processes which clearly outlined their desired outcomes.

Organization 159

Organization ROI Survey Globalization 159

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

In their 2012 global workforce study, Towers Watson found 46% of workers are not engaged. When people feel their viewpoint has been considered and they understand the rational for a decision, they will support it because they trust has been built through the process of involvement. Apparently a lot of leaders don’t understand this.

Competitive Advantage 282

Competitive Advantage McKinsey Creativity Diversity 282

First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 27, 2011

The Power of LEO: The Revolutionary Process for Achieving Extraordinary Results Subir Chowdbury McGraw-Hill (2012) Still another “revolutionary process” to achieve “extraordinary results Subir Chowdhury and other authors of recently published business books are to be commended for having the courage to contribute additions to the (..)

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Power Books Review Process 75

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

A 2012 Custom Insight survey revealed that 49% of workers cited problems with their direct supervisor as their reason for disengagement. Like anything that we use over and over again, the process eventually grows stale, and the results dwindle. It’s business as usual. Business moves along. We do more and produce less. In 1990, John W.

Leadership Development 302

Leadership Development Development Leadership Self-aware 302

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 1, 2012

We've found that managers and employees usually want to participate and to influence the design of processes and systems that affect them. Use the review process to carry the message to employees. Participative management is the foundation of quality and process improvement programs and the key to employee engagement.

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Participative Energy Bottom-up Organizational Behavior 249

LDRLB

JULY 30, 2012

Our newest paper, the first in the 2012 series, features John A Lanier, a consultant with decades of experiences serving private equity firms. Despite practical size limitations for effective teams, the fact remains that multiple perspectives bring value to the process. We’re proud to release another LDRLB Paper today.

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Planning Explicit Knowledge Strategic Planning Download 146