Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2013

’ There are two kinds of world view attitudes people project in the world—those who think and act through the lens of abundance, and those who think and act through a lens of scarcity. You are missing clues, haven’t developed a wide network, and operate more like individual contributor than a leader. Blame others for outcomes.

Self-aware 50

Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Construction Competitive Advantage 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Today, many high-profile companies— Cisco , Google , IBM , Samsung , Siemens , Disney , Volkswagen and Deutsche Bank , to name a few—contain such roving consulting groups to help solve the most critical strategy and operations problems throughout the business. This also forces us to deliver great quality on every project.

Consultative 8

Consultative Team How To McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2014

If you only read one piece, make it this one by David Garvin in 2013 , on how Google sold its engineers on management. To do so, it had to come up with a brand of management all its own, centered around “people analytics,” a quantitative approach to hiring and operations. How Google manages.

IPO 14

IPO Management Engineering Innovation 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2015

They saw it as an opportunity to completely transform the operation to improve care and the patient experience and to lower costs. To that end, they decided to have a team study how care is delivered, identify the barriers to smooth operations, and fix the barriers. It was fully integrated into emergency room operations at St.

Technology 8

Technology Mayo Health Care Engineering 8

LDRLB

MAY 26, 2014

Actually, this project started probably three or four years ago when Paul’s last book came out, which is called Jumping the S-Curve. If you follow his advice, you’re going to wait too long. Everybody was expanding and growing and you had this really crazy stuff going on, people who didn’t know how to operate in a competitive market.

Early Adopters 60

Early Adopters Rogers Disruptive Innovation Innovation 60

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2013

Gallup''s 2013 State of the American Workplace study found that as many as 70% of working Americans were unfulfilled with their jobs, 18% to such an extent that they are actively undermining their co-workers. Here''s my advice: 1. Each stone is a job or project that is available to you, and you can move in any direction that you like.

Career 14

Career Project Planning Skills 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

They had a fuller discussion in 2013–2014 — around the time when media reports of the illicit behavior first surfaced. Stumpf testified that he personally became aware in 2013 when, after two years of ineffective solutions within the business unit, the volume of fake accounts was still increasing.

Banking 10

Banking Committee Leadership Ethics 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

At the same time, alternative approaches to accessing capital and funding projects proliferated, forcing financial decision-making to become increasingly sophisticated. While we disagree with Charan’s solution, we think he’s on to something when he asserts that the best CHROs have line and/or operational business experience.

CFO 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Predictions are that 2013 will be even more active as companies that have stockpiled cash look to invest in new growth opportunities. What managers can be freed up to contribute to the integration projects? Odds are the answer is yes. And this was a slow year. But acquisitions can be risky business.

Compliance 8

Compliance Resources Consultative Document 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2016

“Succession between generations is a very risky project,” says Fernández-Aráoz, which is why it’s critical to talk early and openly about rules for advancement and what handing off power might look like. He credits Bayard’s no-nonsense leadership and advice with helping to inspire him. ”

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing Career 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2013

In their October 2013 HBR article on diaspora marketing, Nirmalya Kumar and Jan-Benedict E.M. Some diaspora members may be interested in moving “back home” to take up a position at a local firm, while others may have family obligations in their host country and prefer to provide part-time consulting advice.

Marketing 8

Marketing Strategy Metrics Incentives 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2013

It occupied one counter at 2-J’s Hamburgers, an established Austin restaurant, owned and operated by Ralph Moreland. I come in after the wrong consultants have given bad advice, after knee-jerk reactions to changing business climates had taken tolls on existing market players. That’s what I do for businesses of all sizes.

Franchising 63

Franchising Budgeting Pryor Consultative 63