Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Dorie Clark – Dorie is a marketing strategy consultant, professional speaker, and frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, TIME, Entrepreneur, and the World Economic Forum blog. He speaks and consults across dozens of industries on creativity, leadership, and passion for work. Ron Friedman, Ph.D. –

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 9, 2014

Part of the attraction for me is the weekly escape to an unfamiliar world – a time, a place and a culture that seem light-years away from the daily challenges I face consulting with businesses on leadership issues. You can read more on mastering this difficult balancing act in the Hay Group 2013 Best Companies for Leadership study.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

I was struck not only by their disciplined approach but also by their freedom to discover, develop and design within broad operating parameters—conditions I did not typically associate with large, for-profit corporations. Michigan), is president of Eich Associated , a marketing and public relations consulting firm. Eich , Ph.D.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 7, 2014

See “ Daniel Pink’s New Pitch ”, by Theodore Kinni, strategy+business magazine, Autumn 2013.) She is a speaker, leadership development consultant, and co-author of “ The Female Vision: Women’s Real Power at Work ”. In Pink’s view, selling has become integrated into all kinds of work.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Her extensive experience brings invaluable insights to our readers on organizational development, organizational effectiveness, and talent management.”. “A You just finished reading Roxi Hewertson, CEO of the Highland Consulting Group, Authors Bi-weekly Column for StrategyDriven ! Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 6, 2014

Some went on to dominate a market without any previous background in it. Amar told me in 2013 that some factors have changed since he first published his findings, for example, access to capital is more widespread through crowd-funding, along with a mainstream popularization of entrepreneurship and rise of a global startup ecosystem.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2016

At the end of a particularly long and grueling strategy meeting with the executive team of a major consumer services business, Alan, the chief executive officer, turned to me and said, “Living quarter by quarter is madness, but in a few years’ time people will laugh at us for developing three-year plans.” He was right. About the Author.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 6, 2019

In the course of my years partnering with web developer and SEO specialist Sagapixel, I’ve learned a lot about how to market my firm. I am a busy Philadelphia appeals attorney and had to learn the hard way that running and marketing a law practice has nothing to do with the practice of law. What Are the “Four P’s” of Marketing?

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Welcome to the February 2013 Leadership Development Carnival. Sharlyn Lauby, also know as the HR Bartender on the importance of developing your people in Coaching Employees to the Next Level. Mary Ila Ward from Horizon Point Consulting brings another Leadership How-to with How to Combine Communication with Teamwork.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2013

The result, I think, is a set of ideas that together are important, useful, and original, and that feel like quite an accurate account of the management concerns many of us shared in 2013. Consulting on the Cusp of Disruption. Imagine a Future Where Africa Leapfrogs Developed Economies. Here’s the list. Let Them Eat MOOCs.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 28, 2014

Some commentators felt the move to New Coke was a marketing gimmick to regenerate interest and sales in the brand after sales erosion due to the “Pepsi Challenge” taste test campaign. Bezos’ ambitions were as large as the company name, and he eventually developed a business model that would include far more than books.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Product development has been a little slow for a while. These days, most of your product developments are minor enhancements that don’t yield better margins. If this sounds like your sales team, here is what you should do: Sales people develop deep relationships with their customers. Otherwise it turns destructive in a hurry.

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Price Innovation Incentives Learning-by-Doing 92

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2013

They use expensive consultants for everything they do. So take advantage of all the strategy tourists you know and develop opposite behavior. Get a consultant on board, preferable a firm with a good reputation, and launch a new strategy. If things still don’t improve, blame it on the consultant. Never take the blame.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

In consumer business strategy – from branding to product development – addressing the emotional human needs continuum is crucial to success. By developing autonomy, children boost self-esteem. Businesses that seek to create superior product/service experiences need to learn how to empathize with consumers’ needs.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Some compile complex Customer Relationship Management algorithms to develop and maintain these relationships. As in all interpersonal relationships, from friendships, to marriage, to company and client, trust and the promise of mutual benefits are the foundation for growth and development. Emotional Needs Not Yet a Business Priority.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

StrategyDriven advisors work with executives and managers to define their organization’s needs and develop and manage the complex, mission critical projects needed to improve operational effectiveness and lower costs in response to today’s most pressing challenges. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 27, 2013

StrategyDriven advisors work with executives and managers to define their organization’s needs and develop and manage the complex, mission critical projects needed to improve operational effectiveness and lower costs in response to today’s most pressing challenges. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Rapid BI

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Just a few short months ago (July 2012), Peter Cheese took control of the reins of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) from Jackie Orme. 2013 marks the 100 th anniversary for the institute, all be it in a variety of names and shapes. Re-engage with the Learning & development community.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

And, will they shake up the trillion-dollar corporate consulting and advisory industry? Robo-advisors, which were introduced in 2008 , are steadily eating up market share from their human counterparts much the way that Amazon and Netflix have taken share from Walmart and Regal Cinemas. ZB by 2020.

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Consultative Strategy Advice McKinsey 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Investing in research and development helps to establish this culture and ensure the company will remain ahead of the curve. Customer centricity: It’s been proven that companies that prioritize their customers see greater business results and continually bring more innovative products to the market. Consider leaving a comment!

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

president of Simon Associates Management Consultants. I was recently asked to think about how 2013 trends will impact women in the work force and how women will impact the trends. But many of the trends are picking up speed now and should become even more pronounced in 2013. Guest Post By: Andrea Simon, PhD.,

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Steve Farber

MAY 24, 2017

It seems like everyone wants to be known as a thought leader, but there are no real criteria for who can stick that label on their marketing materials. Now, of course, he’s a rock star author, speaker, and consultant, not to mention founder of The Table Group. So what is a real thought leader?

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Steve Farber

MAY 24, 2017

It seems like everyone wants to be known as a thought leader, but there are no real criteria for who can stick that label on their marketing materials. Now, of course, he’s a rock star author, speaker, and consultant, not to mention founder of The Table Group. So what is a real thought leader?

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Rogers PR Open-book Core Competence 40

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

On November 15, 2013, China announced dramatic new social and economic policies contemplating much greater reliance on market forces than it has in the past and inviting private-sector participation and foreign competition in industries long previously controlled by the central government. China will grow faster in 2014 than in 2013.

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Policies Class Health Care Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

System-wide revenue for 2013 was $350 million – seven times revenue for 2005. Bush, Chairman Amnon Rodan, and adviser Oran Arazi-Gamliel decided they had two choices for the firm’s sales strategy: They could juice the sales commission plan with temporary short-term bonuses, trying to motivate their consultants to work harder.

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Strategy Wireless Company Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2013

One consultant friend recently chided me for not being on Pinterest or Instagram — and like her, many worry they'll fall behind if they're not hard-core super users, or if they don't get in on the ground floor. At the New Media Expo, I also interviewed Nick Harris, head of digital marketing for Benjamin Moore.

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Media First-mover Advantage Early Adopters ROI 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

But peruse some of the recent headlines about Iran , and you might wonder whether the market’s potential was overstated. However, despite a weakened economy, political tensions, market uncertainty, and the lingering effects of sanctions, Iran remains an important opportunity for multinationals in emerging markets.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Technology, marketing, retail, HVAC, construction, and manufacturing pros. billion in 2013 – up about 15% from the year before, according to our 2013 Marijuana Business Factbook. Companies are beginning to expand beyond their home markets and into other states. And more are joining every day. The list goes on.

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Industry Retail Banking Brand 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

As any compensation consultant will tell you, comp plans can address only so many metrics. Rather than aiming at all 17 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals , for example, companies will likely tailor their sustainability efforts to their commercial priorities. It’s not for every company.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2018

These companies spent millions to develop digital products, infrastructures, and brand accompaniments, and got tremendous media and investor attention, only to encounter significant performance challenges, and often shareholder dissent. We think there’s something more here than executive over-exuberance or slowing markets.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2014

Big-company corporate development departments dream of acquisitions that substantially boost revenue or bring assets that turbo-charge growth. Most midsize companies lack the breadth and depth of skilled corporate development professionals whose jobs are to source, make, and integrate acquisitions. The second reason is more important.

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Company Due Diligence CEO Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

The fascination with Millennials has given rise to a new consulting industry. Hundreds of firms, speakers, authors and individual experts are vying for a share of the “Millennials are Different” segment of the $150 billion-a-year global HR consulting market.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2014

Back in the US, unable to find a suitable camera wrist strap, Woodman sets out to develop one himself. He then develops a video camera that debuts in 2007. In the years that follow, he develops increasingly cool yet affordable cameras with pro-like, wide-angle HD video. Why do so many consulting firms underwhelm their clients?

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Video Brainstorming Learning-by-Doing Loyalty 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2014

If marketers want to produce content, they need to think like publishers. After all, content isn’t an extension of marketing, it’s an extension of publishing. were more profitable in the pre-digital age because of the fragmented broadcasting market, but they do make money today. Aren’t publishers failing?” Aren’t they?

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Venture Capitalist EBITDA Venture Funding Magazine 8

Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

For a couple of days its market cap was number one in the world. Within five years, the stock had rebounded to $28 a share with market capitalization of $170 billion. For coaching, consulting, workshops and speaking. © 2013 Lolly Daskal. In 2000 under the leadership of CEO John Chambers, Cisco was at the top of the game.

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Crisis Planning Learning-by-Doing Workshop 162

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Journal writer Dennis Berman begins by citing Kellogg CEO John Bryant, the respected head of a well-run company, who was describing one of its “innovations” for 2013. Organizations that do something genuinely creative, he says, are “market makers”—they create a one-of-a-kind presence, a unique offering, unlike what anyone else can do.

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Innovation Kaplan Insurance Business Model 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Break up a strategic function in response to underperformance in the wake of severe market disruptions? Put the most strategic pieces into the hands of up-and-comers passing through the leadership-development revolving door? Lynanne Kunkle, VP-Global Talent Development and HR-Asia for Whirlpool, is a case in point.

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