Eric Jacobson

APRIL 20, 2013

The Facts Of Business Life -- What Every Successful Business Owner Knows That You Don''t. Author Bill McBean has spent nearly 40 years as a successful business owner. In his book, he explains that to be successful you need to know more than your industry and just the basic concepts of leadership, management and operations.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 26, 2013

95 on the 2013 list, Mars boasts employees who love not only the products they make but also the office culture and the company's long-standing principles. For example, a typical Mars plant manager influences associates by his or her ability to pace development of operational systems and innovative approaches. Related articles.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Research by Gallup, as reported in The State of the American Workplace in 2013, discovered that roughly 70% of workers were disengaged. Simply put, the underlying factor in the success rate of engaging our workforce and delivering change is leadership. After all, some apps do not run on old antiquated operating systems.

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

February 4, 2013. Since the skill was necessary in people’s professional lives but there were limited training resources available, Carnegie’s training was wildly successful right from his opening night. And his examples are so powerful as well. © 2013 Thoughts for the Everyday Leader — Standard by 8BIT.

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Leadership Open-book Influence Training 213

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Non-value added ‘wastes’ are a drain on the productivity of your operations and cost you in schedule, quality, and capital. Can you think of examples of excessive transportation waste within your organization? Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. What is the best way to approach this challenge?

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 1, 2013

Many of the examples — the selfless C.E.O.’s, This 'law of love' is identified in many different ways--for example, in Wayne Baker's bestseller, " Achieving Success Through Social Capital " (Jossey-Bass), this law of love in the workplace is described as the "law of reciprocity.". Nothing more, nothing less. Grant Ph.D.:

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Deep Work : Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport To thrive in the new economy—the current information economy—you need to master these two core abilities: 1. What separates effective communicators from truly successful persuaders? He includes many examples from the organizations he has served.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 28, 2022

When the term unicorn was first coined in 2013 by venture capitalist Aileen Lee, there were just 39 private firms with valuations and revenue of over $1 billion. Indeed, WeWork is an illustrative example of a company that was so propped up by VC funding that it was allowed to make mistake after mistake with few consequences.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Depending on the degree to which a person uses the top and bottom systems in optional ways, he or she will operate in one of four cognitive modes: Mover, Perceiver, Stimulator and Adaptor. Because they can easily embrace the plans of others, those who typically operate in Adaptor mode can be valuable team members.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 10, 2012

A couple summers ago I had the incredible opportunity to attend a one week Dynamics of International Terrorism course with the Air Force Special Operations. There are many examples of “one and done” leaders who eventually broke under the pressure of adversity. © 2013 Thoughts for the Everyday Leader — Standard by 8BIT.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 3, 2020

When it finally came to my attention, I realized right away that large-scale, controlled experimentation would revolutionize the way all companies operate their businesses and how managers make decisions. Consider Kohl’s, the large retailer, which in 2013 was looking for ways to decrease its operating costs.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Consider, for example, the faster-pace by which we not only have to operate, but by which decisions have to be made in light of new information or new realities. A Look Back At My Top 10 Leadership Insights From 2013.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 5, 2016

As I wrote in that earlier piece, our future success hinges on how well we connect where we need to go with what we’ve learned so far [ Share on Twitter ]. And this is understandable if we appreciate that – thanks to the faster-pace by which we now have to operate – it’s become harder for people to make those connections for themselves.”

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 16, 2014

Peter Fingar, co-author of Business Process Management : The Third Wave , then asks these measurement corollaries in his 2013 article “How Do Your BPM Metrics Measure Up?”. Are we doing things right? Are we doing the right things? Are we measuring things right? Are we measuring the right things? But what are these right measurements?

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

I was recently asked to think about how 2013 trends will impact women in the work force and how women will impact the trends. As a female entrepreneur who has built a successful company over the past decade, I forced myself to look even further ahead and determine what might be coming, not just in 2013 but in the next five years or so.

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Trends Power Simon Real Estate 265

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Create-Learning Facilitators Arrive and set-up - Create-Learning trouble-shoots and ensures all audio / visual equipment is operational - Companies planning committee and Create-Learning meet to go over logistics i.e. lunch, breaks, safety, order of events, what if situations, etc…. Whats Going to Happen? hopes from our time together.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 1, 2014

For example, the American Express OPEN for Government Contracts program offers events and content for small business owners to learn more about procurement opportunities. She helps small businesses get contract ready and achieve contract success. Team with other certified contractors. FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership.

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Open-book Budgeting Proposal Competitive Advantage 58

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

Then make notes about past accomplishments that clearly demonstrate your successes in those areas. Example #1: Applying for a position at a much higher level than your current job title. Initiate whatever needed to ensure projects’ success. Example #2: Breaking into a new industry. Unflappable during crises.

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COO Chief Operating Officer Transportation Real Estate 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Employees operate within a hierarchy and are well aware of the guidelines that dictate their behavior. The unique blend of idealism, high profit margins, and rapid growth that came with operating the first certified organic national supermarket in the U.S. Amazon’s culture is a tight one, characterized by structure and precision.

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Price Decentralization Long-term Self-aware 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2014

Manager, Operations. Manager, Operations. To: Ioana Romana, VP Operations. He’s part of my operations team now, and he hopes to transition to a management position. I know he is a very successful man, but I think he may not appreciate fully what I could add to this company with some formal business training.

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Case Study Engineering Commitment Operations 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2018

We found that companies that were successful in building CEs did three things: (1) They all implemented modular product architectures; (2) they leased, instead of sold, at least some of their products; and (3) they expanded their refurbishing operations. Two Success Stories. The Three Approaches.

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Policies Asset Management Cost Productivity 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Last year, for example, Russell 3000 companies received 144 shareholder proposals requesting action on social and environmental issues. Meanwhile, in a survey of 89 institutional investors by Callan , 43% of respondents said they incorporate sustainability factors into their investment decisions — up 21 percentage points from 2013.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

There is a lot at stake here for GE’s operations strategy. In January 2013, Chip Blankenship, CEO of GE Appliances issued a challenge to the newly formed team: “You’re going to change every part the customer sees. In January 2013 the team came out with a “minimum viable product.” General Electric Operations Strategy'

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Ries Waterman Finance Competitive Advantage 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Successfully identifying, developing, and retaining leadership talent is critical for any organization’s long-term success. According to a 2013 CEB study , “only one in four HR organizations have effectively integrated their talent management practices…with the company’s strategic objectives.”

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Beginning in 2013, a handful of tech companies (including Yelp, where some of us work, Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook) began to research and release data on the diversity of their workforces. For example, blind auditions may work wonders for diversity among violin players but do nothing to help the interview process at a tech company.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2014

This meant that machines could deal with the exploding growth of non-numeric information that is getting hard for humans to keep track of: to name two prominent and crucially important examples, keeping up with all of the knowledge coming out of human genome research , or keeping track of all the medical information in patient records.

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Venture Funding Entrepreneur Agility Business Model 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Take the example of Harvey Norman , an Australia-based household-goods retailer that operates under various brands and has stores in several countries. The company’s 2013 annual report contained the usual statements on income, changes in equity, and cash flows — standard stuff.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

After Mugabe claimed victory in a disputed election in 2013, however, corruption increased , while the strengthening U.S. For example, after opening its first store in 2014, fast-food chain KFC recently opened its fifth branch in the country. Progress on resolving these issues will be slow and incremental.

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Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

For example, as it grew, Facebook found that its early “move fast and break things” culture had to be funneled into focused technical teams and product groups to make its product development process faster and less erratic, and for it to have a chance of meeting the demands of its new public shareholders following its IPO.

Banking 14

Banking Strategy Film Operations 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

PPG (originally “Pittsburgh Plate Glass”) is a splendid example of such a transformation. What makes such a transformation successful? From our analysis of a number of core shifts and conversations with the CEOs who have undertaken them, we have drawn five keys to success: 1. Allow time and persevere.

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Company Chemicals Short-term How To 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. Successful AI adopters have strong executive leadership support for the new technology.

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Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2016

Industry research, for example, shows that companies spent more than $24 billion on leadership and management training worldwide in 2013, an increase of 15% from 2012. product pricing, operational efficiency, customer service, etc.). For example, one participant focused on creating a new pricing scheme.

Leadership Development 8

Leadership Development Development Leadership Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2016

An estimated 21% of carbon emissions in the United States are attributable to companies, and yet to date there is scant research on how to make firm operations more efficient in terms of reducing pollution. For example, a captain achieving Efficient Fuel Load on 20% of flights prior to the experiment would receive a target for achieving 45%.

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Hawthorne Effect Efficiency Metrics Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2015

To determine the best approach to using ICT for development (or ICT4D, as it’s sometimes called), Huawei recently interviewed 150 telecom operators, government bodies, regulators, NGOs, and social enterprises in 11 countries. This approach consigns many ICT4D projects and tech startups alike to failure. It opens a new school every 2.5

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Technology Globalization Project System 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

The ManpowerGroup Contingent Workforce Index of 2013 showed 40% of all ManpowerGroup consulting engagements blended permanent and contingent workers. The disconnect between HR and Procurement often means either choice is suboptimal on its own, so operating managers circumvent both HR and Procurement.

Strategy 8

Strategy Span of Control Finance How To 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

Though several digitally-savvy board appointments have been well publicized recently — for example, Walmart inducted Marissa Mayer; Disney nominated Sheryl Sandberg; and Starbucks recruited Clara Shih — if the data is right, such examples would appear to be exceptions rather than the rule. years in 2013 from 60.3

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Business Model Technology Long-term Risk Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2013

Many large, successful organizations are more fragile than they seem. Start-ups tend to be anti-fragile; large, successful organizations tend to be fragile. If lucky, a start-up grows and develops a success formula. It''s a great success story, but there''s a catch. They were a best practice example in 2007.

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Organization Supply Chain Customer Intimacy Stress 8