First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 27, 2013

and author of Breaking Out: How to Build Influence in a World of Competing Ideas (Harvard Business Review Press 2013). John Butman is founder and principal of the idea and content development firm Idea Platforms, Inc.

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Chemicals Drucker Review Influence 80

Jason Womack

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Your network (in person, online AND in print) is there to inform, influence and support you as you engage in the actions required to make progress on your goals big and small. Then, I "challenge" myself to write down AT LEAST 3 bullet points (ideas, projects, goals, ideas, etc) on EVERY card. you know where you're heading! The Realist.

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Video Open-book Bottom-up Learning-by-Doing 133

Change Starts Here

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The top 5 Enclaria blog posts from this year are: Who Should Influence Up – You or Your Boss? Projects Mean Change – Are You Ready? Tips for Influencing Change as a Newbie. Best wishes for 2013, Heather. Thank you for reading my blog this year! Have you read them all? Ten Ways Change Gets Stuck.

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Review Influence Blog Tips 74

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 13, 2020

Shocking headlines emerged in 2013 when households across the UK proclaimed broadband access to be more important to them than water. For some it was regarded as an absurd statement, but new research from the University of Birmingham argues that free internet access should be regarded as a fundamental human right. A considerable challenge.

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Wireless Library Globalization Information Technology 53

QAspire

JANUARY 11, 2016

In this 2013 HBR video (6.42 Real Influence is a By-Product. Leading in a complex world is almost like a tight rope walk and leaders cannot afford to have singular focus on either task or relationship. They have to constantly strike a balance between needs of the context, their own needs and the needs of others.

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Goleman Video Influence CEO 70

QAspire

DECEMBER 26, 2012

2012 also bought me the recognition amongst “ Top 20 Indian HR Influencers on Social Media (at #4) ” by Society of Human Resources Management, SHRM India. In teams and projects, doing what is right (and actually doing it) is more important than proving who is right. June 2012: Leading Projects: Balancing Rational with Emotion.

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Blog Agility Handbook Learning-by-Doing 117

Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Success is derived from purpose, no matter how large or small the project or idea. It’s easy to just add on and add on things to do and projects to complete. Influence (13). © 2013 Thoughts for the Everyday Leader — Standard by 8BIT. Asking Why Defines Success. People want to win. link] Loren Pinilis.

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Simon Sharpe Mentor Resources 243

Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Some examples from all three could include leading a new project, supporting a project on another team (or a joint team), doing a rotational assignment, attending a seminar, joining a professional association or networking group, completing a new certification, becoming a board member for a non-profit in your industry, or reading a book.

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Planning Development How To Short-term 234

Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Examples could include leading a new project, supporting a project on another team (or a joint team), doing a rotational assignment, attending a seminar, joining a professional association or networking group, completing a new certification, becoming a board member for a non-profit in your industry, or reading a book. Influence (13).

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Library Organization Development How To 208

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. The right kind of project management — and project manager — really matters. government, excellent project management is extremely rare.

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Management Health Care Middle Management Agility 19

Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 21, 2013

January 21, 2013. Looks like you are taking some pretty big steps in your influence these days. A friend and I are working on some independent projects, so I got to make a couple calls to “mentors” of mine who have been there and got some great input. Influence (13). Thoughts for the Everyday Leader.

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Mentor Learning-by-Doing Follow-up Audience 225

Leading Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Will they come back for more with cost-effective prompting, and will they tell their influence circles about the breadth and depth of their fine experience? Projects are always short. and his first book, This Is Rage: A Novel of Silicon Valley and Other Madness , was published in 2013 by The Story Plant.

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Productivity Products Succession Team 150

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Influencing skills. They gathered data from performance reviews, past projects they worked on, and looked at the roles and responsibilities they had within the organization. They were those individuals you would find pitching in to help out regardless of the project in order to ensure the company reached its goals.

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Case Study Training Development Leadership 228

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Be warned, toxic people don’t like boundaries because they want to shift responsibilities according to their mood or the project. Set a limit on the amount of time you spend beyond the hours needed to complete projects. Bottom line, every relationship you have influences you. They want to operate where they are most comfortable.

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Competitive Advantage Bottom-up Airlines Project 58

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

How exactly are potential supporters influenced by these factors? I think the most important thing that I look for [when funding a project] is really, who’s that champion?” Like a beginner, he listens to everyone else first and is careful not to let his opinion influence what others may be willing to share.

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Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 80

Strategy Driven

MARCH 15, 2013

Manage projects; from setting scope and selecting a team to delivering on-time, on-budget results. Develop a personal leadership style; building power and influence and motivating ‘difficult’ people while avoiding the pitfalls of office politics. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment!

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Resources Competitive Advantage Leadership Styles Books 50

Strategy Driven

MARCH 14, 2013

Manage projects; from setting scope and selecting a team to delivering on-time, on-budget results. Develop a personal leadership style; building power and influence and motivating ‘difficult’ people while avoiding the pitfalls of office politics. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment!

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Resources Competitive Advantage Leadership Styles Books 50

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2013

This year, 2013, marks the 100th anniversary of the Federal Reserve System, and central bankers are taking a historical perspective. “An appreciation of the parallels between recent and historical events greatly influenced how I and many of my colleagues around the world responded to the crisis,” Mr. . earlier this month.

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Banking Crisis Morale System 50

Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 26, 2014

We often: • Overestimate our contribution to a project; • Have an elevated opinion of our professional skills and standing among our peers; • Exaggerate our project’s impact on profitability by discounting real and hidden costs. Marshall was the highest rated executive coach on the Thinkers50 List in both 2011 and 2013.

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Succession Commitment Follow-up Learning-by-Doing 181

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

What’s the best way to get your passion project moving? ” Next, make a timeline based on what you think you can reasonably accomplish toward your project in the time you have. As you chip away on your project, continue to give your job the attention it needs. So, where should you start? What the Experts Say.

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Project Outsourcing Learning-by-Doing Commitment 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Especially as it relates to their actual experience and their projected needs. The only people likely to influence change of modification are C-level executives. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Keep in mind that procurement and purchasing don’t actually use what they purchase. Consider leaving a comment!

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Proposal Price Long-term Customer Loyalty 58

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2013

While management focuses on control, organization, and supervision, leadership is the ability to inspire, motivate, and influence to empower others to create organizational success. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. But what separates managers from leaders is not power or control. Consider leaving a comment!

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Motivation Environment Servant Leader Competitive Advantage 59

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

What you need to do is look at the sales cycle and parenthetically look at the dollars, but they have to be compared to what you projected those dollars to be. UNLESS somebody in your family, somebody in your circle of friends, or somebody in your circle of influence knows someone up high at those big companies. Best regards, Jeffrey.

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CRM Advertising Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage 58

Deming Institute

JANUARY 30, 2017

Lean methods, such as value stream mapping and improvement projects carried out by cross-functional teams can break down barriers and increase understanding. Related: Quality Improvement in Maternity Services, How Deming Can Help – Healthcare, Paradigm Shifts and the Influence of W.E. But, there’s still too big of a gap.

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Deming Kaizen System Quality 28

Change Starts Here

DECEMBER 6, 2012

But after all the presents are wrapped (and then opened), after the decorations have been put away (or not), after the ball has dropped in Times Square, it’ll be time to get back to work and show 2013 who’s boss! ” and “What can I do to help people change?”

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Strategy Management Webinar Document 78

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Recognizing that corporate responsibility can offer a company a competitive advantage today, we became interested in IBM as a pioneer in establishing a skills-based volunteerism initiative that also influences its talent and professional development strategies. So far, IBMers have completed over 1,000 projects.

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Intellectual Capital Library Project Competitive Advantage 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Recognizing that corporate responsibility can offer a company a competitive advantage today, we became interested in IBM as a pioneer in establishing a skills-based volunteerism initiative that also influences its talent and professional development strategies. So far, IBMers have completed over 1,000 projects.

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Intellectual Capital Library Project Competitive Advantage 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Finally, in September 2013, faced with mounting social discontent, Premier Li Keqiang announced a sweeping new plan to try to address the country’s air quality problems. In 2013, the environment surpassed illegal land expropriation as the largest source of social unrest in the country. Environmental activism in China is not new.

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Environment Health Care Politics Document 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2018

We investigated this topic when we studied how Nokia executives dealt with the company’s severe strategic challenges between 2007 and 2013. This bold strategic leap was, we found, in part facilitated by Nokia’s newly appointed board who actively attended to top managers’ emotions in 2012-2013.

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Strategy Analysis Operations CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2018

As more evidence shows that leadership skills and management practices positively influence both patient and healthcare organization outcomes, it’s becoming clear that leadership training should be formally integrated into medical and residency training curricula. And several programs stand out as examples of how this can be done.

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Training Leadership Health Care Education 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2013

Taking a lead from the fashion industry where celebrities like Giorgio Armani are influential trend-setters, Italcementi targets "archistars", rock-star architects whose ideas influence the behaviors and choices of the mass of architects. Behind each partnership with an archistar, there is always a commissioned landmark project.

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Innovation Project Self-aware Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2013

Many companies have turned to Tongal, a four-year-old firm that, for a fee, posts specs for a project and matches it with freelance creative talent willing to work for relatively low pay. million views (60% of which were the direct result of influencers'' actions). Together the videos got more than 2.5 Advertising'

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Advertising Video Film Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

Since I didn't want to influence their answers, I asked open-ended questions instead of providing them with a list of topics to be ranked. They didn't understand how to sell their project internally and were unable to garner senior executive sponsorship.

CRM 16

CRM Telecommunications Price Long-term 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2014

million in 2013, a 15% rise on the previous year), they recognized that to achieve their vision of becoming the world’s leading airport company, they need to drive a new service culture through the 3,400-person organization. Samya Ketait, VP for Learning and Development says, “This is a huge project, but a worthwhile one.

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Team Company Objective Teamwork 8

Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

February 6, 2013. Now instead of trying to hit home runs on every single project I’m a part of, I try to pick and choose my big battles based on personal and organizational priorities. Influence (13). © 2013 Thoughts for the Everyday Leader — Standard by 8BIT. Thoughts for the Everyday Leader. Categories.

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Power Mentor Human Resources Delegation 168

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2013

For 2013 — mark your diary for December 3rd — we've set a goal of 5,000 partners including some of the nation's top corporate names and leading funders. That isn't to say that we couldn't try to influence its direction a little, or alter its current, but it was never something we could fully control.

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Media Incubator Download COO 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

On the other hand, the technologists looking to differentiate their platforms are drawn by the voice and influence of publishing. One reason Kickstarter outstripped its competitors was its well-curated selection of genuinely cool projects. So perhaps it was inevitable that, in 2014, Kickstarter quietly softened its guidelines.

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Business Model Content Incentives Audience 8