First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Word of Mouse: 101+ Trends in How We Buy, Sell, Live, Learn, Work, and Play Marc Ostrofsky Simon & Schuster (2013) “The new rule in business: Money doesn’t grow on trees; it grows in databases!” Bob''s blog entries "The new rule in business: Money doesn''t grow on trees; it grows in databases!"

Simon 75

Simon Review Trends Brand 75

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 2, 2013

When asked which honest signals are most clearly identified with successful people, Pentland’s answer is emphatic: “The more successful people are more energetic.” ( Harvard Business Review , January 2010). They have been practiced with great success by introverts and extroverts. Accurately, of course. Chinese medicine.

Energy 229

Energy Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing Executive Coaching 229

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2014

Based on last year’s success, this year I decided to create two four-word categories. Rather, intentions that I consciously and subconsciously work on every day to build success all year long. ADVISOR – I launched the Gitomer Certified Advisor program in the fall of 2013. Instant success.

Succession 50

Succession Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage Content 50

Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

February 4, 2013. Ironically, I had to travel to the opposite side of the globe before I invested the time to read what I have since considered the greatest leadership book of all-time: Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. © 2013 Thoughts for the Everyday Leader — Standard by 8BIT. Michael Hyatt.

Leadership 213

Leadership Open-book Influence Training 213

leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 28, 2013

The effort and cost required to actually travel and meet people (you can do a lot by email and phone, but at some point a face to face visit is needed to cement the relationship). Or you can visit companies in different fields altogether – many work realities are universal, especially around management methodologies. Will I see you there?

Company 137

Company Conference Cooper How To 137

Strategy Driven

JUNE 16, 2013

Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Complimentary Resource – Overseas Business Travel Risk. Complimentary Resource – Overseas Business Travel Risk. Consider leaving a comment! This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only. All rights reserved.

Risk Management 50

Risk Management Operations Class Resources 50

The Practical Leader

MARCH 25, 2020

Many jurisdictions around the world are declaring states of emergency, closing their borders, and restricting travel. Stock markets should bounce back more quickly than the six years it took the Dow Jones Average from 2007 to 2013 to recover. More than 300 tests in China have shown success in these treatments with the coronavirus.

Crisis 91

Crisis Levitt Peer Review Sharpe 91

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Last year Feld, who is managing director at Foundry Group and co-founder of TechStars, announced he would no longer travel for business. He equipped his Boulder offices with state-of-the-art video conferencing systems, and now holds meetings using this technology or asks business partners to travel to see him. Nothing.

Travel 11

Travel Execution Venture Capitalist Transportation 11

Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2016

It’s the strength and suitability of the boat and its crew, rather than the quality of the initial plan that will determine the speed at which the boat travels. In August 2013, for example, Amazon acquired The Washington Post. It’s not a ‘road map’ that you need to deliver your strategy, but a ‘nautical chart.’.

Long-term 50

Long-term Planning Chief Executive Officer Letter 50

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

It’s a fascinating study, one that echoes my constant inquiry of the difference between success and failure. You are teaching what separates successful innovators from those who struggle. If Tesla’s ideas ultimately had more impact, then why was Edison so much more successful? Lessons from Tesla versus Edison.

Innovation 80

Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 80

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Tactical Execution Best Practice 6 – Succession of Authority. As an alternate solution, why not take a ‘production’ approach to the issue and look at your organization from a value-adding standpoint. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

Tactics 50

Tactics Efficiency Six Sigma Execution 50

QAspire

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Liz Alexander (who I interviewed in 2013 on the topic of thought leadership ) and Naveen Lakkur (Director, Founder Institute, India) wrote a new book titled “ FOUND – Transforming Your Unlimited Ideas Into One Sustainable Business ”. success rate, which I think you will agree is shockingly low. success rate. That equates to a 0.4%

Entrepreneur 70

Entrepreneur Books Charan Follow-up 70

You're Not the Boss of Me

OCTOBER 5, 2013

So she started looking for a mobility scooter for him, one that was light enough for her to lift into the back of their car and also allow her husband to travel around the neighbourhood by himself if he should have the inclination. In the meantime the scooter, (nicely re-packaged and ready to go), went nowhere… for seven months.

Cost 92

Cost Course Productivity Products 92

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2016

This was the context when on Christmas day 2013, the then designated Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa offered me the aforementioned thankless and non-lucrative opportunity. I didn’t want to turn down such an honor over the phone, so I travelled from Paris to Tunis to meet Prime Minister Jomaa. How could I refuse? Turbulence.

How To 50

How To Chief Information Officer Tourism Politics 50

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.

Trends 265

Trends Power Simon Real Estate 265

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 13, 2014

And your New Year’s Eve plans are in the way of next year’s success. For me, it’s traveling to The Great Wall of China. List grateful acts of 2013. Beyond goals and resolutions, your intentions are the key to successful achievement outcomes. It amazes me how much “prep time” goes into “What are you doing New Year’s Eve?”.

Customer Loyalty 50

Customer Loyalty Document Competitive Advantage Seminar 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

But with empathy and careful planning, successful managers and leaders can minimize the impact of personal problems in the workplace to ensure that your work force remains efficient and that normal productivity is restored as quickly as possible. You want to ensure they are on the right path to success and advancement.

Efficiency 50

Efficiency Short-term Long-term Stress 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2014

Several years ago, IDEO hosted a visit from Jim Wiltens, an outdoorsman, author, adventure traveler, and speaker, who also teaches a program of his own design for gifted and talented children in Northern California schools. The only question remain­ing is how we will find success. The word “might” temporarily lowers the bar a little.

Creativity 14

Creativity Magazine Wilde Innovation 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2015

Similarly, the percentage of people who have used Twitter for customer service leapt nearly 70%, from 22 to 37% from 2013-14. The most successful social media interactions are personal, genuine, and relevant. They use a tool that looks for particular keywords and provides agents with guidelines for how to curate travel tips.

CRM 8

CRM Company Airlines Guidelines 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

If round after round of profit warnings was not enough – group operating profits fell 20% between 2011 and 2013 and are likely to fall another 30% in 2014 — the company recently announced it had overstated its first-half profit by about $400 million. billion in 2013, and operating profits increased 65% to $422 million. billion to $8.6

Retail 12

Retail Merchandising Discount Price 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2015

In 2013, Target even told the Securities and Exchange Commission that “digital sales represented an immaterial amount…of total sales.” In those days, airline travel was a commodity – passengers selected flights primarily on convenience and price. They were popularized by American Airlines in 1982).

Airlines 8

Airlines Retail Loyalty Price 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Josh Lerner of Harvard Business School urges companies to look beyond the usual R&D approach to consider becoming corporate venture capitalists themselves, a point he expands on in his article "Corporate Venturing" in the October 2013 issue of HBR. Executing on Innovation An HBR Insight Center.

Innovation 8

Innovation Venture Capitalist Hamel Middle Management 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Josh Lerner of Harvard Business School urges companies to look beyond the usual R&D approach to consider becoming corporate venture capitalists themselves, a point he expands on in his article “Corporate Venturing” in the October 2013 issue of HBR. Executing on Innovation An HBR Insight Center.

Innovation 8

Innovation Venture Capitalist Hamel Middle Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2014

Some kids are skipping college entirely and heading straight into business, pointing to the success of dropouts like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg. A recent story in the New York Times highlighted a pair of high school students who had experienced considerable success as app developers.

Development 9

Development Levitt Real Estate IPO 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2015

In the past two years, engaged investors have led successful fights with Darden Restaurants, Abercrombie & Fitch, Office Depot, DuPont, and others to add greater industry expertise to their boards. Serving on a board is extremely time and travel intensive – a commitment that should be factored in before accepting a directorship.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage McKinsey Advice Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Christopher, a seasoned real estate executive, left his job in early 2013 to move to a competitor’s firm. If the ultimate sign of success is an open calendar , think of this “no” as a move towards freeing up your most valuable asset.

Reference 8

Reference Letter Real Estate Tactics 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

But in comparison with Ford, which has found success with its Fusion, and GM, which recently came out from under government ownership and just named its first female CEO, Chrysler''s story is a bit rockier (albeit no less discouraging and inspiring in equal parts). Feld, you see, used to spend 50% to 75% of his time traveling for business.

Creativity 8

Creativity Sports Travel Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Cadillac’s “ The Only Way to Travel ” campaign in the 90’s). In other words, the more we believe that one has the opportunity for success based on hard work, the more we tend to think that people who skip leisure and work all the time are of higher standing. What has changed so dramatically in one century?

Brand 8

Brand Participative Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

Minguela had observed the rapid success of the U.S.-based Rocket Internet’s core business model is replicating successful business ideas globally, matching the latest-and-greatest e-commerce ideas to the biggest untapped markets. What do I mean by nondigital components?

Business Model 8

Business Model Hotels Supply Chain Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2015

His solution, in 2013, was to create a Facebook page called “Residents of Via Fondazza—Bologna” which he promoted by posting flyers in his neighborhood. They publicized the success of the model and created a website to guide others who wanted to do the same.

Drucker 8

Drucker Technology Innovation Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2015

“As I travel across Africa, I notice two things about how we’re growing,” Adesina told me recently. Adesina’s success in applying market mechanisms to create widespread opportunity lead Forbes to name him African of the Year in 2013. “I see the sparkle in the eyes of a few.

Banking 8

Banking Globalization Credit Rating Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2015

American workers already forfeit a large percentage of their existing paid time off (Project Time Off says it was 169 million days in 2013.) The success of company leaders, and all knowledge workers, depends on the wisdom, experience, and unique perspectives that they bring to work. But an unlimited-vacation-days perk misses the point.

Policies 8

Policies Creativity Report Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2016

In December 2013 he was an up-and-coming young San Francisco entrepreneur and CEO of an incubator, when he posted an offhand comment on Facebook about homelessness in his city. Greg Gopman has had an interesting two and a half years. In part, he wrote: In other cosmopolitan cities, the lower part of society keep to themselves.

Organization 8

Organization Incubator Reputation Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2014

The global sharing economy market was valued at $26 billion in 2013 and some predict it will grow to become a $110 billion revenue market in the coming years, making it larger than the U.S. Berkeley, that found that, “car sharers report reducing their vehicle miles travelled by 44% (addressing travel congestion).

Business Model 10

Business Model Hotels Venture Capitalist Transportation 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2015

What successful companies are doing right. The app provides users with targeted recommendations for certain lifestyle insurance products such as skiing, golf, and travel-related insurance. In 2013, the business expanded further by launching the Luminar Audience Platform for buying targeted online audiences. Insight Center.

Business Model 8

Business Model Insurance Technology Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2015

Marissa Mayer’s move to ban working from home at Yahoo in 2013 caused a media firestorm over the costs and benefits of this rapidly growing practice. To answer the question systematically and scientifically, we and two of our students ran an experiment with Ctrip, China’s largest travel agent.

Policies 8

Policies Call Center Attitude Survey Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2014

The majority of small businesses rely on such loans, and in the fall of 2013 alone, 37% of small businesses applied for credit. In fact, we may be seeing a technology disruption in small business lending along the lines of what weve seen over the last few decades in industries like travel and media.

Technology 9

Technology Banking Class Real Estate 9