Eric Jacobson

JUNE 16, 2014

He began his career with General Motors of Canada Limited in 1976. With his friend Bill Sterett, he purchased an underperforming automotive dealership in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1992. McBean is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, and Mount Royal College in Calgary, Alberta.

Automotive 56

Automotive Open-book Retail Long-term 56

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 29, 2013

He began his career with General Motors of Canada Limited in 1976. With his friend Bill Sterett, he purchased an underperforming automotive dealership in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1992. McBean is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, and Mount Royal College in Calgary, Alberta.

Books 65

Books Automotive Review Open-book 65

Strategy Driven

MARCH 9, 2016

Our world is too complex, markets too volatile, and technology too fast-paced for us to relax into complacency about organizational safety and normalcy. Martha Johnson is a leadership expert who draws on the lessons she learned as an executive with a more than 35-year career in business and government. What’s a leader to do?

Crisis 50

Crisis Automotive Human Resources Education 50

Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 2, 2019

I observed this power of mission-driven servant leadership multiple times during my career. Both men had recognized that global markets were opening and posed a risk to the company. Many have worked there for their entire careers. It contributed so that everybody could have access to clean water.” I want to be that company.

Leadership 95

Leadership Automotive System Motivation 95

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Being a founder has a profound impact on your career because it provides a relevant, observable, and hard to imitate signal (the three characteristics of strong reputation signals) of your leadership capabilities. Career Benefits of Entrepreneurial Activity for Individuals in Paid Employment: An Application of Signaling Theory.”

Innovation 80

Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 80

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Telisa Yancy – Chief Marketing Officer at American Family Insurance. Formerly a leader in the automotive, retail, restaurant, media innovation and consulting industries. World authority on project management.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The millions of women who have poured into the workforce in emerging markets over the past decade are used to overcoming obstacles but few are more difficult, infuriating, and demeaning than their daily commute. That's a real problem, according to our new book, Winning the War for Talent in Emerging Markets: Why Women are the Solution.

Marketing 13

Marketing Transportation Attrition Automotive 13

Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Indeed, a diligent commitment to improving their already powerful position is what makes the Japanese a formidable competitor in the electronic and automotive industries. The initial costs of entry, especially for marketing, will be prohibitive. They have to solve problems sensibly from the earliest days of their careers.

Waterman 140

Waterman Automotive Learning-by-Doing Industry 140

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Indeed, a diligent commitment to improving their already powerful position is what makes the Japanese a formidable competitor in the electronic and automotive industries. The initial costs of entry, especially for marketing, will be prohibitive. They have to solve problems sensibly from the earliest days of their careers.

Waterman 56

Waterman Follow-up Automotive Learning-by-Doing 56

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare. It still doesn't seem necessary to be a COO in order to take over as CEO, though.

COO 12

COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In emerging markets, billions of people have moved out of extreme poverty. While the last wave of globalization centered on accessing foreign markets and creating low-cost global supply chains, the next wave could follow a very different pattern. “Strategies for Two-Sided Markets” 3. These are the seven areas: 1.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2016

But what about the ordinary engineers, managers, and employees who designed cars to cheat automotive pollution controls or set up bank accounts without customers’ permission? We were surprised that 30 leaders in the study recalled a total of 87 “major” ethical dilemmas from their career histories.

Ethics 11

Ethics Company Emotional Intelligence Short-term 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

And the sheer complexity of building cars also plays a role — David Cole, the former head of the Center for Automotive Research (and son of a former GM president), insists that this is really what’s behind the ignition switch error and why it was so hard for the company to get to the bottom of the problem. .”

Root Cause Analysis 8

Root Cause Analysis Edmondson Industry CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2018

From automotive to semiconductors to pharma to clean energy , America’s innovation centers have shifted east, offering growing evidence that the U.S. companies were deciding to move R&D to China to be closer to manufacturers, suppliers, and talent as well as to reap lower development costs and higher-growth markets.

Innovation 10

Innovation Offshoring Engineering Automotive 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2017

While employees should be free to use the skills and talent to move freely in the market, they should not be allowed to take trade secrets. Following the meeting, the Obama Administration issued a Call for Action urging states and Congress to push back against the expansion of noncompetes.

Engineering 8

Engineering Download Technology Industry 8