Nathan Magnuson

MARCH 2, 2015

It’s only fair to acknowledge that some managers earn their scorn. I should know, one of my jobs as an organizational development consultant is to help make bosses better bosses. Help Us Develop. Not all bosses have a development mindset, but the good ones absolutely do. Protect Us from Management.

Collins 120

Collins Bureaucracy eBook Consultative 120

Tanveer Naseer

JULY 12, 2016

In “ Good to Great ”, Jim Collins lamented the trend of boards that become “enamored with charismatic CEOs,” a tendency that, he concluded, was “most damaging” for “the long-term health of companies.” Only those interested in leadership as more than mere ego gratification have a chance to build something that outlasts them.

Kaplan 100

Kaplan CEO Real Estate CFO 100

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2016

” I’ve just finished writing a book about companies in pretty ordinary settings (banks, hospitals, even a parking garage) that have won big by doing truly extraordinary things. Too many companies lurch from one consulting firm to the next, from last year’s hot management fad to this year’s new business model.

Collins 8

Collins Motivation Open-book Creativity 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2016

In HubSpot’s case, we were toggling between focusing on marketing manager types at midsize businesses and focusing on small business owners wearing multiple hats, including marketing. If you’re a manager and make a wrong decision, you just roll it back. It cripples your ability to manage. Fast vs. right.

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term Collins Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Manage culture by setting expectations appropriately. Manage the arduously long sales cycle. Of course, time is money, and in light of the long selling cycles, creative financing is often the name of the game: banks will sometimes step up to finance part of a firm contract with a large customer.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

. “That all goes into the bank account of how much value you bring to the organization and plays into promotion decisions, raises, and assignments.” Not every piece of work has to have your name on it and managers often take credit for the work of their subordinates. Let that sit and then go back and look at it again.

How To 8

How To Project Report Case Study 8