Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Hard to tell without more context whether the guy who wrote that e-mail (now a Bank of America division president) was proud of the group for pulling the wool over the public's eyes, or just candidly stating the facts. I can relate. Their curses were meant to take charge, to intimidate.

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Gordon Banking Media Document 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2011

As the movie Inside Job argues about the banking crisis, closed circles of elites can reinforce dysfunctional behavior when there are interlocking financial interests and self-dealing relationships. Microphones and video cameras are always on, too, as former British prime minister Gordon Brown found to his peril. Leaders are always on.

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Gordon Crisis CEO Entrepreneur 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Others, such as ANZ, the Australian-based banking giant, have committed to adopting Agile at scale in less than a year, following some of the proven practices used by Spotify , the music streaming company. This includes more autonomy and agility as well as inspirational leadership.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

I’ve always loved the contrast between Moore’s Law – Gordon Moore’s pronouncement that silicon chips’ power would double every 18 months – and Peter Drucker’s much more sober statement about the art of managing people: “We are not going to breed a new race of supermen.

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Technology Management Drucker Gordon 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2011

When Gordon M. John McFarlane of ANZ Bank sent a bottle of champagne to every employee one Christmas with a card thanking them for their work on the company's change program. In the office, small gestures create a similar friendly feeling.

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Motivation Gordon Sharpe Airlines 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

The CEO of a large, global bank once told me: “It is very easy for someone in my position to be very busy all the time. Because it means that you don’t have much time to think and reflect. And thinking is in fact quite an important activity when it comes to assessing and developing a strategy.

Strategy 8

Strategy Long-term Short-term Mintzberg 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2013

It seemed as if there was never a good time for Susie Gordon and Antonio Barile to talk. They had bought the company with their own savings and some bank debt, but no investors, just them. It''s my turn to stir!" screamed Camilla, their youngest, after her sister, Lucia, grabbed the spoon from her hand.

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Case Study Gordon Course Learning-by-Doing 8

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Stephen Gordon CEO Opus Bank. I was able to interview some business owners as part of the research in Los Angeles and Silicon Valley, California (the annual Deming Institute conference was in Los Angeles in 2014): Bill Bellows, Associate Fellow and Lead at InThinking Network Aerojet Rocketdyne. Steve Schulze, CEO Nekter Juice bar.

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Deming Library Entrepreneur Conference 28

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Siemens prefers to deposit its money directly with the ECB rather than with European banks because it gets better rates and feels safer. France's major banks have been downgraded. Now, the fiscal approach might conceivably work in the short-term if it were offset by dramatic monetary loosening by the European Central Bank (ECB).

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Banking Short-term Gordon GDP 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

Gordon Ross, a lead tester on the Grand Theft Auto game, reportedly characterized it as “madness.” The DSM will facilitate data-sharing “safe harbor” agreements, bank licensing agreements, and uniform rules affecting digital traffic ranging from e-commerce to digital streaming across the EU.

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Safe Harbor Industry Uncertainty Crisis 9