Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Prepare to be inspired by and to learn from the stories of more than 60 highly-successful female CEOs and leaders who are featured in Julia Boorstin ’s new book, When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, How We Can Learn From Them. Second, I think we need to have more examples of successful female innovators.

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Benchmarking Diversity Long-term CEO 110

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Prepare to be inspired by and to learn from the stories of more than 60 highly-successful female CEOs and leaders who are featured in Julia Boorstin ’s book, When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, How We Can Learn From Them. Second, I think we need to have more examples of successful female innovators.

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Benchmarking Diversity Long-term CEO 84

Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Innovative Commitment Google and Tesla exemplify the power of fostering a culture of innovation. Innovation isn’t just the breakthrough concepts which often sets the course for extraordinary companies, but ongoing innovations small and large. In a crowded market place, extraordinary products stand out.

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Organization Agility Ethics Operations 74

HR Digest

APRIL 17, 2023

These companies are known for their innovative products and services, and they have also invested heavily in employee satisfaction and well-being. Glassdoor’s rankings have become an important benchmark for job seekers and employees looking for insights into a company’s culture and reputation.

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Supply Chain Reputation Benchmarking Industry 98

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Prepare to be inspired by and to learn from the stories of more than 60 highly-successful female CEOs and leaders who are featured in Julia Boorstin ’s book, When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, How We Can Learn From Them. Second, I think we need to have more examples of successful female innovators.

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Benchmarking Diversity Long-term CEO 65

First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Tracy Streckenbach, president and chief operating officer of Innovative Global Brands. She said she might spend months to define the right goals for a company and set the benchmarks [.].

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Globalization Chief Operating Officer Brand Innovation 75

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 31, 2018

Would that same CHRO be as successful at a firm where the culture was more about innovation and less about continuity? In general, I would expect customer facing leaders to be likable but the benchmark may be somewhat different for other types of functional or technical leaders. Likeability was built into the formula.

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Leadership Welch Benchmarking Consultative 195

Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

By asking more of these questions – of yourself and others -- you articulate goals, set benchmarks and assess risk. CEOs are often the most successful people. These are the types of questions that deepen understanding and look over the horizon. You become a better thinker and a smarter leader. What do you hear?

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Groupthink Objective Long-term Tactics 238

CEO Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Some quotes: "deep change takes a crisis" (Seems to me this often happens in personal health situations) "think like an engineer, feel like an artist" "less than 25% of the CEOs said they were happy with their innovation pipeline - and they are benchmarking against lackluster peers" "When you limit an individual's autonomy, you also limit their passion" (..)

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Hamel Management Bureaucracy Benchmarking 133

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you’re looking to benchmark your leadership ability the following self examination will give you a baseline to build from. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable?

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Blog Leadership Benchmarking Tactics 310

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap? Efficiency and productivity are not found working at or even near capacity. " exercise is a good one. I Think Not.

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Blog Leadership Brand Depreciation 416

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2011

Treat promises like projects : Build a culture that breaks down all commitments into deliverables, benchmarks and deadlines. Top CEOs recognize that they can promise and deliver, under-promise and over-deliver, or even over-promise and deliver…they just don’t dare over-promise and under-deliver.

Leadership 380

Leadership Commitment Competitive Advantage Resistance 380

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Even a cursory review of current events shows it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a politician, investment banker, CEO, or just an average citizen, when it comes to making a simple decision, managing a crisis, or attempting to capture an opportunity, timing is everything – timing is leadership.

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Due Diligence Metrics Competitive Advantage Rogers 167

Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 8, 2015

To compete effectively, speed, innovation and intense customer focus are of essence. So how do agile organizations square the circle – obtaining the speed, innovation and flexibility they want – while employees get the fair deal, at least in terms of development, flexibility and empowerment, they want?

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Agility Short-term Long-term Competitive Advantage 120

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

The three most critical items to focus on when conducting your planning are: Insure that personal accountability is present on any major benchmark, milestone or deliverable. In most cases your wins won’t put you out of business, but your losses most certainly can. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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Contingency Plans Planning Blog Ryan 306

Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Research from two well-respected organizations makes it clear that we have a big collective blind spot that’s dragging down productivity, innovation and economic performance. All the Six-Sigma, Lean, benchmarking and metrics in the world won’t help us lead people if we fail to recognize these realities.

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Leadership Six Sigma Competitive Advantage Consensus 400

Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

His book CULTURE RENOVATION: 18 Leadership Actions to Build an Unshakeable Company contains Kevin’s extensive experience and research into turning cultures into agile, innovative, and resilient powerhouses. My dad joined a large insurance company as the new CEO many years ago and told me “the culture was in the woodwork.” Jay Jamrog.

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Open-book Learning-by-Doing Definition Company 100

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Lynn Dessert from Elephants at Work completes a hail mary pass with Using the Benchmarks® Assessment for Leadership Development. "As As with many assessments, Benchmarks® delivers insights to many leaders about their actions and behaviors through feedback from a broad range of groups they interact with inside their organization.".

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Benchmarking 243

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The report builds upon the Skills Benchmarking tool developed by the company to help organizations not only understand the skills they have, but how their workforce compares with their peers. ” Skills for the post-Covid world.

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Skills GDP Crisis Short-term 104

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized as “ Ideas Don’t Equal Innovation. “ It is my hope to help dispel the myth that ideas are inherently good things.

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Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 384

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

A goal is a specific target and the objectives are the attainment components/benchmarks/hurdles which will lead you toward achieving said goal. It is not uncommon to see both vision and mission statements change over time to reflect differences in market conditions. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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Blog Mission Statement Tactics Objective 344

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 17, 2019

It is also useful to know what metrics other managers are using, and how many they are using, as it provides a benchmark for their own marketing-mix.”

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Marketing Metrics Marketing Mix Benchmarking 40

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 28, 2014

When similar journeys are decided on by leaders in the driver’s seat of their organizations, the challenge to accomplish such a task means that CEOs must be able to navigate their way around the VUCA minefields (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) and instruct their senior teams how to do the same.

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CEO Succession Tips How To 340

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. Some years ago, the then-CEO of Air Products told me that it took his team two months to decide and plan layoffs, two weeks to do them, and two years to recover. As former Procter & Gamble CEO A. But that's not what goes on.

CEO 13

CEO Benchmarking Long-term Banking 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

We are often asked whether the best way to structure for innovation is top-down or bottom-up. Bottom-up approaches work well for incremental (keeps you in the game) innovations. Breakthrough (changes the game) innovations, contrary to popular belief, need a top-down approach. The answer is both, but it depends.

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Process Innovation Stage-Gate Net Present Value 15

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

Rather they should benchmark their decisions against the question of “is it the right thing to do?” Even the term change, a concept once reserved for the innovative and revolutionary, has been hi-jacked by the politically correct. Are these extreme statements?

Politics 317

Politics Blog Leadership Diversity 317

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Innovation is critical in a knowledge economy — driving growth, new products, and new methods of delivering value to customers. According to PwC’s 2015 study on Global Innovation , U.S. And yet, despite its importance, innovation is a difficult quality to cultivate both in leaders and in organizations.

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Innovation Skills CEO Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

Our study clearly shows that great leadership is a strong competitive advantage, with the top 20 BCL firms far outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark on shareholder returns. But some of the most interesting examples of innovation come from new additions to the BCL Top 20 list. Create a safe space for innovation.

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Innovation First-mover Advantage Chemicals Agility 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

CEOs earned 335 times the pay of the average worker. they earn 129 times more ; the High Pay Centre marked “Fat Cat Wednesday” (January 4, 2017) as the day by when a CEO has already earned more than an average worker earns in the entire year. CEOs Get Paid Too Much. A CEO’s actions are scalable.

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CEO Price Long-term Incentives 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2015

I recently got a call from a CEO of a health system that encompasses several hospitals, medical practices, and clinics. The CEO knew I was a fan of passion-fueled innovation and thought he had a story I’d find inspiring, hence the call. It’s a challenging environment in which to be a healthcare provider.

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Innovation CEO Benchmarking Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2016

CEOs get paid handsomely. By endorsing performance-insensitive compensation packages, broadly diversified investors are indeed incentivizing CEOs for good performance. To understand this new explanation for seemingly exorbitant CEO pay, it’s important to understand a recent, fundamental shift in the ownership of U.S.

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CEO Asset Management Cooper Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2012

Heins, the new CEO of Research in Motion (RIM), has been plucked from the company's relatively obscure COO position to fill the giant shoes of two longtime co-CEOs as they depart at the behest of angry investors. Perhaps Thorsten Heins has longed to run a big, public company. But probably the dream didn't look like this.

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Strategy CEO Strategic Planning Consensus 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

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Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

We're fortunate to own a leadership position amongst our traditional competitors but recognize that we're at a point at which our benchmark must move. But technology innovation is a powerful draw and, in business, when an opportunity arises, there is no shortage of players getting into the game.

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CEO Chief Executive Officer Venture Funding Taylorism 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 26, 2011

billion sale in his 16 years as CEO Beating the competition is never easy. It will encompass the goals and benchmarks you need to achieve during this time period. As CEO, he grew it to more than 1,000 stores worldwide with annual sales topping $5 billion. This plan will help you get through the year.

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Bottom-up Sharpe Follow-up Retail 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2011

Andy Grove, Intel's legendary former CEO, famously touted the virtues of paranoia as a leadership asset — running scared about imagined enemies or competitors. Feeling vulnerable as a small city-state, Singapore's leaders set high standards, benchmark against the best in the world, seek innovation, and invest in ideas of the future.

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Benchmarking Health Care Loyalty Construction 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2011

But more recent studies show the upside of the 10,000-hour benchmark for collaborative knowledge work — the type of expertise required to create, or lead, or grow a company. Rather than use her intuition to place a big bet on one response, the CEO asked each executive to test their hypothesis inside their division.

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