First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 1, 2016

Industry experience includes healthcare, financial services, telecommunications, gaming, hospitality, chemicals, oil & gas, industrial manufacturing, retail and consumer durables. Scott Whitaker is a Partner with Global PMI Partners and has been involved in dozens of mergers and acquisitions totaling nearly $100 billion in value.

Telecommunications 70

Telecommunications Chemicals Succession Retail 70

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 6, 2014

It means that leaders will need to do the following: a) Understand how the intelligent use of new technology can help their organizations; b) Recruit, develop, and maintain a network of technically competent people; c) Know how to make and manage investments in new technology; and. Marshall Goldsmith Thinkers50 Video Blog'

Leadership 189

Leadership Globalization CEO Telecommunications 189

Deming Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Guest blog by Dennis Sergent, Principal Consultant, Sergent Results Group. The early emphasis on productivity in the program was a familiar theme at my work and the telecommunications business. Like many people, my introduction to W. What can we do to work smarter, not harder?” “What can we do to work smarter, not harder?”

Deming 52

Deming System Telecommunications Learning-by-Doing 52

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I work for a telecommunications company and occasionally I’m in the field dressing fiber optic cable in cabinet. It comes from the work my clients do. They are amazing.

Greenleaf 145

Greenleaf Maslow Telecommunications Blog 145

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2015

I once had a woman in class who had worked for a major telecommunications company for 19 years tell me that in all that time, no one had ever told her “thank you.” Ask them if they know their impact on the organization’s success, listen to their response, and be prepared to fill in any holes. Unfortunately this example is not uncommon.

Tips 150

Tips Leadership Telecommunications Active Listening 150

The Practical Leader

JULY 18, 2011

That was the focus of my blog post Our Dell Dance to the ‘Bureaucratic Boogie’ Highlights a Common Service Breakdown. If you took that discussion to your management team, a conflicting array of opinions would further confuse things. Next Blog: The Third Ring: Enhanced Service That Delights Customers.

Quality 49

Quality Telecommunications Definition Blog 49

Leading Blog

JANUARY 15, 2020

Hans Vestberg is the CEO of Verizon Communications, an American multinational telecommunications conglomerate with over 152,000 employees around the world. Another study found that how managers lead accounts for a 28% variance in employee job satisfaction. To eliminate obstacles so my team can succeed.”.

Definition 360

Definition Telecommunications CEO Motivation 360

You're Not the Boss of Me

OCTOBER 20, 2009

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← The Performance Review & Some Ugly Truths Casual Conversation in the Workplace…Something to Talk About → October 20, 2009 · 11:21 pm ↓ Jump to Comments When Change Hits “Upside the Head” Change. What about you? What did you learn?

Performance Review 43

Performance Review Blog Learning-by-Doing Contingency Plans 43

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR? Its the managers responsibility to lead their employees, manage performance, and provide guidance. Yes, managers often interview job candidates or identify the most talented employees as part of a talent management program.

CIO 15

CIO Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Artisans Must Balance the Books 8:12 AM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Ndubuisi Ekekwe | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print The boy was 11 years old when his father took him to live with a kinsman, a businessman with many shops in Lagos, Nigeria.

Books 14

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Over the next few months, well each be authoring posts in this blog to test-drive ideas and invite input as the research progresses.) If we hope for better management of large-scale endeavors, our models will have to look beyond what it takes to inform individual, or even organizational, moves.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Breaking Up the Retail-Price Confusopoly 8:25 AM Tuesday November 30, 2010 by Joshua Gans | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print This years holiday shopping season improved somewhat over last year with sales likely to top $11 billion.

Retail 14

Retail Price Comparison Nalebuff 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Are You Working Over the Thanksgiving Holiday? The Alert delivers the latest blog posts from HBR.org directly to your inbox every morning at 8:00 AM ET.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence Balanced Scorecard 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

Have you noticed the rising chorus in the management literature proclaiming that work must have meaning? On this very site, for example, several authors have published research-based blog posts on how managers can create the conditions that support meaningful work. Managing yourself Personal effectiveness Work life balance'

Call Center 13

Call Center Telecommunications Stress Film 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The Alert delivers the latest blog posts from HBR.org directly to your inbox every morning at 8:00 AM ET. He advises some of the world’s biggest companies on environmental strategy. Follow him on Twitter at @GreenAdvantage.

NGO 15

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 15

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

But the majority of the business owners I know prefer to manage risks by minimizing them or bypassing them entirely. The Mr. Money Mustache blog is a good place to start. When I hear about the people who have won and lost multiple fortunes, I think they must enjoy the thrill of rolling the dice.

Learning-by-Doing 255

Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. Not long ago, the chief executive of a global telecommunications firm shared with me his frustration that "even in a meeting with the CEO, most institutional investors seek only granular data points to plug into their models.

Long-term 12

Long-term CEO Short-term Asset Management 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2012

For a micromarket strategy to work, however, management must have the courage and imagination to act on the insights revealed by this type of analysis. Once management is on board, the sales team needs to understand the rationale behind the micromarket strategy and have simple tools that make it easy to implement.

B2B 14

B2B Chemicals Analysis B2C 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He wasnt a process manager. The Alert delivers the latest blog posts from HBR.org directly to your inbox every morning at 8:00 AM ET. He wasnt a process manager. I argued against that — not because I disliked Sandy, but because I didnt think he was the right guy to run the combined entity. The company was too big for that."

Process 15

Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2013

There''s a question all top managers should ask: How can I make my sales force, which is one of the biggest and most important investments my company makes, perform more effectively?". Managing a sales force requires many difficult decisions. Improving sales force management is a huge opportunity. Sales forces are expensive.

Short-term 8

Short-term Telecommunications Advertising Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable 4:33 PM Monday November 29, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Once upon a time, there was a country where bankers disappeared.

Banking 16

Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

It's in areas of the company such as knowledge management, innovation, communication, and better integration with the supply chain. A lot of companies congratulate themselves on having a "social media presence" — by which they mean a Twitter following and Facebook likes and a marketing plan that uses social networks.

Media 10

Media McKinsey Supply Chain Telecommunications 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

More on: Managing uncertainty , Risk management , Social media Join the Discussion | More by This Author | Email/Share Previous Google Changes the Playing Field on News Next The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement Never miss a new post from your favorite blogger again with the Harvard Business Review Daily Alert email.

Airlines 14

Airlines Report Guidelines Discount 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

And according to a survey by Network World magazine, only about one in eight tech managers 30 years old or younger had hired anyone over 40 during the previous year. One of the headhunter-experts I talked to for that project was Ann Carlsen , a recruiter in telecommunications and technology based in Boulder, Colorado.

COO 14

COO Chief Financial Officer Telecommunications Technology 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In a blog post , Eric Weigle and Abe Epton described Googles new approach to giving "credit where credit is due." The Alert delivers the latest blog posts from HBR.org directly to your inbox every morning at 8:00 AM ET. In a blog post , Eric Weigle and Abe Epton described Googles new approach to giving "credit where credit is due."

Guidelines 15

Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence Balanced Scorecard 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative 11:52 AM Wednesday November 24, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Business is, above all, busy.

Short-term 16

Short-term Guidelines Mass Marketing Telecommunications 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Bharti is the largest telecommunications services provider in India. In response, the management team made a counterintuitive move: It outsourced network installation, maintenance, and service to Ericsson, Nokia, and Siemens, and chose IBM to build and manage its IT systems. Bharti looks nothing like other telecoms. In the U.S.,

Outsourcing 10

Outsourcing Wireless Telecommunications Core Competence 10

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 10, 2011

The leaders of these companies aren’t ‘managing the store’; they’re building new stores. Social media, telecommunications, high tech are today’s rising stars. Twenty-five years ago Apple’s board recommended Steve Jobs step down and leave the guidance of the company to a ‘professional manager’. Pick an industry on a growth curve.

CEO 170

CEO Advice Company Competitive Advantage 170