Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

This is not written to take swipes at responsible branding, marketing and advertising. Branding is a sub-set of marketing, which is a sub-sub-set of corporate strategy. Cause-related marketing materials. ’ What they’re really selling: Electric power plants. Advertising fulfills many essential niche needs.

Brand 50

Brand Analysis Advertising Software 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Like Galinsky, I worry that many in my generation have taken to a trendy career option to the detriment of other roles that may not be as "sexy" or command as many magazine covers, but are critical for long-term social impact. Some Millennials have turned to entrepreneurship as a result of the unforgiving job market.

System 8

System Bureaucracy Entrepreneur Magazine 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

They’d met at university, and although Derek had gone on to graduate school and a career in banking, while Rogier had joined his family construction business and then founded Contect, they’d never lost touch. In Derek’s view, the subsidiaries already had far too much power. The two men went way back.

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2013

But it is also a complex market, with a reputation for corruption, uncertainty, and bureaucracy. Ravi Venkatesan, the former Chairman of Microsoft India, offers inside advice on how your firm can overcome the unique challenges of the Indian market. The old way to market a business was storytelling. by Thomas H.

Books 8

Books Emotional Intelligence Competitive Advantage Storytelling 8

In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

At one time it looked like “clout” and “scale” would prevail as the most powerful forces in business. Corporate giants dominated markets and gobbled up competitors; along the way they failed to cope with rapid change. Bureaucracy and stagnation set in. The brain viewed the masses below it as the muscle.

Mass Marketing 100

Mass Marketing Bureaucracy Entrepreneur Class 100

In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 30, 2012

I spent an entire career espousing the power of creativity, and the companies I touched did very well by it. Bureaucracy lurks on the periphery, waiting for its opening to subvert the lean, mean, business machine. In the final analysis, bureaucracy is every company’s greatest threat. But, beware.

Bureaucracy 245

Bureaucracy Constraint Creativity Discount 245

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2016

To find the next wave of growth, they were taking a hard look at their bureaucracy. He had started his career in one of those jobs, as a country manager, and worked his way up. A first step is to understand the five ways that bureaucracy distorts behavior in your company. ” Today, he confessed, “it is the worst job.”

Execution 10

Execution Bureaucracy Self-aware CEO 10