Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Value-added leadership is a healthy way of life that puts collaborations first. Value-added leadership requires a senior team commitment. Running the business. Operations are sound, professional and productive. You employ state-of-the-art technology and are in the vanguard of your industry. Business Development.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Pull up a tall glass of warm apple cider (with a shot of something that has a kick if you’d like) and grab some donuts while you learn from the top leadership readers on the net and consider some autumn fun. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership announces a penalty in Individual Development Plans are Worthless….if

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Which hat, or hats do you wear? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it? Priority number two is team building and talent management.

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Entrepreneur CEO Blog Welch 382

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Jim Kim (President of the World Bank), Peter Drucker (founder of modern management), Paul Hersey (noted author, teacher, and personal mentor of mine), and Warren Bennis (one of the world’s greatest leadership thinkers of his time). Authority on new technology and communication. Faculty of Columbia Business School.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 1, 2018

Businesses operate at a pace such that they grab for help wherever it is available. Corporate leadership. Technology consulting firms. Business clubs. People with whom you work in community and charity leadership roles. The Better Business Bureau. Small Business Development Center.

Advice 50

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Part of being at the helm of the organization is knowing when someone isn’t a fit; giving them a job in perpetuity hurts your business present and your business future. The one thing that has stuck out as the most missed element of the situation is the slow response of the post office to technological advances.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Winning in this environment requires more than new technology ; here are ten ways to become truly social in a world that is not just connected, but interconnected and interdependent: 1) Do away with one-way conversations. As social media helps shift power to individual citizens and employees, leadership itself must shift with it.

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How To Airlines Media Innovation 110

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

The fear of making mistakes is deeply ingrained in our psyche says Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL Technologies [link]. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Mary Jo Asmus : July 28, 2010 at 8:31 am Kavita, Thanks for the reference.

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

While many equate strong personal branding only to powerful leadership, there's a lot more that goes into crafting a personal brand statement. In business, your personal brand needs to leave a lasting impression or you risk being ignored. Great leaders often align their leadership values with personal beliefs and ethics of their own.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

HP has not had a stellar track record when it comes to leadership and their choices have often gotten them into sticky situations. When it works, it’s wonderful but the operative word is when it works. For a small business, this is a huge operational problem. So let’s look. HP Has Uninspired Strategic Decisions.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 19, 2010

Liz was not someone considered to have “leadership potential” before John took over the division they worked in. What leadership traits are hiding behind the silence you see? Is it possible that when you open your heart, you may find a germ of kindness in that person that could blossom into empathy and great leadership?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

The world of business has changed since Boomers appeared on the stage as self-assured, optimistic employees and managers. Technology has exploded, giving us instant access to information and knowledge, and it all moves and changes so fast that some of what Boomers have learned during their careers may be obsolete.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The choice to stay in a very black and white world of facts and figures is important for keeping the trust of all team members—and is particularly relevant when you’re operating at one remove. Can you give me data about what’s been going on?” He said/she said is excruciating anytime.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

I think showing love is something that will really come back to you in the end, even in the business world. How great would it be if everyone would operate with the ultimate goal being love? Thanks 4 Women Entrepreneurs January 21st, 2011 at 8:19 pm Great post. Interesting thoughts. Thanks for posting.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2013

In order to see the future more clearly, it''s almost always helpful to look back — and this certainly goes for IT and its ever-increasing impact on operations, and ultimately on competitive advantage. Information Technology Changes the Way You Compete" was a trailblazing HBR article by Warren McFarlan back in the early 1980s.

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Competitive Advantage Management Information Technology Airlines 8

You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 4, 2010

Distraction…A Challenge to Good Leadership → January 5, 2010 · 1:37 am ↓ Jump to Comments When the Grasshopper Teaches the Master My son has been helping me learn more about Social Media. For instance, people of my generation are grappling with the wonders of technology with varying degrees of success.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. While investment in AI is heating up, corporate adoption of AI technologies is still lagging.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

It is my contention, though, that civility has just about everything to do with creating workplaces in which people can do their best work and businesses can thrive. Leaders who operate from a platform of good manners and civility know that: Everyone likes to feel acknowledged and important I started my work life in the mailroom of a bank.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Xerox's failure to conquer the personal computing market — this despite developing revolutionary technology — demonstrates the importance of aligning all segments of your organization in the pursuit of innovation. Xerox ultimately scaled back its operations at PARC and abandoned the Alto , its personal computer.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2012

Corporate executives must develop themselves for the next level and to be useful to their companies and communities in the future. This is a primer for executives and the heirs apparent to company leadership. The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in.

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Business Development Development Learning-by-Doing Ethics 51

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Xerox's failure to conquer the personal computing market — this despite developing revolutionary technology — demonstrates the importance of innovation among all sectors of your company. However, despite the fact that Apple brought it to the general public, the company didn't pioneer the technology.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

. “To prosper over time,” he argued, “companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.” Through a well-structured operating process, partners expand and align their efforts and draw on comparative strengths.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

They also generate $1 trillion as consumers and $361 billion in revenue as entrepreneurs, launching companies at 4x the rate of all woman-owned businesses. Developing a diverse leadership pipeline can benefit companies in all sectors. They pursue management challenges.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Different operational skills. If you're a product guru, maybe you need a business development or sales-oriented leader to get your vision to market. Michael Fertik is a repeat Internet entrepreneur and CEO with experience in technology and law. He has been named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer for 2011.

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How To Long-term Learning Curve Entrepreneur 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2017

Earlier in her career, she left a position as SVP of business development and emerging businesses to join Boston Scientific in a senior line job. Zabeen Hirji, CHRO at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), grew up in retail banking and operations management roles before moving into HR.

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Quinn Execution CFO Forrester 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2013

To improve the skills and employability of these young people, Coca-Cola, in partnership with local NGOs, sought to train local youth for two months in retailing, business development, and entrepreneurship. The company now operates the Coletivo initiative at over 150 low-income communities across Brazil.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Technology is making some of that effort easier. The problem is that technologies for collaboration are improving faster than people’s ability to learn to use them. As a real-world demonstration, one company had their entire leadership team identify their thinking styles as managers and leaders.

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Learning-by-Doing Tools Team Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

This meant that the company was leaving out huge innovation potential — thousands of startups with billions of funding — that could help BMW innovate anything from core vehicle technology (batteries, sensors, artificial intelligence software) to manufacturing innovations (internet of things, cybersecurity, robotics).

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Computer activity constitutes less than 1% of the technology picture.

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Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 58

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

Internal operational issues including execution, budgets, and deadlines are paramount in a company’s deliberation, but what other players will do is hardly ever in focus. Leadership is happy to ask that proposals and presentations be backed by “data.” That is, until a crisis forced them to wake up.

Competitive Intelligence 8

Competitive Intelligence Company Drucker Review 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2014

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Often, it withers and dies an early death. Body of Knowledge.

Strategy 96

Strategy Budgeting Audience Risk Management 96

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

The two went way back: Both had been with their German parent company, Almond Chemical, since 1999, when it first established operations in China. Since then Almond China had set up two joint ventures with local partners — the only way foreigners could do chemical business in the country. That was fast, Liu thought.

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Case Study Chemicals Ethics Finance 11

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Technology is but one tool of the trade. Body of Knowledge.

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Planning Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing Budgeting 60

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

In an economy where traditional manufacturing jobs have gone offshore, and globalization and technology have put pressure on U.S. wages, small businesses may be an even more critical pathway than ever to mobility and opportunity – not just for the business owner, but also for those who fill the jobs that business creates.

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Entrepreneur Policies Banking Innovation 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 2011

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Welcome to the paradigms that many of us have operated under for some time.

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Transportation Consultative Film Strategic Planning 67

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2014

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Often, it withers and dies an early death. Body of Knowledge.

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Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 57