Strategy Driven

JUNE 10, 2024

Revamping the traditional performance review process is not just a shift in strategy, but a transformation in the corporate ethos. In an era where agility and adaptability are paramount, the traditional annual performance review seems as antiquated as a dial-up internet connection in the age of high-speed broadband.

Performance Review 105

Performance Review Review Career CTO 105

Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Over the past 27 years of my career in marketing, brand management and executive search + coaching, I’ve found time and again that organizations have blind-spots when hiring talent. To get the right results, you need to take the right amount of time to review, then implement a strategy together. Leadership Tip: slow down hiring.

Emotional Intelligence 75

Emotional Intelligence CTO Stress Exit Strategy 75

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2017

But I’ve learned key lessons to help managers turn lofty goals — such as making learning and development a central pillar of the workday — into real actions that mitigate damage to, and even help strengthen, the bottom line. I chose an experienced developer who was in huge demand and was an expensive hire.

CTO 8

CTO Goal How To Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

To find out, we developed a measure and coined the term Global Engineering Intensity (GEI) as the ratio of the headcount of R&D staff in India plus China to a company’s current annual R&D expense. Research & development Emerging markets East and Southeast Asia' In fact, costs go up initially. Pay the true cost and invest.”

Offshoring 8

Offshoring CTO Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

There are core competencies that every PM must have – many of which can start in the classroom – but most are developed with experience and good role models and mentoring. If the best PMs have well developed core competencies and a high EQ, does that mean that they are then destined for success no matter where they work?

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2011

The news had just hit that Danny Lewin — the co-founder of Akamai Technologies, its charismatic CTO, a former commando in the Israeli Special Forces, and MIT mathematics genius who led the company from a math class to an IPO and a market cap of $30 billion — had suddenly died. For all of us, Danny was our CTO and visionary.

CTO 10

CTO Lewin IPO Mentor 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2015

“It’s a beginning of the shift in your career.” “There’s nothing wrong with asking for reassurance,” and the answers “will give you insight into your strengths and the development needs of your reports.” Find a way to add value to your team and help employees advance their careers.

Management 8

Management How To CTO Mentor 8