Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Meetings are also dangerous when their list of invitees has been wantonly constructed, filled with irrelevant people and lacking decisionmakers with the authority to get things moving. Make sure you understand who the real decisionmakers are, and don’t waste your time (or other people’s) until they can be present and participate.

Decisionmaking 18

Decisionmaking Commitment Policies Productivity 18

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2014

The condition is rare but, fortunately, there appeared to be several specialists both in Germany and France who had each treated hundreds of cases during their careers. One way is to develop and set a clear decision rule beforehand, when there is nothing concrete to decide upon yet. Make decision rules beforehand.

Gordon 8

Gordon Strategy Decisionmaking Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

She loved her job, and with a background in public affairs in communications had been successful in both international business and management roles. She also believed that Sanofi’s competitive edge was at risk because of this narrow approach to talent management. How Good Management Stifles Breakthrough Innovation.

Innovation 11

Innovation Christensen Decisionmaking CTO 11