Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. and held senior management positions at several large IT companies. Carl had a Ph.D.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

Should they make a big bet, hedge their position, or just wait and see? We tend to see situations in one of two ways: either events are certain and can, therefore, be managed by planning, investment, and reliable budgets; or they are uncertain, and we cannot manage them. When faced with uncertainty, how should leaders react?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Yet in today’s rapidly evolving, 24/7 workplaces, it’s not always clear what managers should do to create the most satisfying work experiences and the happiest employees. If you supervise others, make sure you do the following: Manage individuals, not teams. But this is also the manager’s responsibility.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

This problem of extending the automatic reasoning of AI systems to understand the context of their decisions is highly complex, and creative innovation, like the one at Google, is usually needed to push the effort forward. Product managers that I previously thought were hopeless became effective. Whose will be gored?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

Them” were the majority of managers who didn’t get what design was all about in the first place. And with good reason: From Target to Uber, business managers everywhere are starting to understand that the strategic use of design is making a difference in achieving outsized business results.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2018

We all know developing a personal brand is valuable, since a strong reputation can put you on the radar for exciting career opportunities. Your brand is also a powerful hedge against professional misfortune. ” An outsider may have no idea what connects these two positions and assume your career path is somewhat random.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2013

For some, the path forward is clear: the math experts will be snapped up by hedge funds, the software engineers will have their pick of start-ups, and elite investment banks and consultancies will duke it out for the top MBAs. Next, you''ll want to position yourself as a potential fount of innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2016

These “ superbosses ,” as I called them, spanned dozens of industries and included legendary figures such as fast casual restaurant magnate Norman Brinker, packaged foods titan Michael Miles, tech mogul Larry Ellison, hedge fund pioneer Julian Robertson, media icon Oprah Winfrey, and a host of others. Julian Robertson did.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Make you more innovative. Without a good network, you will also limit your own imagination about your own career prospects. This article will show you how to reinvent your network, by managing these three critical dimensions. It can keep you informed. Teach you new things. Give you a sounding board to flesh out your ideas.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2013

But with job insecurity the new normal , we have heard from a number of top-level managers who had counted on one high-level backer to protect them — only to find themselves marginalized or even made redundant when their sponsor jumped ship. This “2+1 Rule” pertains for every career stage, from entry level to executive. The solution?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2012

The book did quite well — it has been translated into 18 languages at this point, become part of the ongoing innovation dialogue, allowed me to present ideas to executives across the world, and to build a unique consulting firm with clients on six continents. So, not surprisingly, I frequently get asked just how I did it.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

of middle managers in the U.S. In school, being disruptive might get you sent to the principal's office, but in business, disruption is a proven path to success , describing innovations that take root at the low end of the market, or create a new market, and then eventually upend an industry. but only 4.2% of Fortune 500 CEO's.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2015

We talk about things like yield management, demand curves, and perishable inventory — factors that dictate our pricing strategies. If you could give your younger self one piece of career advice, what would it be? We’re working with unprecedented levels of data. I would actually argue that this is pretty far off base.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 26, 2021

What are the most innovative companies doing to position themselves? While they are focused on optimization, their shareholders continue to demand that they pay out greater dividends or engage in larger share buy backs instead of investing their profits for future innovation. Rule the World. ” -Ray Wang.

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