Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Within this aspect we can introduce elements of continuous professional development, coaching, mentoring and career opportunities. The theory was that little freedom, or discretion, meant fewer mistakes and better quality; productivity was calculated as such and rigidly adhered to. As such it is a highly desirable attribute.

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Leadership Long-term Cooper Charisma 67

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

That said, buckle-up and join me for a ride as we journey into the politically incorrect mind of Mike Myatt… The institutionalization of “Politically Correct Thinking&# in the corporate world has done more to harm operating businesses than just about any other social and/or cultural influence in recent times.

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Politics Blog Leadership Diversity 356

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2014

According to “Spin Selling” author Neil Rackham, when Xerox first established a sales operations group in the 1970s to take on activities such as sales planning, compensation, forecasting, and territory design, group leader J. •Administer quarterly sales incentive compensation plans and the goal setting process.

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Offshoring Outsourcing Analysis Incentives 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2014

It’s obvious to them that paying employees more will result in some combination of three outcomes: (a) profits will suffer as the wage increases eat into margins, (b) prices will have to be raised to maintain profitability, and (c) operational quality will suffer as a result of cutting headcount. But here’s what is common among them.

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Retail Operations Price Productivity 9

You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

This speaks to the dangers of clinging to, and operating from, narrow perspectives. I believe the goal for leaders in this century is to widen the lens of their thinking by challenging not only their own assumptions but also the beliefs and biases on which their organizations operate. You have given me incentive to do that.

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Learning Organization Senge Organization Learning-by-Doing 56

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The internet has dramatically changed the way companies operate. But companies will only be able to realize productivity gains from these new operating models if they skillfully manage the soft side of their automation transformation—the people in what will be a vastly different organization. The Next Analytics Age.

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Early Adopters Short-term Long-term Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

When I ask leadership development clients to describe the type of motivation they’d like to see in their teams, they mention qualities such as persistence, being a self-starter, having a sense of accountability for and commitment to achieving results, and being willing to go the extra mile on projects or to help other team members.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

This need to publish to make a career has led to increasingly obscure research of almost no value to real businesses, specialization that encourages silo thinking, and a serious disregard of the importance of teaching students to think. My criteria for judging which are most worthwhile would be to stress five neglected qualities.

Education 17

Education Drucker Globalization Trends 17

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

I don’t mean to downplay culture, as a diverse corporate culture is something to be strived for, but only if quality is not sacrificed. Just to be clear – You made my Top Bloggers List because of the quality of your content – not your ethnicity. In fact, the report points out how “U.S.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 326

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

The need to publish to make a career has also led to increased specialization among faculty that, in turn, has encouraged disciplinary silo thinking in both research and teaching. My criteria for judging which are most worthwhile would be to stress four neglected qualities. The reforms we enact should make our schools more ….

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Education Drucker Gordon Scientific Management 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

High-achieving executives have been shaped by the pivotal experiences of their careers, yet analytics requires executives to think beyond these mental models. Hampered by silos, incentives, and legacy behavior, most companies never approach it. Challenge existing mental models.

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CEO Competitive Advantage ROI CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2015

Too often, companies demand a laundry list of vague qualities, such as creativity and innovation, which fail to align with organizational needs. And it confuses young, promising managers about what skills and behaviors they need to develop to advance their careers. For example, when a U.S.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Leadership Pipeline 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

And we describe steps needed to overcome these obstacles, lowering costs and improving quality. Just imagine the operational demand if primary care providers also had to actively monitor their patients’ health data between office visits. One proven way of keep patients engaged is by using financial incentives.

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Health Care How To Insurance Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2012

The fact of the matter is that periodically, technologies or business model innovations allow start-ups to enter industries offering services that are generally cheaper and more accessible, but of far lower quality. A savings of 20-30% off the total bill just isn't enough of an incentive to opt-out. I am one of those people.

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Rogers Telecommunications Disruptive Innovation Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2016

And he believed that managers wrongly apply incentive pay plans, forced rankings, and all sorts of carrots and sticks to create the illusion of control without solving root performance problems. Build quality into a product throughout production. Work to constantly improve quality and productivity. Institute on-the-job training.

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Deming Management Senge Taylorism 11

Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

Continuous Quality Improvement is a higher level of thinking. It cannot single-handedly create quality. My analysis: To facilitate enhancement, focus upon quality time with the family, hobbies, reading, exercise, gardening and entertaining guests. Computer software is merely one tool out of many. ‘The Spirit of Excellence.’

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Brand Analysis Advertising Software 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2017

For these leaders — and young people aspiring to careers as health care managers — one very practical question emerges: What are the critical skills for leading major change in our health system? They had incentives to do so, but they could easily refuse. At a time of profound volatility in the U.S.

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System Skills Health Care Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

It's becoming ever clearer that entrepreneurship is the answer to the vexing economic questions facing Africa today: job creation, capital formation, skills acquisition, taxation-based self-sufficiency, quality of governance-demand, and of course social inclusion. But how has it actually evolved in Africa?

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Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain Globalization 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

This pattern of behavior, which stands in stark contrast to the humanistic nature of his vision for positive change, undermines his leadership qualities and has led one New York Times opinion columnist to describe Musk as the “Donald Trump of Silicon Valley.” Instead, we should remember the C.S. ”

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Succession Armstrong Self-aware Wilde 14

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The park, which has been operating for a decade, has created a free zone and business park to encourage multinationals to rub shoulders with researchers and startups to generate technology-driven businesses.

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Resources Innovation GDP Education 90

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2014

Places full of highly mobile and in-demand workers operate more democratically. First, they are exemplary professionals, judged by their colleagues to be capable of doing the core work of the firm at the very highest level of quality. But having hired such talent, organizations face a challenge. How do they do that?

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Politics Pharmaceuticals Consultative Consensus 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

But, human nature being what it is, people are more easily duped than they are taught to appreciate the attributes of quality and substance. Enron did not demand enough accountability, fairness, ethics and operational autonomy from its outside auditor. Incentive and ‘random acts of kindness’ programs were deleted.

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