Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Finally, leaders must develop a culture that communicates the organization’s vision and strategy. The mob bosses constructed enduring crime rings using core economic concepts of corporate governance that lawful managers also must follow. Relentless teaches these time-honored principles using crime syndicates as case studies.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2016

When we looked at thirty-plus case studies of successful companies, we found that they all share an audacious approach to disruption. Large to small, in fields from construction to tech to health care, they win hearts, minds and wallets by innovating ways to stay the obvious choice in the market. They find a way to matter.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 25, 2020

The $13 Billion Case Study. The management team ran through a myriad of metrics that had convinced the corporate office they had made real progress. The plant’s management boasted that inventory turns had increased from 6.5x Management revealed that on-time delivery performance was 98%. Missing per-hour metrics.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Learns constructively from trial and error. Develop attitudes, behaviors and skills as the motivator to create bigger successes. Body of Knowledge – Develop profound insights and life-long perspectives into the teachings of success and failure (learning three times more from failures than success).

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Mark Sanborn

JANUARY 12, 2022

What President Qubein does isn ’ t just basic MBWA (Management By Wandering Around, as coined by Tom Peters). The post HPU: A Case Study in the Extraordinary appeared first on Mark Sanborn Keynote Leadership Speaker. I wanted them walking side by side, talking to each other. These sidewalks needed to be ten feet wide.”.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Planning is toted as one of the most important things that Teams and Managers do and I still see many people who really suck at it! Because they are poorly constructed and STOP at Goal Setting. NOTHING HAPPENS…and you the manager, wonders why no progress was made. As a beginning Manager my planning was horrible.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The keystone of effective governance lies within the trapeze act of balancing stakeholder interests, harmonizing corporate objectives, maintaining legal and ethical standards, and ensuring a robust risk management system. These factors form a formidable foundation for effective organizational governance when paired together.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Editor's Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Vijay Kumar, the India office managing partner, and Aparna Nayak, his second in command, always assured Stefan that things were fine and reminded him of their growth figures.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 15, 2015

Widget manufacturing companies team with retail management experts to open a string of widget stores. Managing mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Those who don't help to develop the business on the front end are just vendors and subcontractors. Supports collaborators in developing their own businesses, offering referrals.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Professional education is an important ingredient in corporate development. I conduct Executive Think Tanks for corporate management. 7 Steps of Professional Development : 1. This requires many years of commitment to learning, compounded by the continuous development of knowledge. Personal Development.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2013

Management is not an exact science, they say. And I guess most things that involve the study of human behavior cannot be. And the authors — aspiring "management thinkers" and "gurus" (never scientists) — have an excellent sense of the pulse of the business public. Business education Managing yourself'

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. Rather than assume all is wrong or right with an organization and take a defensive posture, management must view quality as essential to their economic survival or growth. It is not enough for management to endorse quality programs; they must actively participate.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

In addition, we believe that your starting point for strategy development is what you are already great at, rather than studying the industry and market for opportunities. Is it more important to consider capabilities when you develop a strategy now than it was, say, five years ago? SD : Why now?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

There is no reason for Olympic spectators to pay for the construction of facilities in a host country, but every reason why they should be willing to pay for the use of the same facilities for the sport spectacle — and they do. Entire areas can be developed, re-developed, and expanded.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2018

And when you’re half of a dual-career couple, you have both your own stress to manage and your significant other’s stress as well. “When a couple is good at managing stress, it makes them [as individuals] more resilient.” “It could push [your spouse’s] development forward.”

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2014

What type of constructive criticism is appropriate in a group setting? Your job as manager is to ensure that team members are “providing regular constructive feedback,” says Roger Schwarz, an organizational psychologist and the author of Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams. How much is too much? And how should your colleagues help?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2012

Management is widely viewed as a foe of innovation. The thinking goes that too much management strangles innovation (just let a thousand flowers bloom!). Unfortunately, too many managers unintentionally kill innovation because they rely too heavily on carrots and sticks to motivate employees. It's all a matter of balance.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2017

We developed research case studies on two companies and teaching case studies on four companies. We have published research articles in Organization Studies (based on one subject company) and Journal of Management Studies (based on two companies).

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2013

They can help us manage rainwater and wastewater. Here’s one of the more compelling examples highlighted in the paper: One of Shell’s joint ventures, Petroleum Development Oman LLC (PDO), uses constructed wetlands to treat produced water from oilfields. PDO’s extraction activities produce a lot of oily water as a by-product.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2011

The last decade has seen an increased appreciation of behavioral economics and its effect on the practice of management. Their approach, however, does little to reveal the biases embedded in the assumptions held by management teams and reflected in the frameworks they use. But such case studies are not a scientific justification.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

The higher up in the organization you get, the less likely you'll receive constructive feedback on your ideas, performance, or strategy. But without input, your development will suffer, you may become isolated, and you're likely to miss out on hearing some great ideas. Case Study #1: Find a champion on your staff.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

Managers who can’t seem to pick a course of action — or who constantly change their minds – can be maddening. If your manager isn’t willing to steer, is it OK for you to take the driver’s seat? Ask yourself if “there might be a method to your manager’s madness. ” Rothbard agrees.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2015

I have pushed the competencies approach into several new areas over the years, including parenting , stress management , and even love , but the area where this approach has had the greatest success has been creativity. Manages surroundings: Surrounds oneself with diverse and novel physical and social stimuli. Innovation Book.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Skill development is clearly a major priority for companies and managers these days. People are also being asked by their bosses or HR to attend conferences, read case studies, watch videos, and try their hand at simulations, all with the goal of picking up new ideas and techniques. Make it a stretch.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2011

Over the last ten years, I've talked with hundreds of managers who have been deeply involved in the post-merger/acquisition integration process. When asked to describe their experience, the overwhelming majority of affected managers quickly characterize the work as stressful, anxiety-producing, and emotional.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2017

The idea of boomerang employees — workers who voluntarily leave a job at an organization and then rejoin that same organization at a later date — is gaining more and more acceptance from hiring managers and in the labor force. But do make sure you’ve constructed a narrative that explains why you originally resigned.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2015

Difficult conversations — whether you’re telling a client the project is delayed or presiding over an unenthusiastic performance review — are an inevitable part of management. And, how can you manage the exchange so that it goes as smoothly as possible? “Be constructive,” says Manzoni.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2015

” And while advice on areas in which you can develop is often the most useful, “there is value in asking for positive feedback as well,” says Batista. “Chop it up into manageable chunks and space out the interactions,” he says. Case study #1: Get the right feedback to grow. Pick up the phone.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

How do you handle a manager who acts like Jekyll and Hyde? “What makes Jekyll-and-Hyde bosses all the more challenging is that you never know which boss is going to show up,” says Nancy Rothbard, the David Pottruck Professor of Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Don’t take it personally.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2013

In his view, since study after study has shown that we are horrible judges of our own performance, any self-evaluation should focus exclusively on positives; people should not be self-critics. Smart employees use self-appraisals to lobby for career development opportunities. Managers: Work to improve the process.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

Suri proposed potential solutions, including innovative materials, new ways of thinking of the construction process, and building up. Bhalla used the case study of the chulha stove, co-created by businesses, NGOs, and slum dwellers, to make his point. About 40% of the world lives on $2 or less a day."

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2011

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Since 2006, she'd been managing the two contractors the CAA had commissioned to build the $1.2 Van Sant, a former Canadian army major, had a lot of skin in the project too.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Lois Kelly, co-author with Carmen Medina (see case study #1) of the upcoming book, Rebels at Work: Befriending the Bureaucratic Black Belts and Leading Change from Within , says the smartest people carefully calculate what’s worth their time and energy. Case study #1: Make it part of your job. Principles to Remember.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2017

Since the Expedition One launch to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2001 — the first long-duration stay on the orbital construction site — NASA’s Human Health and Performance team has been developing expertise in the planning and provision of medical support to crews staying in our world’s most remote environment.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2016

What do you need to change as the manager and what do you need to ask your direct report to do differently as well? “One-on-ones are one of the most important productivity tools you have as a manager,” she says. “Then you, as the manager, can offer constructive feedback.” What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2016

“Sell higher and call on the C-Suite” is probably the most common refrain in business development, and you can see why. So, when pitching executives, make sure to address those issues and demonstrate your ability to help manage the change. Manage each minute. What are you doing to develop this ability?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2015

Career websites like Glassdoor have “taken the mystique and mystery” out of interviews, says John Sullivan, an HR expert, professor of management at San Francisco State University, and author of 1000 Ways to Recruit Top Talent. Those answers will help you create criteria and enable you to construct relevant questions.

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