Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

On that score, the company’s Code of Ethics claimed that “gaming” (the manipulation and / or misrepresentation of sales or referrals) was against the rules and grounds for dismissal. CEO John Stumpf set the tone. There’s nothing wrong with operating out of self-interest. But that’s not the only thing rotten about that culture.

Competitive Advantage 97

Competitive Advantage Leadership Analysis Tips 97

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

When you own and operate a business you need to have certain procedures for an efficient and seamless function. Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. An inefficient operation results in unproductive activities which often miss the point and worse yet, result in wasted time and wasted resources.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 30, 2019

IMD Business School’s Mark Greeven and Imperial College London’s George Yip suggest that the engine of this growth is in what they refer to as China’s hidden champions. Europe has great potential to draw level with its American and Asian competitors and win the race on data platforms for industry and ethical AI applications.

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Marketing McKinsey Innovation GDP 45

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The company last entered China in 2006 with a censored search engine, but pulled the plug on the operation four years later after it discovered that human-rights activists’ Gmail accounts had been hacked. It is now clear that companies operating in China are kept on a short leash even when they comply with governmental demands.

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Ethics Technology Short-term Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

Mauricio is president of the European operation for a Fortune 500 manufacturing firm, and his firm has had its trials lately. One of its major suppliers is under an ethics investigation resulting in significant delays. Yet their meetings continued to focus on the day-to-day numbers, operational processes, and immediate crises.

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Long-term Short-term Strategy Brainstorming 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Then–Google CEO Eric Schmidt was appalled : "Sergey, among your many ideas, this is the worst." (The The world's biggest and fastest search engine can't help but generate terabytes and petabytes of actionable investment intelligence. But that mind-set's simply too focused and operational. What a pity.

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Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

And perhaps more importantly, anyone occupying a position of authority plays a followership role at times, as first-line supervisors report to mid-level managers, mid-level managers report to vice-presidents, vice-presidents report to CEOs, CEOs report to Boards of Directors, etc.

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Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2016

election mean for businesses is a fact that’s getting too little attention, but that CEOs and business leaders will definitely need to adjust to: it’s gotten much harder to keep your company’s secrets. The 21st-Century CEO. Buried amid the furor of speculation about what results of the U.S. Insight Center.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage PR Information Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2014

The skills cited as most indispensable for C-level executives—not just CEOs—are those that jointly constitute leadership. Ethical leadership was also mentioned. Although not skills per se, integrity and a reputation for ethical conduct are highly valued, according to the consultants we surveyed.

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Skills Consultative Ethics Chief Information Officer 8

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

In further pondering this dichotomy an interesting thought came to mind – If I could genetically engineer the perfect leadership gene what qualities and characteristics would constitute the architecture of leadership DNA? The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are all the ethical code anybody needs.&# - Harry S.

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Definition Blog Leadership Covey 370

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. Our stakeholder-based strategy rests on the following key pillars: People: The human factor plays a central role in our operations, and thus our business growth must be tied to the growth of our people.

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Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

CEO Jeff Immelt declared in 2011 that GE needed to become a software and analytics company or risk seeing its hardware products become commodities as information-based competitors took over. An ingrained industrial mindset keeps things “within the yellow lines,” focused on controlling operations or managing safety.

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Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2014

Manager, Operations. Manager, Operations. To: Ioana Romana, VP Operations. I can do the job of just about anyone in the factory and can work most of the software the engineering guys use. To: Anil Baba, CEO. He joined just after completing his BS in engineering and has had an excellent progression with the company.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

Of the companies who continue to operate without a plan, 40% of them will be out of business in the next 10 years. That 2% includes all the doctors, lawyers, accountants and engineers… those of us who actually advise. 70% of corporate CEOs think that business is too much focused on the short-term.

Budgeting 82

Budgeting Succession Consultative Crisis 82

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

Susan Fowler, a former site reliability engineer at Uber, recently wrote about her “very, very strange year at Uber,” characterized by a pervasive culture of alleged sexual harassment. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and prominent board members, with the cooperation and support of the head of HR, have initiated an investigation.

Compliance 10

Compliance Hedge Human Capital Finance 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2012

What, they asked her, was the most powerful argument for promoting diversity — outside of ethical and legal ones? Suddenly, chief diversity officers in corporations around the US started inviting me to speak to their CEOs on how to drive innovation through diversity. That single conversation changed everything for me.

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Succession Diversity Open-book Innovation 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

The CEO of Chick-fil-A's position on same-sex marriage has provoked a consumer boycott, mayoral threats of denied permits, a counter-boycott culminating in a "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day," and a kiss-in. And many activists have given up on governments and are focusing instead on companies as the main engine of social change.

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