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NOVEMBER 27, 2010

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Transportation 50

Transportation Execution Simon Newsletter 50

Deming Institute

JANUARY 14, 2020

Before he became mayor, Mike was CEO of Detroit Medical Center, tasked with identifying how to solve a multi-million dollar loss the year before. Mike asked where they needed his help and was quickly told the problem was not with the Nurses but with the “Transporters.” The problem was not here, it was with someone else.

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Transportation Deming Fashion CEO 74

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

They were also very heavy, as they had to withstand the rigors of mostly unpaved roads used by the horse-and-wagon mode of transportation. You don’t have to be a corporate CEO to benefit from Ford’s example. They were hand-built, often to personal specifications. Effects of decisions are sometimes better appreciated in hindsight.

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Wilde Open-book Efficiency Transportation 241

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

For instance, in his 2021 “Dear CEO” letter , Blackrock chief Larry Fink wrote that no issue is more important than climate change. Sustainability leadership. Your ambition as a leader will be fundamental to guide the necessary actions to steer your company to sustainability leadership and market success.”.

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Shaw Chief Executive Officer Letter Survey 102

Chart Your Course

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Meet with our CEO Tony Hsieh and “No Title” Fred Mossler during a Q&A session. Three nights’ hotel accommodations, transportation during the boot camp, breakfast and lunch for each day, and one dinner with the Insights team. Price: $6,000 per person. What’s included? Learning and fun is included.

Training 159

Training Hotels Transportation Motivation 159

Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Transporting the letter to the nearest FedEx location in time to ensure the date on the letter is reasonable. Just as I set up my account and answered all their questions, I lost the whole thing three times. If that doesn’t frustrate you, I don’t know what will. Getting the letter in an envelope. What to put outside? A Post-It?

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Letter Succession Licensing Ethics 201

Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Bathasar Gracian, writes about the need to transport ourselves, if necessary, for some people are ignored in one city but are considered a prodigy in yet another city. The lesson for me is that one can, so to speak, play one mean fiddle, but if one is in the wrong place at the wrong time, it won’t be appreciated by anyone.

Licensing 376

Licensing Ethics Transportation Executive Coaching 376

LDRLB

DECEMBER 21, 2012

The CEO of IBM believes in using research to “get ahead of the obvious.” This included clever work on smarter cities which turned IBMs computer expertise to solving complex problems with transport, urban planning, and rebalancing the global economy, and encouraged innovation to support customers in those areas.

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Strategy Ethics Transportation Consultative 153

Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2010

In case you haven't heard of Elon Musk, he's a cofounder of PayPal , the CEO of Tesla Motors and the CEO of SpaceX.   The plans are that SpaceX's Falcon rocket and Dragon capsule will be used to transport astronauts and equipment back and forth from the International Space Station.  Click Here.

Executive Coaching 141

Executive Coaching Blog Letter Execution 141

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2015

Sensors, smartphones, tablets, wireless networks, and Big Data are starting to transform transportation and infrastructure. At a TechCrunch conference in 2011, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick joked, apparently proudly , that “I think I’ve got 20,000 years of jail time in front of me.” Photo by Andrew Nguyen.

Transportation 8

Transportation Entrepreneur Wireless Airlines 8

The Idolbuster

MAY 11, 2012

On May 3, 2012, a dissident investor accused Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson of falsifying his resume on the company web site and in financial disclosures by claiming a computer science degree that he didn’t earn. The CEO sets the moral tone of a company, and you cannot have someone lying about their resume at the head. Thompson has to go.

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CEO Letter PR Ethics 48

Leading Blog

AUGUST 20, 2021

Owning and improving land necessitated getting to that land, and so a booming real estate enterprise led to America’s transportation industry. business history can be interpreted as suppliers to the transportation industry. Previously, he was co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Energy Plus, an electricity and natural gas company.

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Real Estate Transportation Absenteeism Banking 330

Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

By the way, I totally understand about public transportation (I use it too) — but this post focuses solely on car commuting. My average commute (one-way, without traffic) is one hour — so I feel that I have a good handle on what the typical commuter endures every day. Why not work from home? Not every day. Unported License.

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Brainstorming Licensing Download Ethics 248

Skip Prichard

JUNE 3, 2020

These, in turn, have given us modern medicine, food, energy, transportation, communication, and so much more. And that can become a big problem as illustrated by Jim Barksdale, the former CEO of Netscape, who once reportedly said: “If we have data, let’s look at the data. They must embrace a new leadership model.

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Power Kahneman Open-book Learning-by-Doing 94

Building Personal Strength

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Embedded in the signal are engineering plans for a huge, complex device to transport a human from Earth to Vega via a wormhole system. And if wormholes proved to be real, they wouldnt work for transportation. I’ve been in the learning and development business for over 35 years, and CEO of Performance Support Systems, Inc.,

Transportation 84

Transportation Travel Video Blog 84

Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

We had our own boom and bust cycle of people seeking rooms for the event, along with constant speculation about the number of people involved, and how the city’s transportation and services would hold up. Leadership and Change It was a planned change. Leave a comment and share your ideas. Nothing like changes that occur.

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Press Release Motivation Discount PR 100

Steve Farber

DECEMBER 12, 2016

“I can’t help you,” he told Mary, the CEO of Cincinnati-based JANCOA Janitorial Services. After their consultant fired them, the Millers took a hard look at why they couldn’t keep good people and realized that many of their employees had no reliable means of transportation. Tony was the driver.

Transportation 40

Transportation Consultative Quality Learning-by-Doing 40

Steve Farber

DECEMBER 12, 2016

“I can’t help you,” he told Mary, the CEO of Cincinnati-based JANCOA Janitorial Services. After their consultant fired them, the Millers took a hard look at why they couldn’t keep good people and realized that many of their employees had no reliable means of transportation. Tony was the driver.

Transportation 40

Transportation Consultative Quality Learning-by-Doing 40

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Executives, especially CEOs, need something better. Here are five suggestions for enlisting in this august body of leaders: Practice F2 Leader Leadership – What explains the differences between the leader who rises steadily through the ranks versus the one whose career mysteriously jumps the track short of an executive position?

Execution 50

Execution Competitive Advantage Transportation Leadership Styles 50

Building Personal Strength

DECEMBER 19, 2010

It means giving people everything they need to do their best work - things like tools, equipment, supplies, technology, transportation, facilities, communication, personnel, information, and time. I’ve been in the learning and development business for over 35 years, and CEO of Performance Support Systems, Inc., Post by Dennis E.

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Video Blog Definition Skills 94

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2012

Executives, especially CEOs, need something better. Will the CEO allow you to work in these arenas for a short time? Leadership Inspirations – Prepare, Prepare, Prepare. Executive Vision – The Blueprint for Breakthrough Leadership: Health Care. You’ll need this sort of groundwork for upward mobility.

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Execution How To Finance Competitive Advantage 62

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2015

How could an advanced country, once the model for the world’s most modern transportation innovations, slip so badly? The average family of four spends as much as 19% of its household budget on transportation. I put aside work on a book about leadership to tackle the infrastructure issue. The glory years were decades ago.

Transportation 8

Transportation Innovation CEO Training 8

Roundtable Talk

APRIL 13, 2010

← Fast Friday: words of wisdom from Hugo Sorensen Fast Friday: Words of Wisdom from Renato Discenza CEO of Invest Toronto → Jerks, narcissists and psychopaths… oh my. Posted on April 13, 2010 by LeaderTalker | 1 Comment Ah, to have the ability to click your heels together and transport yourself away from a bad boss!

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Fashion Transportation Blog Godin 28

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2012

The Department of Transportation, however, had insisted such a pilot unnecessary. On a far larger scale and more caustically, former JCPenney and Macy's CEO Allen Questrom ripped into current JCPenney CEO (and Apple Store innovator) Ron Johnson's turnaround strategy for the struggling retailer. It's easy to tell them apart.

Leadership 13

Leadership Innovation Lean Production Learning-by-Doing 13

Building Personal Strength

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Transportation. Followers Categories "Tip Clip" video series (9) Behavior (42) Books (17) Brain Insights (40) Character Heroes (23) Cosmos (14) Encouragement (12) Fortune Cookies (27) Inspirational Quotes (49) Leadership (34) Leadership video series (7) Meditation (11) Motivation (15) Movies (16) My Story. (78) Control things?

Skills 44

Skills Bottom-up Video Blog 44

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2011

This post is part of a three-week series exploring the re-invention of the social infrastructure of cities, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. Or consider transportation. Young and old, rich and poor, have ready access to those transportation services. Consider senior care.

Transportation 14

Transportation Energy Efficiency Health Care 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

They failed to come up with any, unable to imagine horseless transportation. As the barrier dissolves between political and commercial power structures, the book raises questions about large multinationals whose budgets are bigger than small countries’ and CEOs who have growing roles as statespeople.

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Stephenson White Paper Real Estate Hedge 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2011

Howard Schulz, the CEO of Starbucks, is not an empty suit. Schulz talks about his mission in a way that's very different from most CEOs. As Schulz sets across the country to promote his book, I'm hoping he'll help to launch a national conversation about a different kind of leadership, and a different kind of business model.

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Conference Business Model CEO Transportation 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2012

We excel in product leadership and advanced technology — values inconsistent with the ultra-low-cost products poor countries require. From the top down, CEOs should: Rebrand the company's future: The CEO should use his position as a classic bully pulpit. The only competitors worth our attention are other multinationals.

Chief Technology Officer 12

Chief Technology Officer CTO Constraint Engineering 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

Some people attribute the company’s missteps to the personal failings of founder-CEO Travis Kalanick. But I suggest that the problem at Uber goes beyond a culture created by toxic leadership. It was Lyft that first invited drivers to provide transportation through their personal vehicles. Attorney General Eric Holder.

Licensing 8

Licensing Transportation Document Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2014

CEOs are proactively engaging with emerging market government to spur economic development and create opportunities for their companies. The company’s leadership moved proactively to accelerate it and shape it. “If If we see a country where reward outweighs the risk, we want to invest,” CEO Jeff Immelt says in Success in Africa.

Globalization 8

Globalization Development Supply Chain Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

The company’s 136-year journey has taken it from power through transportation, appliances, health care, finance, media, and industry leaps. ” The brilliant factory is part of CEO Jeffrey Immelt’s mission to ensure GE’s leadership in the industrial Internet of Things (IoT).

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Innovation Company Transportation Software 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2013

To address this challenge, a global transportation company we spoke with is using a strategic lens to expand the list of project ideas to find the ones with the highest potential corporate value, before filtering them. IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs). rapid new product roll-out). Reinventing Corporate IT An HBR Insight Center.

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Innovation CIO ROI CTO 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Contrast this with the fact that CEOs of Fortune 500 companies read an average of four to five books a month. As an advisor to CEOs, there is little doubt that I’m passionate about personal and professional development, and there is one simple reason why – it works. Reading transports us to a place beyond ourselves.

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Blog Open-book Library Learning-by-Doing 419

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2012

The board of an airline hires a CEO — and then cancels his contract after just three years. One of these companies is a high-tech manufacturer, two of them are in the energy sector, and two of them are in the consumer transport business. Five big companies. Five big problems. Otherwise, they have almost nothing in common.

Company 16

Company Airlines Offshoring PR 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2016

Sunny Verghese, the company’s CEO and cofounder, directly involves himself in all promotions of his top 800 employees, each of whom he knows by name and has an opinion about. It is why our investment in young talent is so high.” They recognize that aggressive meritocracy is the best way to grow sustainably.

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Supply Chain Company IPO Talent Management 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Despite operating within different industry contexts (energy, manufacturing, banking, insurance, and media), we found a common pattern of response over time: initial statements of climate leadership degenerated into the more mundane concerns of conventional business activity.

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Goal Short-term Insurance Policies 8