Mike Cardus

MAY 23, 2021

Each SOLVED letter stands for a different category of questions and way of thinking about your problem. The idea of disassociating yourself and giving advice to a good friend makes more space for innovation and change. The discussions are unique to each situation, but all follow the same rough outline.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 11, 2015

He works with significant innovators (with a capital I– think people who will invent the next product you must have and will be willing to spend too much for). Getting true innovators to connect with, and trust one another online and around the globe is a vital ingredient of real progress.” We depend on that.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 3, 2013

Don’t overdo it – just pick one and commit to it! I’ll write a letter, or maybe even pay a visit, and let them know specifically what they did and why it was so important for me. Be more innovative. Here’s a list of 10 to pick from. These are things that leaders know they “should” do but often don’t. For 2013, I’m going to: 1.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 4, 2023

But a letter to an interviewer for considering you for a position is a lot more brief. You might also write a thank you letter to a client for using your service, which might require a few more details on how they can reach out to you next. Remind yourself about what this is all for.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2012

Frank Sonnenberg makes the case in Managing with a Conscience , that the only sustainable way to succeed is the right way—not cutting corners—emphasizing the intangibles like trust, creativity, focus, speed, flexibility, relationships, loyalty, and employee commitment. Sonnenberg hits these issues head-on.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 16, 2022

In sessions taught by NASA Historians Brian Duffy, Harv Hartman and Holly Ridings, we were encouraged to create a culture of innovation where risk is managed and leaders build a tolerance for successful failure. As Andy Jassy wrote in his letter to shareholders, “you need blind faith, but no false hope.” I loved that reframing.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

You can see evidence of Pfizer’s commitment in Ian Read’s letter to stakeholders the year after he became CEO: In 2011, we thoroughly explored what our culture is and how it needs to evolve. They embody our humanity and innovative spirit, and are determined to tackle some of the most pressing health care challenges of our time.

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Women in the LEAD

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Lessons Learned: Being committed to a mission takes sacrifice, belief, steadfastness through all the necessary steps to bring about change. Anthony What have you learned about responsibility of committing to a MISSION? Post another comment The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. People did move on.

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HR Digest

JUNE 6, 2021

If you are in a position where you have more than one job offer at hand or have received a joining letter but realize that it is not the right fit and are in a quandary on how to decline, then read ahead. I was eager to join an organization where talent and innovation are given impetus. Here are a few ways to decline a job offer.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Cover letters are fading from importance with online recruitment taking priority today but knowing how to write the perfect cover letter is still a good skill to have locked in. What is a cover letter? What Is a Cover Letter? Coming from the source itself, this data might just be reliable.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

It takes an active HR department and research team to keep their eyes on shifting trends in order to find innovative ways to retain employees. Analyze hiring practices by competitors and see what benefits they offer Keep an eye on research reports that are put out by organizations like Deloitte, McKinsey, SHRM, etc.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

We know how crucial it is to having talent who love working for us and who will offer discretionary effort and innovation. That’s how it feels, especially when an organization that promotes itself as being committed to an engaged culture is led by a CEO who is unfocused, unserious, unkind, or simply doesn’t get it.

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Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

We call this framework ACTAS, which stands for the first letter of the five Change Adoption Phases: Awareness, Commitment, Trained Learning, Applied Learning, and Sustained Application. Change Adoption Phase 2: Commitment. It is not enough to get the commitment — now you must show people exactly how to implement the changes.

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Women in the LEAD

APRIL 26, 2010

"Leaders who have used more participative, self-organizing approaches tell of how astonished they are by the capacity, energy, creativity, commitment and even love they receive from people in their organizations.As As we look toward a new year, we all have an opportunity to renew our commitment to those who look to us for leadership.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 17, 2014

However, innovations in the neurosciences to developments in social media have revealed that profitability should no longer be relegated to sales figures and profit margins alone. Apple’s investment in customer service ‘geniuses’ reinforces their commitment to caring.

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Women in the LEAD

APRIL 21, 2010

What you will see in meeting her and the accomplished, committed women working with her to change the world one village, one community at time, will warm your heart and make you want to get involved yourself. Post another comment The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Your comment has not yet been posted.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

We fight and care differently if we have a stake in the outcome of the war, if the commitment is cemented by something personal. Just read the 1997 Shareholder Letter he wrote. This is the essence of a couple of the chapters in Think Like Amazon , especially Idea 2, titled “Mercenary or Mission Driven.” Let’s jump to idea 21.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2014

Last week, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos released his annual letter to shareholders. As he does every year, Bezos attached his first letter to shareholders from back in 1997 to underscore the company’s long-term commitments.). (As So what to make of this pay-to-quit boomlet?

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Outcomes are shaped by your focus, discipline, and commitment to follow-up…or lack thereof. Oh – and I often shock new team members by writing the letters ‘FU’ and a date at the bottom of my notes. Do what you say you will, period. Do what you say you will, period. And that’s a shame.

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Women in the LEAD

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Live your commitment. Putting Our Differences to Work The Fastest Way to Innovation, Leadership and High Performance by Debbe Kennedy   ? Post another comment The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2018

Currently gaining force is a movement to focus for-profit enterprises more on the essential work of enriching societies — that is, benefiting not only those humans who are their owners as publicly traded companies but also those who work in them and who stand to benefit from more purpose-driven innovation.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 6, 2014

For what lead Life & Fire’s directors to commit fraud in the first place was in part driven by a desire (so they claimed) to extend credit to high-risk borrowers being ignored by traditional banks. Mr. Maxwell’s rationality was no match for his era’s good intentions. But was it a new financial world?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But commitment guides bravery more than an inherent belief in self-ability! However, before committing, choose the organization of interest EXTREMELY carefully. Write letters to the editors and blogs to encourage dialogue. Connect as many strengths and resources as possible, for innovation lives in fresh combinations.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2012

Asked about the use of "letters and memos. Interactivity, in fact, starts with a commitment to building a culture that supports back-and-forth communication, a culture in which people feel free not just to talk, but also to talk back. But don't expect people to keep that conversation going if you're not committed to it. **.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In a nearly 6,000-word letter , he argued persuasively that Facebook thrives under a globalized socioeconomic system, where barriers to information, labor, capital, and products are minimal. Zuckerberg’s letter offers a lesson in how the purpose of an organization can be communicated in an authentic way.

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Women in the LEAD

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

We have to help each other keep focused on mastering the how to be a leader, encouraging each other at every turn to keep up the process of developing and renewing our commitment to character, values, principles, and courage. Post another comment The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Berrett -Koehler ?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2011

In this first leg of the HBR/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation , we asked the most progressive thinkers and radical doers from every realm of endeavor to share a story, a hack, a disruptive idea, or an experimental design that illustrates how the web can help overcome the limits of conventional management and create Management 2.0.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Challenge , asking how could technology inform and enable management innovation. There is so much to learn, borrow, and build upon in these winning entries when it comes to how we can use the principles, and tools of the Web to make our organizations more adaptable, innovative, inspiring, and accountable. Story by Paul Green.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

The general reason was expressed well in a letter from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings to his customers explaining his recent unpopular decisions: "Companies rarely die from moving too fast, and they frequently die from moving too slowly." One of the knocks against him, in fact, was that his moves were too radical for the company.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2018

Nestle is committed to moving from being a food and beverage company to a health and nutrition company. The story and the supporting evidence that links social impact to economic returns needs to be conveyed in the annual report and CEO’s letter — the documents that investors actually read. Stephen Smith for HBR.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2014

9, armed with about 1% of Apple’s outstanding stock, the hedge-fund activist published an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, urging him to accelerate the company’s stock repurchases by making a tender offer. Apple Economy Innovation' Carl Icahn is at it again. Carl Icahn is not.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

How about a discussion on what leaders can do to inspire cultural innovation. You make an excellent case for cultural innovation and leadership. Quoted text: "After reading a portion of the letter with his eyes squinting at the small writing, Washington suddenly stopped. As always I appreciate your thoughts. Thanks Mark.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2016

But one additional innovation that can allow you to wring more productivity out of your day is to keep a list of tasks that must be accomplished but require relatively little mental energy. The secret to productivity is sustaining your commitment and keeping up your discipline over time. Over the span of a week, they add up.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2015

Consider the following examples: In 2007-2008, a former Credit Suisse Group AG trader committed wire fraud and manipulated the books on mortgage-backed securities to enhance performance and boost year-end bonuses. The company eventually found out because the chairman himself wrote a resignation letter to its board.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

It came up again when we talked with Claudia Kotchka, who in her tenure at Procter & Gamble as vice president of design innovation and strategy, started with a tiny team and one innovation project and ended with over 300 innovation experts embedded in dozens of businesses.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2014

But from poorly written cover letters to interview no-shows to (yay) an eventual hire, Coyle''s story underlines one of the central tensions of the American economic recovery that seems easily solvable: Even though a lot of qualified workers can’t find jobs, a lot of jobs can’t quite find qualified workers.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2017

Research by the Center for Talent Innovation shows that only 73% of highly qualified women who wanted to return to work were able to do so, and just 40% of those landed a regular full-time job. In your cover letter and interviews, be sure to cite any germane volunteer experience. But transitioning back isn’t so easy.

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