Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 6, 2011

Author/speaker Jason Seiden just posted a “best of the web&# collection of articles on leadership that includes the post I recently wrote about the CEO of Starbucks. posted at Team Building & Leadership Blog: Create-Learning. posted at Reclaiming Leadership. at Great Leadership. developing social capital.

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Article Leadership Ingham McCarthy 199

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

1] He also worked hard to build his social capital with other talented inventors, but also with wealthy families and financiers like J. When Edison developed a commercially viable light bulb, he was able to convince Morgan to advance him $30,000 for the Edison Electric Light Company. Because they were founders.

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Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 80

Mills Scofield

APRIL 29, 2019

I view the commitment to innovate, in the companies I’ve worked for and with, as a spectrum of lobsters - from cooked, to live, to rare blue ones. One of my clients is doing this with their “Blue Lobster Leadership” program (seriously, that’s the name!). The key to innovation has been and always will be People. Blue Lobsters.

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Innovation Stage-Gate Blanchard Social Capital 140

Steve Farber

MAY 15, 2015

You are judged and influenced by the company you keep, and who you know defines what you know. We know that leadership is a decision not a position, and we have to work really hard to get better at it. Social Capital–the strength, connection, and relationships between those individuals. What Makes Your Work, Work.

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Social Capital Human Capital Leadership Webinar 40

Coaching Tip

MARCH 11, 2013

To illustrate the importance of knowledge to a company, think back in time to remember the disruption that occurred when a key person left the company without sharing his understanding of how to get things done. Effective corporate leaders know that unshared knowledge loses value. Connection and coordination with others matter.

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Social Capital Strategy Reputation Human Capital 102

Mills Scofield

APRIL 29, 2019

I view the commitment to innovate, in the companies I’ve worked for and with, as a spectrum of lobsters - from cooked, to live, to rare blue ones. One of my clients is doing this with their “Blue Lobster Leadership” program (seriously, that’s the name!). The key to innovation has been and always will be People. Blue Lobsters.

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Innovation Stage-Gate Blanchard Social Capital 91

Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Still, studies show that leadership programs are failing at preparing future leaders with the skills needed to excel in today’s global business world. While making global mindset a priority starts with upper management, executive staff aren’t the only people involved in implementing it across a company.

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Globalization Long-term Social Capital Travel 150

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 25, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Real Dysfunction Today, Hidden in Plain Sight Published by Michael Lee Stallard on August 25, 2010 04:42 pm under Uncategorized Many individuals and organizations today are in a funk. The problem today is hidden in plain sight.

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Social Capital McCarthy Godin Committee 284

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

But effective cooperation, particularly in a setting as complex as health care, requires more than a resolve to play well together; it requires leadership to explicitly recognize the need to build social capital across the organization, and implement a strategy accomplish it. Ultimately, the key to success is authenticity.

Social Capital 8

Social Capital Health Care Cooper Storytelling 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 2020

They must ensure that everyone across the company, not just employees, shares in the burden. The response must recognize financial reality, but also sustain social capital by respecting all stakeholders. Family business owners need to be open with their employees, transparently communicating information and concerns.

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Crisis Open-book Fixed Costs Social Capital 66

Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 10, 2017

In many parts of China –– the art of networking in business revolves around a system of building social capital known as guanxi (gwan-shee). Guanxi is largely accrued through a process in which two people – or two companies — offer and request services from each other on an on-going basis.

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Long-term Short-term Social Capital Bureaucracy 100

LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

We all know the companies and brands that failed to find this delicate balance: Kodak, Blockbuster, Borders, and the list could go on and on. This one little question lies at the intersection of two big fields – leadership and innovation. The other domain is leadership. Innovation innovation kaplan Leadership'

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Innovation Kaplan Short-term Long-term 114

LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

We all know the companies and brands that failed to find this delicate balance: Kodak, Blockbuster, Borders, and the list could go on and on. This one little question lies at the intersection of two big fields – leadership and innovation. The other domain is leadership. Role model these things every day.

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Innovation Kaplan Short-term Long-term 113

HR Digest

JULY 28, 2021

What should companies do now? It is a tough time as they bank on social capital and how to maintain cohesion without the benefit of informal coffee, lunch or smoke breaks. Coronavirus has changed the way Americans work. A STITCH IN TIME. This is a key moment for business leaders to respond promptly and with urgency.

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McKinsey Aggregate Demand Industry Crisis 134

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Companies are now taking advantage of this new marketing reality, becoming more skilled at getting their customers to advocate for them, create peer influence in their markets, and make important contributions in areas like product development and services. And more companies are at this level than think they are.

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Social Capital Review Software Marketing 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 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. The core idea was to map the community's resources: theater, schools, cultural centers, companies, parks, etc.

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Social Capital Education Human Capital Learning-by-Doing 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2014

It’s not within the day-to-day scope of my job and I certainly don’t want to put myself or the company at significant risk, but it would be a shame if I didn’t try to move the idea forward somehow. Entrepreneurship Innovation Leadership' How do I do this within a pretty traditional organization?”.

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Entrepreneur Organization Competitive Advantage Social Capital 19

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Over the past three decades at IDEO, I’ve worked with some of the most innovative companies in the world and seen a lot of creative leaders in action. The company nurtures its creative community and recognizes participation at every level. Some eventually cross over to become full-time employees. Further Reading. Innovation Book.

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Creativity Storytelling Social Capital Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2012

Two years later, despite great success, he told me he wanted to find a job at another company in his home country. He did and was soon appointed to manage the company's entire international business from headquarters. But, in fact, companies everywhere, in nearly every industry, are struggling to fill their talent pipelines.

Positioning 12

Positioning Social Capital McKinsey Globalization 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2018

As Jennifer de Vries has astutely observed, painting male allies and mentors as heroic rescuers actually strengthens the gendered status quo, inadvertently reinforcing male positional power while framing women as ill-prepared for serious leadership roles. So what’s a decent guy to do? We call it reciprocal mentoring.

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Mentor Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Learning-by-Doing 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2018

In September, Ellen McGirt published an article in Fortune exploring why there are zero African-American women running Fortune 500 companies. This lack of female leadership is important to explore, but what are the experiences of black women in the workplace before they make it to the c-suite?

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Hotels Project Class Mentor 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

And being the last to learn about key decisions can set your team back, and bring your leadership into question. But before you start recommending that you attend every critical meeting at your company, keep the following in mind: Check your ego at the door. Brian Uzzi and Shannon Dunlap. Why We Fight at Work. Annie McKee.

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How To Social Capital Maturity Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2011

And business has a very large role to play in ushering in a new economic model that delivers larger social equity through innovation and commitment to sustainable business practices. The company's market capitalization has grown 28-fold in the last 15 years to $33 billion. per annum during this period.

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Long-term Business Model Innovation Human Capital 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

As an aspiring PM, there are three primary considerations when evaluating the role: Core Competencies , Emotional Intelligence (EQ), and Company Fit. The best PMs I have worked with have mastered the core competencies, have a high EQ, and work for the right company for them. Company Fit. Not necessarily.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

As an employee in a large company told us about his boss, “She energized me because she loved her job and was in general a very happy person. Members of this health care company who experienced relational energy with their leaders were more engaged at work, which then led to higher productivity. What do they do? What do they say?

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Energy Health Care Leadership Pipeline Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

But like eager field-scientists exploring a verdant new continent, companies attempting to navigate and leverage Big Data risk getting lost in the weeds. Thus, the most important question regarding Big Data at almost any company is: How much are your customers really worth? But companies often take it to extremes.

Goal 8

Goal Webinar Social Capital Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2011

As he acknowledges, he also had the incredible good fortune to be born into money and privilege, which provided him with endless support, social capital and opportunity. "If But what's most impressive about Warren Buffett is that he recognizes his wealth and success are not simply a function of his skills.

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Hedge Social Capital Class Mentor 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Employees provide human capital, customers provide revenue and social capital, governments provide critical infrastructure (not just "pipes and schools" but most fundamentally the rule of law) and legitimacy, and shareholders provide financial capital.

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CEO Short-term Long-term Objective 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Here are a couple of mine: rent-a-friend – a service that enables tourists to hire locals for advice or simply some company – and location-based dating via an app that finds your nearby matches based on personality profiling. Social capital , which they rely on throughout the entrepreneurial process.

Innovation 8

Innovation Succession Creativity Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Our decades strangely resemble each other – and have big implications for how individuals and companies may want to rethink a whole host of issues, from career management and pensions to mobility and leadership criteria. How will companies manage longer lives and postponed retirements?

Career 8

Career Leadership Pipeline Social Capital Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2014

A 2008 survey of chief marketing officers and brand managers by the Association of National Advertisers found that 64% say their brands do not influence decisions made at their companies. Smart companies form brand councils to meet this leadership imperative. Brands may drive communications activities, but little else.

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Brand Strategy Advertising Brand Management 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Rogier Maes, the CEO of Contect, wrapped up his year-beginning speech to all the company’s employees. Rogier hadn’t once mentioned holacracy or self-managed teams, even though the executive team and the board had been talking for months about transitioning to just such a system at the global construction company.

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Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Cathleen Black's appointment raises, first, the perennial question: Is leadership a highly contextual capability? While once the corner office was almost invariably inherited by an insider, now it is more common to see companies reaching for "stars" who might perform miracles, or at least give the stock price a boost.

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Tacit Knowledge Festinger Social Capital Education 12