Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

In 2003, the company did away with its traditional marketing in high-end magazines and the like, and re-centered itself around community members, their needs, feedback, and conversations. He is a regularly featured keynote speaker at industry associations and for leading companies on the power of social media.

Media 66

Media Learning-by-Doing Open-book Company 66

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2013

He assumed leadership of Coca-Cola''s large South Africa operation eight years later, before taking on leadership positions worldwide and the CEO job in in 2004. In 2008 he was named by Beverage Industr y magazine as the sector''s CEO of the year. They''ve often done so under pressure from investors.

Long-term 8

Long-term Marketing Short-term Constraint 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Read everything you can get your hands on: business books, novels, newspapers, magazines, blogs, and everything else. Look at what others are doing in other industries and see how you can apply their ideas to your own business. Do this a few times, and you will be conditioned to start generating ideas as soon as you see the hat.

Creativity 50

Creativity Bottom-up Newsletter Open-book 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

Any other theory of how business ought to behave is going to sound muddled and inconsistent in comparison. the brokerage firm formerly known as Dain Rauscher) and spent 2011 as chairman of the main securities-industry trade group, SIFMA. But you can't deny that it sounds simple and straightforward. Even if it's closer to being right.

Metrics 13

Metrics Open-book Long-term Comparison 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2013

In this massive piece, Nicholas Carlson analyzes Armstrong''s rise from his days as the owner of a strawberry business, uncovering a leadership trajectory that culminated in a proxy war with an activist investor and a final realization that his baby — local-news and listings provider Patch — needed to be trimmed, or else. (May Leadership'

Armstrong 8

Armstrong Long-term Short-term CEO 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2010

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Resources 50

Resources Process Constraint Objective 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

It’s also about business and leadership. A few years back, writing about a team that was dominating a different kind of football , the magazine claimed that FC Barcelona, the renowned soccer club, “has provided a distinctive solution to some of the most contentious problems in management theory.” ” Wow!

Sports 8

Sports Teamwork Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Globally, these are industries where the state is often the sole or dominant customer. First, as noted in an editorial in Science magazine, the bulk of China’s government R&D funds are allocated on the basis of political connections rather than merit as judged by independent scientific panels.

Innovation 8

Innovation Drucker Policies Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

By comparison, think of the long strides many businesses have made in reengineering their supply chains, boosting product quality, and rolling out lean six sigma. Within any industry, mental models tend to converge over time. Executives read the same trade magazines, go to the same conferences, and talk to the same consultants.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

We see evidence of their empowerment across settings and industries. Friends who are interior designers, architects, and builders tell me that many customers get immersed in Houzz, Pinterest, HGTV, and many magazines and home fashion catalogs. You can make your own comparison when it comes to sex.).

Politics 77

Politics Power Self-aware Short-term 77