Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

What is the number #1 book you recommend for learning how to become a better leader (boss/manager or leading self)? Not only does it provide tools and resources for those transitioning into a leadership role, it also includes development strategies for management teams who are overseeing the growth of new leaders.

Leadership 102

Leadership Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Open-book 102

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2014

Marketers are racing to create seamless customer experiences that make it easy for consumers to engage at every touchpoint as they navigate the “decision journey” and beyond. In addition, we took a fresh look at how our marketers are organized globally. And we set up new, regular sharing sessions to improve cooperation among regions.

Marketing 8

Marketing Brand Globalization Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The 195 member countries, or “parties,” hold a Conference of Parties (COP) annually, and this year is the 21st meeting. The goals vary, but this is the first time in history that every country will agree to manage its emissions. Leading CEOs are seeing the work to manage climate change as a strategic and human imperative.

Conference 8

Conference Supply Chain Commitment Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2016

Often, when I’m asked to give a speech on strategy at some company event or conference, I find that one of the other speakers is a former professional sports player. The message for managers is clear: this is the way to outcompete your business rivals; these are the traits that will bring you and your company commercial victory.

Sports 8

Sports Management Competitive Advantage Mintzberg 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2018

Using these autoresponders — whether during vacation, a conference, or the big moments in our lives like the birth of a child — can create social connection with recipients including colleagues, clients, and vendors. What are you learning at a conference that will help you serve your clients better? Offer a Resource.

Conference 15

Conference CRM PR Cooper 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

We heard this leadership dilemma from multiple companies that participated in our research on the leadership perspectives of C-suite executives and millennial leaders, which was co-produced by our three organizations, The Conference Board, RW2 Enterprises, and DDI. American Express. Why these programs work.

Development 12

Development Participative Conference Innovation 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

Companies in multiple industries are already altering their approaches in changing urban markets. Other telecoms are offering solutions such as smart parking and waste management systems. After all, some of the world’s urban markets are larger than entire nations. How Do We Need to Adapt Our Current Offerings?

Real Estate 9

Real Estate Company Transportation B2C 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2013

Last June, I raised a few eyebrows when I told attendees at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio (aka Rio+20 ) that "accountants would save the world." But where we've lost the plot is that we only demand — and manage — a return on financial capital. But I meant it. Why accounting?

Social Capital 13

Social Capital Report Finance Transportation 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

There is a much more important change in the global distribution of power underway, and the play for leadership of the World Bank signals that emerging markets will be increasingly bold in asserting their views about the management of the global economy. In short, the age of Post-Western globalization is upon us.

Globalization 11

Globalization Banking Restructuring Politics 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 13, 2016

Managers, consultants, and academics around the world have long wrestled with this question. But simultaneously managing today’s business while creating tomorrow’s goes beyond being ambidextrous. Managers exploiting current businesses develop mindsets based on what they have experienced in the past.

Company 8

Company Licensing Incentives Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2013

There is a growing network of people — including the leaders of companies such as the Container Store, Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Patagonia and Whole Foods Market (of which one of us is the co-CEO) — building their companies based on the idea that business is about more than making a profit. It's about higher purpose.

Politics 11

Politics Cooper Ethics Conference 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

They allow managers to suspend normal rules in an acceptable way and they provide an effective audiovisual medium for absorbing ideas. People Express, for example, is a business simulator that provides players with a rich inside perspective on starting and managing an airline.

Seminar 8

Seminar Learning Curve Strategy Comparison 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2016

And how do you motivate the departing colleague to cooperate? In fact, “it may be well-nigh impossible” to convince him to cooperate. ” The learner might sit in on a conference call to hear how the expert pitches clients or attend a meeting to observe her soliciting input from colleagues in another department.

Learning-by-Doing 8

Learning-by-Doing Storytelling Cooper Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer. The prevalent model of startup cooperation in recent years has been corporate venture capital and accelerators (CVC&A). Top startups already have market leading solutions.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2013

I recently employed this principle with a large asset management firm. However, management was not convinced. Still, management remained unconvinced, believing that workers must be directed, tightly managed, and never allowed to set their own pace. You must slash the price of your product or service by 50%.

Disruptive Innovation 9

Disruptive Innovation Hotels B2C Price 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2018

This can hamper cooperative parenting and make it harder for women to stay in the field. UCSF (where three of us work) is a good model , with on-site childcare services that cost 10% below market rate and emergency temporary back-up care for faculty with sick children at home so they can still attend to clinical duties.

Policies 13

Policies Leadership Mentor Career 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

It’s the channel through which you sell your initiatives to the people you depend on for cooperation and support. By managing the three key properties of networks that either propel you forward or hold you back—breadth, connectivity, and dynamism—you can develop a stronger network and use it as an essential leadership tool.

How To 8

How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2015

Between ticket sales, sponsorships, merchandising, and media rights, Price Waterhouse Coopers estimates global sports revenues will grow to total roughly $145 billion. We now have entire conferences dedicated to the analytics of our business and our basketball operations. These aren’t mom and pop operations anymore.

Price 8

Price Team Sports Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2014

It is not hard to see why the two sides find it challenging to confer about infrastructure needs – much less participate in each other’s planning processes. Much of the inspiration for the tool came from the scenario planning workshop, said Ted Dahlburg, manager of DVRPC’s Office of Freight and Aviation Planning.

Planning 8

Planning Scenario Planning Transportation Workshop 8