Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. Reserved your spot? Enjoy the rest of your week.

Policies 121

Policies Article Skills Learning-by-Doing 121

Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Social media has proved pretty effective at changing the world and how we communicate with one another. The HR Technology Conference shed some light on how social tools will change HR in the coming years. So use the central aims for your organisation and work backwards from there to find ways that social media can help those.

Early Adopters 91

Early Adopters ROI Media Tools 91

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2013

As someone who was a pretty early adopter, for a grownup, but doesn''t spend much time on Facebook now (I''m more of a Twitter guy), I''ve been an eager consumer of the Facebook-is-doomed literature. This last characteristic stood out in Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg''s appearance at the D11 conference this week.

Strategy 8

Strategy IPO Early Adopters COO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

By buying Whole Foods, Amazon gets virtually limitless possibilities to test products and services, test price points and assortment interactions, redefine the price perception for organic and healthier foods, merge offline and online shopping experiences, and perhaps test home delivery or store pickup with ideal early adopters.

Price 8

Price Retail Competitive Advantage Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

In fact, BMW’s greatest co-innovation success, 12 years earlier, had been in a “venture client” relationship with an early stage startup: Mobileye, now a leader in collision-avoidance technology. Similarly, Charles Schwab was the early adopter client of Siebel’s revolutionary CRM system.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8