N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

I refer, of course, to what must have been the unsatisfactory board of directors. Hugh Robinson The appalling airport CEO story is sad, not only as the author had to suffer her, but it indicates more serious bad management issues for many organisations.

Leadership 420

Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 420

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2012

They might make a targeted acquisition here or there, form an alliance now and again, or license in some specialized technology, but by and large they made their own drugs, supporting big, fully staffed research labs, which they would then market themselves.

Licensing 12

Licensing Depreciation Pharmaceuticals Budgeting 12

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Productivity apps are in heaps and bounds on the market, but very few cater to the ever-evolving needs of the human resources departments. Uber Conference. Imagine you need to get into a conference with people from different locations, and you are having persistent issues with connecting and talking!

Productivity 101

Productivity Products Management Conference 101

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2014

What was so horrible about publicly traded companies that he’d consider being a CEO again, but only if he could avoid public markets? He succeeded in charming Wall Street … without ever deigning to participate in one of his company’s quarterly earnings conference calls or talking up its prospects on CNBC. Short answer: no.

Stage-Gate 8

Stage-Gate Strategic Planning Welch CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Terry, a highly regarded marketing associate in a pharmaceutical firm, had just been asked to lead a marketing team. Here, I’m referring to boundaries as the guardrails that determine what the new manager should and should not do, how much time to spend on the job, and how success will be measured.

Management 8

Management Pharmaceuticals Learning-by-Doing Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Functional experiences help make you great at something, i.e. marketing, supply chain, R&D. You’ve not only been a great marketer in one region, but proven that you can lead marketing when you have a new team, in a turnaround situation and in a different geography. Request an interview.

Career 8

Career Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

She claimed the Wall Street Journal story was "blown out of proportion," which led Dimon to refer publicly to the trades as a "complete tempest in a teapot.". As the second week of May began, Dimon realized, "The last thing I told the market — that it was a tempest in a teapot — was dead wrong," the Journal reports.

Banking 9

Banking Kahneman Document Simon 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

I refuse to dignify this attack with a response,” said Henry Guillart, the CEO, just hours after Hughes had given his initial negative presentation at an investor conference in New York. Competitive products came on the market, but none were as popular as the Express. Terranola’s market cap skyrocketed to $8.1 Doom and Gloom.

Case Study 8

Case Study CFO Hedge PR 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Informational interviews “give you exposure — a way to get yourself known in the hidden job market,” he says. Forward him a link to a relevant magazine article, for instance, or invite her to an upcoming conference or networking event. Instead, ask for advice on how to position yourself in the job market.

Information 8

Information How To Career Advice 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2010

She'd mentioned her business, Calidad de Vida, a group of day care centers for the elderly, and he'd peppered her with questions, explaining that he was interested not only as a doctor (he was the leading cardiothoracic surgeon at Madrid's best hospital) but also as a potential investor (he'd unloaded his stocks just before the market collapsed).

Case Study 12

Case Study Franchising Health Care Follow-up 12