Center for Creative Leadership

MAY 19, 2019

David Altman, our COO, argues for giving leaders and employees a short, sharp shock: In effect, “If you think change is constant now, then you ain’t seen nothing yet.”. It’s also not just about hiring more good engineers.”. Engineers are trained to identify problems and come up with a solution; they are steeped in LEAN and Six Sigma.

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Center for Creative Leadership

MAY 19, 2019

“When we work with C-suite executives and with senior teams in our organizational practice, we often hear concerns about the disconnections between the current organizational culture and the needed culture to implement the future-proof strategy,” our COO David Altman says.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

I’m also not a fan of going to a blog to read third party news, press or the re-blogging of someone else’s information published for no other reason then to boost their search engine rankings. You Know How To Say It : Mark Twain I’m not, but for the most part I can put across a cogent thought.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2014

Watch Your Mouth Sheryl Sandberg and Anna Maria Chávez on 'Bossy,' the Other B-word The Wall Street Journal Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and her Lean In organization want to ban the word "bossy" when it''s used to describe assertive girls and women. Crisis management Information & technology Technology'

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2018

Franklin was in the business of designing, engineering, and manufacturing climate control systems for cars and SUVs. FB Holdings had made it through the financial crisis of 2008 without losing money—but the climate control systems divisions, a Tier 1 automotive supplier, had not fared as well.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2014

Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, speaking at City Colleges of Chicago. My predecessor at the Fed, Chairman Ben Bernanke, demonstrated such courage, especially in his response to the threat of the financial crisis. Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started. Sometimes big dreams can be overwhelming.

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