Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

We may be snowed by the public relations machine that “markets” a poor leader. Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office. We might simply vote without doing our homework first. Worse yet, we may not vote for anyone.

Leadership 150

Leadership Follow-up Blog Greenleaf 150

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

With its Emerging Businesses (EB) group (where one of us serves as President), Merck started a journey about three years ago with a core investment thesis: there are areas of growing unmet need in health care that intersect with its established competencies. Experimentation is vital.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The rising ability to identify, capture, and repurpose the data byproducts of an ongoing business is coming to rival the perceived "core competence" of the core business itself. But that mind-set's simply too focused and operational. Ignore Costly Market Data and Rely on Google Instead? BIG DATA INSIGHT CENTER.

Hedge 15

Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

The 'iPods' of poverty alleviation and literacy have likely been invented and put to use by small organizations in some corner of the globe, but there is no market for identifying these breakthrough ideas and ensuring widespread adoption.". Consider these examples: 1.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Porter Team Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more. Here are a few suggestions: Lead by Example.

CEO 12

CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 12

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

Core Business. Enron (like many other companies) got into areas beyond their core competencies. Enron did not demand enough accountability, fairness, ethics and operational autonomy from its outside auditor. Capitalization is stretched beyond limits, and operations advance in a cash-poor mode.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57