Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Failure comes part and parcel with invention” (Bezos 2013 letter). The S-Team (senior leadership team) developed Amazon’s flywheel. Given Amazon success, wouldn’t you want to understand and develop the flywheel that runs your business? There are a couple of principles which seem to stand out. What’s dangerous is not to evolve.”

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I have witnessed otherwise savvy executives place the need for emotional security and superiority ahead of achieving their mission (not that they always understood this at the time). Controlling one's emotions is part and parcel of emotional intelligence. link] mikemyatt A great motto Anna, and sound perspectives as well.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Skill development is clearly a major priority for companies and managers these days. Enrollment in learning programs has surged over the last few years to generate a global executive education market of over $70 billion a year. Consider, for instance, the talent development program at Ascom, a global telecommunications company.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Her job was to develop new engagement technologies in her organization, but instead of embracing critical feedback on her ideas, she ignored it. Through my executive coaching work (and my own experience), I’ve developed a few conversation-centered techniques that help. And it hurts your image as a leader.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2013

The challenge is to make change management part and parcel of the business plan, and not an add-on that is managed independently. Unless your managers are accountable for making sure that change happens systematically and rigorously — and certain behaviors are rewarded or punished accordingly — they won''t develop their skills.

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Six Sigma Management Parcell Kotter 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2014

GM’s bankruptcy and bailout four years ago earned it the nickname “Government Motors,” a reference to both the $80 billion lent by the US government (repaid in full in December, 2013) and to the bureaucratic, top-down management GM executives had used to try to reverse the company’s tailspin. They play well as a team.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

I often hear executives reassure me that projects will get done because "we have an execution culture," or that customers will be well taken care of because "we have a culture where the customer comes first." To what extent do we share information broadly or parcel it out narrowly?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

A simple version of the new skepticism is this: China’s development to date depended in large part on “late mover” advantages that are no longer available. (From 1979 to 2010, the economy grew an average of 9.9%, reaching 15% in 1984.). Innovation surely depends on such change.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

What would new product development executives or project managers in the R&D lab tell you are the organizational dynamics that ice their best ideas? Executives may be playing favorites with one way to approach a particular opportunity, or it may be hard to envision how a tiny customer base can get big. Start with a survey.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2012

Most senior executives are well aware that their data are not up to snuff. Given the growing importance of data to every aspect of their business, they know they must develop an understanding of the costs of poor data quality, shortcomings in the methodology notwithstanding. First, develop a keen eye for non-value-added work.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2017

And that is part and parcel of professional life. Case Study #1: Develop an understanding of your customer’s needs, and show empathic concern. Before he developed his pitch, Damian did his research. He talked to George’s colleagues to develop a deeper understanding of the CEO’s personal motivations.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

To keep all stakeholders aligned over the course of the transformation, the company’s executive team should be clear and unrelenting about the vision of its future and the rationale thereof. The executive team should not commit to specific moves, as factors outside of their control might require a change of plan.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2015

It is nearly impossible to translate — let alone execute – a strategy that you don’t understand. ” By pulling back on breakfast sandwiches while doubling down on research and development of new coffee creations, he engaged the whole organization in comparative learning. All of the sudden, they get it.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

Doing that required developing a new business model in which MedStar would get paid to keep patients well. “We needed an enduring strategy independent of any legislation,” recalls MedStar executive vice president Eric R. Connecting Three Different Business Portfolios.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2016

One of us recently had the opportunity to test the concept of mindful strategy with a group of middle managers and senior executives from the legal, advertising, finance, and non-profit sectors in the Bay Area. Visualize positive outcomes : As Daniel Goleman argues , positivity is part and parcel of focused attention.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

They not only grow their current business but simultaneously develop the next one that, ultimately, will enable a graceful transition from the first. We fully expect that the 2-in-1 mentality — and accompanying capabilities — will become part and parcel of what distinguishes the most successful leaders of tomorrow.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2014

More than 100 engineers reported to a single overwhelmed executive." The worst infractors have no intentions to train or hire and are just looking to take advantage of free labor,” says Nathan Parcells, cofounder of the website InternMatch. Chen eventually replicated his results throughout the year.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

When I ask my executive students this question, most of them answer in the fours and fives. On average, my executive students answer this question in the twos and threes. That’s fine if an executive is looking to move elsewhere, as some of my participants were. My guess is that your second number is lower than your first.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Postal services are becoming fulfilment platforms, taxis are delivering parcels and food, recipe box companies are eating the lunch of restaurants and grocery retailers, and so on. We are also developing a humanoid robot to help maintain these facilities and, maybe one day, to even help automate their construction.

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