Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2012

I developed these ideas during seminars with executives where we discussed their experiences of good and bad management. Lust is also about vanity projects — investments or acquisitions that make no rational sense, but play to the manager's desires. Edgar Bronfman, heir to the Seagram empire, leaps to mind here.

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Management Gordon Welch Chemicals 16

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

A plane developed that way wouldn’t fly. These projects would not have succeeded without clearly defined, measurable goals and a rigorous approach for achieving them. But we had to focus because the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, which funded the project, wanted to ensure that we demonstrated results.

Health Care 8

Health Care Engineering System Gordon 8

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

A strong interview relies on collaboration to develop appropriate questions in advance and map out how the interview should be conducted, with pre-established cues prepared. Just know that you can get this project done with any size budget, from high-tech camera equipment down to your iPhone. Connect with Sean Gordon on LinkedIn.

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Content Gordon Video Budgeting 51

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

To find out, we launched a research project [pdf] comparing the experiences of male and female high-potential employees. As Gordon M. At Catalyst , we've wondered whether the problems actually ran deeper in organizations, and what might be thwarting women's progress long before they found themselves bumping up against that barrier.

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Chief Executive Officer Mentor Gordon Career 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

And thinking is in fact quite an important activity when it comes to assessing and developing a strategy. Firms often suffer from legacy products, projects, or beliefs. Because it means that you don’t have much time to think and reflect. What would an outsider do? Things they do or deliberately have not done.

Strategy 8

Strategy Long-term Short-term Mintzberg 8

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 23, 2017

Guest post from Gordon Leidner: Alexander Hamilton and the Founding Fathers have made a splash in the news recently, thanks to Broadway’s sensational production “Hamilton.” They are unique because they don’t just point the way to a goal, keep a project in the black, or manage day-to-day activities. They exemplify moral integrity.

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Gordon Morale Loyalty Goal 170

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2011

When the project dragged on, Fierst was able to persuade the CEO that Milanese was ineffective and should be "encouraged" to retire. After being promoted to VP, he easily wrapped up the project, creating a fairly simple form for managers to fill out. Well-executed evaluations give a company the data it requires to develop talent.

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Case Study P&L Performance Review Review 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2012

The following table, based on IMF projections, is a list of the top 20 global economic powers (by GDP): Other mature but smaller democracies have huge debt-to-GDP ratios as well, including Greece (166), Ireland (109), and Portugal (106). And many of the world's top debt holders are its largest and most powerful democracies.

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GDP Maturity Gordon Short-term 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Gordon Brown said during the campaign that Scotland’s fight should not be with London but with globalization. There was no UK strategy to enable Scotland to develop alternative engines of growth, as other small advanced economies were able to do. I’ll offer some small-country perspectives on these issues.

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Consensus Globalization Politics Policies 10