Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

That is until they learned about an emerging technology—DVDs. Now we were going to have to grow, and rapidly, and that took a different skill set entirely. After a slew of ideas like customized shampoo, dog food, and baseball bats, Randolph hit upon renting VHS tapes online. Then the game was on. It worked, and they had their idea.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2013

As a group, we saw the need to fully embrace technology in a way that would easily allow skilled volunteers to transfer their knowledge to our partners in Africa. Veronica sells her cotton to Cargill, and her corn to COMACO, a local nonprofit that markets food to consumers while also striving to save wild animals and ecosystems.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

One half of building business is supplying quality products or services; the other half is skill in building relationships. For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. Develop those contacts as a ladder to reach higher, but more challenging, prospects.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 22, 2018

A basic tip provided by start-up technicians, expert technology specialists, self-help experts, and network experts on how to start an online business is: “Be Effective.”. Our company is not just a web development agency; we are the technology partners of several start-ups. Brendan Wilde of Discountdomains.co.nz

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B2B Development Wilde Project 64

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Startups and major tech companies, notably Alphabet’s Google X division , are investing heavily in smart car technology, as are network ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. “Self-driving” or “smart” cars will simply become whatever we call the next generation of transportation technology.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

By helping business leaders to improve their businesses, the CIO becomes an obvious candidate to fill any open role that involves technology, process, or strong governance. Other companies have multiple employee collaboration platforms with different rules and technologies. But the responsibilities of the CDO will be required.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2015

Surveys indicate that more than 30 percent of the top 300 largest global brands are now using or evaluating 3D printing (often with printing technology in-house) whether for prototyping and other innovation projects or in actual production of what they sell. He is a skilled metal fabricator, but that label doesn’t do him justice.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Back when you started leadership development working with those unions, how did servant leadership come to you? If you got that skill – and there’s a lot of organizations willing to pay really big bucks for people who know how to do that. We’ll teach you our technology. That is a skill that is in demand in a big way.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Back when you started leadership development working with those unions, how did servant leadership come to you? If you got that skill – and there’s a lot of organizations willing to pay really big bucks for people who know how to do that. We’ll teach you our technology. That is a skill that is in demand in a big way.

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Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

I was coaching Sanjay,* a leader in a technology firm who felt stuck and frustrated. If you want to be a sales manager, you can’t just sell — you have to develop your management skill. He isn’t as skilled at it yet. He wasn’t where he wanted to be at this point in his career.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Different operational skills. If you're a product guru, maybe you need a business development or sales-oriented leader to get your vision to market. But a long-term relationship can help you leapfrog the learning curve of the close collaboration, which can sometimes take years to develop. Doing so presents its own risks.

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How To Long-term Learning Curve Entrepreneur 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2014

Staples sells products developed on Quirky; Avis has acquired Zipcar; Walgreens has partnered with TaskRabbit for delivery. Partly in response to pleas from established players like taxi and hotel companies, municipal governments have tried to corral the Wild West of sharing. Less consuming, more producing.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

The healthy habits that I attribute to my success as a leader are practice what I preach, set healthy boundaries, practice mindfulness, exercise, work hard and invest in my ongoing learning and personal development. He could have attributed their success to more advanced technology, better marketing, or thinking differently.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2011

I had worked for over a decade to develop relationships with Latin American business leaders, several of whom were on Forbes' billionaire list. But if I measured success by the progress I made during the ensuing years — learning, developing, building something, doing good — I could judge my performance as successful.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2015

As I found ways to support myself in my travels, and picked where I would settle, I learned several key skills that have served me well in the course of building a venture-backed startup. Every developing region I’ve worked in has a specific word for influence or connections. In the U.S. Many of my peers in the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

According to Whole Foods co-CEO Walter Robb, these future stores will feature “modern, streamlined design, innovative technology, and a curated selection” of lower-priced organic and natural foods. The news that Whole Foods will open a separate chain of stores designed to appeal to millennials stopped me mid-aisle.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

Many workers have found, well into their careers, that their physical skills for making and transporting “things” are less relevant and valuable than the once were. New workers embarking on their careers are finding that their education is incomplete in many areas essential to our technology-driven lives today.

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