Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

More often it's a problem related to what we call the Art of Finance. The idea of finance as an art sometimes puzzles people. Former Sunbeam CEO "Chainsaw" Al Dunlap was even said to view his finance department as a profit center. The late Peter Drucker may have the best explanation. "I

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

It reminds me of Drucker’s first rule of decision making: one does not make a decision unless there is disagreement. A team helps to create the best foundation for a decision or action. Consensus isn’t the goal. Good input is. It’s nice when everyone agrees on a direction, but it should also give one pause.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

His talented student, the legendary Warren Buffet, thought the same: “ when management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact.”

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

bright- and dark-side personality, values, and reputation) and meaningful measures of organizational outcomes (culture, profits, turnover, etc.). Second, as a 20-year review from 1993 to 2012 showed, CEOs’ judgment affects key strategic and managerial processes , such as staffing, financing, and marketing decisions.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

It includes books by Peter Drucker, Charles Handy, Charles Koch, Jack Welch, and Bob Sutton. I've found that they teach different lessons when you hold them up against the background of your new experiences. Here's a link to a recent "re-reading" list. link] mikemyatt Thanks for sharing your reading list Wally.

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