First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 17, 2016

A former Verizon Wireless executive, she has over two decades of experience in sales, marketing, customer service, and human resources. As a keynote speaker, leadership consultant, and MBA professor, Karin Hurt helps leaders improve business results by building deeper trust and connection.

Wireless 70

Wireless Human Resources Consultative Resources 70

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Frances Hesselbein – Former CEO, Girl Scouts of America and Peter Drucker Foundation. Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Telisa Yancy – Chief Marketing Officer at American Family Insurance. Deborah Borg – Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer, Bunge Limited.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2015

In the traditional village, you chatted with your neighbor at the local market, face-to-face: this was the heart of community. Drucker Forum 2015: Managing in the Digital Age. Drucker Forum 2015: Managing in the Digital Age. The theme: Claiming Our Humanity — Managing in the Digital Age.

Drucker 8

Drucker Information Technology Globalization Fashion 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Twelve cases are written as narratives with multiple teaching points, but without a focus on a particular business decision; the remaining twenty-three cases were written around specific conundrums related to strategy, operations, finance, marketing, leadership, culture, human resources, organizational design, business model, and growth.

Learning-by-Doing 62

Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Yet after more than a decade at war, there have been only minor changes in the systems that govern training and human resources, which still focus on efficiency at the expense of experimentation and innovation. A healthier approach also means managing acceptable losses.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Supply Chain Christensen Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

Fundamentally, it is a responsibility of both the executive and the board of directors, while a trusted Chief Human Resources Officer can also play an important role. Is there a way to be transparent about a CEO being coached without causing shareholder and market panic? Coaching is a private and personal activity.

CEO 13

CEO Survey Charan Welch 13