LDRLB

MAY 16, 2012

The following is excerpted from his new release The Strategy Book.]. The genius is in seeing how new events open up new possibilities for the old plan. Some people follow the plan. Some managers insist the plan is followed as a point of principle. [This is a guest post from Max McKeown. Is our plan still working?

Planning 104

Planning Strategic Planning Objective Strategy 104

Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

 This week I have a great management blog carnival to share with you.  In lieu of taking submissions from bloggers wanting to participate in the carnival, it is actually up to the host to pick the posts that he or she would like to include and feature.   Ready to improve your management skills? .

Management 133

Management Six Sigma Human Resources Kaizen 133

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

Leaders consciously or unconsciously lump employees into three categories: the “stars” consisting of those in management as well high potential employees, the much larger “core” made up of solid contributors, and the rest, employees whose contributions and fit with the organization are questionable. It was scary, really.

Long-term 207

Long-term Consensus Class Follow-up 207

Building Personal Strength

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

I once had the pleasure of training all the executives and middle managers of a city government in the basic skills of leadership. Without that long-term follow-up, I would never have mastered the skills. So when you pick up suggestions about what to do as a leader, try them and learn from the experiences.

Training 42

Training Leadership Skills Learning-by-Doing 42

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

But by attending to the following crucial components, leaders can be ready to communicate the news in ways that will help recipients adjust well and recover as quickly as possible. Plan more time than you ever thought necessary to prepare the content, the delivery, and the necessary follow-up.

Team 11

Team How To Planning Follow-up 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

A middle manager at a global technology organization — let’s call her “Denise” — had a problem. She’d come up with the idea of revamping the company’s inventory management approach by networking together “sleeping” resources. juanluisgx/Getty Images.

Politics 9

Politics Innovation Project How To 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2016

Imagine what would happen, for example, if an organization decimated the ranks of middle management without equipping front-line employees with the skills, incentives, and information they need to manage themselves. Within a month or two one would know: Can we do this efficiently? Can the legal risks be mitigated?

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy Proposal Middle Management Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2011

In a previous post , I cited Google's "20% time" policy, where software developers spend 20% of their jobs on projects they dream up. For many years the Latin American operations of breakfast cereal maker Kellogg's relied on functional managers and consultants to drive improvements that would reduce costs and optimize manufacturing capacity.

Process 14

Process Software How To Bottom-up 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

This sense of being pushed and pulled every which way – without having any broader context or a sense that you’re getting somewhere – is something I see all too often in organizations, as executives try to keep up with new competitors or business trends.

Welch 8

Welch Six Sigma Real Estate Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2011

Air Products, Nokia, and Shell, among others, followed this advice and created top-level process owners. They also believe that companies without them are forced to settle for lower customer satisfaction no matter how well they improve efficiency within functions or departments. Why didn't process owners stick at these organizations?

Process 15

Process Champy Competitive Advantage Hammer 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2015

Following are steps that we have seen work in a number of companies to simplify their analytics strategy and generate insight that leads to real outcomes: Accelerate the data: Fast data = fast insight = fast outcomes. Real-time delivery of analytics speeds up the execution velocity and improves the service quality of an organization.

Strategy 8

Strategy Supply Chain Technology Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

Although long ignored, these middle management positions have become increasingly recognized as critical to executing a company’s strategy. In sales-driven companies (think pharmaceuticals and industrial equipment), they are often field sales managers who direct dozens of salespeople in the highest-volume regions.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

It’s an IT and business consulting staffing business that: (a) recruits top programmers and program managers; (b) identifies key projects at large tech companies; and (c) makes a match. The service allows large companies to rapidly staff up and down. Research: Middle Managers Have an Outsized Impact on Innovation.

Innovation 8

Innovation Project Bureaucracy Talent Management 8