The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 24, 2021

“Women have almost caught up to men in the fields of technology, engineering and mathematics, right? economy and its continued leadership around the globe. As with so many policies, for this to be effective, it’s vital that senior managers lead by example.

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Chief Operating Officer Attrition Diversity Policies 98

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

August 15th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Yet another Fortune CEO has fallen due to ethics violations. Hewlett-Packard, a company that started out as an example of moral leadership with “The HP Way” in 1939, has proven itself vulnerable to an unscrupulous CEO when Mark Hurd recently resigned. There are 5.5 million employers, 1.5

Ethics 184

Ethics Morale Open-book Blog 184

Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 4, 2013

Great leaders encourage leadership development by openly developing themselves. Today, many of the world’s most respected chief executives are setting a positive example by opening up, striving continually to develop themselves as leaders. Leading by example can mean a lot more than leading by public-relations hype.

Development 180

Development 360-Degree Feedback CEO Open-book 180

Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 8, 2011

Some examples: I never load software anymore – in fact I don’t even use my CD/DVD player. Engineering, design, materials, and service just got better. Lately, I find as each month progresses, I am leveraging the old basics of business and office technology less and less. I carry my laptop less and less. Unported License.

Technology 248

Technology Forrester Licensing Software 248

Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

It takes effective leadership with the right tone at the top and leaders who will nurture the right culture to build the organization needed to become the preferred provider to your markets. Effective leaders set the right tone at the top, which becomes the organization’s ethical standards. ” -Stan Silverman. How to Earn Trust.

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Silverman Career Succession Ethics 112

LDRLB

DECEMBER 21, 2012

They made – for example – computing for social problems their own arena, their own game which is increasingly difficult for anyone else to improve. But that’s about the ethics of the people using the tools of strategy. The ethical strategist can deliberately limit certain options because they are unethical.

Strategy 153

Strategy Ethics Transportation Consultative 153

Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Provide clear direction: One of the key directives for products managers is to provide clear direction to the engineering/development teams. A key to giving clear direction is for product managers to project their confidence and full support to the work engineering is doing.

Productivity 192

Productivity Products Succession Management 192

Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

— The Product Management Perspective: The ideas for this post came from a question posed to me about how an engineer can become a product manager. Following these three things will help you progress from your work as an engineer (or support or SE or any other job) to becoming a successful product manager.

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Taylorism Taylor Ethics Godin 150

Lead on Purpose

MARCH 8, 2010

Innovative engineers are recognized for their inventions. CEOs are praised for their vision. Top salespeople are rewarded with high commissions. The rewards for applied skill and hard work come quickly after the work is complete. Within two years I was speaking and writing fluently.

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Taylorism Taylor Ethics Godin 145

Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 17, 2011

Today, many of the most respected chief executives are setting a positive example by opening up, striving continually to develop themselves as leaders. In fact, organizations that best develop leaders tend to have CEOs like Steve Sanger who are directly and actively involved in leadership development.

Development 125

Development 360-Degree Feedback CEO Reputation 125

ReImagine Work

MARCH 27, 2016

In my sister’s example, her approach telegraphs: ​. The example above may seem like spin, but I don’t advocate insincerity. That doesn’t work for me, not only ethically, but it’s also bad management. Their offer appeals to our higher nature as humans. Express your own noble intentions.

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Participative Motivation Ethics Reputation 100

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 25, 2009

A few examples will illustrate: Children and toys: When parents give a child every toy she wants, she gets bored with them and they end up scattered all around the house. When this happens it’s usually because he or she has not carried the responsibility of the business and does not have the work ethic his or her parents had.

Ethics 154

Ethics Taylorism Taylor Godin 154

The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 12, 2010

Effective Communication Skills: How to Quickly Guess a Person’s DISC Style Tags: Communication Skills , DISC Model , featured , Leadership Skills , parenting skills , people-oriented people , perception , task-oriented people , understanding , working with people Guy Harris describes himself as a recovering engineer.

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FAQ Hammer Engineering Tools 230

Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Leadership grows and develops through building effective relationships. I highly recommend It’s Not Just Who You Know as guidebook to building effective relationships and increasing your leadership potential. Product managers rely heavily on other people — engineers, sales people, support, etc.

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Review Books ROI Loyalty 157

The Recovering Engineer

MAY 22, 2010

As I see it, choosing a behavior, word, or tone that will improve your communication effectiveness is not a moral or ethical issue. For example, most people recognize that appropriate behavior during a wedding ceremony is likely to be different from appropriate behavior at the celebration party after the ceremony.

FAQ 102

FAQ Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Engineering 102

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

This is just one example of pressures that unfortunately are all too common in business. The onus for ethical behavior falls first to the employee. Most companies talk a good ethics game and even make their goals public. For example, compensation tied solely to landing a contract invites abuse of the system.

Ethics 8

Ethics Company Incentives Policies 8

Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 3, 2011

Today, many respected leaders are setting a positive example by striving to develop themselves. Organizations that crank out great leaders tend to have CEOs like Steve Sanger who are actively involved in leadership development. Leading by example can mean a lot more than leading by public-relations hype.

360-Degree Feedback 115

360-Degree Feedback Gordon CEO Learning-by-Doing 115

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 6, 2009

Their newest online certificate, A Systems Approach to Product and Service Design is authored by Professor Peter Jackson, Director of Systems Engineering at Cornell University. As eCornell’s marketing agency, we partnered with them to launch a new Systems Design program. This is an awsome incentive that could motivate a lot of people!

Productivity 100

Productivity Products Press Release Discount 100

Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

With core values, you can guide your business in the ethical direction you want the business to go. Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash. Otherwise, your team will begin to look at the leadership as hypocrites. However, when failures happen, team members discover that it’s curiosity that the leadership wants.

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Teamwork Diversity Ethics Document 246

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

We believe the strength of any team is in the followers and there can be no leaders without followers, but the vast majority of research to date has focused on the leadership side of this equation. It is worth keeping in mind that some jobs have clear leadership requirements; virtually all jobs have followership requirements.

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Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

I list these below as a guide for anyone — from bloggers, to academics, to strategy consultants — looking to produce world-class thought leadership. For example, a British study showed the precise ways in which management gurus in the 1980s U.K. Tune Your Idea to the Zeitgeist. It can even be quantified. As the U.S.

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Prahalad Hamel Core Competence Leadership 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Similarly, when Starbucks baristas make your latte the same way across cafés, or when a software engineer delivers the expected features each sprint, you are witnessing tactical performance. The second type, known as adaptive performance , is how effectively your organization diverges from its strategy. This is also true of executives.

Organization 12

Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

One of its major suppliers is under an ethics investigation resulting in significant delays. And a very visible acquisition under Mauricio’s leadership is struggling. Mauricio knew that he must carve out time for strategic conversations with his leadership team, but during a one-on-one coaching session he told me he was puzzled.

Long-term 8

Long-term Short-term Strategy Brainstorming 8

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

There are many ways that even a good business with good leadership can be damaged or bankrupted. For example, if your partner isn’t on board, many people might choose to avoid conflicts between “your-wife-or-your-life” or “your-man-or-your-plan.” For example, my brother John and I both had appropriate experience in the car business.

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Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2016

Its purpose was to enhance people’s lives through great engineering that offered everyone an accessible, high-quality car. The Volkswagen leadership set a new overarching goal for the company: to become the world’s largest automaker by 2018. Scharffenberger had sold Hershey his eponymous ethical chocolate brand.

Short-term 8

Short-term Morale Software Engineering 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. For example, when my book publisher was hit by Hurricane Wilma, (thus my upcoming book was literally blown away), I turned to graphic design where I had received all my training and contacts—but with a much different business model.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2013

The three leadership traits that most mattered were the ability to focus intensely on customer needs, the ability to collaborate with colleagues — and the ability to inspire. Of the 16 leadership competencies we most frequently measure, it is clearly the one that stands out. For example, they set stretch goals with their team.

Learning-by-Doing 12

Learning-by-Doing Goal Ethics Innovation 12

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 17, 2009

Imagine flying a single engine plane at extremely low altitudes, maneuvering into position, as you dive over treetops, houses and power lines dropping a fine mist about 30 feet from the ground at precisely the right time and then, throttling yourself to safety avoiding the same obstacles and more. Think about it.

Marketing 173

Marketing Productivity Products Ethics 173

The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 27, 2010

I am simply observing the outcome of a leadership act: a high level leader who reports to a higher level leader within an organization took his discontent public and he had to leave the organization as a result. I do know what happened, and I believe it demonstrates a valuable leadership lesson: Disagree in private and agree in public.

Leadership 248

Leadership Engineering FAQ Video 248

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2011

At Starbucks, that has meant contributing both money and time to meet local needs in the communities it serves, promoting sustainable farming communities and ethically sourcing coffee, and packaging and transporting its products with sensitivity to their environmental impact. He's now proved, for a second time, that his approach can work.

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Conference Business Model CEO Transportation 15

Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

He also attended MIT, where he received 3 degrees: a Masters in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, a B.S. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, and a B.S. Here’s his impact: Sal holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was the president of his class. in Mathematics. Thought I was what?

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Hedge Class Video Career 314

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Leadership is changing — fast. Successful computer hacks now more often than not involve “social engineering,” the modern equivalent of an old-fashioned con. The 21st-Century CEO. Sponsored by Cognizant. Many of these details can be worked out in advance. You’ll have to walk a fine line in a tense situation.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage PR Information Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2014

million Chevy Cobalts with an ignition defects that, under certain conditions, would turn off the engine suddenly and disable airbargs, leading to a number of crashes and at least 12 deaths. GM delayed from 2005, when the issue first appeared, until recently to recall 1.6 Then they must make decisions on an appropriate response.

Crisis Management 8

Crisis Management Crisis Management CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

How can these companies overcome the inevitable leadership, organizational, and cultural challenges involved? ” So GE has hired 1,000 software engineers and data scientists to provide enhanced software and analytical skills across GE’s many businesses. General Electric turns out to be an excellent case in point.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

​ For example, the job function I have now, digital marketing , didn’t exist when I left college, and had I focused on other areas without adapting as my career progressed, I might’ve missed my calling in digital marketing. However, it's also the MOST CRITICAL skill in senior management and leadership positions.

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Career Advice Succession Learning-by-Doing 74

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

That 2% includes all the doctors, lawyers, accountants and engineers… those of us who actually advise. According to research conducted by the Ethics Resource Center: Employees of organizations steal 10 times more than do shoplifters. In 2009, for example, more than 550,000 businesses were opened, and more than 660,000 closed.

Budgeting 77

Budgeting Succession Consultative Crisis 77

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

Susan Fowler, a former site reliability engineer at Uber, recently wrote about her “very, very strange year at Uber,” characterized by a pervasive culture of alleged sexual harassment. Ultimately, boards, CEOs, and investors get the quality of leadership — and HR — that they demand and permit.

Compliance 11

Compliance Hedge Human Capital Finance 11