Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

But then as now, there is no greater attribute for a ruler than humility built on an accurate assessment of his own limits, from which the finest cunning emerges.” — Robert Kaplan, Warrior Politics. “In The President is, first of all, a manager.” — Peter Drucker, How to Make the Presidency Manageable, Fortune November 1974.

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Bureaucracy Kaplan Drucker Politics 278

First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 27, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Breaking Out: How to Build Influence in a World of Competing Ideas John Butman What You’re Really Meant to Do: A Roadmap for Reaching Your Unique Potential Robert Steven Kaplan The UnStoppables: Tapping Your Entrepreneurial […].

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Kaplan Blog Hamel Handbook 75

Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

That''s why on Amazon every management book with the word "surprise" in its title is about how to avoid or prevent the phenomena. In LEAPFROGGING , author Soren Kaplan reveals why this command-and-control mindset is exactly what stymies innovation. Soren Kaplan: Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs.

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Innovation Kaplan Diversity Open-book 126

Tanveer Naseer

JULY 12, 2016

At Boeing, Alan Mulally was hired right out of college as an engineer and went on to become its CEO before becoming the chief executive at Ford. Formerly the Managing Partner of Trammel Crow, one of the nation’s leading real estate developers, he is chairman of the investment firm he founded in 1995. Reproduced by permission of AMACOM.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Addressing a managers meeting, Brian Halla, CEO of National Semiconductor Corp., Listening with their full attention, the audience members heard Mr. Halla talk about his concern about the economy, then lead to the need for managers to look for near-term opportunities for growth. Yet another good grabber is the startling fact.

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Power Audience Kaplan Short-term 56

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2013

As we move forward we need to be mindful of two principles that must be at the heart of any fundamental health care reform: “no margin, no mission” and “if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Kaplan and Michael E. As the era of health care cross-subsidization ends, these principles must guide our actions.

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Health Care Kaplan Porter Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Enter my co-author, MIT-trained strategist and engineer Juan Carlos Méndez-García, who consults with both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. Saul Kaplan , Chief Catalyst at Business Innovation Factory, shares: "My life has been about searching for the steep learning curve because that's where I do my best work.

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