Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 2, 2020

They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. We work closely with many leaders who are running functions or divisions in large organizations.

Self-aware 83

Self-aware Leadership COO Influence 83

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2021

Previously I’ve written about how relational disconnection between NASA engineers and senior managers contributed to the fatal accidents of the space shuttles Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003. The American Psychological Association’s survey of U.S.

Self-aware 332

Self-aware Stress Environment Long-term 332

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This ready supply of stable income made the inherent uncertainty of entrepreneurship a difficult sell. This subsequently makes working for established firms a more attractive option as by the time scientists and engineers are ready to create a startup they already have established a career for themselves. Better alternatives.

Entrepreneur 85

Entrepreneur Long-term Cost of Capital Engineering 85

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 19, 2022

He argued that far from some form of miraculous perpetual motion machine that would deliver economic growth in perpetuity, the engines of our economy need a constant flow of new innovations in order to thrive. They are societies with countless thousands of entrepreneurs.”.

Diversity 125

Diversity Entrepreneur Innovation Gordon 125

N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

what drives your economic engines (focus areas)? It also means that an entire culture must understand how to Go Slow to Go Fast to eliminate tension from the valuable techniques used to identify ways of operating with greater success in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment. And equally important – what are you not be the best at?),

Execution 298

Execution Objective Learning-by-Doing System 298

HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

We cannot assume that because someone implemented what was the best practice in the 1940s or 1960s, but it’s still the way we should be operating today. We cannot assume that because someone implemented what was the best practice in the 1940s or 1960s, but it’s still the way we should be operating today.” It’s not effective.

Ryan 59

Ryan Handbook Letter Competitive Advantage 59

Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

What we can see now is that what began as an emergency response has led to a more profound change in operating models, with remote working and flexible structures becoming more finessed. Dileepa de Silva for the completion of 25 years of membership. COVID-19 has changed this perspective completely.

Crisis Management 52

Crisis Management Committee Hotels Webinar 52

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Senior industry leader adds hands-on management and operational experience to StrategyDriven’s Power & Utilities focused advisory services. I’m excited to be joining StrategyDriven during this time of unprecedented change and uncertainty within the energy sector,” says Nathan.

Chief Executive Officer 50

Chief Executive Officer Execution Operations Asset Management 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

You’re driving down the road and the “check engine” light appears on your dashboard. But if you decide to keep driving, you risk something far worse happening to your engine – and your livelihood. This kind of uncertainty is a fact of life for many drivers. It’s happened to all of us. What do you do? Lead from the top.

Engineering 9

Engineering CIO Disruptive Innovation Uncertainty 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

You’re driving down the road and the “check engine” light appears on your dashboard. But if you decide to keep driving, you risk something far worse happening to your engine – and your livelihood. This kind of uncertainty is a fact of life for many drivers. It’s happened to all of us. What do you do? Lead from the top.

Engineering 9

Engineering CIO Disruptive Innovation Uncertainty 9

Tanveer Naseer

MAY 5, 2015

Of course, what makes this NASA employee’s response so noteworthy is the fact that he wasn’t one of the engineers or scientists involved in designing the rockets or overseeing the lunar missions. Not to mention the faster pace by which we now have to operate amid a sea of rising distractions vying for our attention.

Environment 100

Environment Long-term Short-term Succession 100

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

As a quality engineer, I am always looking for quality focused businesses. Applying SMED, the theoretical sessions would act as the external activities that operators have to perform before a changeover, and actually implementing them in a running business would be the internal ones. Edwards Deming Institute conference.

Deming 28

Deming SWOT Root Cause Analysis TRIZ 28

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 2, 2022

As we head into 2022 and yet more economic uncertainty, you might be considered more than optimistic about starting a new business. Real estate and purpose-built property are essential for your operations. Yet, nothing stops you from finding the most suitable office space for lease in your place of operations.

Brand 103

Brand Audience Real Estate Engineering 103

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Also, with technological innovation, there will always be a high degree of uncertainty regarding the kind of talent your company will need in the future. The company had very few software engineers. Yet software engineering skills are key to GE’s future. This creates the illusion of having time to react.

Company 12

Company Insurance Engineering Software 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely. military says, volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity , where technology and strategy changes rapidly. We made a number of operational changes to the call center.

Organization 13

Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

The problem is that many companies have the wrong “operating system” for organic growth. In our work with dozens of large companies on growth and transformation strategies, we’ve found a set of principles and practices that create an operating system for growth. Test Like an Entrepreneur (Not an Engineer).

Organization 10

Organization Company Venture Capitalist B2B 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2010

The other is a process called Opportunity Engineering (OE) that instills a different way to look at value. Horizon 1 (H1) represents the current core operations of a company that produce the cash flow needed to sustain operations, to meet investor expectations, and to invest in future growth.

NPV 14

NPV Net Present Value Price Engineering 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Timbuk2 manufactures in the US because it produces custom-made bags, orderable through its handy web site , and customers ordering custom bags cannot wait for weeks for a bag to come from China by boat, while shipping by air is expensive and there would still be some uncertainty due to customs clearance.

Engineering 15

Engineering Bottom-up Fashion Cost 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

The recent price swings highlight a new era of uncertainty gripping the world’s energy markets. output comes from fracking operations that have cut costs dramatically since slumping prices in 2014 forced dozens of companies into bankruptcy. It makes price movements less extreme but also more difficult to predict. The soaring U.S.

Offshoring 10

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 10

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

There was so much fear and uncertainty. At the same time, fighter planes were coming in low overhead, their engines echoing in the cavernous atmosphere of Manhattan. " I was on a plane a week later to attend my grandmother's funeral, and my wife and I were 2 of about 20 on that flight.

Blog 362

Blog Hotels Follow-up Brand 362

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2016

Without knowing their place in Indian life, an outsider might take one look at their loud engines and open sides and suggest that rickshaws should be replaced with modern vehicles that are faster, bigger, and more comfortable. Until recently, the trade-off for lower price was uncertainty. Insight Center. Innovation in Cities.

Transportation 8

Transportation Technology Price Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2011

Most have barely tapped the surface of what they could achieve by operating overseas. Rethink product design , choosing fewer and simpler features that better suit the market instead of over-engineering. Offshoring isn't going away, but companies will have to be smarter about it. Or rethink traditional distribution channels.

Offshoring 15

Offshoring Supply Chain Outsourcing Cost 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2016

uses digital technology) but doesn’t actually operate digitally (i.e. Launch: Vision and Uncertainty. ” In the launch phase, you need to realize that an exponential strategy has inherent uncertainty. The exponential mindset helps you become comfortable with uncertainty and more ambitious with your vision.

How To 8

How To Business Model Uncertainty Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2016

With this model, an investment can be defined as strategic, key operational, support, or high potential. Key operational investments sustain existing business operations, helping to avoid any disadvantage. Executives can sometimes struggle differentiating between key operational and support investments.

Tools 8

Tools Competitive Advantage Operations Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

The most important way to mitigate risk is to become excellent at either engineering, product, selling, or operations and management. While developing expertise is the most certain way to reduce entrepreneurial risk, many other strategies exist: Process — Using the right processes to deal with market uncertainty (e.g.

Career 8

Career Company IPO Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

One of us (Paul) is a strategy scholar and economist; the other (Amy) studies organizational behavior and operations management. Volkswagen’s software that allowed diesel engines in its vehicles to cheat on emissions tests is another case of a top-down fixed strategy that suffered in implementation.

Strategy 8

Strategy Agility Execution Core Competence 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Yet now, with Innovation Engineering – a data-driven, reliable system for creating fresh ideas and successfully turning them into reality – companies can transform innovation from a random act to a reliable science. Innovation Engineering methods and tools are designed to engage both left and right brain thinkers.

Innovation 57

Innovation Engineering CIO System 57

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2014

They are professional Predict, Plan & Execute (“PP&E”) machines, and as they have evolved over time, are carefully engineered to stamp out anything that induces uncertainty. Your organization would do it to anyone trying to operate outside of the PP&E operating system. That’s because you are!

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Innovation Operations Consultative 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2013

I''ve interviewed over 150 impressive, young entrepreneurs and engineers throughout the Arab world. They believe that despite all the recent political uncertainty, they will eventually control their destinies. Silicon Valley and other global tech operating companies get this. They care about their families and their communities.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incubator Globalization Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2018

failure to fully embed operations in China. Despite the differences between the inside view and the outside view, these factors have converged in three clusters: (1) poor understanding of the business environment, (2) ineffective strategy making and communication, and (3) underperformance in operation and execution.

Competitive Advantage 11

Competitive Advantage Business Model Technology Marketing 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Samsung — and, more generally speaking, the chaebol , South Korea’s family-run conglomerates — has been an engine of rapid economic growth for a long time. Samsung’s operating profits rose by 128% (USD $6.12 ” Even after the verdict, considerable uncertainty remains. in the first half of the year.

Uncertainty 8

Uncertainty Price Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2016

All the originally appealing simplicity vanished into uncertainty. Traditional operations research process optimization, for example, seldom embraces A/B testing or incorporates customer recommendation engines. Would they defect to competitors? Might product bundles or incentives meaningfully shift demand and production flows?

Process 12

Process Competitive Advantage Outsourcing Supply Chain 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

All these steps are taken in an effort to eliminate their fears, reduce their uncertainties, and satisfy their doubts. From the customer's standpoint, the cost of the salesperson's solution was prohibitive because the perceived value of the operational benefits did not justify the price. Price versus Value. 800 Pound Gorilla.

CRM 16

CRM Telecommunications Price Long-term 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2017

You’re not cut out for engineering. Part of your job will be to manage this uncertainty. Perhaps they’ve spotted an edge skill that could transform how your unit operates. Or perhaps they want to jump from engineering to sales. You’re not a data scientist. Sales isn’t what you do.

CTO 8

CTO Goal How To Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Bad data makes it nearly impossible to become data-driven and adds enormous uncertainty to technological progress, including machine learning and digitization. Leadership must realize that earning even a fraction of the value data offer takes more than simply bolting an AI program into one department or asking IT to digitize operations.

Strategy 10

Strategy Technology Quality Cost 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

One key approach is "20% Time" (also called "Innovation Time Off") that encourages Google engineers to spend 20% of their work time (one day per week in theory, usually weekends or evenings in practice) on projects that interest them. Managers are told "be hard on the process, but soft on the operators.".

Process 15

Process Bureaucracy Innovation Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2012

One solution is to use a flexible, fluid team structure that consists of three tiers : a core, an operational level, and an outer network. The chipmaker Xilinx, for instance, has reported an increase in engineer productivity by around 25% thanks to social media tools that encourage and enable employee collaborative activities.

Team 9

Team Succession Hypercompetition Teamwork 9