Decker Communication

MARCH 30, 2020

When faced with a force he could not manage (a force named George Foreman), Muhammed Ali conceived of the rope-a-dope – a strategy whereby Ali absorbed all the fury that Foreman could throw at him. But the thing about the rope-a-dope is that it depends on the ability to counterattack.

Shaw 85

Shaw Hammer Crisis Competitive Advantage 85

Strategy Driven

MARCH 23, 2019

Citizens have been asked to cast their vote for a referendum requiring those seeking to purchase a hammer to undergo a registration process similar to that for firearms. Supporters argue that because hammers, like guns, have metal parts and can be used to kill people that these tools should be legally controlled as guns are.

Hammer 50

Hammer Library Article Commitment 50

Tony Mayo

AUGUST 22, 2009

Experimenters showed peasants drawings of a hammer, a saw, an axe, and a log and then asked them to choose the three items that were similar. If pressed, they considered throwing out the hammer; the situation of chopping wood seemed more cogent to them than any conceptual category.

Executive Coaching 163

Executive Coaching Mayo Execution Hammer 163

LDRLB

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

There isn’t a doubt in my mind that the leadership principles that worked for me as a CEO continue to apply to the current era of light speed communications and decision-making. Companies, large and small, cannot survive without great leadership, sound strategy and flawless execution. No one is an average Joe.

Hammer 145

Hammer Teamwork CEO Middle Management 145

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 6, 2011

Leadership. by John • June 6, 2011 • Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 2 Comments. Last week, legendary brand positioning expert Al Ries weighed in on Starbucks reported desire to move away from its powerful ‘specialist’ strategy. Leadership. Main menu Home. Did you like this? Share it: Tweet.

Ries 122

Ries Brand Hammer Marketing Strategy 122

Lead by Adventure

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Who can hammer out the details? The DISC test helps by showing you what each person needs from you and one another in areas such as leadership, communication, work environment, and more. How well your team works together is a direct result of leadership and. Enhance communication strategies. Strengthen Collaboration.

Team 100

Team Letter Hammer Learning-by-Doing 100

Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

 Sadly, as the old saying goes, when a hammer is the only tool in your arsenal, you start to see every problem as a nail. Cathy Missildine-Martin, Profitability Through Human Capital : 7 Ways HR Can Lead Strategy Execution - Strategy is arguably one of the more exciting and captivating elements of leadership and management.

Blog 124

Blog Human Resources Human Capital Talent Management 124

Frank Sonnenberg Online

APRIL 9, 2019

Use the following 25 strategies to identify whether your habits are propelling you forward or holding you back. If you’re using a hammer when the job requires a screwdriver, you’re going to face troubled times ahead. Are you willing to change with the times or are you rigid and set in your ways? Are You Flexible or Rigid?

Hammer 104

Hammer Learning-by-Doing Delegation Follow-up 104

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 11, 2021

As Michael Hammer famously warned back in 1990, it’s no use applying new technologies to old processes, so in order to get the most out of AI and automation, jobs are having to be redesigned so that man and machine can work well together. Redesigning the business.

Supply Chain 64

Supply Chain Technology Hammer Report 64

Six Disciplines

DECEMBER 13, 2013

This importance was hammered home to me in a lunch meeting with “Sandy,” who recently moved to a much larger organization. As organizations increase in size, the leadership team moves from generalists to specialists who are responsible for a particular business area. She commented, “It’s just not the same. I feel like a number.

Customer Intimacy 133

Customer Intimacy Hammer Competitive Advantage Organization 133

In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 7, 2011

Leadership. by John • August 7, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Life • 0 Comments. Beyond my recreational life (weapons of choice being a tennis racquet or a golf club - on a good day I use both), I’m writing about business leadership, branding and life. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Visionary.

CEO 100

CEO Golden Parachute Welch Human Resources 100

Great Results Team Building

MARCH 26, 2012

If I were building a house, I would prefer to have a shiny new nail gun instead of the hammer my grandfather had to use. Culture trumps strategy in any organization – whether academic, athletic, or corporate. Still, it is true that the right tools can make any job easier. But tools are not the goal.

Teamwork 150

Teamwork Technology Education Morale 150

Six Disciplines

MAY 17, 2013

This importance was hammered home to me in a lunch meeting with “Sandy,” who recently moved to a much larger organization. As organizations increase in size, the leadership team moves from generalists to specialists who are responsible for a particular business area. She commented, “It’s just not the same. I feel like a number.

Customer Intimacy 116

Customer Intimacy Hammer Competitive Advantage Organization 116

Strategy Driven

MARCH 21, 2011

Hershman and Dr. Michael Hammer. Michael Hammer was a bold and revolutionary thinker, the coauthor of Reengineering the Corporation, the most important business book of the 1990s. Hershman is the Chief Executive Officer of Hammer and Company. Without the diagram the equipment would be useless. About the Authors.

Hammer 50

Hammer Chief Executive Officer Metrics Process 50

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2012

Customer Focus, Feedback and Service Strategy. So the raving fan service strategy needs to be designed so that the company and its employees can deliver. Every service strategy needs to be designed so that this concept is constantly reinforced. Leadership and/or members are all screwed up. Shared leadership.

Team 64

Team BHAG Hammer Open-book 64

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 11, 2011

Home About Consulting Church Family Leadership Navigation: Home » Ministry » Grace Community Church » Costa Rica Report, Part 2 Costa Rica Report, Part 2 January 11, 2011 in Grace Community Church , Missions with 10 Comments Yesterday was our first official “work day&# at the Abraham Project.

Report 42

Report Edmondson Hammer Consultative 42

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 8, 2012

In order to move to Stage 3, the team must hammer out the performance standards and commitment to achieving them. Customer service strategies need to be planned, but it helps to be flexible and try new ideas that will make your organization indispensable to the people it serves. About the Author.

Team 58

Team BHAG Hammer Customer Loyalty 58

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Shifting from Drucker's erudition and measured tone to Hammer's revolutionary and provocatively violent declarations ("don't automate, obliterate") was a bit dizzying. I list these below as a guide for anyone — from bloggers, to academics, to strategy consultants — looking to produce world-class thought leadership.

Prahalad 15

Prahalad Hamel Core Competence Leadership 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Yet this narrative around Asians’ success obscures the fact that they are underrepresented in leadership positions, a phenomenon referred to as the “bamboo ceiling.” Why aren’t Asian Americans advancing into leadership positions? Stereotypes About Asian Americans.

Positioning 8

Positioning Leadership Diversity Hammer 8

You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 6, 2009

So, if you are new to leadership, know that to be a good leader, sometimes you’re also going to fail. Shifting to experiment/learn perspective would most certainly take the ‘hammer’ out of the equation. Our strategy might not be approved; that is one kind of failure. Leaders experience failure all the time.

Performance Review 40

Performance Review Learning-by-Doing Blog Hammer 40

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2016

More often than not, these brands are small not because they can’t grow, but because there aren’t enough financial resources and leadership mindshare left over to truly explore their upside. Sometimes this is the natural result of portfolio strategy. Bending the rules brings the process police out.

Brand 10

Brand Hammer Advertising Budgeting 10

You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

I’m thinking though that it is in the difficult times that leaders need to embrace the concepts of the Learning Organization and to build a culture of shared leadership. There is a proverb that says, “ If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail&#. Get Your Leadership BIG On! It can get pretty complex.

Learning Organization 56

Learning Organization Senge Organization Learning-by-Doing 56

Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm. Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers.

CEO 57

CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 57

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

Without support from leadership, your AI transformation might not succeed. Successful AI adopters have strong executive leadership support for the new technology. So far, the same seems to hold true for AI: Early AI adopters with a very proactive, strictly offensive strategy report a much better profit outlook than those without one.

Survey 11

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

In a provocative and saucy book, It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For , Spence and coauthor Haley Rushing explain the business strategies and competitive ideas behind many of the one-of-a-kind organizations he has studied or worked with over the years, from BMW to Whole Foods Market to the U.S.

Hammer 15

Hammer Construction Advertising Brand 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

When I ask leadership development clients to describe the type of motivation they’d like to see in their teams, they mention qualities such as persistence, being a self-starter, having a sense of accountability for and commitment to achieving results, and being willing to go the extra mile on projects or to help other team members.

Motivation 8

Motivation Hammer Video Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Have those with MBAs specialized in strategy, marketing, or entrepreneurship? This can take many forms — an agreement that an employee can use office space and resources outside normal business hours to hammer out a side project over time, for instance, or a month-long sabbatical to let them dig into their passion all at once.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Incentives Hammer Project 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2013

“There were catchphrases that had to be hammered into the head of the employees, just like advertising does to the general public.” Part of his strategy included what Murphy calls “pep talk shows.” .” Industrial musicals weren’t merely about camaraderie and a few chuckles.

Morale 8

Morale Conference Hammer Film 8

N2Growth Blog

JULY 19, 2011

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Does your company partake in addictive marketing strategies and tactics? “ Addiction Marketing &# is a phrase I started using a few years back while waiting in line for my drink at Starbucks. Do you feel “Addiction Marketing&# is ethical? Thoughts?

Marketing 310

Marketing Tactics Brand Ethics 310

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

But whether European politicians will be able to hammer out a deal. Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts, also at last night's event, talked with Rotman Dean Roger Martin about the necessity to have an evolving digital strategy in the face of what she called a "mobile metamorphosis."

Politics 8

Politics CEO Health Care Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Noble: Impact investing is about strategy. Even in the most hard-nosed of private equity firms or hedge funds you will find that people align with strategies that mean something to them, that they’re passionate about. It will get harder and harder for mainstream investors to not develop some strategies in this area.

Insurance 8

Insurance Bond Hedge Bottom-up 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 18, 2017

It’s important that the team leader embraces diversity in the ranks and does not see a culture developing where people who are different get hammered down until they conform. New blood brings fresh perspectives and ideas on how to do things differently, more efficiently, or simply better.

Team 64

Team Hammer Software Project 64

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Return on leadership. Big companies hammer their entire workforce to make certain that their customer satisfaction scores are high or higher, when they could be (should be) creating an internal training program that begins with the word wow, and progresses upward from there. Many Happy Returns : Return on training. Return on morale.

ROI 50

ROI Customer Loyalty Airlines Loyalty 50

Strategy Driven

MARCH 28, 2011

We call this the Values Blueprint method of changing culture and we recommend you engage in a two-day retreat with a group of your best players to hammer out what your values should be and what behaviors best exemplify those values. You can’t force culture. You can only create environment.

Environment 70

Environment Covey Airlines Mission Statement 70

Strategy Driven

JUNE 25, 2012

BIGGER REALITY: If companies like Halliburton are able to sell hammers to the government for $6,000, somehow you should be able to get your price if you are within a few points or dollars of your competition. .’ REALITY: ‘The customer only buys price’ is an excuse propagated by weak and lazy salespeople.

Training 50

Training Price Hammer Customer Loyalty 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 14, 2015

Next time a company hurtles a blitz, follow these 4 critical strategies for successfully negotiating any compensation. Does the new role fit that trajectory in terms of responsibilities, scope, subject matter, leadership opportunities, exposure or any other number of criteria? Resume control. Think about your career trajectory.

Strategy 50

Strategy Company Succession How To 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 22, 2016

Recruiting is like a hammer. If you’re building a house and the only tool you’ve supplied your framer is a hammer, then then don’t blame the framer if it takes five times longer than you’d like, and costs a bundle more than it should. Executive leadership and buy-in. Recruiting Is Overused and Misapplied. Keep it simple.

Planning 50

Planning Hammer Succession Constraint 50