You're Not the Boss of Me

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

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. Systems Thinking : When most people talk about Senge’s model of a Learning Organization, they usually start with Systems Thinking. It can get pretty complex.

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Learning Organization Organization Senge Learning-by-Doing 63

Strategy Driven

MARCH 21, 2011

Hershman and Dr. Michael Hammer. Worse still, Bob’s behavior and the accolades he receives simply reinforce the notion that everyone should work around the system. No one seems to grasp that if the system were fixed, there would be no need for heroes like Bob. Hershman is the Chief Executive Officer of Hammer and Company.

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Hammer Chief Executive Officer Metrics Process 50

CoachStation

MARCH 7, 2016

My career from that point has almost always been in leadership roles within the retail, hospitality, finance and contact centre industries in Australia and overseas. Like anything, there are good and poor ways to apply a system or tool. How do you show ethical values i.e. honesty and fairness, non-discrimination?

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Self-aware Ethics Tools Finance 146

Chris Brady

DECEMBER 30, 2010

First, let's cover the basics, which are given more depth of treatment in Orrin Woodward and my book, Launching a Leadership Revolution.  Select one (or at the most two), and hammer away at it with all your ability. Also, it should go without saying that such a reward/denial system should align with the goals set.)

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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&#. The question often is though, how do we to start?

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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.

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CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 57

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

We include five categories of AI technology systems: robotics and autonomous vehicles, computer vision, language, virtual agents, and machine learning.). Without support from leadership, your AI transformation might not succeed. Successful AI adopters have strong executive leadership support for the new technology.

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Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 13, 2011

As Dan Julius , a senior academic administrator now in the University of Alaska system told me years ago, "the things you did that upset people and create enmity live on much longer than what you did that people liked and created supporters." They also tend to have longer memories.

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Long-term Hammer Organizational Behavior CEO 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The team had dropped the ball on inquiries from several retailers interested in its products by failing to coordinate getting them into the company’s system quickly. “I did talk to that leadership development firm last year,” he said. Now, Lance realized that might be a sign of more fallout to come. “OK. .

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Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

In Davos we had a bunch of hardcore mainstream investors explore whether social impact bonds to combat childhood obesity could fit into their investment strategy — because with childhood obesity, 20 years down the line you have huge drain on the health system, you can therefore monetize the cost. We don’t want to go there.

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Insurance Bond Hedge Bottom-up 8

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. Outside training.

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Training Price Hammer Customer Loyalty 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

It takes a systematic approach to build a systemic capability—whether that is Amazon’s logistics prowess or the near-flawless service you receive as a guest at a Four Seasons hotel. In our experience, it can take several months for a company to hammer out its defini­tion of innovation. So it is with innovation.

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Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2011

Process gurus such as Michael Hammer , Jim Champy , Geary Rummler , and Alan Brache have long maintained that companies must appoint process owners to ensure that processes are improved across functions. Nobody was left to care about process performance after the system went live.

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Process Champy Competitive Advantage Hammer 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

But whether European politicians will be able to hammer out a deal. When has more participation in our political system ever been a bad thing? In a post-election survey of business leaders worldwide, released by HBR yesterday, 84% cited the euro zone as their chief concern for the coming months. We absolutely know it.

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