Leading Blog

MAY 21, 2021

B USINESS is not a discipline, but an endeavor made up of disciplines such as accounting, communications, economics, finance, leadership, management, marketing, operations, psychology, sociology, and strategy. Lesson: The higher one rises in an organization, the more one must be a generalist.

Short-term 347

Short-term Morale Rate of Return Finance 347

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 3, 2014

In the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) business landscape expected to continue for 2015, leaders face many challenges , requiring aggressive, sustained talent management strategies to prepare them for success. Two times more likely to place value on interacting over managing skills.

Human Capital 103

Human Capital Conference Metrics Talent Management 103

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

” Choices about whether and how to use money to remedy social problems should be left to individuals, he argued, who would be in better position to provide it if they were not being in effect taxed by corporate managers who thought they had better ideas for how to spend it.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Bureaucracy Short-term Agility 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2016

Effective executives understand the productivity and customer loyalty future depends as much on motivating and managing their machines as inspiring their people. Empowering smart machines to — pun intended — live up to their potential may well become the essential new 21st-century leadership skill.

Review 8

Review Kaplan Performance Review Kaizen 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Once the strategic vision is in place, senior leadership, including the CEO, will need to champion it personally in order to overcome institutional resistance and break down silos between departments. It takes time to execute these types of organizational changes—and the pace is wholly dependent on the actions taken by management.

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Early Adopters Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

This means that many emerging market risks get cut from the senior leadership agenda. They did not spend as much time thinking about local events that have implications for their emerging market operations. real GDP growth rate for the region, but there is more business risk than many expect.

Market Risk 9

Market Risk Marketing Supply Chain Company 9