LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

This one little question lies at the intersection of two big fields – leadership and innovation. Whereas innovation used to be all about research & development, technology, and product or service innovation, what’s required for innovation today goes far beyond the traditional nuts and bolts. The other domain is leadership.

Innovation 113

Innovation Kaplan Short-term Long-term 113

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Without trust, we are not only less happy as individuals but also less productive in groups. In short, trust is a form of social capital that enhances performance between individuals, within and among groups, and in larger collectives, like organizations, institutions and nations.

Team 129

Team Team Building Cooper Bottom-up 129

Coaching Tip

APRIL 2, 2011

Malcolm Gladwell writes in his best seller, Outliers: The Story of Success , that our individual successes "are products of our history and community, of opportunity and legacy." Gladwell writes, "My great-great-great-grandmother was bought [by William Ford] at Alligator Pond [a slave market on the south coast of Jamaica].

Committee 99

Committee Social Capital Politics Education 99

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Performing market assessments. Core Competencies.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

As I described in my last post , your prospective customers and buyers increasingly learn about you from their peers — including your current customers — while tending more and more to ignore traditional sales and marketing communications from corporate. At Level 1, buyers perceive you as the supplier of a commodity.

Social Capital 9

Social Capital Review Software Marketing 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The free-flowing exchange, in which employees, partners, and collaborators gain social capital through their creative input, has helped propel growth. He asked his management team to join him in a six-month prototype of the company’s open “Leadership Community.” Further Reading.

Creativity 8

Creativity Storytelling Social Capital Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

And being the last to learn about key decisions can set your team back, and bring your leadership into question. Turn the omission into an opportunity to evaluate what you have to offer the group, determine whether the meeting aligns with you and your team’s best interests, and conduct a productive conversation. Office Politics.

How To 8

How To Social Capital Maturity Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Employees provide human capital, customers provide revenue and social capital, governments provide critical infrastructure (not just "pipes and schools" but most fundamentally the rule of law) and legitimacy, and shareholders provide financial capital.

CEO 10

CEO Short-term Long-term Objective 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Some studies suggest that radical innovation (which does sound sexy) confers sustainable competitive advantages, but others show that “mild” innovation – think iPhone 5 rather than the original iPhone – is generally more effective, not least because it reduces market uncertainty.

Innovation 8

Innovation Succession Creativity Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Big Data is working hard to get into the minds of customers and uncover accurate information about how the customer really feels, thinks and responds to products, services, advertising and brands. She's a solid, if modest, purchaser of your products and services. Big Data needs to capture this reality and focus your organization on it.

Goal 8

Goal Webinar Social Capital Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2014

David Packard, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, once observed that “Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing people.” And brand stewardship can no longer be under the exclusive purview of marketing departments and brand managers. Smart companies form brand councils to meet this leadership imperative.

Brand 8

Brand Strategy Advertising Brand Management 8