In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Leadership. by John • September 12, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 4 Comments. Not many years after the Tylenol fiasco, a massive batch of sour coffee that made some people nauseous became my ultimate test of leadership. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Did you like this?

Crisis Management 268

Crisis Management Crisis CEO Management 268

HR Digest

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Hiring managers must consider scenario planning to surmise all possible outcomes and device strategies to address each of these different possibilities. This workforce strategy may motive employees to learn new skills, and at the same time give them a sense of job security. Managing workforce in times of disruption.

Management 98

Management Supply Chain Crisis Scenario Planning 98

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2018

Through his unique lens, he came to create what we know as scenario planning — a widely used strategic planning practice that now spans all sectors. An HBR contributor, he wrote two seminal articles about Shell and scenario planning in 1985. Planning well, in his estimation, required “training the mind.”

Scenario Planning 12

Scenario Planning Strategic Planning Kleiner Management 12

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The concept delves more deeply than mere regulatory compliance, stretching towards a proactive approach that involves risk anticipation, scenario planning, and sound decision-making processes. The strength of governance can be significantly amplified with the employment of a dedicated leadership team.

Compliance 235

Compliance Efficiency Ethics Metrics 235

CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

The Empathy Map looks like this: In this chapter the authors walk you through processes to arrive a enhanced design like Customer Insights, ideation, providing an introduction to the value of visual thinking, how to use prototyping, story telling, and Scenario Planning.

Business Model 141

Business Model Executive Coaching Execution Blog 141

Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 22, 2020

What makes strategic leadership different than leadership in general? Effective strategic leadership – and the ability to solve strategic leadership challenges – requires different skills and perspectives than those required by day-to-day operational leadership. The Importance of Strategic Leadership Today.

Leadership 106

Leadership How To Long-term Short-term 106

Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 10, 2019

One issue has been on my mind for quite some time. Let me share with you a key learning from my innovation work in and with diverse companies over the years. It can be termed pretty catchy as: Window of Corporate Opportunity. In brief, this notion can be delineated as follows: Sustainable, effective and impactful corporate innovation.

Innovation 79

Innovation Diversity Scenario Planning Company 79

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Engaging in scenario planning or gaming is not to make accurate predictions, but “the very act of trying to imagine alternatives to the conventional view helps you perceive your options more clearly.” To make good decisions, we need to make those kinds of imaginative leaps. Johnson prescribes simulations to do just that.

Cost-Benefit Analysis 285

Cost-Benefit Analysis Scenario Planning Storytelling Objective 285

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

This isn’t a retread of scientific management , nor is it an updated take on scenario planning. Scientific management and scenario planning, while forward-thinking, rely on information that’s in the rear view mirror. Information & technology Leadership Strategy' It’s an entirely different animal.

Strategy 10

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Scenario planning is impossible. They told me that in the world where there are no precedents, you have to trust your own judgment. There are multiple ways of getting around each challenge, and a variety of consequences that can come from your actions. So instead you simply move forward in the way you know in your heart to be right.

Uncertainty 15

Uncertainty Scenario Planning Media Planning 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2018

Real-time data, unquestioned accuracy, relentless customer focus, process excellence, and analytical leadership underlie the control tower operations of these retail operations. Similarly, a steel company built a customized scenario-planning tool into its control tower platform that increases supply chain responsiveness and resilience.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Management Retail Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2011

No country or bloc seems to want to take on the burden of global leadership. For example, when it comes to preparation for a possible showdown involving North Korea, there has been no discussion or scenario planning between American and Chinese top brass — not a recipe for good crisis management.

Politics 14

Politics Gordon Scenario Planning Globalization 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2017

This revealed five essential leadership and organizational capabilities: discipline and focus, agility, connectivity, openness and transparency, and empowerment and alignment. Agile businesses run planning and execution in parallel, investing in scenario planning so they can act promptly when opportunities arise.

Organization 8

Organization SPM Content Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2016

Mindfulness meditation — the practice of cultivating deliberate focused attention on the present moment – has caught on as a way to bring focus, authenticity, and intention to the practice of leadership. Explore alternative scenarios: It’s also possible to inject an element of mindfulness without meditating at all.

Strategy 8

Strategy Goleman Strategic Planning Parcell 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Next comes Crisis Planning. What-if scenario planning is similar to the processes utilized in overall company strategic planning and visioning. The crisis plan must be part of the bigger process, not an adjunct or afterthought.

Crisis Management 81

Crisis Management Crisis Risk Management Budgeting 81

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Have you done scenario planning of measures beyond your immediate control, i.e. external factors which profoundly impact your livelihood? He guides companies through growth strategies, visioning, strategic planning, executive leadership development, Futurism and Big Picture issues which profoundly affect the business climate.

Strategic Planning 71

Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 71

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Sure, the value of an in-depth discovery phase; comprehensive, quantitative, and qualitative research; stakeholder interviews; scenario planning; and alignment are undisputed. And how often have you crafted a meticulous three-year strategic plan, only to have it become obsolete after a few months, or even weeks?

Agility 8

Agility Strategy Short-term Long-term 8