Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 14, 2015

The focus of leaders is on utilizing people as a company’s most important product, to establish missions, strategies and goals for the organization. Good leadership begins with identifying key resources with competencies that meets the demands of a business’s vision and strategy.

Leadership 120

Leadership Attrition Human Capital System 120

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

In the world of technology: the more of something you make, the more valuable it can become. This has led to high levels of AWS specific investment from innovators like CloudHealth Technologies, Qubole, Mapbox, and the like. That ecosystem investment reinforces the value proposition and drives more developer adoption.

Collison 9

Collison Net Present Value Company Short-term 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2017

” Laying out their data, they find that long-term oriented companies create more financial value and more jobs. I agree with their vision of a future in which more companies focus on the long term and become more productive for the world (their findings accord with my own work on the dangers of short-termism ).

Hedge 8

Hedge Short-term Long-term NPV 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Successful companies shape their high-level strategies by relying not on complicated frameworks but on simple rules of thumb. It illustrates how simple rules can help companies shape strategy in an uncertain environment. Rail accounted for only 20% of long-haul shipments in Brazil, compared with 80% in most countries.

Strategy 8

Strategy Proposal Guidelines Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2012

At that time it was hard for PARC to understand how much we needed to invest in a new technology before approaching partners to work together in commercialization. Here are some key strategies I've observed from PARC's experiences. Strategy #1: Go beyond just the ideas. Strategy #2: Don't think only about what you have to offer.

Innovation 8

Innovation Execution Net Present Value Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

This requires applying different approaches to strategy and execution in different parts of their business, as well as constantly re-balancing exploitation (generating cash to support growth) and exploration (finding winning products and models). Adopt the right approach to strategy and execution in each part of the business.

Company 8

Company Succession Maturity Long-term 8