First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 13, 2011

Levers of Organization Design: How Managers Use Accountability Systems for Greater Performance and Commitment Robert Simons Harvard Business Press (2005) Eloquent and Essential Practicality Unlike subtitles of so many other recently published business books, the one for Levers of Organization Design correctly identifies its author’s primary objective: (..)

Organization 89

Organization Simon Books Review 89

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 11, 2011

Levers of Control: How Managers Use Innovative Control Systems to Drive Strategic Renewal Robert Simons Harvard Business School Press (1994) I read this book when it was first published in 1994 and recently re-read it, curious to see how well it has held up. My conclusion? Very well indeed.

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Simon Books Review System 80

Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The other became a second job to actively manage. One had a simple system with self-service reporting. The other had a complicated system that required customized reporting. Purpose ought to be the first conversation, as Simon Sinek shared in his bestseller Start with Why. Check out his Ted Talk too).

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Sample Simon Audience Bottom-up 120

Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Bruce Harpham of Project Management Hacks submitted The ABC Problem Solving Strategy. Joel Garfinkle of Career Advancement Blog contributed Seven Ways To Sell Your Ideas to Management. John Hunter of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog provided Bad Weather Is Part Of The Transportation System.

Leadership Development 150

Leadership Development Development Leadership Simon 150

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 14, 2018

Is your enterprise actually engaging and making the full use of the collective intelligence embedded in the human system (people, team work, relationships) in your organization? See Simon Sinek’s Start with Why TED Talk.) How effectively do you and your management focus on addressing root causes versus chasing symptoms?

Organization 158

Organization Teamwork Learning-by-Doing System 158

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

For the 2nd year in a row I have had the honor of facilitating a two day workshop with the Simon Graduate School of Business – University of Rochester Executive MBA program. Quite frankly, I did not expect much prior to coming to Simon School weekend retreat. Unity Health System, Rochester NY. Frits Kroon. Frits Kroon.

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Team Building Team Simon Leadership 92

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. You can learn more in FE News. Enjoy the rest of your week.

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Policies Article Skills Learning-by-Doing 121

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

After working with the University of Rochester NY, Simon Graduate School of Business Executive MBA program , I had the absolute joy of working with the Professional MBA Program. Outcomes; Systems in place to drive positive behaviors and increase effectiveness of team members.

Leadership Development 111

Leadership Development Development Simon Team 111

Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The following is a guest piece by cognitive scientist and author Dr. Carmen Simon. Company A : “Our analytics-driven recruiting software accelerates hiring with an applicant tracking system, social recruiting, and mobile solution.” Dr. Carmen Simon is a published author, cognitive psychologist, and co-founder of Rexi-Media.

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Simon Content Audience Long-term 100

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 29, 2011

For the 2nd year in a row I have had the honor of facilitating a two day workshop with the Simon Graduate School of Business – University of Rochester Executive MBA program. Planning and systems analysis for improved performance of teams. Team development + Leadership. Team Building & Leadership Expert Michael Cardus.

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Workshop Execution Team Development 112

Coaching Ourselves

MARCH 16, 2021

Systemic change is called for. Simon Fanshawe, OBE has some ideas about this. Simon Fanshawe, OBE has some ideas about this. Simon is a diversity consultant based in the UK and co-founder of the groundbreaking gay rights organization, Stonewall. Simon advocates reframing diversity so that it is meaningful for everyone.

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Diversity Simon Power Compliance 20

Deming Institute

JUNE 30, 2020

In one of his conversations found on YouTube and posted on January 11, 2010 (the year following his death), Dr. Ackoff provides the following insight about leaders doing the “right and wrong” things in the systems they lead: Peter Drucker said “There’s a difference between doing things right and doing the right thing.”

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Covey Deming Six Sigma Efficiency 69

Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Start with Why by Simon Sinek. Five Reasons to Make Discomfort Your Friend How to Get Lazy People to Work Ten Decisions Leaders Make Everyday Ten Ways to Make a Great First Impression Five Minutes - a Key to Successful Time Management Kevin Eikenberry: Thanks Dave!Kevin Here is my original recommendation.

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Books Workshop Newsletter Blog 177

Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

What is the number #1 book you recommend for learning how to become a better leader (boss/manager or leading self)? Not only does it provide tools and resources for those transitioning into a leadership role, it also includes development strategies for management teams who are overseeing the growth of new leaders.

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Leadership Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Open-book 102

Deming Institute

AUGUST 30, 2018

” 1 He proposed that the root cause of the lack of quality lies, in part, with our educational system. Much has been learned in the professional world about quality, which could be useful to our educational system. Rafael Aguayo, Deming: The American Who Taught the Japanese About Quality, Simon & Schuster, 1990, p.

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Quality P&L Deming Education 51

Management Craft

DECEMBER 7, 2011

As William Bridges wrote in Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change , “to begin you must first end.” Every large change – even something as seemingly straightforward as a new software system – involves changing what people do (tasks, roles, structures), how they do it (processes and habits), and why they do it (beliefs and values).

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Heskett Kotter Simon Resistance 74

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Within each episode, Melissa Francis, Simon Hobbs, and a group of distinguished guests discuss what it takes to be a visionary leader; guiding their companies to success within the rapidly changing global marketplace. and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar !

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Transportation Execution Simon Newsletter 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2010

Within each episode, Melissa Francis, Simon Hobbs, and a group of distinguished guests discuss what it takes to be a visionary leader; guiding their companies to success within the rapidly changing global marketplace. and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar !

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Retail Execution Simon Leadership 50

CoachStation

MARCH 7, 2016

If you have not had the opportunity to view or read any of Simon Sinek’s material regarding marketing and to ‘ Start with Why ‘, I highly recommend you spend a few minutes doing so. This meant from a young age I knew that leading, not just managing and working with people was something I would always pursue.

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Self-aware Ethics Tools Finance 146

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Blame the market, other departments or poor IT-systems for the fact that you are not taking brave, independent action. Try to join as many steering committees as possible, but avoid taking on responsibility as a sponsor or project manager. Always take credit for the work your team did. Never take the blame. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Strategic Planning Porter Simon 58

First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 18, 2011

It calls for absolute clarity about the mission, extraordinary adaptability, and precise management of complex systems. Military work — like business — is risky, pressured, and fast-changing.

Leadership 80

Leadership Review Content System 80

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Processes, trends, fads, perceived stresses and “the system” force adults to make compromises in order to proceed. I developed the concept of integrating Pop Culture Wisdom with management training and business planning over the last 40 years. There has never been a full-scope book on non-profit service.

Strategic Planning 50

Strategic Planning Planning Ethics Learning-by-Doing 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2012

The system must connect the dots horizontally. A system cannot respond effectively when information has to flow up and down hierarchical lines: it is slow, and superiors often suppress the information because they do not see its importance or relevance or don't have time to respond. just passed on), and if not, to act themselves.

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Management Licensing Crisis Hedge 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

As Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon first suggested 40 years ago , when information is plentiful, attention becomes the scarce resource. So perhaps the biggest challenge we face as individuals at work, and as leaders, is attention management. Getting Work Done (20-Minute Manager Series). Leadership & Managing People Book.

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Management Welch Simon Resources 8

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Tim Elmore helps leaders of all kinds navigate increasingly complex, rapidly changing environments, as well as manage teams who bring a range of new demands and expectations to the workplace that haven’t been seen even one generation prior. Lead with We : The Business Revolution That Will Save Our Future by Simon Mainwaring.

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Books Emotional Intelligence Leadership Self-aware 322

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2017

Harried managers end up recalling high and low points on the fly; employees often get unclear direction. In one review I read, the manager noted, “Heidi seems to shrink when she’s around others, and especially around clients, she needs to be more self-confident.”

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Performance Review Review Construction Objective 14

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 12, 2012

If your operational management was in a technical area, you now have the ability to delegate the data gathering and analyzing tasks to others while it is your responsibility to educate the leadership of the organization and industry why, what and how action must be taken based upon what the analysis reports. Why is that?

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Skills How To Audience Welch 169

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2015

Firstly, and most naïve, is that as we create ever more complex systems there must come a point when they are more complex than us. But even then, as amazed at the system’s capabilities as we may be, we know these abilities have been engineered in. Such systems are now common. Medical diagnoses were early examples.

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Simon Proposal Learning-by-Doing System 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2018

As Paul Simon puts it in “The Boxer”: “A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.” In part, it’s about learning to manage negative emotions ­— anger and fear above all. “In complex systems,” says leadership consultant Zafar Achi, “there is no recipe, only art.”

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Decentralization Simon Consultative Uncertainty 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

When individual contributors are tapped to manage large-scale projects, oversee direct reports, or participate in strategic planning, they need to develop new skill sets on the fly — skills such as interpersonal dexterity, emotional agility, and communication savvy. How talent management is changing. Insight Center.

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Belief Systems Executive Coaching Stress Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2016

I’ve developed this framework based on the experiences that my collaborators and I have had implementing prediction systems over the last 25 years in domains like finance, healthcare, education, and sports. Predictability refers to how much better than random we should expect today’s best predictive systems to perform.

Uncertainty 9

Uncertainty Simon Cost Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

We asked each of them to comment on the other's system. Technology, for example, has gotten way out ahead of our ability to manage it skillfully. As the polymath Herbert Simon put it so presciently way back in 1978, "A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.". What moves me most is deceptive simplicity.

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Power Simon Long-term System 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The research used the Wardley mapping framework, developed by the LEF’s Simon Wardley, and applied it to the evolution of the IT organization. This stage is about developing the IT organization so that it can operate with one foot in the new world while still managing the legacy.

Technology 8

Technology Organization Content How To 8

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2014

Reinventing Organizations : A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness by Frederic Laloux Based on three years of research, Reinventing Organizations describes the emergence of a new management paradigm, a radically more soulful, purposeful and powerful ways to structure and run any organization.

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Books Wiseman Kotter Leadership 285

Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 8, 2022

Author and inspirational speaker Simon Sinek describes dopamine as the feel-good chemical released when your phone dings — Hooray, I have a message…hooray, someone responded to me. Unto itself, cortisol protects us in many ways by providing energy, regulating blood pressure, and managing blood sugar during times of stress. The result?

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Chemicals Bottom-up Stress Finance 112

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2016

Over the major innovation cycles, the capitalist system has been resilient enough to absorb the effects of the crashes caused by pure speculation and turn them to its advantage. Managing the transition. laura schneider FOR HBR. There are indications that this is happening. This entrepreneurial success story has not happened overnight.

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Drucker Long-term Short-term Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2013

Another team developed a plan to reuse and optimize networking systems in offices, which cut energy costs by $22 million. New data shows that sustainability is an increasingly important factor in attracting and managing talent. Sustainability Talent management'

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Metrics Chemicals Simon Energy 9