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Bob's blog entries Harvard Business Review blog Harvard Business School HBR email alerts Joan Magretta McDonald's In-N-Out Burger Michael Porter Target there is simply no such thing as "the best" Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy Walmart What Management Is Why You Should Stop Competing to Be the BestHere is an excerpt from an article written by Joan Magretta for the Harvard Business Review blog. MORE
Bob's blog entries "Drivers of Turbulence" "Innovation vs. Problem Solving" "The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do" "The reality of problem solving" "The Three Drivers of winning business strategies" "Vision without execution is hallucination" Global Professional Publishing How to manage strategy effectively and on a continuous basis Michael Porter Stuart Cross sustain and accelerate profitable growth The CEO’s Strategy Handbook: How to create Thomas Edison MORE
And that's where Michael Porter enters the picture. Porter's work provides that rigor, as it defines the economic fundamentals of competition and strategy. And most important for managers, Porter's five tests of good strategy can help you to tell the difference between good choices and bad. The essence of strategy, says Porter, is choosing what not to do. Says Porter, "Fit locks out imitators by creating a chain that is as strong as its strongest link.". MORE
To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * I just finished a two-year project looking at Michael Porter’s [.]. Here is an excerpt from an article written by Joan Magretta for the Harvard Business Review blog. MORE
In her recently published book, Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy, Joan Magretta has much of value to say. In Chapter 4: Creating Value: The Core (Part Two), for example, she discusses Enterprise-Rent-a-Car, Zipcar, Southwest Airlines, Aravind Eye Hospital, Walmart, Progressive, and Edward Jones. Each has an especially effective strategy based [.]. MORE
Don Yaeger is a nationally acclaimed inspirational speaker, longtime Associate Editor of Sports Illustrated and author of 25 books, nine of which have become New York Times best sellers. He began his career at the San Antonio (TX) Light and also worked at the Dallas Morning News and the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville before going… Read More Don Yaeger on “Great Teams”: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris. MORE
Jim Dewald is the dean of the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary and an associate professor in the strategy and entrepreneurship. A business leader who can provide an effective bridge between strategy theory and on-the-ground practice, his research interests are related to the micro-foundations of strategy formulation and implementation. Specifically, his… Read More Jim Dewald on “Entrepreneurial Thinking”: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris. MORE
While social media doesn't shift Porter's model , the social era surely does. Most existing big organizations — the 800-pound gorillas — subscribe to Michael Porter's value chain framework. There is no question that Porter's work has helped shape (some would say, "invent") modern-day strategy. But, to put it bluntly, Porter's value chain is antiquated in the light of the social era. Imagine that you wanted a new home theater system. MORE
Porter Nick Morgan Noel Tichy Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling Robin Nuttall Rosabeth Moss Kanter Sara Nelson Stan Phelps The Essays of Warren Buffett The McKinsey Quarterly The ONE Thing We Got the Chance to Ask" Why the Publishing Industry Isn't Doomed: Readers' Control In the Future of Reading Women on the home front: Debate over work-life balance continues MORE
Porter, director of Harvard's Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness. Porter's insights on strategy and execution? BOTTOMLINE: According to Porter: "Years ago, corporate strategy was considered a secret known only by top executives for fear competitors might use the information to their advantage. A while back, The Wharton School published an article on strategy formulation, from Michael E. MORE
Alan Weiss is one of those rare people who can say he is a consultant, speaker, and author and mean it. His consulting firm, Summit Consulting Group, Inc., has attracted clients such as Merck, Hewlett-Packard, GE, Mercedes-Benz, State Street Corporation, Times Mirror Group, The Federal Reserve, The New York Times Corporation, Toyota, and over 500… Read More Alan Weiss on “How to forge your own path to success”: An interview by Bob Morris. MORE
An Introduction to Michael Porter's five forces is a model. The post Porters five forces appeared first on RapidBi. Management 5 forces analysis buyers change management competitive competitors framework Harvard michael porter Porter review strategic Strategy substitutes suppliers toolUsed to explore the environment in which a product or company operates. MORE
Bob's blog entries Corporate Renewal Initiative Fundamental Issues in Strategy: A Research Agenda David Teece and more recently Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters Harvard Business School Hewlett-Packard Insead James O'Toole Leading Change Michael Porter Nokia Peter Drucker Richard P. Richard P. Rumelt received his doctorate from the Harvard Business School in 1972, having previously earned a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley. MORE
Jim Dewald is the dean of the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary and an associate professor in the strategy and entrepreneurship. A business leader who can provide an effective bridge between strategy theory and on-the-ground practice, his research interests are related to the micro-foundations of strategy formulation and implementation. Specifically, his… Read More Jim Dewald on “Entrepreneurial Thinking”: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris. MORE
Mauboussin Michael Porter New York Times Sharon Hadary Steve Damaio Susan Cantrell talent management TED ResourcesHere are some recent posts that may be of interest to you: REVIEWS How Women Lead: The 8 Essential Strategies Successful Women Know Sharon Hadary and Laura Henderson INTERVIEWS Maria K. Mitchell (Amdec) in “The Corner Office” Interview conducted by Adam Bryant New York Times Thomas M. Sterner, Part 2: An interview by [.]. MORE
The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools Liz Wiseman, Lois Allen, and Elise Porter Corwin/A Sage Company (2013) How and why a Multiplier environment — with efficient systems — can unlock human potential In Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, written with Greg McKeown, Liz Wiseman juxtaposes two quite different types […]. MORE
The latest thinking from the great strategists of the era – Michael Porter, Henry Ginsberg, Rosabeth Kanter, John Kotter. Human Resources Leadership Gary Hamel Harvard John Kotter Mentoring Michael Porter Rosabeth Kanter Strategy MORE
Posted in Leadership Development Every passenger wants to be treated like a first class passenger and that is exactly what Porter does – their moto… Flying Refined. Porter’s Success I was deep into my work as I noticed the snack and beverage cart from the corner of my eye. I was aware of it but not ready to disengage [.] Sequel: How Engaged Employees Create Engaged Clients. MORE
How Steve Jobs saved Apple Malcolm Gladwell’s tipping points Michael Kami’s trigger points Michael Porter Peter Drucker Pivot points at 7-Eleven and the Brandenburg Gate Richard Rumelt The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World The worst industry structure imaginable Walter Kiechel III What bricklaying teaches us about deepening advantage Why Kennedy’s goal of landing on the moon was a proximate and strategic objective MORE
Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy Joan Magretta Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How and why organizations can achieve and then sustain competitive advantage, especially in turbulent and uncertain times Although this book offers – in my opinion — the single best introduction to the major insights of Michael Porter, other [.]. MORE
Obviously, companies must incorporate interaction with stakeholders into decision making at every level of the organization. That’s much easier said than done, however. Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by John Browne and Robin Nuttall for The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which they explain how and why traditional [.]. MORE
Operational effectiveness (OE) means performing similar activities better than rivals perform them. Operational effectiveness includes but is not limited to efficiency. It refers to any number of practices that allow a company to better utilize its inputs by, for example, reducing defects in products or developing better products faster. In contrast, strategic positioning means performing [.]. Randy's blog entries MORE
Main | What Leaders Can Learn About Speaking from Martin Luther King » January 17, 2011 Four Steps for Making Better Decisions A friend recently gave me a copy of a new book that’s out now, The Price of Everything by Eduardo Porter. MORE
Bhattacharya Cambridge University Press CB Bhattacharya Daniel Korshun: An interview by Bob Morris Drexel University's Elbow College of Business Grant Welker Isaac Asimov Journal of Business Research Journal of Marketing Journal of Public Policy & Marketing Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science Lao-Tse Leveraging Corporate Responsibility: The Stakeholder Route to Maximizing Business and Social Value Michael Porter MIT Sloan Management Review Peter Ducker Richard Dawkins Shankar Sen. MORE
Bob's blog entries a Sherlock Holmes story There is one incredibly quiet dog in Collins' work: strategy Great By Choice Morten Hansen Harvard Business Review blog Harvard Business School HBR email alerts Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness Jim Collins [comma] Meet Michael Porter Joan Magretta Strategy is about making choices that lead to sustainably superior performance Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy MORE
Bob's blog entries Challenged Athletes Foundation Chasing Relevance: 6 Steps to Understand [comma] Engage and Maximize Next Generation Leaders in the Workplace Dan Negroni on “Chasing Relevance”: An interview by Bob Morris Isaac Asimov Lao-Tse launchbox Michael Porter Monarch School Peter Drucker Richard Dawkins Tao Te Ching Thomas EdisonDan Negroni founded launchbox to help businesses unleash the creativity and potential of today’s new Gen Y workforce. MORE
Gentile Next Decade Peter Firestein Randy Conley Robert Easton Robert Porter Lynch Trust Inc.: Trust Inc: Strategies for Building Your Company’s Most Valuable Asset Barbara Brooks Kimmel, Editor Next Decade, Inc. 2014) How and why a high trust culture is one within which personal growth and professional development are most likely to thrive Curious, I checked the etymology for the word “incorporated” and learned that it means “united in […]. MORE
Scott Richard Rumelt Saving Capitalism From Short-Termism: How to Build Long-Term Value and Take Back Our Financial Future Steve Player Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy Value Drivers: The Manager's Guide for Driving Corporate Value Creation WhenA key value driver (KVD) is any variable that drives value for shareholders. But few firms can identify their KVDs and thus use them for forecasting and improvement. MORE
To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * Michael Porter, the world’s leading authority on competition and strategy, [.]. Here is an excerpt from an article written by Joan Magretta for the Harvard Business Review blog. MORE
Porter and Mark R. Porter Nick Craig Purpose Beyond Profits Rosabeth Moss Kanter Scott Snook Every so often the folks at Harvard Business Review offer especially valuable material to non-subscribers. Here is an excellent example: Three articles that discuss Purpose Beyond Profits. o Creating Shared Value (Michael E. Kramer) o From Purpose to Impact (Nick Craig and Scott Snook) o How Great Companies Think Differently (Rosabeth […]. MORE
Many years later, Michael Porter [.]. Be sure you first know the right questions to ask…and then answered Michael Porter: "the essence of strategy is choosing what not to do" Peter Drucker: "There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all" Peter Skarzynski Rowan Gibson select/schedule/manage/leverage investments in innovation The Drucker Foundation the Wall-Street Journal University of Chicago MORE
Johnson Professor of Economics and Management Lao-Tse Matchmakers: The New Economics of Multisided Platforms Michael Porter MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at the MIT Sloan School of Management Paying with Plastic Peter Drucker Richard Dawkins Tao Te Ching U.S. MORE
A fantastic video from Michael Porter, of strategy fame, explains why business leaders must focus on shared value — creating products and services that benefit not only the company but also society. Strategy capitalism porter shared value MORE
Bob's blog entries Albert Einstein Graphical user interface (GUI) Gustave Flaubert Helen Keller Michael Porter Mies van der Rohe Simon & Schuster Steve Jobs: A book review by Bob Morris Think differently about Think Different Thomas Edison Walter Isaacson Xerox PARCSteve Jobs Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster (2011) Think differently about Think Different In my opinion, this is among the most important business biographies ever written. MORE
Dan Pontefract is the author of Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization. He also holds the role of Head of Learning & Collaboration at TELUS where he is responsible for the overarching leadership development, learning and collaboration strategy for the company where he introduced the TELUS Leadership Philosophy and the Learning 2.0 framework […]. MORE
Last week LeaderLab released its new paper, The Portable Guide to Strategy , which (among other things) outlined Michael Porter’s positioning school of strategy. In this video, Porter explains his theory of the five forces that shape much of business strategy. MORE
I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Solving Problems with Design Thinking: Ten Stories of What Works Jeanne Liedtka, Andrew King, and Kevin Bennett The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools Liz Wiseman, Lois Allen, and Elise Porter The Year Without […]. MORE
Last week LDRLB released its new paper, The Portable Guide to Strategy , which (among other things) outlined Michael Porter’s positioning school of strategy. In this video, Porter explains his theory of the five forces that shape much of business strategy. MORE
Bob's blog entries Adam Bryant AT&T Corner Office column Donald Sull Joan Magretta John Donovan Stuart Cross SundayBusiness section sustain and accelerate profitable growth The CEO’s Strategy Handbook: How to create The Corner Office: Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons from CEOs on How to Lead and Succeed The New York Times The Upside of Turbulence: Seizing Opportunity in an Uncertain World Times Books Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy MORE
Bob''s blog entries BHAG Big Big Hairy Audacious Goal Drew Williams Feed the Startup Beast: A 7-Step Guide to Big Hairy How and why "the smallest market efforts can produce outsized sales results if you focus on the right issues" Jonathan Verney McGraw-Hill Michael Porter Outrageous Sales Growth Peter Drucker MORE
Bob's blog entries Harvard Business Review blog Harvard Business School HBR email alerts Joan Magretta McDonald's In-N-Out Burger Michael Porter Target there is simply no such thing as "the best" Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy Walmart What Management Is Why You Should Stop Competing to Be the BestHere is an excerpt from an article written by Joan Magretta for the Harvard Business Review blog. MORE
Porter Peter Drucker Rand Journal of Economics Resource-Based and Evolutionary Theories of the Firm Strategic Management Journal Strategy: Seeking and Securing Competitive Advantage Tao Te Ching The Remains of the Day Timken Professor of Business Administration the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School VoltaireCynthia A. MORE
Well, if you're Michael Porter it isn't quite enough: I ran into him yesterday here at Davos and the first thing he said was something along the lines of, "You need more copies of HBR here." Porter, after pretty much defining what strategy means for corporations and what competitiveness means for nations , has set a new task for himself: he wants to reshape how businesspeople think about value and how they measure success — to recognize, as he and Mark R. MORE
Porter Related Topics LDRLB
MAY 25, 2011
Last week LeaderLab released its new paper, The Portable Guide to Strategy , which (among other things) outlined Michael Porter’s positioning school of strategy. In this video, Porter explains his theory of the five forces that shape much of business strategy.
LDRLB
MAY 25, 2011
Last week LDRLB released its new paper, The Portable Guide to Strategy , which (among other things) outlined Michael Porter’s positioning school of strategy. In this video, Porter explains his theory of the five forces that shape much of business strategy.
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Rapid BI
AUGUST 8, 2016
An Introduction to Michael Porter's five forces is a model. The post Porters five forces appeared first on RapidBi. Management 5 forces analysis buyers change management competitive competitors framework Harvard michael porter Porter review strategic Strategy substitutes suppliers toolUsed to explore the environment in which a product or company operates.
First Friday Book Synopsis
JANUARY 5, 2012
Bob's blog entries a Sherlock Holmes story There is one incredibly quiet dog in Collins' work: strategy Great By Choice Morten Hansen Harvard Business Review blog Harvard Business School HBR email alerts Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness Jim Collins [comma] Meet Michael Porter Joan Magretta Strategy is about making choices that lead to sustainably superior performance Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy
Six Disciplines
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
Porter, director of Harvard's Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness. Porter's insights on strategy and execution? BOTTOMLINE: According to Porter: "Years ago, corporate strategy was considered a secret known only by top executives for fear competitors might use the information to their advantage. A while back, The Wharton School published an article on strategy formulation, from Michael E.
First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 31, 2011
Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy Joan Magretta Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How and why organizations can achieve and then sustain competitive advantage, especially in turbulent and uncertain times Although this book offers – in my opinion — the single best introduction to the major insights of Michael Porter, other [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 9, 2011
In her recently published book, Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy, Joan Magretta has much of value to say. In Chapter 4: Creating Value: The Core (Part Two), for example, she discusses Enterprise-Rent-a-Car, Zipcar, Southwest Airlines, Aravind Eye Hospital, Walmart, Progressive, and Edward Jones. Each has an especially effective strategy based [.].
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LDRLB
NOVEMBER 16, 2012
In this brief video , Michael Porter delivers a helpful reminder of what strategy is and, more importantly, what it is not. Strategy porter strategyThanks to Michael Roberto for finding the clip.
Next Level Blog
JANUARY 17, 2011
Main | What Leaders Can Learn About Speaking from Martin Luther King » January 17, 2011 Four Steps for Making Better Decisions A friend recently gave me a copy of a new book that’s out now, The Price of Everything by Eduardo Porter.
In the CEO Afterlife
APRIL 28, 2012
The latest thinking from the great strategists of the era – Michael Porter, Henry Ginsberg, Rosabeth Kanter, John Kotter. Human Resources Leadership Gary Hamel Harvard John Kotter Mentoring Michael Porter Rosabeth Kanter Strategy
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 15, 2011
And that's where Michael Porter enters the picture. Porter's work provides that rigor, as it defines the economic fundamentals of competition and strategy. And most important for managers, Porter's five tests of good strategy can help you to tell the difference between good choices and bad. The essence of strategy, says Porter, is choosing what not to do. Says Porter, "Fit locks out imitators by creating a chain that is as strong as its strongest link.".
LDRLB
JANUARY 5, 2011
A fantastic video from Michael Porter, of strategy fame, explains why business leaders must focus on shared value — creating products and services that benefit not only the company but also society. Strategy capitalism porter shared value
First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 3, 2014
Porter and Mark R. Porter Nick Craig Purpose Beyond Profits Rosabeth Moss Kanter Scott Snook Every so often the folks at Harvard Business Review offer especially valuable material to non-subscribers. Here is an excellent example: Three articles that discuss Purpose Beyond Profits. o Creating Shared Value (Michael E. Kramer) o From Purpose to Impact (Nick Craig and Scott Snook) o How Great Companies Think Differently (Rosabeth […].
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First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 5, 2011
Bob's blog entries Harvard Business Review blog Harvard Business School HBR email alerts Joan Magretta McDonald's In-N-Out Burger Michael Porter Target there is simply no such thing as "the best" Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy Walmart What Management Is Why You Should Stop Competing to Be the BestHere is an excerpt from an article written by Joan Magretta for the Harvard Business Review blog.
First Friday Book Synopsis
JANUARY 19, 2012
To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * Michael Porter, the world’s leading authority on competition and strategy, [.]. Here is an excerpt from an article written by Joan Magretta for the Harvard Business Review blog.
First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 18, 2011
To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * I just finished a two-year project looking at Michael Porter’s [.]. Here is an excerpt from an article written by Joan Magretta for the Harvard Business Review blog.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
While social media doesn't shift Porter's model , the social era surely does. Most existing big organizations — the 800-pound gorillas — subscribe to Michael Porter's value chain framework. There is no question that Porter's work has helped shape (some would say, "invent") modern-day strategy. But, to put it bluntly, Porter's value chain is antiquated in the light of the social era. Imagine that you wanted a new home theater system.
First Friday Book Synopsis
OCTOBER 9, 2016
Bob's blog entries Challenged Athletes Foundation Chasing Relevance: 6 Steps to Understand [comma] Engage and Maximize Next Generation Leaders in the Workplace Dan Negroni on “Chasing Relevance”: An interview by Bob Morris Isaac Asimov Lao-Tse launchbox Michael Porter Monarch School Peter Drucker Richard Dawkins Tao Te Ching Thomas EdisonDan Negroni founded launchbox to help businesses unleash the creativity and potential of today’s new Gen Y workforce.
First Friday Book Synopsis
OCTOBER 7, 2016
Don Yaeger is a nationally acclaimed inspirational speaker, longtime Associate Editor of Sports Illustrated and author of 25 books, nine of which have become New York Times best sellers. He began his career at the San Antonio (TX) Light and also worked at the Dallas Morning News and the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville before going… Read More Don Yaeger on “Great Teams”: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris.
First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 5, 2011
Bob's blog entries Harvard Business Review blog Harvard Business School HBR email alerts Joan Magretta McDonald's In-N-Out Burger Michael Porter Target there is simply no such thing as "the best" Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy Walmart What Management Is Why You Should Stop Competing to Be the BestHere is an excerpt from an article written by Joan Magretta for the Harvard Business Review blog.
First Friday Book Synopsis
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Jim Dewald is the dean of the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary and an associate professor in the strategy and entrepreneurship. A business leader who can provide an effective bridge between strategy theory and on-the-ground practice, his research interests are related to the micro-foundations of strategy formulation and implementation. Specifically, his… Read More Jim Dewald on “Entrepreneurial Thinking”: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris.
First Friday Book Synopsis
AUGUST 21, 2016
Jim Dewald is the dean of the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary and an associate professor in the strategy and entrepreneurship. A business leader who can provide an effective bridge between strategy theory and on-the-ground practice, his research interests are related to the micro-foundations of strategy formulation and implementation. Specifically, his… Read More Jim Dewald on “Entrepreneurial Thinking”: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris.
First Friday Book Synopsis
OCTOBER 14, 2013
The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools Liz Wiseman, Lois Allen, and Elise Porter Corwin/A Sage Company (2013) How and why a Multiplier environment — with efficient systems — can unlock human potential In Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, written with Greg McKeown, Liz Wiseman juxtaposes two quite different types […].
First Friday Book Synopsis
AUGUST 14, 2016
Alan Weiss is one of those rare people who can say he is a consultant, speaker, and author and mean it. His consulting firm, Summit Consulting Group, Inc., has attracted clients such as Merck, Hewlett-Packard, GE, Mercedes-Benz, State Street Corporation, Times Mirror Group, The Federal Reserve, The New York Times Corporation, Toyota, and over 500… Read More Alan Weiss on “How to forge your own path to success”: An interview by Bob Morris.
First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 24, 2016
Johnson Professor of Economics and Management Lao-Tse Matchmakers: The New Economics of Multisided Platforms Michael Porter MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at the MIT Sloan School of Management Paying with Plastic Peter Drucker Richard Dawkins Tao Te Ching U.S.
First Friday Book Synopsis
SEPTEMBER 20, 2015
Bhattacharya Cambridge University Press CB Bhattacharya Daniel Korshun: An interview by Bob Morris Drexel University's Elbow College of Business Grant Welker Isaac Asimov Journal of Business Research Journal of Marketing Journal of Public Policy & Marketing Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science Lao-Tse Leveraging Corporate Responsibility: The Stakeholder Route to Maximizing Business and Social Value Michael Porter MIT Sloan Management Review Peter Ducker Richard Dawkins Shankar Sen.
Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
Posted in Leadership Development Every passenger wants to be treated like a first class passenger and that is exactly what Porter does – their moto… Flying Refined. Porter’s Success I was deep into my work as I noticed the snack and beverage cart from the corner of my eye. I was aware of it but not ready to disengage [.] Sequel: How Engaged Employees Create Engaged Clients.
First Friday Book Synopsis
OCTOBER 3, 2013
Bob''s blog entries BHAG Big Big Hairy Audacious Goal Drew Williams Feed the Startup Beast: A 7-Step Guide to Big Hairy How and why "the smallest market efforts can produce outsized sales results if you focus on the right issues" Jonathan Verney McGraw-Hill Michael Porter Outrageous Sales Growth Peter Drucker
First Friday Book Synopsis
OCTOBER 13, 2013
I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Solving Problems with Design Thinking: Ten Stories of What Works Jeanne Liedtka, Andrew King, and Kevin Bennett The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools Liz Wiseman, Lois Allen, and Elise Porter The Year Without […].
First Friday Book Synopsis
NOVEMBER 9, 2013
Gentile Next Decade Peter Firestein Randy Conley Robert Easton Robert Porter Lynch Trust Inc.: Trust Inc: Strategies for Building Your Company’s Most Valuable Asset Barbara Brooks Kimmel, Editor Next Decade, Inc. 2014) How and why a high trust culture is one within which personal growth and professional development are most likely to thrive Curious, I checked the etymology for the word “incorporated” and learned that it means “united in […].
First Friday Book Synopsis
MARCH 29, 2013
Obviously, companies must incorporate interaction with stakeholders into decision making at every level of the organization. That’s much easier said than done, however. Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by John Browne and Robin Nuttall for The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which they explain how and why traditional [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 19, 2011
Bob's blog entries Albert Einstein Graphical user interface (GUI) Gustave Flaubert Helen Keller Michael Porter Mies van der Rohe Simon & Schuster Steve Jobs: A book review by Bob Morris Think differently about Think Different Thomas Edison Walter Isaacson Xerox PARCSteve Jobs Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster (2011) Think differently about Think Different In my opinion, this is among the most important business biographies ever written.
First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 20, 2012
Porter Peter Drucker Rand Journal of Economics Resource-Based and Evolutionary Theories of the Firm Strategic Management Journal Strategy: Seeking and Securing Competitive Advantage Tao Te Ching The Remains of the Day Timken Professor of Business Administration the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School VoltaireCynthia A.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 28, 2011
Well, if you're Michael Porter it isn't quite enough: I ran into him yesterday here at Davos and the first thing he said was something along the lines of, "You need more copies of HBR here." Porter, after pretty much defining what strategy means for corporations and what competitiveness means for nations , has set a new task for himself: he wants to reshape how businesspeople think about value and how they measure success — to recognize, as he and Mark R.
First Friday Book Synopsis
SEPTEMBER 28, 2013
Dan Pontefract is the author of Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization. He also holds the role of Head of Learning & Collaboration at TELUS where he is responsible for the overarching leadership development, learning and collaboration strategy for the company where he introduced the TELUS Leadership Philosophy and the Learning 2.0 framework […].
First Friday Book Synopsis
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
Scott Richard Rumelt Saving Capitalism From Short-Termism: How to Build Long-Term Value and Take Back Our Financial Future Steve Player Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy Value Drivers: The Manager's Guide for Driving Corporate Value Creation WhenA key value driver (KVD) is any variable that drives value for shareholders. But few firms can identify their KVDs and thus use them for forecasting and improvement.
First Friday Book Synopsis
OCTOBER 21, 2012
Mauboussin Michael Porter New York Times Sharon Hadary Steve Damaio Susan Cantrell talent management TED ResourcesHere are some recent posts that may be of interest to you: REVIEWS How Women Lead: The 8 Essential Strategies Successful Women Know Sharon Hadary and Laura Henderson INTERVIEWS Maria K. Mitchell (Amdec) in “The Corner Office” Interview conducted by Adam Bryant New York Times Thomas M. Sterner, Part 2: An interview by [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 28, 2011
Bob's blog entries "Drivers of Turbulence" "Innovation vs. Problem Solving" "The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do" "The reality of problem solving" "The Three Drivers of winning business strategies" "Vision without execution is hallucination" Global Professional Publishing How to manage strategy effectively and on a continuous basis Michael Porter Stuart Cross sustain and accelerate profitable growth The CEO’s Strategy Handbook: How to create Thomas Edison
First Friday Book Synopsis
MARCH 24, 2013
Porter Nick Morgan Noel Tichy Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling Robin Nuttall Rosabeth Moss Kanter Sara Nelson Stan Phelps The Essays of Warren Buffett The McKinsey Quarterly The ONE Thing We Got the Chance to Ask" Why the Publishing Industry Isn't Doomed: Readers' Control In the Future of Reading Women on the home front: Debate over work-life balance continues
First Friday Book Synopsis
JUNE 28, 2011
Many years later, Michael Porter [.]. Be sure you first know the right questions to ask…and then answered Michael Porter: "the essence of strategy is choosing what not to do" Peter Drucker: "There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all" Peter Skarzynski Rowan Gibson select/schedule/manage/leverage investments in innovation The Drucker Foundation the Wall-Street Journal University of Chicago
First Friday Book Synopsis
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
Bob's blog entries Corporate Renewal Initiative Fundamental Issues in Strategy: A Research Agenda David Teece and more recently Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters Harvard Business School Hewlett-Packard Insead James O'Toole Leading Change Michael Porter Nokia Peter Drucker Richard P. Richard P. Rumelt received his doctorate from the Harvard Business School in 1972, having previously earned a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley.
First Friday Book Synopsis
JANUARY 1, 2012
Bob's blog entries Adam Bryant AT&T Corner Office column Donald Sull Joan Magretta John Donovan Stuart Cross SundayBusiness section sustain and accelerate profitable growth The CEO’s Strategy Handbook: How to create The Corner Office: Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons from CEOs on How to Lead and Succeed The New York Times The Upside of Turbulence: Seizing Opportunity in an Uncertain World Times Books Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy
First Friday Book Synopsis
AUGUST 10, 2011
How Steve Jobs saved Apple Malcolm Gladwell’s tipping points Michael Kami’s trigger points Michael Porter Peter Drucker Pivot points at 7-Eleven and the Brandenburg Gate Richard Rumelt The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World The worst industry structure imaginable Walter Kiechel III What bricklaying teaches us about deepening advantage Why Kennedy’s goal of landing on the moon was a proximate and strategic objective
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