Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2016

Apply world-class management to traditionally "soft" societal topics. Engage radically -- a completely open, proactive and constructive approach to the outside world. John Browne : Business exists to serve society; it is the engine of human progress that feeds, enriches, warms and delights us.

Company 50

Company Competitive Advantage Open-book Long-term 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2015

The topic of conversation was the hotel industry. Both men thought that the industry was stale and too homogeneous relative to the diversity of customers it sought to serve. The industry had largely been unaltered since the onset of hotel chains over half a century ago. ” They two men were plotting to change that.

Industry 8

Industry Hotels Travel Airlines 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2011

These goals are generic to all industries and all types of projects. Written in a clear, professional and straightforward manner, it is relevant to the management of all types of projects, including IT, construction, engineering, telecommunications and government, as well as many others. The trick is to be focused.

Project 56

Project Goal Management Budgeting 56

Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

Have you felt this way? I know I have … many times. It’s why I wrote my book Why Career Advice Sucks™ … to share the stories of my own career success and failures and help you grow your career more quickly. What is the number #1 characteristic of an employee/contract worker that hiring managers look for when hiring?

Career 74

Career Advice Succession Learning-by-Doing 74

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2017

“People will absolutely ask you” about why you originally resigned, so it’s wise to construct a narrative that answers their questions, Watkins says. If you’re one of these employees, how should you handle your comeback? What’s the best way to get back into the fold? Do you try to pick up where you left off?

Company 13

Company PR Learning-by-Doing Maturity 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? Over the past two decades, we’ve led dozens of innovation projects and have talked to thousands of managers about the challenge of building a high-performance innovation “engine.” And it’s not just your company.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

He also founded Bubblegeneration, an agenda-setting advisory boutique that shaped strategies across media and consumer industries. And maybe its too busy. Lets face it. Most of us spend most of our time chasing the immediate reward, the short-run "objective," the near-term "goal — in short, the expedient and the convenient.

Short-term 15

Short-term Guidelines Mass Marketing Telecommunications 15

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

Researchers have only recently given serious consideration to the topics of followers and followership. We believe the strength of any team is in the followers and there can be no leaders without followers, but the vast majority of research to date has focused on the leadership side of this equation.

Executive Coaching 129

Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2018

Companies, which have been reducing their spending on early stage research for three decades, have been increasingly turning to universities to perform that role, seeking access to the best scientific and engineering minds in specific domains. Here’s what that entails. Locate the company’s R&D near the talent.

Long-term 8

Long-term Company Licensing Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

All of these issues are legitimate concerns of the American people and deserve to be the topic of serious policy debate. The Bay Area is the heart of innovation in the software industry; coming here to bring their businesses to life is the dream of many tech founders. But another of his promises was to bolster the American economy.

Policies 8

Policies Innovation Software Competitive Advantage 8