First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Tony Wagner that first appeared in Education Week (November 11, 2003). Don’t let the publication date fool you. If anything, his recommendations are even more urgently needed now than they were then. To read the complete article, please click here. © Tony Wagner * * [.].

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Education Article Simon System 75

N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 305

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

3 May Dear all, On a recent episode of the FT ’s Working It podcast, Ann Francke discussed how to turn around a toxic workplace culture and the importance of holding senior leadership to account. How can AI and future technology aid, rather than impair, inclusion? Here are CMI's highlights from 2022 and 2021. You can listen back here.)

Policies 121

Policies Article Learning-by-Doing Conference 121

Modern Servant Leader

JULY 2, 2024

Servant Leadership Library of Books What are the Best Books About Servant Leadership? This collection of books is a compilation of both servant-leadership focused texts as well as books on other, closely related topics, that pair well with servant-leadership.

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Library Leadership Greenleaf Servant Leader 100

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 14, 2011

On the 4th of August at the Techonomy Conference in Lake Tahoe, CA, Google CEO Eric Schmidt stated that “ Every two days now we create as much information as we did from the dawn of civilization up until 2003. Stefania Lucchetti ( www.stefanialucchetti.com ) is an internationally renowned expert on leadership and productivity.

Information 122

Information Self-aware How To Learning-by-Doing 122

Eric Jacobson

JULY 7, 2011

iTunes debuted in 2003 and Tower Records closed in 2004 and Musicland folded in 2006. What is the digital company or the new technology that will force you to change your business model? Perhaps it won't be digital technology that will change or crush your business model. Amazon has almost single-handedly bankrupted Borders.

Business Model 59

Business Model Bottom-up Industry Focus Group 59

Women on Business

DECEMBER 24, 2010

These estates were set to owe no taxes because tax law passed by the Bush Administration in 2001 and 2003 gradually increased the estate tax exemption over ten years while lowering the estate tax rate, and allowed for the estate tax to disappear completely in 2010. billion estate.

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Press Release Discount PR Magazine 202

Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

That is until they learned about an emerging technology—DVDs. His self-knowledge made is easier for him to know when it was time to go as he eventually did in 2003 not long after Netflix went public. After a slew of ideas like customized shampoo, dog food, and baseball bats, Randolph hit upon renting VHS tapes online.

Learning-by-Doing 47

Learning-by-Doing Entrepreneur Wilde CEO 47

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

This book will show you, as an employee, customer or partner, how to use new social technologies, make yourself heard, and produce better products and services. And remember that technology connects people in faster and more transparent ways than ever! Ducati really personifies this strategy.

Media 67

Media Learning-by-Doing Open-book Company 67

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

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. It is worth keeping in mind that some jobs have clear leadership requirements; virtually all jobs have followership requirements.

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Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

In further pondering this dichotomy an interesting thought came to mind – If I could genetically engineer the perfect leadership gene what qualities and characteristics would constitute the architecture of leadership DNA?

Definition 370

Definition Blog Leadership Covey 370

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

For a brief period, as they were being built into the infrastructure of commerce, all these technologies opened opportunities for forward-looking companies to gain real advantages. Nor do they understand the CIO''s role or, typically, the technologies that the company deploys. IT isn''t somebody else''s job, it''s ultimately theirs.

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CEO CIO Technology CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

A member of Seal Team 3, Webb became the Naval Special Warfare Command Sniper Course Manager in 2003. The wartime challenge demanded better collaboration, greater situational awareness and more strategic application of cutting edge technology for the war-fighter. This was a precarious time. The post-9/11 environment demanded it.

Training 8

Training Education Incentives Leadership 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Technology has undoubtedly ushered in progress in a myriad of ways. In 2010, Eric Schmidt, then the CEO of Google, shared a concern with the world : “Every two days, we create as much information as we did from the dawn of civilization until 2003. Analyze where your time is best spent.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Collins Committee Advice 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

Is there any aspect of your daily life and business that is not significantly affected by digital technology? in 2003, an all-time high. (Of Second, our research at Capgemini Consulting with MIT has shown that successful digital transformation is a top-down leadership exercise. Boards Technology' Not likely.

Business Model 8

Business Model Technology Long-term Risk Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2018

My recent paper , coauthored with Naoshi Ikeda and Sho Watanabe of Tokyo Institute of Technology, empirically tests this quiet life hypothesis with Japanese data. Nissan rearranged business relations with them under the strong leadership of Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan from 1999 to 2017.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Management Marketing Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

As the convergence of digital technologies drives unprecedented levels of change in global marketplaces, it is very much a reality that a company must, as Bill Gates put it, “innovate or die!” But fundamentals of innovation are not usually taught as part of science and technology training. Education Innovation Leadership development'

Innovation 17

Innovation Education Survey Training 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

In 2003, Jim Poss was walking down a Boston street when he noticed a trash vehicle in action. By applying the solar technology he used at work, Poss envisioned how a new machine might better manage trash. However, in our research into entrepreneurial leadership we found this distinction to be artificial.

Entrepreneur 15

Entrepreneur Self-aware Efficiency Cost 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2011

Emerging social networking technologies offer new ways to overcome these boundaries. ValuesJam in 2003 gave IBM's workforce the opportunity to redefine the firm's core values for the first time in nearly 100 years. Strong support from company leadership drove membership to over 1,000 by the end of 2010.

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Process Press Release Automotive Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Recognizing that the company's command-and-control culture wouldn't work in the 21st century, he defined leadership as leading by values and created a unique collaborative organizational structure. In 2003 he launched an online, interactive "values jam" involving all employees for 72 hours to determine what IBM's values should be.

Globalization 16

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 16

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Leadership is changing — fast. And this factor is likely to loom even larger in the future because many of the benefits of new technologies increase as more people join in. Insight Center. The 21st-Century CEO. Sponsored by Cognizant. You cannot afford defenses that will fully protect you.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage PR Information Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

At first, the causes of free fall appear to be external: a global financial crisis, a banking system collapse, government deregulation, or, more common, a new business model or technology harnessed by a nimble insurgent competitor. Clearly, something else, beyond the disruptive technology itself, is behind the demise of companies like Kodak.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2014

He had the critical but delicate leadership role of facilitating networks of internal and external technicians, specialists, and managers to address final technical problems and approve launches in the wake of the Columbia disaster in 2003. Collaboration Leadership'

CEO 8

CEO Supply Chain Automotive Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

For example, it took Umicore, a global materials technology group, five years (2002–2007) to lay the basis for its transformation from a commodity supplier of base metals into a premium provider of emission control catalysts, rechargeable battery materials and other value-added solutions. Allow time and persevere.

Company 11

Company Chemicals Short-term How To 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

Fed by consultants, gurus, technology vendors, and academics, their enthusiasm for a particular process improvement method takes on a religious tone (as I described in my last post.) This approach addresses the many shortcomings of our previous initiatives.". Under the guidance of external coaches, the $7.2

Six Sigma 15

Six Sigma TQM Kaizen Balanced Scorecard 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Founded in 2003 with $40 million in venture capital funding, Splunk was among the first companies to target the “big data” space. ” That’s a process which requires leadership time and resources, not just a speech about talent at an off-site. There are ways to avoid these blind spots, however.

Long-term 8

Long-term Short-term Team Succession 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Founded in 2003 with $40 million in venture capital funding, Splunk was among the first companies to target the “big data” space. ” That’s a process which requires leadership time and resources, not just a speech about talent at an off-site. There are ways to avoid these blind spots, however.

Long-term 8

Long-term Short-term Team Succession 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

Easing into the New Year, one big hope we have for 2013 is that women continue to bridge the gender gap in terms of pay equality and access to leadership positions. Women have fewer leadership role models and they arguably have greater demands outside of work competing for their attention. The Careful-What-You-Wish-For Paradox.

Leadership Pipeline 8

Leadership Pipeline Short-term Venture Funding Career 8

CO2

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

We’ll take the extra step in technology and training, finding new ways to be more effective and to develop the people that every other company wants. The post A Model Mission Statement appeared first on | Elements of Leadership. We’ll always take the extra step for our clients. We will look before we step, always planning.

Mission Statement 89

Mission Statement Executive Coaching Goal Planning 89

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In hindsight, this thinking turned out to be far less important than what we learned about leadership, control, and trust, which ultimately were reflected in how each of the businesses was created, capitalized, and staffed. In November 2003, after due diligence, we announced our agreement to purchase 3721 for $120 million.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Learning-by-Doing Operations IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Silicon Valley was built on amazing products, not on stellar leadership skills. It’s true that if a start-up fails — or is sold — the need for enduring leadership may never arise. It’s true that if a start-up fails — or is sold — the need for enduring leadership may never arise. Simple is a feature of great management too.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Team Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

Tata Consultancy Services, the India-based information technology (IT) services and solutions company, operates in an environment it can neither predict nor change. A firm can be the first to apply a new technology or to identify and address a major source of customer dissatisfaction or a latent need. Applying the Strategy Palette.

Strategy 8

Strategy Competitive Advantage Environment Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

By 2003 I could no longer speak intelligibly or walk, and any muscle control became more difficult as the disease progressed. Take, for instance, my IM exchanges with a technology manager at a financial services firm. Marion Barraud for HBR. I was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in 2001.

Argyris 8

Argyris Document Construction Learning-by-Doing 8

Leading Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

When Robert Greifeld was asked to take the helm of Nasdaq in 2003 to execute a turnaround, he came with a new story. Overhaul Technology 5. To address the technology gap at Nasdaq, Greifeld went outside to buy winners—smart acquisitions. A very clear and well-told story. Get the Right People on Board 2. Reduce Bureaucracy 3.

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Organization Bureaucracy Competitive Advantage Technology 274

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

While advances in health care in the developed world often emphasize new technologies, in developing lower- and middle-income countries simply expanding the reach of basic primary care services is crucial to improving health. Management and leadership skills.

Development 8

Development Health Care Operations Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

Yet, companies and executives spend endless amounts of time and money trying to foster collaboration through technology, training, and memos instead of quickly defining the problem, framing the challenges, and inspiring people to come together and tackle it. Collaboration Leadership'

Guidelines 11

Guidelines Follow-up Goal Engineering 11

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 31, 2019

New technologies and new leadership styles are needed to succeed and win. Drew Hiss launched his outsourced payroll and HR technology solutions company, Checkdate Solutions, in 1994. Dan Cooper co-founded ej4, a video-based online training company, in 2003, and was its CEO until selling in 2012. About the Author.

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Cooper Groupthink Leadership Styles Servant Leader 50