Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Design by 12GrainStudio 12 Steps To Building & Maintaining The Team Thursday, December 09th, 2010 Posted by: mike 3 circles image = TM John Adair (1) Leading & Working in teams 3 areas of focus are necessary; Team : the need to develop and maintain good working relationships among team members. Briefing : Is this regular?

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Team Team Building Training Learning-by-Doing 124

Next Level Blog

AUGUST 2, 2010

The problem was compounded in 2004 when the structure was changed to expand oversight of the cemetery from two organizations to four. Standards Matter: In reading the reporting, I get the feeling that no one was setting the standards by which an institution as important as Arlington should operate.

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Executive Coaching Blog Letter Video 152

Mike Cardus

JULY 11, 2011

Organizational Development Work. Developing a leadership training program and increased trust in the competence of leadership. Since 2004 I have developed a focused expertise on team building , leadership and organizational change issues, working with a variety of businesses and organizations.

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Team Building TRIZ Succession Team 94

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Plan Operations: improve key processes; develop sales plan; plan resource capacity; prepare budgets. Kaplan and Dr. David P. Discipline I. Discipline III.

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System Balanced Scorecard Execution Strategy 85

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

TQ – Technical/Operational Quotient Top leaders know the business. They have the operational skills to make things happen. Lombardo and Eichinger (2004) have shown that it is associated with being a high potential learner; these learners perform much better after promotion than do the average and low learning-agile.

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Agility Leadership Goleman ROI 120

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In total, 989 workplaces were included in both the 2004 and 2011 surveys, allowing the researchers to compare employment relations in these firms alongside their ability to weather what was the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Developing the workforce. Developing the workforce.

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Short-term Long-term Survey Leadership Styles 114

Mike Cardus

APRIL 24, 2022

Managers, not MBAs: A hard look at the soft practice of managing and management development. It appears to be common amongst first-line operating managers, such as factory foremen and project managers. The research and development manager or lead scientist will tend to favor the rigorous analysis of science.

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Mintzberg Leadership Analysis Creativity 78

Steve Farber

MAY 7, 2011

Having started out as an entrepreneur in my late 20’s to early 30’s, I’ve worked for the last two decades in leadership development in the corporate world. I’ve always considered myself to be a business guy. I’ve had exposure to or worked with just about every kind of business and industry you can imagine. Again: business guy.

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Commitment Books Licensing Retail 103

Innovation Excellence

JUNE 15, 2020

This involved replacing people with machines to do the same work, but such systems are inflexible and not able to adapt to new challenges unless a person steps in to make changes (Ake et al, 2004; pg 27). Ake et al, 2004; pg 266). Technology has its role in every workplace, but the lights are back on for the people in the room.

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Guidelines Software Proposal Technology 86

HR Digest

JULY 14, 2022

Since 2004 we have tripled our annual spend with diverse suppliers to $4.7 At Allstate, we encourage our employees to join ERGs for networking and professional development purposes, and to engage with a population that may be different than their own. You don’t have to share lived experiences to participate in a certain ERG.

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Diversity Learning-by-Doing Resources Insurance 105

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 31, 2023

Weak management Bloom’s World Management Survey was established in 2004 to measure management practices across hundreds of medium-sized firms in the likes of the U.K., It’s less common for poor management to be targeted to explain lackluster productivity, but research from Stanford’s Nick Bloom suggests that is a mistake.

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Productivity Products Management Participative 113

The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Fortunately, the surgeon operated before the worst could happen and my husband recovered completely. It isn’t overstating the obvious to establish that, just like the muscles in our bodies, EI skills must be used and developed, then used and developed some more. 2 Stein S, Book H. Jossey-Bass; 2011:17. 3 Goleman D. 4 Sanchez P.

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Emotional Intelligence Training Goleman McKinsey 98

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

This has a notable impact on employees in the civil service who operate under a readily changing political class. ” It’s a topic further developed by a second study from researchers at the Kellogg School. They then gauged how procurement officers in particular were affected by any political misalignment that occurred.

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Politics Analysis Bureaucracy Influence 109

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Senior industry leader adds hands-on management and operational experience to StrategyDriven’s Power & Utilities focused advisory services. At StrategyDriven, we’re proud to be working with industry leaders to address these challenges and adapt their organizations so they continue to operate safely, reliably, and efficiently.”.

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Chief Executive Officer Execution Operations Asset Management 50

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

They also accept that various new roles will be created, not least in maintaining, developing and even distributing the new technologies. The report cites examples from France and Singapore, where citizens are awarded a personal learning account to support their professional development.

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Report Project Learning-by-Doing Skills 72

Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

His book, Lessons from the Navy: How to Earn Trust, Lead Teams, and Achieve Organizational Excellence is loaded with advice to help all leaders aspiring to operate at the highest levels. Leadership is about showing common courtesies, caring and encouraging the growth and development of those whom you lead. Naval Hospital Rota, Spain.

Leadership 137

Leadership Crisis Learning-by-Doing Team 137

Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Establishing a personal brand carries even more weight when you’re responsible for developing and leading others. Unlike a business, your personal brand doesn't have hours of operation, it simply is 24/7/365. I have a documented track record of business development, operational planning, and leadership.

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Brand Examples Career Godin 68

Steve Farber

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

” Stephens joined Marco’s Pizza in 2004 when it was a successful but regional chain operating 110 stores in three states. Now, he’s the president and chief operating officer for Marco’s (and was featured earlier this year on CBS’ Undercover Boss ).

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Chief Operating Officer How To COO Motivation 40

Experience to Lead

AUGUST 24, 2021

After 13 operations, doctors told him that there was nothing more that could be done. When I got to the Olympic Training Center in 2004, I was confident in myself and my abilities. We know how one another operates, our attitudes, and personalities.”. Today, he shares them here with you to inspire you in your leadership journey.

Leadership 52

Leadership Learning-by-Doing Sports Open-book 52

Deming Institute

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

While “Standards are everything at Airbus: from cleaning up the table in the canteen after eating to operating a machine, they influence every part of the employees’ working day.” I also continue to refine my thinking about continuous improvement, including how Toyota operates. Yet, what can be said of the limits to standardization?

Six Sigma 37

Six Sigma Deming System Quality 37

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2011

In a two-part event, employees in WorldJam 2004 first brainstormed solutions to increase growth and innovation, resulting in 191 pragmatic ideas. Suggestions ranged from streamlining operational processes, saving thousands of hours annually, to simplifying financial and sales processes across business units.

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Process Press Release Automotive Globalization 16

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

Nokia's inability to field a credible response to the launch of the iPhone in 2007 and Google's Android operating system in 2008 has precipitated a freefall in its share price. Motorola is finally attempting a comeback with handsets using Google's Android operating system, but is now only a minor player.

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Supply Chain Long-term Brand Early Adopters 18

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2012

We became involved with the company, which produces inventory software, in 2004 when one of us (David) was sent by the prior majority investor to shut the fledgling company down. Instead, seeing the potential in the product and commitment of employees, we came up with financing to buy out the investor and keep the company operating.

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Team Leadership COO Software 19

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

It's a bid to develop a rapport with current and would-be supporters. In 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama developed and led a campaign for the presidency that not only achieved its main goal — sending Obama to the White House — but also set a new standard for innovation and execution.

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Operations Media Open-book Long-term 16

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2010

As Nike's Senior Portfolio Manager Adam Day says, "The global development sector had overlooked the enormous potential of investing in adolescent girls to reduce global poverty. The Nike Foundation also leans on its expertise in innovation and scale to find solutions to poverty, while keeping its operations separate from the business.

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Core Competence Market Segmentation Globalization Reputation 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. We were optimistic about Yahoo’s future in China as the deal closed in January 2004.

Chief Financial Officer 14

Chief Financial Officer Learning-by-Doing Operations IPO 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2012

And they use it the way other companies use financial reports — to inform operational and investment decisions. When Charles "Chuck" Schwab returned to the helm to turn around his troubled financial firm in 2004, for example, he installed such a system. In short, it is their primary management system.

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Customer Loyalty Loyalty CEO Intellectual Capital 16

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The market favorably receives projects with long-term payoffs, particularly those in research and development. And I witnessed its truth firsthand as the CEO of Merck in 2004, when our earnings were going to fall short of analysts' expectations. Yes, those actions would have boosted short-term earnings. I disagree.

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CEO Short-term Long-term Pharmaceuticals 17

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

In the midst of a serious economic crisis in Finland in the early 1990s the company almost ceased to exist, but the mobile-phone arm helped pull Nokia out of trouble and then effectively became Nokia as the company divested its other operations. Around Nokia, you don't hear so much talk about Jorma this or Jorma that.

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Team Crisis Globalization CEO 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2012

Here's a case in point: In 2004, my HBS colleague Gary Pisano and I conducted a project at a leading manufacturer of highly sophisticated production equipment for the electronics industry, which I'll call "Exotech." Like many companies, Exotech struggled with serious time delays in its product-development projects. The results?

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Team Software Project Tools 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

Building on a relationship that dates back to 2004, Zurich Insurance Group is working with DXC to move from traditional data center outsourcing to a Platform as a Service model, taking advantage of next-generation cloud management technologies to lower operating costs and accelerate development.

Insurance 8

Insurance Technology Outsourcing Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

The timeline showed five improvement initiatives matching the eras of five presidents: Quality Action Teams (1992-1995), Total Cycle Time (1995-2000), Perfect Order (2000-2003), Grainger Performance System (Balanced Scorecard and Six Sigma) (2004-2007), and Lean (2008). By all means, choose a name and stick with it.

Six Sigma 15

Six Sigma TQM Kaizen Balanced Scorecard 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

As work itself is changing, some of the basic tenets of leadership development are being challenged. To meet these challenges, we see three priorities for developing the next generation of leaders in the “work-disrupted” age: Mastery of Digital. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders. Insight Center.

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Leadership Development Development Disaggregation Leadership 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2017

Even the near-term outlook has been quite negative: A 2016 report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said 9% of jobs in the 21 countries that make up its membership could be automated. Four years ago, an Oxford University study predicted 47% of jobs could be automated by 2033. AI wasn’t new at Microsoft.

Company 19

Company Survey Finance Engineering 19

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Believe me, this skill comes in handy in the chief information officer's line of work: CIOs often have to tell CEOs that the large portfolios of legacy applications driving corporate operations are bound to fail sooner or later and need to be replaced. Avoid the temptation to develop "what if" scenarios on the fly. Don't improvise.

System 15

System CEO CIO Chief Information Officer 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2011

Their exclusive agreement had been launched in the go-go year of 2000, but by 2004 it had landed in court. Microsoft and Intel, as is well known, have long sought alternatives to their being fused at the hip — Microsoft seeking alternative chip platforms for its software, and Intel supporting additional operating systems.

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Management Airlines How To Pharmaceuticals 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

"There are many ways to define mentoring," says Jeanne Meister, a Founding Partner of Future Workplace and co-author of The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop & Keep Tomorrow's Employees Today. In January 2000, Soki Choi left Accenture Sweden to start her own company developing applications for mobile phones.

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Mentor Career Long-term Advice 20