Leading Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2018

S INCE STEPPING DOWN as CEO of Cisco in 2015, John Chambers founded the venture capital firm JC2 Ventures specializing in startups. Manage your fear until you can work a solution. The visible condition of any one person, company, state, industry, or country is always a symptom of a deeper issue.

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Alexander Osterwalder – Thinkers 50 #1 Strategy Thinker 2015, co-founder Strategyzer, Osterwalder Strategy Facilitation, million-selling author Business Model Generation and Value Proposition Design , inventor Business Model Canvas. Everett Alexander – Start up and family business coach, financial advisor and fund manager.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

This generation is the first to be raised in a post-industrial era driven by technology. To keep the rookies engaged and actively contributing to the team, here are a few changes managers need to anticipate and embrace: Collaboration Generation Y wants to feel like they belong to a team. Avoid making this your Kodak moment.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 6, 2016

In 1983 Royal Dutch/Shell Group studied 27 companies that had survived more than 100 years, were still important in their industries, and continued to have strong corporate identities. Power & Associates and was most recently ranked 6 th in the 2015 Fortune magazine “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. He is certainly doing that.

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HR Digest

JULY 1, 2021

During the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC), BCG and the European Association for People Management surveyed 3,400 executives, including 90 senior human resources leaders in more than 30 countries, to see how they were responding. Most companies make the mistake of instituting a hiring freeze in economic downturns.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 2, 2015

We are thrilled to have Ruth join our StrategyDriven team," says Nathan Ives, StrategyDriven President and CEO. She is a world class expert on Information Technology Services; possessing in-depth knowledge of nuclear cyber security regulations, industry guidelines, and leading practices.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 25, 2016

ii showed that companies with gender diverse leadership are 15% more likely to report financial returns above their national industry median, while those with ethnically diverse leadership were 35% more likely to have financial returns that outpace their industry. January 2015. About the Author.

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Deming Institute

MAY 26, 2016

Lean coffee session at the 2015 Deming Research Seminar. Ian Bradbury, President and CEO of Peaker Services, Inc. Langford, President & CEO, Langford International. Jim Manley, Former GM & Supplier Manager, Chair of Michigan Lean Consortium. 2016 Deming Institute Annual Conference. September 16 – 18, 2016.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2016

in 2015, according to the Kauffman Index. We call them Direct Responsible Individuals (DRIs) at my company, and it’s a great way to make the responsibilities manageable. At a freshly minted startup, you won’t have that luxury, so you’ll have to learn to manage many different functions — and quickly. Become a jack-of-all-trades.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2017

Given the pace at which digital innovation is disrupting industries globally, it’s not surprising that most CEOs feel pressure to find and deploy the right technology as fast as their budgets will allow. Only the CEO has the power to provide this kind of direction across the entire enterprise.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Previous to our technological advancements, the only way businesses could manage their multiple consumer platforms, numerous transactional tasks, and recover from data emergencies was to outsource to a variety of vendors. Richard Milam is the president and CEO of EnableSoft. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Everything you know, feel, and do will be Uber’d — you will experience massive disruptions that seem to come out of nowhere – disruptions that can uproot your entire businesses or industry before you’ve finished your morning cup of coffee. Not your manager or company, not your strategic plans or your customers. About the Author.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

As the founder of Today’s Growth Consultant and Income Store, two companies that collectively own over 200 income-generating websites, I regularly partner with industry thought leaders, CEOs, authors, and athletes to create a generous amount of blog content. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2015

How did you do in the area of time management? Use this list of questions to develop questions specific to your own industry, business, and product and service lines. He founded and serves as CEO for Eric Lofholm International, Inc. — Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Eric Lofholm is a Master Sales Trainer, author, business success guru, communications expert and lauded speaker who has presented his proprietary, proven sales and success systems to Titans of Industry and thousands of other professionals world-wide. He founded and serves as CEO for Eric Lofholm International, Inc. —

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2018

Mary Barra, Meg Whitman, Indra Nooyi: These are just three of the women who have successfully broken through the notorious “glass ceiling” to become CEOs of large public firms. We found that female CEOs face a greater threat of shareholder activism than male CEOs.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. Utilization of industry consultants or technical specialists. Time management and “just in time” concepts are applied. Assets are adequately valued and managed. Design and re-engineering of products-services. Running the business.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

The year 2015 was a pivotal time when humanity turned more decisively toward building a thriving and sustainable world. From the Pope to global CEOs to almost all the world’s political leaders, the most powerful people got on board. in the first six months of 2015, 70% was renewable. In the U.S., Blackrock, with $4.7

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In 2015 U.S. CEOs earned 335 times the pay of the average worker. they earn 129 times more ; the High Pay Centre marked “Fat Cat Wednesday” (January 4, 2017) as the day by when a CEO has already earned more than an average worker earns in the entire year. CEOs Get Paid Too Much. The numbers are striking.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

Yet progress within organizations has been slow – there is still a lack of women and minorities in leadership positions, and certain industries like tech and finance are lacking diversity at all levels. About the Interviews I wanted to select a diverse group of CEOs from a range of companies that varied by size and industry.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Eric Lofholm is a Master Sales Trainer, author, business success guru, communications expert and lauded speaker who has presented his proprietary, proven sales and success systems to Titans of Industry and thousands of other professionals world-wide. He founded and serves as CEO for Eric Lofholm International, Inc. —

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

We earned a 13% return — not bad by industry standards — but we failed to change the company much. Like so many managers today, they responded to shareholder activism defensively. After some reflection, and many conversations with managers, employees, and shareholders about our campaign, we wanted to offer our insight.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

hospitals and health systems experienced an average 39% reduction in their operating margins from 2015 to 2017. As I speak with industry executives, a common refrain is “I’ve done all the easy stuff.” Eliminating layers of management. A recent Navigant survey found that U.S. ” Clearly, more is needed.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 24, 2015

Employees are not present to serve management or reinforce bureaucracy. Managers have the ability to track progress toward department goals. Trying to create an environment that is measurement friendly also involves a change agent— someone to lead this effort and manage the change process within an organization.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2015

It is the hub of the world’s energy industry, headquarters of medical innovation and entrepreneurial phenomena. I chose representative industries and community service niches as snapshots of a wider photo album. It has seen industries emerge and mature. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 28, 2019

David Komlos is CEO of Syntegrity and David Bejamin leads Syntegrity’s client delivery organization. Fixing a car is complicated; disrupting the automotive industry is complex. Implementing a customer relationship management system is complicated; delivering a winning customer experience every time is complex.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Activist investors who expect to raise returns by influencing strategic decisions are having a meaningful impact on many industries from consumer-packaged goods to aerospace and defense. And the odds that your company, or industry, may find itself targeted by an activist are going up.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Of all the ways the world changed in 2014 — economic, cultural, technological, all three — which will matter most to us in 2015? Xiaomi, Not Apple, Is Changing the Smartphone Industry. CEOs Get Paid Too Much According to Pretty Much Everyone in the World. How Google Manages Talent. Profits Without Prosperity.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Yet even with all that knowledge and effort, many private equity companies still don’t do a good job when it comes to deciding whether to keep the CEO in place or select a new CEO. In fact, management consultancy Bain & Co. Too many CEOs fall short of these skills. Mistaking quick thinking for systems thinking.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Although directors in certain industries are more aware of the threat of disruption, the widespread lack of board-level engagement in innovation processes could be a major blind spot and a potential liability. Still, it’s telling that board members rate their boards better on risk management than on innovation.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2018

They need to develop managers and executives who lead with three core mental qualities: mindfulness, selflessness, and compassion. Outlasting copycat competition in any industry is difficult; doing so over decades is nearly impossible—unless you leap. Martin's Press, 2018) So much of leadership is managing tensions. Blog Post ).

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

Through Paypal, Nigerians spent $610 million via their mobile phones on international shopping in 2015, depriving local banks forex fees. Most still put marketing managers in nice cars to look for clients. In most banks, inexperienced young managers are asked to handle digital products. and African entrepreneurs are excited.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2018

We explore this question by looking at CEOs’ decisions about corporate diversification over the last three decades. Through his academic research and teaching at HBS, Jensen promulgated a new financial orthodoxy that corporate managers should avoid diversification and instead focus on the firm’s core competencies.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Since at least the time of Frederick Taylor, the father of “scientific management,” control has been central to corporate organization: Control of costs, of prices, of investment and—not least—of people. When a new project comes in, the manager does not devise a plan to complete it.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2016

In a paper in the Academy of Management Perspectives , summarized in a TEDx talk , I studied 28 years of data and found that firms with high employee satisfaction outperform their peers by 2.3% Some prior studies measure employee satisfaction by asking managers how much they care about their workers, which is prone to manipulation.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2018

However, racial and gender representation in the industry remains skewed. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the ethnic makeup of the PR industry in the U.S. The Holmes Report published in 2015 found that while women make up 70% of those employed in the U.S. African American, 2.6% Asian American, and 5.7%

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

According to PwC’s 2015 study on Global Innovation , U.S. In Conference Board’s 2015 CEO Challenge study , 943 CEOs ranked “human capital” and “innovation” as their top two long-term challenges to driving business growth. The 21st-Century CEO. Insight Center.

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