Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

Would you share an example of where “culture” was rotten and the ensuing results? But the most recent Barron’s survey finds that they are now the least-respected company in America, right behind Big Tobacco’s Philip Morris. All that corruption helped them hit quarterly EPS targets. Learn from the Mistakes of A Rotten Culture.

Competitive Advantage 98

Competitive Advantage Leadership Analysis Tips 98

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2014

Many employees are encouraged to “just be yourself,” only to find their authenticity — and their career ambitions — constrained by unwritten office rules about appearance, speech, and behavior. Moving up in an organization depends on looking and acting like a leader, on being perceived as having “executive presence” (EP).

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EPS Hypercompetition Diversity Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2016

They modify their appearance, body language, and communication style — all components of executive presence (EP), that intangible element that defines leadership material. I am twisting myself into a pretzel to adapt to my company culture, and they can’t budge an inch to call me by my given name?”

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EPS Banking Diversity Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

It’s not just that certain schools are known for excellence in a given field or offer coursework and training relevant to a specific career path. These organizations, also known as elite professional service (EPS) firms, have some of the most well-developed and longstanding on-campus programs. ’s most elite universities.

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EPS Diversity Banking Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Cook, In a recent article posted on this website, I criticized Carl Icahn’s call for your company to intensify its stock buybacks. In 1993, Apple distributed $273 million in buybacks and $56 million in dividends, even as profits plunged from $530 million to $87 million, compelling the company to do a $297 million long-term bond issue in 1994.

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EPS Innovation Incentives Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

I'm sure I asked this next question in the kind of holier-than-thou voice that only a 20-something can conjure: Why would I shift my career from Apple and GoLive (a hot web authoring software) to CAD, where innovation levels and growth were single digit? Harley Davidson is another example, as is Fender. That CAD stuff, I asked?

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EPS Strategy Reference Execution 15