Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Power of Pressure : Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution by Dane Jensen (Collins, 2021) What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under? Whether they are on center stage or behind the scenes, managers know who these top players are, understand their worth, and want more of them on their team. Blog Post ). What helped?

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LDRLB

MARCH 17, 2010

In Derailed , Irwin explores case studies of six well-known CEOs who, despite all the normal predictors of success, eventually succumbed to derailment and resigned or were fire by their boards. Irwin opens the book with brief case studies of each leader’s epic fall and then investigates the patterns in each story.

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Review Books Case Study Collins 74

Modern Servant Leader

JULY 2, 2024

Collins and Jerry I. Porras took 18 truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each in direct comparison to one of its top competitors. Jim Collins 2019 Other Business Balance Case for Servant Leadership The author argues that servant leadership is ethical, practical, and meaningful. Sipe, Don M.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2012

First-ever article on Dick Clark, as a business case study. Thanks to great mentors, I learned to be my own best self, a visionary thinker and a repository of great case studies. Learn from case studies elsewhere in the marketplace. ” Judy Collins (1968). ” The Beach Boys (1966).

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

For enterprise risk management, key policies include a statement of risk appetite and explicit risk tolerance levels for critical risks. The company's performance measurement and incentive systems, and the degree to which risk management is considered, will also have a profound impact on employee behavior. An HBR Mini Case Study.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

How Dell went from dorm room startup in 1984, to the world''s largest PC maker in 2005, and then saw its stock plummet precipitously the next year, is the subject of a lengthy Harvard Business School case study by HBS professor Jan Rivkin. Both strategies are evident in the case of Gerstner and IBM.

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Rivkin Succession Short-term Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2013

As a manager, it’s your job to make sure people don’t go off on tangents or give endless speeches. The good news is that meeting management isn’t rocket science; you probably already know what you should be doing. “The As a manager, it’s up to you to ensure that people feel comfortable enough to contribute. Manage ramblers.

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