Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 31, 2016

There have been some really great reads on the topic ranging from the 2011 ebook, Race Against the Machine by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson out of MIT, to the recent LinkedIn post, What Happens When Millions of Jobs Are Lost Because of Automation? Automation and the future of work. Are enough citizens taking this topic seriously?

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 26, 2010

I am a technology lover. Our devices and services and technology may allow us to get one more thing done, make one more phone call, connect with one more person, but when are you taking time to put all of that activity into context? I have the maximum number of Facebook friends allowed ( please join my fan page instead ).

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

For more information on how you can utilize interns in your business or organization, check out my friends Julie Braun and Michelle Demers, the Dynamic Duo of Super Interns, and make sure to download their free ebook “251 Super Internship Projects.” For more information, go to www.SuperInterns.com. Who’s on the Bus? Post by Jane K.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

As we go forward, the world of marketing online is going to change again. Behind this new wave of customization is a whole raft of digital technologies that are allowing it to happen. Behind this new wave of customization is a whole raft of digital technologies that are allowing it to happen. Photo courtesy of Pixabay.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 31, 2011

They are: Live on purpose Stop procrastinating Conquer technology Beat distractions to cultivate focus Stay organized Stop wasting time Optimize Build stronger relationships Leverage The section about an empty email inbox on pages 69-72 is, in itself, worth the price of the book. It is sometimes surprising and, in those moments, profound.

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Workshop Books Blog Video 192

Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

His passions are leadership, marketing, personal development and the way people and organizations use processes and technology to improve results. Wally is a writer, speaker, and consultant who specializes in learning and sharing how leadership and strategy combine to create successful companies.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 9, 2013

Tom Borders told me that they decided to hire a CEO whose experience was in retailing versus a strategic marketing expert. The new retail-oriented CEO decided to close down their website, fire their internal website experts and contract out information technology by having their books sold through Amazon.com.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Use Technology. Also, work with your IT team to see if they have suggestions on which new technologies can be used to save time. About the TIMEX® Group: Timex Group designs, manufactures and markets innovative timepieces and jewelry globally. Agno: Women and Time (Paperback $9.99, ebook formats $2.99).

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Nathan Magnuson

MAY 18, 2015

Many new ideas, products and technologies were built before the “market” was ready for them (such as the fax machine, printing press, automobiles or Apple products). Receive his new ebook Trusted Leadership Advisor by subscribing to his website or follow him on Twitter.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 22, 2016

Self-Coaching Leadership Books in ebook or paperback editions: . For the largest companies, this number rises to 94 percent. Inability to overcome these internal factors will cause two out of every three companies to stall out, be acquired or disappear within the next 15 years. Can't Get Enough Leadership , .

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Technology gives us power but cannot guide us as to how to use that power. The market gives us choices but leaves us uninstructed as to how to make those choices. If there is one thing the great institutions of the modern world do not do, it is to provide meaning. Science tells us how but not why.

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Coaching Tip

JUNE 29, 2013

Over the past decade, Turkey and Brazil have been widely celebrated as star economic performers—emerging markets with increasing influence on the international stage. They are technology-savvy and use social media like Facebook FB +0.89% and Twitter to broadcast information and organize demonstrations. Related articles.

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Class Leadership Politics eBook 85

Coaching Tip

APRIL 19, 2016

The 2008 global financial crisis, a series of corporate scandals that have eroded organizational trust, including Volkswagen, BP and Enron, and an emphasis on transparency brought about by the combined impact of globalization, technology, and demographic changes have all combined to bring trust in business to what may be an all-time low.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 28, 2011

Part of me didn’t want to make technology related to any ofmy suggestions… and yet … smartphones, used intentionally, can really help us in these moments too. Thanks for being such an encourager and motivator. You’re remarkable!) Blessings to you! Ann Reply Kevin Eikenberry January 28, 2011 at 6:04 pm Thanks Ann.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 27, 2020

With the advancement of technology, consumer behavior has changed. Today, marketing and winning over customers is not the difficult part. You can use the tried and tested content marketing strategies such as blog posts, ebooks, guides, and white papers.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Very large companies in the information technology industry, like IBM, are successfully moving from product-driven to services-driven businesses. If you clearly understand your company’s technical and marketing strengths relative your competitors, you can deliver a consistent and powerful message. Related articles. A Culture of Voice.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 31, 2011

He consumes art and music at the rate he does books, but unlike most critics he doesn't sniff that markets have either ruined culture or brought it low. And Creative Destruction points out that the global markets that spur innovations in art can also, eventually, build a demand that discourages further changes. "I for 15,000 words.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

They are Optimistic Millennials grew up during a period of rapid change: the Cold War ended, the Internet went mainstream – changing the way we connect with the world and each other – and the world became a truly global market. Surges in technology made virtually anything seem possibly if we just give it enough time and effort.

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ExactHire - Leadership

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In my previous two posts from this series, I discussed how changing demographics, views on the nature of work and the workplace, and rapid advances in technology have converged to create intense competition for talent in today’s job market. These blogs, tweets, posts, podcasts, ebooks, etc.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2012

It's an age of unprecedented, staggering technological change. but the emerging markets boom has generally been more about catching up than exploiting cutting-edge technology.). Even beyond the technological challenges, there are lots of other obstacles to change. Or something like that.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

This is different than social media marketing , where a brand engages many, aiming to increase overall brand awareness or promote a specific product or service by producing content that users will share with their network. Salespeople should also collaborate with their social marketing counterparts to make the most of their social efforts.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2012

So here are four innovation ideas — themes, really — sure to gain significantly greater mind- and market-share over the coming year. From Khan Academy to Coursera to edX to the O'Reilly School of Technology, badges increasingly enjoy consideration as human capital's coin of the the realm for online education.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2012

For example, when Apple expanded from music players to phones, it carried over to the iPhone not just the technology and software that powered the iPod but also users' entire music collections and its music store's entire supplier base. It pursued this very same course with great success when it launched the original Kindle in 2007.

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Strategy eBook Library Open-book 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2011

Instead, that window stays constant because it's constrained by four implacable forces: Technology: Unfavorable economic conditions can slow the introduction of new technologies, but not for long. Consumer tastes: Novelty inevitably wears off, regardless of the health of the economy. Wireless carriers in the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

That said, for a while the digital revolution looked like extremely good news for publishers because the technology for delivering content to consumer — the web browser — was freely available. Of course, here Apple's iOS is currently the market leader, but Google's Android and HP's WebOS are waiting in the wings.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Apple is a formidable player in the tablet market with almost 30 million iPads sold to-date. Similar tablets from Samsung, RIM, HP and others have struggled to make any dent in the iPad market. For Amazon, the device is the razor that allows it to sell more blades - ebooks and other products. And now comes Amazon's Fire.

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Charisma eBook Retail Reputation 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Retailers can buy the products at a 6% discount and earn a 10% commission on ebook sales recorded for a given device for the next two years. In some markets Amazon offers same-day delivery, undercutting one of the primary benefits of a nearby physical bookstore. Ebooks alone made up two-thirds of that volume.

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eBook Retail Discount Disruptive Innovation 8

Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

65 Content Marketers List the 44 Content Marketing Agencies Crushing It (Plus 70 Tips & 78 Myths Dispelled) ​Digital marketing is becoming harder to ignore as we now live in a world of internet ubiquity. Click "READ MORE" to see the 44 content marketing agencies and 70 related tips from the experts!

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2014

Is there a market opportunity the company is overlooking? Erik Mason, the marketing communications manager for an aesthetic skin laser company in the Northeast, felt the firm needed a new image. Other companies with slicker marketing were gaining market share even though they had inferior technology,” Mason says.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2016

Social purpose is continuing to evolve from a philanthropic niche to a key part of core business strategy, and this shift presents unique opportunities for technology companies, in particular. The next wave of technology innovation will require a paradigm shift — one that builds social purpose into the activities of our everyday lives.

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Price Technology eBook Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

In terms of people, processes and technologies, Toyota and Google's YouTube have little in common. I recently wrote an ebook asking Who Do You Want Your Customers To Become ? As global innovators, however, they share a remarkable core value and best practice: they invest in the innovative capabilities of their suppliers.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2013

In other words, the focus understandably centers on measurably improving the perceived core competence—selling better, manufacturing better, marketing better, hiring even better talent, cutting costs better. Who doubts Microsoft’s technical core competencies in software, networking and gaming technologies? company like Apple.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

DRM is the reason why that ebook you bought on a Kindle won’t play on a different e-reader. Making sure an ebook bought on a Kindle stays on a Kindle doesn’t protect authors. There’s a market opportunity for DRM-free platforms. Audiobooks from Downpour are proudly marketed as being DRM-free. DRM says no.

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Download Rogers eBook Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

The Apple Watch introduces the concept of wearing a watch to many of Apple’s 18 to 35 target market. When Amazon introduced its Kindle eBook reader in 2007, many analysts predicted it marked the end of traditional bookselling. A similar phenomenon has recently occurred in the book industry.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 21, 2016

For many is a "no brainer" that has been at play for several decades now with the migration of American jobs into the global job market. First, with manufacturing jobs moving to Japan, Korea, China, Mexico, then with services like call centers in Canada and the Philippines, and now with positions like technology consulting in India.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2011

My crystal ball devoted to the intersection of business and digital technology brought forth six predictions for 2012. There will be at least one instance of a science fiction technology becoming reality. The two forces of trade and technology are combining to create a tough labor market for lots of workers in the U.S.,

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