LDRLB

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

A study just published in the Academy of Management Journal examined how others aspects of CEO personality impact firm performance in small and medium enterprises (SME) in a dynamic industries (e.g. Our strategy reflects a high level of flexibility in managing political, economic, and financial risks. high technology). Simmons, Ph.D.

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CEO P&L Company Venture Capitalist 118

LDRLB

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Perhaps one of the most deeply entrenched mental models in organizational management is the idea of the hierarchical structure. As new ideas are generated, the require permission and resources from managers, who may not understand the new idea due to their lack of specialized knowledge. Academy of Management Review, 35 (4), 558-578.

Creativity 84

Creativity Senge P&L Handbook 84

Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Every HR, OD professional, and management consultant should at the very least be aware of their existence, if not well-versed in their ideas and theories. In one of the defining management studies carried out in the 90s, Collins and his team complied a list of 1,435 companies in search of those special few that could truly be called “great.”

Human Resources 100

Human Resources Talent Management Resources Ulrich 100

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Work-culture research studies, including the comprehensive research by Guiso, L., Sapienza, P., & Zingales, L. Their research emphasizes the role of perceived integrity among top managers and highlights the strong correlation between an organization’s culture and its success (Guiso et al., link] Guiso, L.,

P&L 78

P&L Mission Statement Collins Influence 78

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Although these clichés might serve short-term management objectives, they often hinder long-term innovation, suppress employee morale, and foster a culture of compliance over mutual growth. Phrases like ‘Don’t rock the boat’ or ‘It’s not in the budget’ often serve to halt innovation and maintain the status quo.

Strategy 78

Strategy P&L Taylorism Taylor 78

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

My acronym for BUSINESS : B ig-picture U nderstanding S ymbiosis I n N omenclature, E conomics, S ystems, and S ervices WORK : W indows of O pportunity, R equiring K now-how My acronym for GOALS : G etting O rganized A llowing L ifeblood S ystems G rowth O pportunities A nd L egacy S upport THINK : T o H ave I deas, N ew K eys FAILURE : F inding A (..)

P&L 56

P&L Books Definition Strategic Planning 56

Experience to Lead

MARCH 17, 2022

However, the truth is that quantifying ROI in such a direct financial correlation leads to challenges for L&D professionals. Considering L&D professionals are working directly to upskill people whose minds are very complex systems, it is not a direct line from investment to financial gain.

ROI 52

ROI P&L Development Metrics 52

Thin Difference

MAY 21, 2019

As Burke (2018) highlights, change management is a mix of consulting and strategy development with an understanding of systems and behavioral science. Dunlop, P. Diffusion of innovation (5 th ed.). Rogers (2003) points out the essential nature of credibility in being a change agent, embracing knowledge and safety. References.

Rogers 89

Rogers Ethics P&L Leadership 89

First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Austin, Richard L. Nolan, and Shannon O’Donnell HR Strategic Project Management SPOMP Leon M. I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Complete Executive Karen Wright Harder Than I Thought Robert D. Hielkema INTERVIEWS Matthew E. May: Second Interview, Part 1, by Bob [.].

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Blog Project Review Execution 89

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

So the designer teaches everyone about UX/AI, the coders teach about their development methodology, the project managers teach about agile protocols, and the sales people describe what it is like in the field. The benefit of this kind of team activity, is the opening of one’s mind, and shared creative stimulus, which fosters innovation.

Team 52

Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Coaching Ourselves

APRIL 15, 2019

Today, L&D professionals increasingly use social learning as a powerful tool for leadership and organizational development. During trade shows we promote CoachingOurselves, our management and leadership social learning program, with a pop-up banner displaying a group of participants seated around a table involved in a discussion.

Leadership Development 33

Leadership Development Development P&L Leadership 33

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

I often hear this question when I visit companies and speak about how to make an innovative idea less terrifying to high level executives. There are plenty of pundits arguing that big companies need to innovate, and pointing out that it is difficult to do so. And yet management sponsorship is crucial for any ambitious initiative.

Innovation 14

Innovation P&L Short-term Company 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2012

Have you noticed that general managers are scarce these days? But in many large companies, the only true general manager is the CEO. Everyone else, whether in the C-suite or in the senior management ranks, runs a piece of a business or a support function. At one time general managers were at the center of the action.

Management 15

Management P&L Incubator Finance 15

First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field Mike Michalowicz HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations Nancy Duarte Freedom, Inc.: Free Your Employees and Let Them Lead Your Business to Higher [.].

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Blog Review Planning Books 85

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

It may seem counterintuitive, but smart companies need to routinely rid themselves of less profitable customers, the same way an asset manager or rebalances an investment portfolio or a Major League Baseball general manager trades a declining player. So how does one take full advantage of a 'window to winnow'?

P&L 15

P&L Supply Chain Retail Price 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

We call this phenomenon reverse innovation — any innovation that is adopted first in the developing world, and then later in the developed world. Surprisingly, such innovations defy gravity and flow uphill from the poor to the rich. Reverse innovation will become more and more common. Phase 3: Local Innovation.

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Glocalization Mass Marketing P&L Globalization 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2011

But other companies have managed to thrive long after the departure of their talented founders (GE, IBM, Procter & Gamble, HP until recently). It's true that Apple's success in the last decade has been built on a remarkable string of innovations, which seems harder to "codify." Place product experience first, not P&L.

P&L 15

P&L Supply Chain Retail COO 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Millions worldwide have read and embraced John Kotter's ideas on change management and leadership. Leading Change is widely recognized as his seminal work on leading transformational change, and is an important precursor to his newer ideas on acceleration: effectively managing operations while seizing new opportunity. Kotter and Dan S.

P&L 10

P&L Kotter Books Globalization 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Coca-Cola recently reshuffled its leadership team to focus on growth, innovation, and digital. L’Oréal has made a strategic investment in Founders Factory , a digital startup accelerator. One such activity was introduced by Deb Henretta while leading P&G Asia. Here are five: Commit from the Top.

P&L 17

P&L Fashion Media Agility 17

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2011

But in fact, most managers don't. Managers confuse differentiation with being different. My premise in writing Understanding Michael Porter was very simply that clear strategic thinking is essential for any manager in any setting, and Porter's work lays out the basic principles and frameworks you need to master. Here it is.

Porter 16

Porter Strategy Competitive Advantage P&L 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2013

If you''ve got a genuinely creative idea — or even a " me, too with a twist " — Kickstarter''s "crowd funding" platform offers a genuinely innovative way to finance creativity and innovation. Why aren''t leaders tapping the crowdfunding capabilities of their own innovation ecosystems to stimulate their people and ideas?

Innovation 8

Innovation P&L Company Creativity 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2012

Trade promotion is often the single biggest line item in a manufacturer's P&L. Perhaps the most critical issue is for senior management is to more closely tie trade promotion to their vision for category growth. Senior management needs to change the culture of trade promotion to one of category growth.

ROI 15

ROI P&L Retail Brand 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2012

Trade promotion is often the single biggest line item in a manufacturer's P&L. Perhaps the most critical issue is for senior management is to more closely tie trade promotion to their vision for category growth. Senior management needs to change the culture of trade promotion to one of category growth.

ROI 15

ROI P&L Retail Brand 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

And 71% of senior managers view them as unproductive. Any standing meeting, whether it’s of a departmental leadership team, a cross-functional group owning a process like innovation or talent management, or a task force managing a six-month transition to a new technology, should be designed and linked to a broader governance plan.

P&L 16

P&L How To Finance Metrics 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

To stitch it all together meaningfully, CMOs are increasingly expected to act as general managers with P&L or shared/shadow P&L responsibility that drive revenue growth. Says Abi Comber, Head of Marketing for British Airways: “Having P&L responsibility is incredibly powerful.

P&L 14

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A recent McKinsey report found that while 84% of corporate executives think innovation is key to achieving growth objectives, only 6% are satisfied with the innovation performance of their firm. Even if executives try to prioritize it, innovation often gets crowded out by more “urgent” short-term pressures.

Innovation 9

Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Palmisano warned against prioritizing shareholders or other constituents, calling this "a false choice," and explaining that "Long-term management is a serious challenge in a world driven by short-term thinking. They are innovating in ways that create virtuous circles for a generation or more." Directness.

Globalization 18

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 18

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

keep hearing from top executives at large, profitable companies that they're under "P&L pressure." Who declared 7 or 10 or 15 percent growth in earnings a sacrosanct pursuit, above all other corporate goals — like the innovation that leads to novel solutions that address customer needs?

GAAP 12

GAAP Short-term P&L EPS 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

And this charge will, in theory, move managers to make greener choices. And more recently, athletic apparel company Puma (working with my colleagues at PwC and the UK's TruCost) produced an " environmental P&L " which measured the "real" cost of carbon and other environmental inputs like water. He's absolutely right.

Price 16

Price P&L White Paper Energy 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

As business boomed, new hires and managers competed hard with each other to scramble up the corporate ladder (while prying other people's fingers off of it). The firm had to lay off some even of these ambitious, hard-charging people — an awful experience for most managers, including George. What does happiness mean?

P&L 15

P&L Construction Survey Stress 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

Tommy was a director and Jane was the Midlands regional sales manager for Egan & Sons, a supplier of doors and staircases to Westmid for 63 years. With three efficient plants staffed by 3,000 employees, it had reinvented itself to become an innovative manufacturer of modular steel staircases and fiberglass doors.

Case Study 15

Case Study P&L Cost Due Diligence 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2013

She holds the Ernest L. She''s an expert on strategy, innovation, and leading change. In her latest book, SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good , she analyzed how P&G (among other companies) achieved long-term performance. Why is P&G making this move, now? Asking A.G.

P&L 8

P&L Restructuring Price CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

Organization as machine – this imagery from our industrial past continues to cast a long shadow over the way we think about management today. Managers still assume that stability is the normal state of affairs and change is the unusual state (a point I particularly challenge in The End of Competitive Advantage ). Townes, and Henry L.

Six Sigma 11

Six Sigma Drucker P&L Short-term 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Yet they don't work, and their repeated application makes many managers incredibly gender fatigued and frustrated. Every manager I have worked with hates the fact that companies talk about "Diversity and Inclusion," but then they are given targets on women (most don't even target balance). Problem 1: Calling it Diversity.

Diversity 10

Diversity Balanced Scorecard P&L Committee 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

CEOs should actively manage five specific tensions in today’s complex global business environment: Disruptive innovation versus leveraging the company’s core strengths. Manage costs — or add value? Exploiting global opportunities versus managing risk. Today, this tension is perilous for CEOs.

CEO 8

CEO Supply Chain Disruptive Innovation P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2015

’ It also answers the fundamental questions every manager must ask: How do we make money in this business? A new business model may turn on designing a new product for an unmet need or on a process innovation. Introducing a better business model into an existing market is the definition of a disruptive innovation.

Business Model 8

Business Model Drucker Christensen P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

It made a massive investment (more than $1 billion) to build a software “ Center of Excellence ” in San Ramon, California to manage the data explosion created by the increasing intelligence of its industrial machines. A design studio is geared for collaboration and innovation work with customers and partners.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8