First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 22, 2014

He also writes the Forbes column, “Innovation Rules,” which is known for its witty assessment of business and technology. He has been a regular panelist on television’s Forbes on FOX […].

Waterman 80

Waterman Wilde Drucker Magazine 80

The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 23, 2019

In the fall of 1983, Tom Peters and Bob Waterman published “ In Search of Excellence.” We were also blessed to have customers that forced us to keep tabs on emerging technologies and principles of sophisticated learning design and measurement. Then things changed — in a hurry! In 2011, PI and CLS formed a strategic partnership.

Hersey 72

Hersey Organizational Behavior Waterman Situational Leadership 72

Steve Farber

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Ironically, the very technology that is designed to connect us with one another often separates us from our team and prevents us from enjoying in-person, face-to-face interactions. We choose to talk via text rather than chat via…well…chatting.

Waterman 40

Waterman Middle Management CIO Media 40

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Having grown up in Hawaii, I have the utmost respect for Laird as a waterman. Much of Keurig's success comes from its superior brewer technology and wide variety of K-Cups. In tow-in surfing, one person mans a jet ski and slingshots the surfer into the wave. A third person mans a second jet ski, standing by to rescue either person.

B2C 15

B2C B2B Strategy Waterman 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

But as Kevin Nolan, vice president of technology, said, “With FastWorks we’re learning that speed is our competitive advantage. Todd Waterman, GE’s corporate Lean leader, is leveraging GE Appliance’s insights with other GE units. They intend to launch new products every year. You can’t do that if you want to be secretive.”.

Ries 14

Ries Waterman Finance Learning-by-Doing 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2011

In the early 1980s, for example, at least some partners — Bob Waterman, co-author of In Search of Excellence , among them — counseled gradual, quiet expansion, this to maintain the top-flight quality of the consultancy's people and its work. Phones and face-to-face meetings were apparently good enough for Rajatnam and Kumar.

McKinsey 16

McKinsey Consultative Waterman Intellectual Capital 16

Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Bob Waterman has written a penetrating little book, Adhocracy: The Power to Change. Now, Xerox is reviving its copying business by focusing on the value added by advanced technologies and color copying. ” ACCOUNTABILITY. The value of accountability is the willingness to take responsibility for one’s own actions.

Waterman 140

Waterman Learning-by-Doing Automotive Follow-up 140