tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42046464510837511522014-10-03T09:14:14.186+01:00{ Org. // Change // CXO // Leadership }Julie Williamsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-62773985835056709632013-02-22T16:29:00.002+00:002013-08-05T12:37:05.354+01:00

Lucy P. Marcus says ... // The key to all this is finding balance. Done right, CEOs serving as outside directors can benefit the companies they run and the companies on whose boards they sit. The challenge is ensuring that they give their best to both companies without going overboard // ... Should CEOs sit on boards?

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-91630718395350294252013-01-22T19:28:00.002+00:002013-01-22T19:28:21.744+00:00

Don Tapscott, author and strategist ... describes why effective knowledge management within enterprises requires replacing e-mail with social media [ Video ]  // ... How do we get beyond e-mail to these new social platforms that include an industrial-strength social network? Not through Facebook, because that’s not the right tool. But there are tools now: wikis, blogs, microblogging,

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-1085614787558348392013-01-09T12:21:00.000+00:002013-01-09T12:21:26.599+00:00

... // The Harvard Business Review recently published its list of the 100 Best Performing CEOs. This list is better than most because it looks at long-term performance of the CEO during his or her time in the job – with many on the list in service more than a decade // ... #1 was Steve Jobs. #2 is Jeff Bezos – making him the greatest living CEO. During Jobs’ tenure Apple investors achieved a

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-89456235847699914512012-12-31T10:27:00.000+00:002012-12-31T10:27:11.260+00:00

CEOs are reputation's first responders writes Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross in Huffington Post ... // Nearly one-half (49 percent) of a company's reputation remains attributable to its CEO. What has changed is the increasing importance of a CEO's response to a crisis. Today it can make or break a company's hard-earned reputation. The odds are increasingly high that every company will face a crisis at

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-51969098262337042422012-12-13T10:00:00.000+00:002012-12-13T10:00:09.104+00:00

Senior executives will better balance people and priorities by embracing the paradoxes of organizational life ... // Executives must come to grips with three paradoxes of leadership. First, an organization changes more easily when it doesn’t try to change everything. Second, it’s more likely to succeed if it both controls and empowers its employees. Finally, it should accept the variability and

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-89582726673830561242012-11-06T10:23:00.002+00:002012-11-06T10:23:42.598+00:00

"Boards are starting to guide management by asking the right questions about technology" Businesses are becoming increasingly digital and it’s not just a matter of process automation or resource-planning systems. Technology trends such as big data, cloud computing, mobility, and social media are giving rise to new marketing and operational capabilities. Indeed, technology has become too

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-7194220134126523802012-10-26T14:58:00.000+01:002012-10-26T14:58:31.474+01:00

Leaders can be thought of as the actors of business - the bad ones are transparently inauthentic, while the best inspire and enrapture ... Alan Derek Utley writes. For most of us, our reviews aren't likely published for public view. But the best leaders seek out reviews, and don’t stop at the ones that are glowing. They find the truth tellers who genuinely want them to be better. This allows

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-72094324089273972382012-10-17T17:54:00.001+01:002012-10-17T17:55:55.396+01:00

Jeff DeGraff: How does innovation create and destroy value? ... The challenge is, until you make room for something new, there will be no opportunity to do something. Source: BigThink

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-30376241044767704912012-09-27T11:24:00.000+01:002012-09-27T11:24:47.430+01:00

Phil Weinzimer of Strategere says ... The CIO is no longer the executive managing a cost center comprised of servers, switches, and routers. He or she is a business executive who must collaborate with C-Level business peers to achieve business outcome. No longer will technology expertise be the prevailing success criteria. CIOs must take on new roles. Following are six that are critical to

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-36504500380642937272012-09-10T17:32:00.000+01:002012-09-10T17:32:16.021+01:00

People don't leave organizations, they leave bad bosses ... Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic in the HBR ask the question "What do 70% of successful entrepreneurs have in common"? They all incubated their business ideas while employed by someone else. Chamorro-Premuzic goes on to say, most people start their own companies — or go freelance — in order to stop working for others. Why? Because most

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-16753446358120764242012-09-10T08:45:00.000+01:002012-09-10T08:45:00.782+01:00

What will CEOs be like 20 years from now? CEO.com surveyed thousands of students aspiring to the C-suite, they found out what they think about education, entrepreneurship, management style, and social media, as well as what their top priorities really are. Source: CEO.com

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-25119933491491146672012-09-06T17:40:00.003+01:002012-09-06T17:40:59.873+01:00

Craig Chappelow is spot on when he writes ... A corporate mission statement isn't merely words to slap on a coffee mug or on the wall of your reception area. It should guide decision-making on every level -- so learn to communicate it effectively. Chappelow says if you’re a leader, you need to exhibit the following five qualities in communicating your vision: Inspiration: The way someone

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-28116664330702089072012-08-25T14:25:00.000+01:002012-08-25T14:25:17.124+01:00

Gary Hamel: Reinventing the Technology of Human Accomplishment Gary Hamel makes the case for reinventing management for the 21st century. Hamel paints a vivid picture of what it means to build organizations that are fundamentally fit for the future - resilient, inventive, inspiring and accountable.  [ Video ] ... "Modern” management is one of humanity’s most important

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-769875342851955952012-08-20T17:39:00.001+01:002012-08-20T17:53:19.202+01:00

Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers ... [ video ] In 2009, Simon Sinek released the book "Start With Why" -- a synopsis of the theory he has begun using to teach others how to become effective leaders and inspire change.

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-21127474574963770492012-08-15T14:02:00.000+01:002012-08-15T14:02:19.785+01:00

“ Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is. ” —  Ernest Hemingway

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-33358470096838274242012-08-05T15:05:00.000+01:002012-08-05T15:05:00.696+01:00

Daniel Pink: What makes people tick at work? Daniel Pink says ... // Too many organizations are operating with a terminally creaky design for unleashing human potential, says Dan Pink, author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Pink describes what's wrong with how we think about what makes people tick—and how to rethink what helps them soar. // Source:

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-5147082355997732342012-08-04T14:21:00.000+01:002012-08-04T14:21:13.845+01:00

Nirmalya Kumar, LBS professor of Marketing TED talk  // Can India become a global hub for innovation?  // ... Nirmalya Kumar thinks it already has. He details four types of "invisible innovation" currently coming out of India and explains why companies that used to just outsource manufacturing jobs are starting to move top management positions overseas, too

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-3225519366568146832012-08-02T13:20:00.000+01:002012-08-02T13:20:58.116+01:00

Installing women in the boardroom boosts company performance, a new study has suggested. // ... Blue-chip companies with at least one woman on the board have outperformed rivals with no women at the top table by 26% over the last six years, according to a Credit Suisse study ... // The average return on equity over the last six years is 16% for companies with women, compared with 12% for those

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-11544486849822086932012-07-26T20:55:00.001+01:002012-07-26T20:55:28.296+01:00

Meghan M. Biro writes ...  // Is any relationship ever completely reciprocal? Not really, because one party always wields more power over the other. This is a human behavior dynamic that is tough to ignore, especially when we look deeper at workplace culture and team dynamics. There are leaders and followers, loved ones and lovers, employers and employees. We might like to think equality, common

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-55955806153273038512012-07-14T18:20:00.000+01:002012-07-14T18:20:11.470+01:00

Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Art and Science of the Underdog // ... What should the strategy of the weak be when facing the strong? Does being an underdog - whether as a team a country or an individual - help foster creativity? Why should people at the top of their fields quit their jobs and try to reinvent themselves? ... // Gladwell writes - Underdogs, win far more often than you might

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-49917130398559327272012-07-11T15:45:00.000+01:002012-07-11T15:46:55.923+01:00

David K. Williams: Entrepreneur and CEO of Fishbowl, insightful article on (Leadership vs. Manager, creating flatter organizations >> trust, empowerment, stewardship). "The End of Middle Managers (And Why They'll Never Be Missed)" ... In my opinion, a company needs leaders - not managers. From the top down, every employee has the opportunity to lead, starting with the organization of one within

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-33826299000949130362012-07-10T10:38:00.000+01:002012-07-10T10:38:50.187+01:00

// ... When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us ... // Alexander Graham Bell

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-9062707653992621242012-07-01T14:32:00.000+01:002012-07-01T14:32:00.399+01:00

Gary Read is CEO of Boundary five questions CEOs need to ask to help ensure return from this gargantuan analytics endeavor (Big Data) ... Big Data is one of the hottest buzzwords today, and for good reason. The ability to process enormous data sets of previously unthinkable magnitudes from many sources is now possible for companies in every industry, not just supercomputing labs. Wal-Mart Labs

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-20850712635284275522012-06-30T13:50:00.000+01:002012-06-30T14:02:44.911+01:00

Jim Manzi, chairman of Applied Predictive Technologies writes ... Big Data is now deep into the hype phase of the innovation cycle. All the classic signs are there: you can eat buffet dinners all 52 weeks a year at Big Data conferences, Big Data tag lines are now common in emails from industry analysts, and even investment bankers are tossing around the phrase. Any experienced businessperson

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204646451083751152.post-38344652262088135162012-06-25T17:00:00.001+01:002012-06-25T17:00:50.545+01:00

// "Companies must cultivate leaders for global markets." Dispelling five common myths about globalization is a good place to start. // Pankaj Ghemawat writes: As firms reach across borders, global-leadership capacity is surfacing more and more often as a binding constraint. According to one survey of senior executives, 76 percent believe their organizations need to develop global-leadership

Julie Williamshttps://plus.google.com/107944303197126103597noreply@blogger.com0