Design a Great Presentation
Recently Duarte Communications generously instructed an elite set of social entrepreneurs* on how to design and deliver a truly great presentation. And on the August 23 when that they all presented...
View ArticleWhat is Capitalism? The answer is changing.
I attended the TEDx Presidio, where the real question that speakers illuminated was: What is capitalism becoming? The theme was Reinventing Capitalism. I have posted before about social ventures,...
View ArticleGetting Great Customer Feedback on a New Technology
You’ve got very cool new technology that thousands of labs will love. The product is ready. Rev up the Introduction Machine and sell, right? Senova Systems, a company for which I am consulting, is...
View ArticleBest Simple Operational Planning –Just 4 Slides
Everyone has a reason to hate operational planning. It takes too long. Worse, it takes all that time to do and is often forgotten. It gets confusing (“Isn’t this more of a strategy than an objective?”...
View ArticleBest Simple Operational Plan– Part 2
The fun does not stop once the strategy summary is distributed and the initiatives list is complete! Here is the second and last section of the Taia Ergueta Minimum Pain-Maximum Gain Operating...
View ArticleFast Company on Big Ideas
In the November issue of Fast Company you’ll find “Why, with so many businesses thinking small, the World Needs Big Ideas”. I love big ideas and, as a manager, often saw proof of the Goethe quote:...
View ArticleIs Business Good or Evil?
You have to read this article: ”The Wrath of Putin”. (By Masha Gessen, Vanity Fair, April 2012. Link to online version below) It is a riveting story about: The life of the man, Mikahil...
View ArticleGot Demoted? It’s an Opportunity
A youngish friend, let’s call him Matt, got a great job with an exciting and inspirational start up right out of college. He was part of the core management team and, although the work load was...
View ArticleFive Change Management Key Success Factors
Who is NOT trying to make change happen faster? Managers want employees to take up the banner of [fill in the blank: More Innovation? Fewer missed deadlines?]. Employees want managers to take off the...
View ArticleHewlett Packard
The nth self-inflicted injury (Autonomy) flings Hewlett-Packard into recovery mode once again. I feel pained each time one of these poor decisions comes to light and takes its toll. I loved that...
View ArticleIs This the Coolest Company Ever?
Splurge on promoting immense real impact by one of the coolest companies I have encountered. I had the honor of serving as a business advisor at a speed-pitching event by the 2012 Tech Museum Tech...
View ArticleBe a Leader! Use the right word.
You are only leading if they are following — i.e., acting on your ideas. Here is a surprising and extremely simple way to dramatically increase the actual behavior changes you effect. In a study...
View ArticleStop That Focus Group!
Source: Snickers Ad The only thing worse than not having an understanding of customer needs is having an incorrect understanding of customer needs. If you think that you avoid that by going straight to...
View ArticleCompassionate Capitalism
Cash Mob in Action Economic policy affects our business and private life daily. But most people avoid thinking about it. Many bigger picture economic theories can seem impractical, extreme, or so...
View ArticleHow to Manage Women Tip # 1
This post is not about why you should focus on how to manage women better. OK, maybe just one sentence on that: Whether you are a first time manager or a seasoned executive, you can make a major...
View ArticleHow to Manage Women: Tips #2 and 3
Tune Your Performance Assessment Meter As the evolved leader you are, I am sure that when you assess performance you try to use an objective standard and objective observations of how people perform...
View ArticleRenewable Fuel for a Brilliant Life
Two days ago I heard part of a taped interview on the radio. The last sentence stood out, as almost no other I have encountered, as a recipe for fulfilling one’s potential. The sentence: “ …it always...
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