Category Archives: HBR
For Those Who Want to Lead, Read
by John Coleman | 10:00 AM August 15, 2012 When David Petraeus visited the Harvard Kennedy School in 2009, one of the meetings he requestedwas with author Doris Kearns Goodwin. Petraeus, who holds a PhD in International Relations from Princeton, is a fan … Continue reading
Frugal Innovation: Lessons from Carlos Ghosn, CEO, Renault-Nissan
by Navi Radjou, Jaideep Prabhu, Simone Ahuja | 6:00 AM July 2, 2012 Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, famously coined the term “frugal engineering” in 2006. He was impressed by Indian engineers’ ability to innovate cost-effectively and … Continue reading
The 7 C’s: How to Find and Hire Great Employees
ENTREPRENEURS | 6/19/2012 @ 11:22PM Alan Hall, Contributor Speaker, author, investor and catalyst for entrepreneurial growth. A founder can’t grow a winning enterprise singlehandedly. Some may try, but it is nearly impossible to do so. Every famous entrepreneur has built a flourishing … Continue reading
Level 5 Leadership: The Triumph of Humility and Fierce Resolve (HBR Classic)
by Jim Collins Source: Harvard Business Review 13 pages. Publication date: Jul 01, 2005. Prod. #: R0507M-PDF-ENG Boards of directors typically believe that transforming a company from good to great requires an extreme personality, an egocentric chief to lead the corporate charge. Think “Chainsaw” Al Dunlap … Continue reading
The Discipline of Listening
by Ram Charan | 1:17 PM June 21, 2012 As the up-and-coming vice president and CEO candidate for a Fortune 500 technology corporation sat before the CEO for his annual review, he was baffled to discover that the feedback from his peers, customers, … Continue reading
5 LinkedIn Apps For Power Networking
BY AMBER MACTue Jan 3, 2012 Most people think about apps running on their smartphones, but we’re seeing more and more web services launching app “stores” that allow you to beef up your account. LinkedIn’s list of apps is relatively small … Continue reading
Google’s Chrome Page No Longer Ranks For “Browser” After Sponsored Post Penalty
Jan 3, 2012 at 4:32pm ET by Danny Sullivan Searches for “browser” no longer bring up the Google Chrome home page after Google applied a penalty against the page because of Google’s own sponsored post campaign. Google said even though it felt … Continue reading
14 Easy Ways to Get Insanely Motivated
These simple strategies will keep you energized through the holidays and well into the new year. By Geoffrey James | @Sales_Source | Dec 19, 2011 It’s getting toward the end of the year, so with the holidays in sight, I thought it appropriate … Continue reading
The outsourced marketer
Sravanthi Challapalli It’s early days yet, but marketing processing outsourcing could be a multibillion-dollar opportunity for India. On the MPO brandwagon P eople want one neck to wring,” says Vinod Harith, Founder, CMO Axis Outsourcing Services. He is explaining the … Continue reading
Six Social Media Trends for 2012
10:25 AM | Monday | December 12, 2011 | by David Armano Each year at this time, I look forward and predict trends in social media for the coming year. But first, I look back at mypredictions from last year. How’d … Continue reading
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