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Managing Strategically: April 2008
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See clearly. Think broadly. Feel deeply. In Times Like These. Would You, or Wouldnt You? No Touch, No Feel, No Sense. Outstanding is Standing Out. Maestro, Guru, Savant. An Investment Banker As CEO? Communication and Collaboration, Yes. But Rigor. Ephemeral Data, Real Need? Good News for the Fearful and Brave. Conventional Wisdom or Distinctive Differentiation. In Times Like These. 8220;Crude-oil prices have tripled since 2004, pushing gasoline to more than $4 a gallon in some markets. 8220;For the first...
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Managing Strategically: November 2007
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See clearly. Think broadly. Feel deeply. Opposition in All Things. Not Customers, Raw Materials. One Kind of Miracle. Ingrained in the Popular Mind. Less is Indeed More. Opposition in All Things. 8220;Little over a year ago, ethanol was winning the hearts and wallets of both Main Street and Wall Street, with promises of greater U.S. energy independence, fewer greenhouse gases and help for the farm economy. Today, the corn-based biofuel. And dispute how much it really helps reduce the need for oil. 8216;a...
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Managing Strategically: September 2007
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See clearly. Think broadly. Feel deeply. Like the Mother of Invention. Mastering the Administration of Business. The Interpretive Filter at Work. I Know What I Want to Know! For Better And Worse. Deep Thinking - A Sacred Cow? Castles In The Sky - Lines In The Sand. Youre Not a CPA or MBA, Are You? Like the Mother of Invention. 8220;The NRG application likely will revive debate about the wisdom of building more nuclear reactors, especially since the industry still doesn't have a federal repository for the...
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Managing Strategically: July 2008
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See clearly. Think broadly. Feel deeply. Perception 1, Reality 2. Hire, then Higher than Higher Ed. The Heart of the Matter. Direction, Execution And Timing. Not Unusual At All. What Its All About. Rational AND Intuitive - Just the Tip. Perception 1, Reality 2. 8220;Global business barometer.” The Economist: July 26, 2008. pg. 53). UNDERSTANDING that perception is reality, then what is the reality of our perceptions? Check out tomorrow's posting for more. ). Hire, then Higher than Higher Ed. 8220;In all ...
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Managing Strategically: Strategic Priorities
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See clearly. Think broadly. Feel deeply. Perception Gap, Out of Touch, and Destroying Value. One Word - Panacea. Turn, Turn, Turn. The Icarus Paradox Once More. Non-Strategic Management: Sizzle Fizzles. 8220;Ben Verwaayen, Alcatel-Lucent SA's newly appointed chief executive, said Tuesday that the telecom-equipment company would focus on developing new technologies as a way to fight competition from low-cost rivals. 8220;But integration was slow, partly because the company tried to balance U.S. an...8220;...
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Managing Strategically: October 2007
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See clearly. Think broadly. Feel deeply. From Psuedo-science to Gospel. Who Saw It Coming? Ancient or New Sophism? Opposites - Upside-down and Inside-out. A Trend Too Far. Pandora and Forrest Gump. Our Day Will Come. An Extremely Valuable Asset. 8220;Billionaire as a Job Title.” William P. Barrett. Forbes; October 29, 2007, Vol. 180 Issue 9, p. 38). 8220;Look Who's Worried Now.” Josh Quittner. Fortune: October 29, 2007. Vol. 156, Iss. 9; pg. 74). YOUR BEST PEOPLE always have another offer, or they could&...
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Managing Strategically: December 2007
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See clearly. Think broadly. Feel deeply. Perpendicular Perspectives and Alternate Realities. Execution - The Beginning of/or The End? The Art of Insight - The Science of Oversight. Counterintuitive - Contrary to Intuition. Great Manager, Poor Leader? Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.". Jesus of Nazareth in John 8:32). Step back, step away, re-create, re-treat, re-new, re-turn. All the best to you, and see you again in the new year! Many of the coping skills dyslexics learn in th...
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Managing Strategically: September 2008
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See clearly. Think broadly. Feel deeply. Perception Gap, Out of Touch, and Destroying Value. One Word - Panacea. Turn, Turn, Turn. The Icarus Paradox Once More. Non-Strategic Management: Sizzle Fizzles. 8220;Short-term money markets remained in turmoil, heightening the likelihood the credit pullback may harm the broader economy. 8220;The decline follows a $52.1 billion shrinkage in the week ended Sept. 17, which reduces the overall market to $1.702 trillion.”. We have long put our trust in the notion tha...
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Managing Strategically: January 2008
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See clearly. Think broadly. Feel deeply. The Last Best Hope. Simplicity, Focus, and High Touch. The Pendulum of Perception. The Last Best Hope. 8220;There are no elixirs for corporate turnarounds, says Edward S. Lampert, chairman of Sears Holdings Corp., who acknowledged in an interview yesterday that he should have moved faster to revamp the troubled retailer. 8220;Mr. Lampert described the company's next CEO as a ‘mission-driven’ leader who feels comfortable balancing multiple interests...8220;Lampert ...