harvardbusinessreview December 2014. My last day in #Hong Kong overlooking the #HappyValley racetrack.
Great commentary on last month's "Keeping Your Word" by #NeilBearden. I'm society with the recent coining of "Business is business", I'm with Gene on this one. My consulting company #Guidacent is based on strong customer deliverables and personal relationships. Not keeping your commitments is bad for relationships and bad for business.
An interesting article on the role of the Chief Human Resource Officer #CHRO. Executives ideally should have HR experience so they know how to develop leaders and deal with complicated issues like talent management, mergers, and other situations. I don't have this experience so I'm not help here but I do know how to build rapport and enable leaders.
The "Vision Statement - How to Lie with Charts" was a great reminder on the lesson #ReadBetweentheLines. I create a lot of charts and this is a good reminder to focus on value and what you are trying to convey to your audience. Charts can be misinterpreted in so many ways.
Really interesting innovations and acquisitions with #Delta. Getting equity in successful regional airlines that bolster their flight routes and allow them to enable better partnerships. Acquiring a refinery to keep #oilprices and #fuelcosts low and provide for your fleet. #ProfitShare with your employees and create a strong set of principles that can guide them. Can't argue with results. Well done.
The "Understanding 'New Power'" article by #JeremyHeimans and #HenryTimms was interesting to really show true examples, profiling, and cataloging of these industry-disrupting #startups. It was also great that they showcased their limitations with the #occupy movement and the #Obama campaign. It's a balance since regulations are always going to drive the "old power" that you are trying to topple and without understanding how to navigate those waters, the "new power" will fall short.
I'll keep the "Build an Innovation Engine in 90 Days" article by #ScottDAnthony, #DavidSDuncan, and #PontusMASiren in my back pocket. Well structured.
Moral of "The Discipline of Business Experimentation" by #StefanThomke and #JimManzi, treat your experimentations like scientists do. Find similar subjects, create a control, and determine the measures. Buy off and resulting actions are obvious if you want to get traction.
"Making Dumb Groups Smarter" by #CassRSunstein and #ReidHastie is similar in process to an article, or maybe it was a thought of piece, on how to #brainstorm. Effective #brainstorming is not from getting everyone in a room and guiding them through the exercise. It's through letting individuals think creatively for themselves first, and then getting together to determine the best options through open sharing and dialog. Not everyone is the outgoing or outspoken type. Some of your best ideas may come from the #introverts.
"Why Corporate Functions Stumble" by #SvenKunisch, #GünterMüller-Stewens, and #AndrewCampbell summary. Everyone should be focused on value to their customer whether that be internal or external but all functions should be contributing to the bottom line. Don't get carried away functioning to function. Drive for value and stay #lean.
Affirmed more of what I already knew and have studied for years at #Boeing. 2/5
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