Harvard Business

AUGUST 14, 2018

This is hardly an effective way to motivate people and help them grow, and it can result in wasted time, money, and energy. This research project is still in progress, but we wanted to offer a glimpse into our methodology and initial findings. Our research also looked at how you can train people to be better coaches.

Management 49

Management Training Training Research 49

Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2018

At one large European energy company we consulted with, no less than four separate corporate functions were supposed to be working on innovation—yet none of them was supporting critical needs at the business unit level. At Samsung, the other aspects of the innovation process are relatively well managed at the operating level.

Methodologies 35

Methodologies Training Training Development 35

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

The Manhattan office was awarded the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification at the Gold level for commercial interiors in 2013. Fun fact: the project’s installation of energy-efficient lighting was one of New York City’s largest lighting retrofits ever.

Consulting 157

Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

Harvard Business

AUGUST 14, 2018

This research project is still in progress, but we wanted to offer a glimpse into our methodology and initial findings. In total, 98 people who were enrolled in a course on leadership training participated, with a variety of backgrounds and jobs. Our research looked specifically at how you can train people to be better coaches.

Management 28

Management How To Training Training 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 17, 2018

We then offered people the opportunity to learn new innovation methodologies and apply them to real business challenges. The coach would quickly assemble a team of four to six people and, using tools from their training, create a simple workshop to address the problem. Three key insights. The dual-speed model needs a new mindset.

Company 40

Company Agile Training Training 40

Harvard Business

JULY 30, 2018

. “Any time you start something new like [an innovation initiative], that cuts across many areas, there’s a potential for people feeling like you’re in their backyard,” says Michael Britt, a senior vice president who heads the Energy Innovation Center at Southern Company, a major utility operator.

Company 53

Company Survey Apparel Culture 53

Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2018

Fast-iteration methodologies are a prerequisite, because talent tech has to be tailored to specific business needs and company context and culture. Knowing how to use lean, self-managing team methodologies is a prerequisite. HR must be a partner and enabler — but not the owner.

Talent 37

Talent Management Methodologies Agile 37

Consulting Matters

JUNE 24, 2020

archetypal energy, wants, needs, aspirations, etc.). While your experience, education and methodology matters, what people buy are your unique strengths and how you personally show up and support them. Join my list using the link at the bottom of this post and get consulting quick wins and training right to your inbox.

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Consulting How To System Sales 156

The Fearless Marketer

JUNE 10, 2019

Yes, there are marketing systems and methodologies. So a plan, instructions, and some training in all of those steps is just the start. Then comes the hard part: Finding the time and energy to learn these skills and implement them in some kind of consistent action plan. This is my primary spiritual practice.

Marketing 67

Marketing Methodologies System Energy 67

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

You are trained on how to get into a CEO’s mindset within a lifetime of an engagement while being an outsider. In adopting this methodology, it has become very natural to logically determine what new knowledge or skills are pertinent to understanding a problem thoroughly and synthesizing an appropriate conclusion. .”

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 14, 2016

I have also used experiences that challenge participants to self-organize visits outside of their companies to stakeholder groups that matter for their future, such as a carbon-dependent energy provider visiting environmental NGOs. Training people with tools and models is very different from simply holding a space for leaders to be.

Development 28

Development Leadership Emotional Intelligence System 28