Dates covered: February 4-10, 2019 (week 6 of 52) Business What Does Your Corporate Brand Stand For? (via Harvard Business Review) This article has some exercises to help guide executive teams through a set of questions to examine their company’s…
Battle Damaged F-4G Phantom: Part 1
It was fate that my friend Nick got me a Christmas present of a smaller, simpler version of the F-4 I’m building. The Lindberg “Battle Damaged F-4G Phantom” (No. 70962) has fewer than 40 parts, way fewer decals, and has…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 5
Dates covered: January 28-February 3, 2019 (week 5 of 52) Business Pricing Needs to Reflect Who People Want to Be, Not Just What They Want (via Harvard Business Review) The author cites some examples of non-luxury goods (i.e., magazine subscriptions)…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 4
Dates covered: January 21-27, 2019 (week 4 of 52) Business The Era of “Move Fast and Break Things” Is Over (via Harvard Business Review) The impact of the technologies of tomorrow (genomics, AR/VR, blockchain) will have considerable impact on lives…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 3
Dates covered: January 14-20, 2019 (week 3 of 52) Business Customer Surveys Are No Substitute for Actually Talking to Customers (via Harvard Business Review) The logistically simple approach to understanding customers is surveys; however, the quantity doesn’t match the quality…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 2
Dates covered: January 7-13, 2019 (week 2 of 52) Business The Legacy of Herb Kelleher, Cofounder of Southwest Airlines (via Harvard Business Review) Herb passed away last week, and those who knew him appreciated his leadership style. 30 years after…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 1
Dates covered: December 31, 2018 – January 6, 2019 (week 1 of 52) Business The Board’s Role in Strategy (via Harvard Business Review) Individually the CEO and the board don’t develop the strategy. The CEO should work with the board…
Year in Review: 2018
Regular readers will know I enjoy trying out different formats, either to keep things fresh or to experiment and learn. Here’s what I’m doing this year for my yearly wrap-up post: Giving a brief overall reflection with the details at…
Professional Development – 2018 – Week 52
Dates covered: December 24-30, 2018 (week 52 of 52) Career How Executives Can Build a Side Career in Teaching (via Harvard Business Review) It’s possible to land an adjunct position at a university without a PhD. It can be quite…
Professional Development – 2018 – Week 51
Dates covered: December 17-23, 2018 (week 51 of 52) Business A Look into Microsoft’s Data-Driven Approach to Improving Sales (via Harvard Business Review) Networks are important, and re-orgs can destabilize them Note how much time you’re spending with high-growth accounts (underserved customers…