Sanjiv S. Sidhu
Founder and chairman of i2 Technologies Inc., the Dallas-based maker of e-commerce software.
Content: Thought Leader | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Management | Industry: Software
There’s Still a Lot of Life Left in These Old Economy Companies
David Komansky, chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch & Co., finds it ironic that the head of a financial services firm gets asked to lecture on the new economy these days. “Our company has been called ‘a relic from the Cro-Magnon era’,” he said during a visit to Wharton. “But because of the patterns that started in the last year, some of the virtues of … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: David Komansky | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Finance, Trends / Analysis | Industry: Finance / Banking
Pamela Thomas-Graham
former partner with McKinsey and now CEO of CNBC.com and executive vice president of NBC.
Content: Thought Leader | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: Management | Industry: Entertainment / Media
David Komansky
Chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch & Co.
Content: Thought Leader | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: Management | Industry: Finance / Banking
Management Tools & Techniques
North American enterprise broadband quality of service: DSL vs. cable
Gartner Group article compares DSL and cable modem based services, specifically with an eye to quality of service (QoS).
Content: Article | Sources: Gartner, TechRepublic | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Trends / Analysis | Industry: Telecommunications
Steve Ballmer
Microsoft CEO and long-time right arm for Bill Gates
Content: Thought Leader | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Management | Industry: Software
Bob Young
chairman and co-founder of Red Hat
Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subject: Management | Industry: Software
Michael Porter
oh so famous strategy professor from HBS.
Content: Thought Leader | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Management
Michael Dell
Founder and CEO of Dell Computers
Content: Thought Leader | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Management | Industry: Personal Computer
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO
I like to tell people that all of our products and business will go through three phases. There’s vision, patience, and execution.
The vision phase is full of excitement, vim, and vigor. Everything looks big and rosy. At that stage, we don’t know what we don’t know. Then you get into the patience stage, and that’s tough. You have to cut out parts of the … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Business Development, Vision
Various – Fast Company
Michael Bloomberg, Dawn Lepore (Schwab), Joe Liemandt (Trilogy), Lorraine Monroe (School Leadership Academy), Pam Alexander (Alexander Ogilvy), Thomas Davenport (Accenture), Mike Abrashoff (Grassroots Leadership), Eric Schmidt (Novell), Bill Shore (Share Our Strength), J.T. ( Ted ) Childs Jr. (IBM), Paul Wieand (Center for Advanced Emotional Intelligence), Peter Solvik (Cisco), Mimi Silbert (Delancey Street Foundation), Anita Borg (Institute for Women and Technology), Steve Miller (Shell)
Content: Thought Leader | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Management
Dr. Thomas Steding
Former CEO of Metacode Technologies and a veteran Silicon Valley consultant.
Content: Thought Leader | Source: CNET | Subject: Management | Industry: Consulting
Ten attributes of a successful e-business
Ann Winblad
Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital
Stewardship : Choosing Service over Self-Interest
Content: Book | Author: Peter Block | Subjects: Leadership, Management
Syria’s Rough Road to Reform
Interesting article discusses the challenges facing Syria in changing its economy. Offers some useful background for those not knowledgeable about this country.
Content: Article | Author: Stanley Reed | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: International – Middle East, Trends / Analysis
Hidden Champions: Lessons from 500 of the World’s Best Unknown Companies
German business consultant Simon suggests that there is much to learn from studying the practices of lesser-known companies that have quietly succeeded in unique or specialized market niches. Because Simon is based in Bonn, most–but not all–of his examples are German. They all are, however, relatively unknown, small or midsize, and worldwide leaders in their markets, making mundane products, such as bottle-labeling machines, model railways, … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: Hermann Simon | Subjects: Best Practices, Management
Management Tools & Techniques
In 1993 Bain & Company launched a multi-year research project into the usage and satisfaction levels of management tools and techniques. This site provides selected results from that study and offers a concise introduction & explanation of the various tools, incl. a description, related topics, methodology, common uses and reference materials. Items covered include:
– Activity-Based Management
– Balanced Scorecard
– Benchmarking
– Core … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Source: Bain & Company | Subjects: Consulting / Analytical Tools, Management
The Enigma of the Hidden Champions
If you’re looking for companies with the greatest global market share, throw away the usual top ten lists. The real superperformers are what Hermann Simon calls “Hidden Champions”, firms that relish their anonymity and approach success in unconventional ways. In this article, he summarizes highly contrarian findings in nine points: 1. Authoritarian-Participative Leadership 2. Overambitious Goals 3. Reliance on Own Strength 4. More Work Than … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Hermann Simon | Source: ManagementFirst | Subjects: Best Practices, Management