On January 17, 2011

Six Keys to Changing Almost Anything

Change is hard. New Year's resolutions almost always fail. But at The Energy Project, we have developed a way of making changes that has proved remarkably powerful and enduring, both in my own life and for the corporate…

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On January 17, 2011

The Cinderella Guide to Radically Transforming Your Business

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I grew up hearing the story of Cinderella, whose cruel stepmother forced her to work as a servant in her own home.

She spent her days tending the fire, washing and cooking for her evil stepsisters. She dreamed of…

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On January 17, 2011

Steve Jobs Takes a Second Medical Leave of Absence

For the second time in as many years, Apple announced today that its legendary CEO, Steve Jobs, would take a medical leave of absence from the company for an unspecified…

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On January 17, 2011

On Tracking Transformational Trends

How do you provide an expert opinion on a topic in which you are not an expert? That was the question I was wrestling with earlier this week when a multi-billion dollar Asian company asked for insight into the trends…

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On January 17, 2011

Leadership After Tucson: Will Anything Change?

HBR editors are management junkies, and consequently, we see management lessons everywhere. We can see an all-too-common talent management boondoggle in how NBC handled its Tonight Show succession; crisis management advice lurking in municipal attempts at…

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On January 17, 2011

Why It Sucks to Be a Board Director

You'd be nuts to be a public board director these days. It's a thankless job. Too much risk, too little reward and and every decision is second guessed. I've got a better way and I'm not alone.

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On January 17, 2011

Automated Client Management: From Zookeeper to Smooth Operator

This customer case-study focuses on Vodafone and how they worked toward improved PC client management and automation of client management. I interviewed two executives from their IT organization: Michael Janssen, the manager of deployment automation with vodafone;

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On January 17, 2011

Pega’s Cloud Has an Open-Door Policy

Pegasystems has introduced its second major cloud offering within the last year: Pega Cloud for CRM. It follows the company's release of Pega Cloud for BPM. While the functionality is different, the application's approach to cloud computing

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