A Counter-Intuitive Downturn Strategy
For this week’s selected lesson from the lessons we produced in partnership with IBM we have selected a lesson the CEO of Ikea Services shared: A Counter-Intuitive Downturn Strategy.
Last week’s feature was about Institutionalizing The Process Of Reinvention.
Week 1’s feature was about Developing A Culture of Speed.
Anders Dahlvig
Group President & CEO
Ikea Services
Video: A Counter-Intuitive Downturn Strategy
Why you should watch this lesson In a prosperous market, it’s easy for leaders to bask in the glow of success. But Anders Dahlvig reminds leaders that after these good times end, a strategic plan for times of economic downturn can also reap great rewards for a corporation. (Duration 4:22)
What’s Old is New Again - The Power of Story
If you haven’t figured it out already, we here at 50 Lessons are all about stories. Stories have not only been central to human communication through the ages but it continues to be one of the most engaging means of exchanging information, directions, and ideas.
Here is our take on the Power of Story:
The Power of Story - What’s Old is New Again
Inside every CEO there is a human being
50 Lessons is proud to announce a new addition to our Collections - Doughty Centre 50 Lessons on Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability. This collection of videos focuses on sustainable and responsible business - two themes that have become increasingly popular, particularly recently.
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Corporate responsibility and sustainability are no longer issues CEOs simply refer to in passing. They are at the heart of every company’s strategy. To understand your CEO’s mission, your people have to understand corporate responsibility and sustainability.
50 Lessons’ new collection, Doughty Centre 50 Lessons on Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Collection, brings together the world’s leading international business leaders, academic experts and thought-leaders on responsible business to teach you and your people how building a responsible business actually increases your bottom line and contributes to your business’s sustainability.
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Institutionalizing The Process Of Reinvention
Last week we launched a new series of lessons produced in partnership with IBM into the 50Lessons Library. To highlight some of this great content, we have selected four of our favorite lessons and featuring them one a week until Mid May.
Last week’s feature was about Developing A Culture Of Speed.
Here is this week’s feature:
Week 2 - Featuring Institutionalizing The Process Of Reinvention
Dr. William K Fung
Group Managing Director
Li & Fung Limited
Video: Institutionalizing The Process Of Reinvention
Why you should watch this lesson If necessity is the mother of invention, then changes in the market are the precursors to corporate reinvention. William Fung expounds on this concept of reinvention and reminds leaders that a systematic approach allows business to regiment the manner in which they foresee these changes and strategically tackle them. (Duration 4:38
Balancing A Need For Achievement With Your Personal Life
Video: Balancing A Need For Achievement With Your Personal Life
Clayton Christensen
Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Admin
Harvard Business School
Summary:
Clayton Christensen is a noted professor and researcher at Harvard Business School, but he also knows the value of balancing a need for achievement with healthy personal relationships. In this lesson he shares how he started his life on a path that would lead to a successful “career” in marriage and parenting. (Duration 4:42)
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