Michael Mankins

Transformations That Work

May 4, 2024

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Stop Focusing on Profitability and Go for Growth

March 1, 2022

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Mankins for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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Future-Proofing Your Organization

September 1, 2021

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Mankins, Eric Garton, and Dan Schwartz for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR…

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How to Manage a Team of All-Stars

June 18, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Mankins for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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The Best Companies Don’t Have More Stars — They Cluster Them Together

February 16, 2017

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Mankins for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please…

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Four Ways to Build Inspiration and Engagement in a Workplace Culture

January 6, 2017

In Time, Talent, Energy, Michael Mankins and Eric Garton point out that the more employees in a company can be effectively engaged and inspired, the higher the organization’s productive power becomes. “People who devote more of their individual discretionary energy…

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Three Ways to Simplify Your Organization’s Operating Model

January 3, 2017

In Time, Talent, Energy, Michael Mankins and Eric Garton assert organizational drag is a crippling illness. “The company suffering from it wastes time, performs unnecessary tasks, and operates inefficiently. Curing the organization of this illness requires the kind of careful,…

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Three Ways to Liberate Your Organization’s Time

December 24, 2016

In Time, Talent, Energy, Michael Mankins and Eric Garton assert “too many companies are living in yesterday’s world. They are seeking competitive advantage through traditional methods, and they aren’t finding it. And they are missing their main opportunity for boosting…

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An organization’s scarcest resource

July 3, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Michael Mankins, Chris Brahm, and Gregory Caimi that originally appeared in Harvard Business Review, “Your Scarcest Resource” (May 2014). It was selected by the HBR Editors to be included in HBR’s…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 2/18/13)

February 24, 2013

  I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Success Under Stress: Powerful Tools for Staying Calm, Confident, and Productive When the Pressure’s On Sharon Melnick The Score Takes…

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