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The Twin Pillars of Effective Leadership
Leggett, Brian O'Connor; Neill, ConorArticle ART-1820-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementDuring periods of crisis or disenchantment, charismatic leaders emerge because they offer an alternative to the uncertainty of the times. Such was the case in the 1980s with Ronald Reagan, whose clear message and emotional style held across-the-board appeal and provided a sense of certainty after years of political and social turbulence. Using case studies of prominent leaders of the past 50 years, the authors explore the keys of effective leader...Starting at €8.20
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IKEA Enters Spain
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1592-EStrategyThe case provides an update of the Catalan furniture industry, describing the entry and success of IKEA and the closure of half of the Catalan furniture companies. It addresses the question of why the Catalan companies did not follow IKEA's model and stresses the different configuration of the value chain.Starting at €8.20
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Creating a Cluster around a Clown: The Montreal Circus Cluster (A)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1597-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe case examines the situation of Cirque du Soleil in its early years. Despite initial success, Guy Laliberté, founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil, is facing a number of challenges, including aspects such as increasing competition, access to the pool of talent, location and growth. All of these elements are in Laliberté's mind just before meeting with Jean Doré, the mayor of Montreal. Laliberté thinks that it will be a great opportunity to ask f...Starting at €8.20
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The Art of Persuasive Communications: Excellent Public Speaking
Neill, Conor; Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-88-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementA leader is someone who sees a change that is required in the world and brings together the resources to achieve that change. In my world, the most important resources are people. I will discuss the five components of powerful persuasive speaking and three models of deliberate practice that will allow you to become a powerful speaker and move people to action.Starting at €8.20
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The Catalan Textile Industry (B) - Spanish Version
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1596Innovation and Change, StrategyEntre 1990 y 1996, se había perdido más de la cuarta parte de los empleos relacionados con el sector textil en la UE, y los Gobiernos se enfrentaban a la titánica tarea de impulsar las políticas adecuadas para que la transformación que éste estaba sufriendo fuera menos brusca, así como para mejorar su competitividad. En este caso, se explican algunas de las medidas implementadas por el Gobierno catalán como respuesta a los retos (cada vez más num...Starting at €5.74
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Effective Evaluation of Spoken Communication: A checklist for evaluating speaker performance
Neill, Conor; Mueck, Florian; Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-92-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementAn important part of powerful communication is developing your own ability to continuously improve as a communicator. Immediate specific feedback is necessary if you are to become a truly great speaker. Effective evaluation is an important part. As you become more skilled in evaluating others, you will become better able to ask for feedback on your own speaking.Starting at €8.20
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Pitching to Professional Investors
Neill, Conor; Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-81-ELeadership and People ManagementThis is a technical note on preparing and delivering a presentation to investors for the purpose of raising capital for your business venture. The standard pitch to professional investors is a brief, well rehearsed Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that might include a demonstration or professionally produced prototype. Such meetings do not last more than an hour. This is not about entrepreneurship, development of business plans or how to market...Starting at €8.20
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Creating a Cluster around a Clown: The Montreal Circus Cluster (C)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1599-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe case describes the late developments of the circus cluster in Montreal. By 2007 an active community had been organized around the circus in Montreal, including forty circus companies, twenty schools, several production agencies and social-change organizations as well as hundreds of professional circus artists. The circus had also created an entire industry of specialized services including presenters, administrators, riggers, suppliers, techn...Starting at €5.74
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La evaluación eficaz de la comunicación hablada: Una lista de control para evaluar el discurso de un orador
Neill, Conor; Mueck, Florian; Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-92Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementUna parte importante de la comunicación persuasiva es el desarrollo de una capacidad propia para mejorar continuamente como comunicador. El "feedback" inmediato y específico es necesario para llegar a ser un orador verdaderamente bueno. La evaluación eficaz es un aspecto importante. A medida que usted gana en habilidad para evaluar a los demás, es cada vez más capaz de solicitar "feedback" sobre su propia oratoria.Starting at €8.20
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Imán y martillo: aliados infalibles
Leggett, Brian O'Connor; Neill, ConorArticle ART-1820Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementDurante periodos de crisis o desencanto, los líderes carismáticos triunfan porque ofrecen una alternativa a la incertidumbre. Los autores analizan las claves del liderazgo eficaz a partir del estudio de los líderes más destacados de los últimos cincuenta años. Al igual que los políticos, los directivos pueden valerse de los retos que plantea la incertidumbre actual para inspirar a los demás y liderar el cambio. Para lograrlo, necesitan dos herram...Starting at €8.20