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Warriors should go swiftly to The Solution
PAT RILEY has not said whether he will coach next season and neither has Don Nelson. But it's OK for one and all to breathe, for Riley's decision is irrelevant and there is every indication Nelson already knows his plan. He'll be back, according to decisions made...
Tags: CAREER, coach, Games, NBA, Urgency
Research articles 2007-07-02
Urgency grows for harmony on e-tax policies - the European Union
If the European Union cannot agree universal tax policies for on-line sales, it could find itself trounced by the United States in the struggle for Net business. Demand is growing for an international consensus on e-commerce tax policies, as the scale of global transactions threatens to overtake legislators' efforts...
Tags: e-business, European Commission, FINANCE, Retail, SALES, Taxes, Urgency
Research articles 1999-10-04
How to Get Ahead: Act with Urgency
What makes a great leader? A Sense of Urgency, says Harvard?s John P. Kotter. How do you distinguish between a real and a false sense of urgency? Behavior. With a false sense of urgency...
Tags: Marathon, Complacency, IBM Corp., Role Modeling, Research & Development, Business Operations, GM, Kotter, leadership, management, BNET feature, urgency, Abby Ellin
Articles 2009-11-10
John Kotter: Where's the Urgency?
John Kotter: Where's the Urgency?RE: John Kotter: Where's the Urgency?If you are in a company which is drifting along, captained by management who not only think they should have ALL the answers but don't so hire a consultants, JUMP SHIP! Certainly disembark at the next port.A place whose leadership...
Tags: Leadership, John Kotter, urgency
Discussion threads 2008-09-03
Paulson on Bended Knee: Why the Urgency?
Paulson on Bended Knee: Why the Urgency?RE: Paulson on Bended Knee: Why the Urgency?Where were he & Bernanke 4 weeks ago? Last quarter? 6 months ago??? I'm not sure I'd trust them with $700B.RE: Paulson on Bended Knee: Why the Urgency?You forgot to mention the democrats in congress who were...
Tags: Mortgages, Asset management, Regulations, Bended Knee, urgency, borrower
Discussion threads 2008-09-26

Additional Resources

Bad Urgency vs. Good Urgency: The Calendar Test
Harvard Business School professor John Kotter's recent book A Sense of Urgency has been one of the more popular business tomes in recent memory. Managers seem to identify with his message that complacency can most effectively be overcome when organizations develop a mindset that the time for action is now....
Tags: Calendar, Leadership, Flash Memory, Management, Sean Silverthorne
Blog posts 2009-08-20
The Importance of Urgency | HBR IdeaCast
When businesses try to effect sweeping change, they usually fail, and according to Harvard professor John Kotter, the reason is often a collective lack of urgency. In this podcast, Kotter explains why urgency matters; how it can be gauged, created, and harnessed; and how to avoid false urgency and complacency,...
Tags: Professor, Podcasts, Internet, BNET Staff
Blog posts 2008-09-26
John Kotter: Where's the Urgency?
John Kotter is considered one of the great management gurus on the subject of organizational change, penning such business best sellers as The Heart of Change and Leading Change. Welcome back Kotter, a Harvard Business School professor emeritus, with his book A Sense of Urgency. His message:...
Tags: Initiative, John Kotter, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Communications, Leadership, Investment, Finance, Marketing, Management, Sean Silverthorne
Blog posts 2008-08-31
Got Urgency? Tips on Banishing Complacency
The Find: Execs charged with turning around organizations or departments often find dispirited and complacent teams resistant to change, but one expert claims to know how to kick start that all important sense of urgency. The Source: An article by Dan Ciampa author of Taking Advice: How...
Tags: Team, Leader, Ciampa, Leadership, Team Management, Management, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2009-04-02
OLY: Athens Games organiser says sense of urgency needed
AAP Sports News Australia 02-15-2001 OLY: Athens Games organiser says sense of urgency needed ATHENS, Feb 14 Reuters - Greek leaders must grasp the urgency of the work needed to prepare for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, the chief organiser...
Tags: Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., International Olympic Committee
Research articles 2001-02-15
Completing work on a new farm bill is taking on more urgency.(CONGRESS)
Completing work on a new farm bill is taking on more urgency. Completing work on a new farm bill is taking on more urgency.
Tags: U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-02-01
British finance minister says trade deal 'matter of urgency'
LONDON AFP — Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown told top business leaders that it was a "matter of great urgency" to secure a trade deal next month in Hong Kong. The issue was a "matter of great urgency on which I want us to work together --...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Britain, chancellor, conference, Europe, FINANCE
Research articles 2005-11-28
NBA Olympians feel urgency after stunning loss
ATHENS AFP ? Telephone calls from flabergasted friends back home have helped install a sense of urgency in the United States Olympic basketball team in the wake of their stunning loss to Puerto Rico. "I think we understand how serious it is right now," US co-captain Allen Iverson said....
Tags: Games, NBA, team
Research articles 2004-08-17
Annan calls for greater urgency in efforts to help Africa AIDS sufferers
ARUSHA, Tanzania AFP — UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for greater urgency in efforts to provide help for sufferers of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in Africa. "We must ensure that the resources approved reach the people who need them as soon as possible, and that new resources...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, financing, Investment, malaria, president
Research articles 2004-11-18
Court Ruling Stirs CALEA Compliance Urgency
Although broadband and Internet Protocol IP companies already were wrestling with how to handle law-enforcement wiretaps and surveillance measures (Telecom Policy Report, June 5), a recent court decision upholding new rules and regulations on compliance has further stimulated the sense of urgency and nervousness within the...
Tags: FCC, Government, Internet, IP, VoIP
Research articles 2006-06-19
9/11 Commission's parting shot cites "lack of urgency" by feds.
The 9/11 Commission went out of business last month with a final blast that sharply criticized Congress, the Bush administration, the Department of Homeland Security and the federal bureaucracy for failing to implement most of the Commission's major recommendations. In a scathing report that echoes many...
Tags: commission, SALES, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2006-01-01
National Science Board, citing census stats on foreign-born scientists and engineers, releases workforce report with new sense of urgency.
M2 PRESSWIRE-19 November 2003-US NSF: National Science Board, citing census stats on foreign-born scientists and engineers, releases workforce report with new sense of urgencyC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11192003 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Science Board NSB today released a report...
Tags: board, director, engineering, M., National Science Foundation, president, professor, U.S., worker, workforce
Research articles 2003-11-19
State Department Spokesman: a greater sense of urgency in the negotiations is necessary.
M2 PRESSWIRE-2 April 2002-Republic of Cyprus: State Department Spokesman: a greater sense of urgency in the negotiations is necessary C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02042003 Asked to comment on the statements made by the American Ambassador to Cyprus Mr Donald...
Tags: FINANCE, negotiation, spokesman, U.S. Department of State
Research articles 2002-04-02
New Arctic Research Underscores Urgency of CO2 Reduction Efforts Says World Wildlife Fund
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today's announcement by the National Snow and Ice Data Center that there was less arctic sea ice this summer than ever before measured prompted World Wildlife Fund WWF to underscore the urgency of taking all available steps to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. News of...
Tags: NASA
Research articles 2002-12-07
Urgency keys programs; sheetfed technologies, from waterless printing to energy curing, step up the pace.
Sheetted technologies, from waterless printing to energy curing, step up the pace. Faster press speeds, environmental compliance pressures, competition, and complex technologies are lending new urgency to partnerships. In sheetfed printing, partnerships have both led and propelled innovations. In...
Tags: Sun Chemical Corp.
Research articles 1996-05-01
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