There are 17 videos in the "R&D/Product Development" collection
Connie Matsui, EVP, Innovation, Biogen Idec
Synopsis:A leader who simultaneously was the Chairman of the Girl Scouts, corporate Vice President, mother of two, and happily married talks about how she manages it all.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development, Work/Life Balance |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Healthcare |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Mike Folgner, former General Manager, Video, Yahoo
Synopsis:After Yahoo acquires his early-stage startup, an entrepreneur must manage a team resistant to change.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Innovation, Operations |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Becoming a Leader |
Deanna Won, Officer, Air Force
Synopsis:Officer must determine how to proceed when supervisor makes a decision that would present a clear conflict of interest.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Ethics, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Making Ethical Decisions |
Deanna Won, Officer, Air Force
Synopsis:Officer must determine how to respond when she is no longer invited to empowered to do her job.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development, Conflict, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Human Resources, R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Roy Vella, Former Director, Merchant Services, PayPal
Synopsis:To sell his vision for a new business venture, a manager must convince two disparate companies to collaborate.
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| Subject Area: | Innovation, Power and Politics, Entrepreneurship |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management, R&D/Product Development, Strategy |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Storytelling |
Larry Melton, Project Executive Director, Bechtel Corporation
Synopsis:Project Director addresses how he uses senior manager reviews to increase productivity rather than leave people feeling disengaged and demotivated.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management, R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Military/Government, Services |
| Leadership topic: | Motivating Teams |
Connie Matsui, EVP, Innovation, Biogen Idec
Synopsis:Manager oversees complex drug-development project despite her lack of technical background.
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| Subject Area: | Innovation, Decision-Making |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Healthcare |
| Leadership topic: | Innovation |
Geetha Rao, CEO, Silicon Valley Start-up
Synopsis:Company decides to adopt new quality standards and executive must win over a high-profile critic of the change.
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| Subject Area: | Innovation, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Services |
| Leadership topic: | Innovation |
Rob Siegel, General Manager, Video Software and Solutions, GE Security
Synopsis:Given the changing landscape of technology, the marketing data showed a need for product evolution in spite of the large company’s resistance to change its processes for a new product development.
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| Subject Area: | Innovation, Decision-Making |
| Leadership Role: | Senior Manager (VP-level) |
| Business Function: | General Management, R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Products & Retail, High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Innovation |
Connie Matsui, EVP, Innovation, Biogen Idec
Synopsis:Former Chairman of the Girl Scouts and Vice President of Biogen Idec shares three insights that guide her in life.
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| Subject Area: | Innovation, Decision-Making, Career Development |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Healthcare |
| Leadership topic: | Work-Life Integration |
Connie Matsui, EVP, Innovation, Biogen Idec
Synopsis:Executive used to tackling big challenges faces the biggest one of all: a newborn.
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| Subject Area: | Work/Life Balance, Career Development |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Healthcare |
| Leadership topic: | Managing Boss and Expectations |
Maria Anhalt, Vice President of R&D for Automation Software, HP
Synopsis:A senior executive talks about how women are less likely to reach out to mentors or sponsors.
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| Subject Area: | Power and Politics, Work/Life Balance, Career Development |
| Leadership Role: | Senior Manager (VP-level) |
| Business Function: | General Management, R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Fitting In and Standing Out |
Maria Anhalt, Vice President of R&D for Automation Software, HP
Synopsis:Boost your career with executive education opportunities.
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| Subject Area: | Work/Life Balance, Career Development |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management, R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Fitting In and Standing Out |
Dave Lyons, Former Director of Engineering, Tesla Motors
Synopsis:An engineering manager feels he needs to choose between a high-stakes project deadline and good peer relationships.
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| Subject Area: | Innovation, Power and Politics, Conflict |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Products & Retail, High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Becoming a Leader |
Dave Kaval, CEO, Golden Baseball League
Synopsis:Entrepreneur encounters a chorus of naysayers as he tries to get his startup off the ground.
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| Subject Area: | Finance/Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level, Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management, R&D/Product Development, Strategy |
| Industry: | Products & Retail |
| Leadership topic: | Leading Change |
Leslie Blodgett, Executive Chairman, Bare Escentuals
Synopsis:Founder shares insights to how she uses humor effectively with her storytelling.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level, Senior Manager (VP-level), Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | R&D/Product Development, Sales/Marketing |
| Industry: | Products & Retail |
| Leadership topic: | Storytelling |
Marla Wright, Program Manager, Bechtel Corporation
Synopsis:Manager struggles with a counterpart whose behaviors are jeopardizing the project success.
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| Subject Area: | Operations, Power and Politics, Conflict |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management, R&D/Product Development |
| Industry: | Military/Government, Services |
| Leadership topic: | Difficult Conversations |