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Moving Mountains

Notes on:

Moving Mountains. (2003). Motivating People. Harvard Business Review, January 2003, p 41-47.

Interviews with people about how to motivate others.

  • “Start with the Truth” (p 42)
    • Carly Fiorina, chairman and CEO of HP
  • “Appeal to Greatness” (p 42)
    • Christopher Bangle, BMW global chief of design 
  • “Make them Proud” (p 43)
    • Chauncey Veatch, 2002 National Teacher of the Year
  • “Stick to your values” (p 43)
    • L.M. Banker, Jr., chairman of Wachovia
  • “Be a broken record” (p 44)
    • Robert A. Eckert, chairman and CEO of Mattel
  • “Build Trust” (p 44)
    • Susan Butcher, four-time winner of Iditarod
  • “Encourage Risk” (p 45)
    • Ross J. Pillari, president of BP America
  • “care for the Little Guy” (p 45)
    • Herb Baum, chairman, president, CEO of Dial
  • “Ground without grinding” (p 46)
    • Mario Mazzola, chief development officer at Cisco Systems
  • “Leap First, Ask Later” (p 46)
    • Robert D. Ballard, director of Univ Rhode Island’s Institute for Underwater Archeology
  • “Set Different Incentive Levels” (p 47)
    • Liu Chuanzhi, chairman of Legend Group of Beijing
  • “Work Quickly Through Pain” (p 47)
    • Hank McKinnell, chairman and CEO of Pfizer