February, 2011

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Execution - Getting The Right Things Done Right

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From the archives comes an article, " It All Comes Down To Execution ," by Mike Wagner. "Execution is the discipline of getting things done.". According to Mike: "Execution is a great unaddressed issue in the business world today. Its absence is the big obstacle to success and the cause of many disappointments that are mistakenly attributed to other causes.

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Executive Coaching - Worth The Money

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A Wall Street Journal article invited readers to comment on " Executive Coaching - Worth The Money? ". Here's our view of executive coaching: Executive coaching is a good first step, but it’s kind of like treating the symptom, not the real problem. What perhaps makes more sense is to work on solving the one business problem, that if solved, makes all the other problems – easier.

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Research - What Top Performing Businesses Do Right

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A survey conducted by Six Disciplines reveals what top-performing organizations do differently, and provides insights for business leaders who want to know where they should focus their efforts going forward. The original survey, conducted several years ago with over 300 C-level executives from small and midsized businesses, has now been re-published by Six Disciplines, in an effort to share the insightful results, and to validate the original research findings.

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Research - Where The Lowest Performing Businesses Go Wrong

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A survey conducted by Six Disciplines reveals what bottom-performing organizations do differently, and provides insights for business leaders who want to know where they should focus their efforts going forward. The original survey, conducted several years ago with over 300 C-level executives from small and midsized businesses, has now been re-published by Six Disciplines, in an effort to share the insightful results, and to validate the original research findings.

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A Business Improvement Book With a Lasting Difference

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OK.so you’ve read Good to Great , Built to Last , E-Myth , 7 Habits , Getting Things Done …and probably dozens (if not hundreds?) of other best-selling business books over the years. So… why hasn’t your organization’s performance changed ? What’s missing? Most importantly, why doesn't the change last ? There’s no doubt: business leaders “love” top-selling business books.

Books 101
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The 12 Forgotten Ways To Innovate

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Faced with the prospects of slow growth, commoditization and global competition, companies like GE, Microsoft, and Google are now ramping up their emphasis on innovation as critical to their future success. But what exactly is innovation? Although the subject of innovation has risen to the top of the CEO agenda, many companies have a mistakenly narrow view of it.

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Eight Rules To Brilliant Brainstorming

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Bloomberg BusinessWeek brings us " Eight Rules To Brilliant Brainstorming ". Use brainstorming to combine and extend ideas, not just harvest them. Don't bother if people live in fear. Do individual brainstorming before and after group sessions. Brainstorming sessions are worthless unless ideas lead to action. Brainstorming requires skill and experience both to do - and especially - to facilitate.