Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 8, 2012

“On the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who on the dawn of victory paused to rest and while resting died.” Author Unknown. FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership. Start your FREE trial membership * and receive: FULL ACCESS to StrategyDriven’s premium content for 14 days. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

Succession 66

Succession Competitive Advantage Leadership Newsletter 66

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Spend well this Christmas/Holiday Season and be merry. But ‘tis the season for budgeting for the New Year as well. Unless otherwise averted, your Christmas/Holiday or otherwise discretionary budget will fade next year to infinity and beyond. The trend is that American holiday spending has diminished over the past 10 years from $1,037.00 in 2002 to $854.00 in 2012.). 1 This latest statistic compares to pre-recession spending.

Budgeting 56

Budgeting Health Care Insurance Human Resources 56

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Too often, corporate policies are the ‘little white lies’ no one likes to talk about. Philosophically, corporate policies should reflect the expectations of company leaders and drive management’s decisions and employee actions. Upon closer examination, however, management’s decisions and employee actions are anything but aligned with documented expectations; with few seemingly concerned about the discrepancy.

Policies 56

Policies Document Newsletter Environment 56

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 10, 2012

The Oracle Speaks : Warren Buffett In His Own Words. edited by David Andrews. About the Book. The Oracle Speaks : Warren Buffett In His Own Words edited by David Andrews reveals the life and business philosophies of one of the world’s most successful businessmen in a way no other book can… directly from the words of Warren Buffett himself. David’s book systematically covers a wide range of topics from ‘Investing’ to ‘Businesses’ and ‘Wealth and Taxes’ to ‘Life Lessons.’.

Resources 56

Resources Reference Long-term Newsletter 56

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Data, Data Everywhere : A Special Report on Managing Information. by SAP. Learn how businesses are transforming themselves based on the abundance of data, and benefits found in the various uses of information and the new methods of visualizing data. This special report from The Economist covers the phenomenon of the Data Deluge–everywhere you look, the quantity of information in the world is soaring.

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