Curious Cat

JANUARY 3, 2017

These posts were the most popular posts on the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog in 2016 (as measured by page views, as recorded by my analytics application). The Toyota Way – Two Pillars (2010). How to Manage What You Can’t Measure (2010) *. How to Get a New Management Strategy, Tool or Concept Adopted (2010).

Blog 53

Blog Management Deming Software 53

Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 12, 2017

Dice was actually launched in 1990, initially as a bulletin board service for recruiters – and by the late 1990’s had ascended to prominence as the go-to site for finding software developers in Silicon Valley. Careerbuilder was initially a service that helped companies launch job listings and then managed the inbound application volume.

Price 101

Price IPO Content Marketing 101

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2011

To overcome these problems, many companies are now using or experimenting with "idea management" software applications. In a two-part event, employees in WorldJam 2004 first brainstormed solutions to increase growth and innovation, resulting in 191 pragmatic ideas. In early 2010, Avery Dennison, a $6.5

Process 15

Process Press Release Automotive Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2012

We create leadership teams not only for our top jobs, but for every management position in the company. We became involved with the company, which produces inventory software, in 2004 when one of us (David) was sent by the prior majority investor to shut the fledgling company down. A lot of people thought we were crazy.

Team 15

Team Leadership COO Software 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 19, 2011

Yesterday HP announced that it would exit the PC and tablet computer business , focusing on higher-margin "strategic priorities of cloud, solutions and software with an emphasis on enterprise, commercial and government markets." Which aspiring manager would want to deal with the disaster that was Apple at the time? How do I know?

Software 9

Software Maturity Resistance Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2013

Find out what keeps your manager up at night and propose solutions to those problems. It''s appropriate to raise your ambitions with your manager if you have a trusting, solid relationship, but frame them in a way that focuses on what''s best for the company. "Show her that you''re willing to pick up the baton on important projects."

CTO 10

CTO Case Study Career Project 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Economic growth has been stuck in low gear for almost a decade now, averaging around 2% a year since 2010 while productivity growth, the key to increasing living standards, has been languishing near historic lows since the financial crisis. in the United States and Western Europe in 2000 to 2004 to 0.5% percentage points.

Crisis 8

Crisis Retail Long-term Banking 8