Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

  I really like the carnival's focus on lean management techniques, which I feel is especially relevant in today's tenuous business environment as all of us can afford to seek out additional operational efficiencies via lean management processes.  This week I have a great management blog carnival to share with you.

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Management Six Sigma Human Resources Kaizen 133

Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

You are able to position yourself as a true thought leader in your industry, separating yourself from competitors. With a team of talented marketers, amazing creatives, and SEO experts, they create content that stands out in an industry overloaded with a content publication.

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Marketing Content Audience Brand 105

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Special guest blog post by Don Esch, President of Bettcher Industries of his story at BW-Center For Innovation & Growth 's Innovation Summit. At Bettcher Industries, we love the meat processing industry; we’ve always loved the meat processing industry and one reason we do is because many others don’t.

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Succession Industry Stage-Gate CFO 70

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees. Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 296

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

One half of building business is supplying quality products or services; the other half is skill in building relationships. What promotional vehicles are most successful in your industry? An old client became well known and rather notorious through this technique: he liked to predict the future in his industry, always outrageous.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

The lessons from BP's gulf explosion in 2010 took a dramatic turn for many regulated industries. The Justice Department's arguments for such behavior — and how the issues will be resolved — are thus issues of great moment, not just for BP but also for many regulated industries.

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Industry Operations Report Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2017

There’s a debate in the United States about whether the current measures of health care quality are adequate to support the movement away from fee-for-service toward value-based payment. PSIs remain among the most evidence-based, well-tested, and validated quality measures available. in only five years.

Health Care 8

Health Care Quality Report System 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2010

It's a common assumption that offering more features or developing high-quality products and services is expensive, and that the products of these labors can command premiums. The higher the premium, the more consumers are likely to associate quality with the offering. Operating such restaurants is expensive.

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Quality Working Capital Price Open-book 13

You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

This speaks to the dangers of clinging to, and operating from, narrow perspectives. I believe the goal for leaders in this century is to widen the lens of their thinking by challenging not only their own assumptions but also the beliefs and biases on which their organizations operate. It can get pretty complex.

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Learning Organization Senge Organization Learning-by-Doing 56

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2010

But almost all of these are family businesses, operated by a husband and wife and several hired hands. In 2005, the toy industry in Chenhai fell to an unprecedented low, and the future looked especially bleak for Syma Toys. And he saved the whole toy helicopter industry in Chenhai.".

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Workshop Company Press Release Innovation 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

has slowed , and that in most industries the biggest firms have higher market share than they did a decade ago. of firms had adopted it in 2010, whereas 7% had by 2016, which is an annualized growth rate of almost 50%. This dataset is often used by academic researchers because of its broad coverage and data quality.

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Technology Agility Fixed Costs Software 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

We chose Brazil’s beef industry as the location of our case study , both for the size and complexity of the industry and for its impact on the planet. We found that sustainable and deforestation-free practices created significant financial benefits for all players in the industry’s value chain. of revenues).

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Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Of the respondents, 72% said that climate change presents risks that could significantly impact their operations, revenue, or expenditures. billion in mining projects since 2010. ” Improving risk management. Fostering innovation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

They all speak of the quality of their talent as a key success metric…in fact, many of them will emphatically state that talent is their single biggest competitive advantage. If I only had a nickel for each time a CEO has told me “We have the best talent in the industry.&# Our Freedom. All Rights Reserved

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Blog Politics Mission Statement Brand 310

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Yes, the leadership development industry is thriving, and yes there are a lot of new and interesting ideas, some of which may prove to be helpful. We interviewed over forty successful leaders from a variety of organizations (corporate, non-profit, startup), across different industries. The reality, however, is somewhat different.

Leadership 14

Leadership Insurance Learning-by-Doing Emotional Intelligence 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2018

firms in 2017 were launched through the IT systems of suppliers or other third parties such as contractors, up from less than one-quarter of attacks in 2010. We believe that a supplier’s cybersecurity practices should be treated similarly to its quality or delivery performance. Limit suppliers’ access to IT systems.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Management Metrics Hotels 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

What did 2010 look like for you and your company? OnPoint Consulting’s 2010 Execution Gap Maker Round-Up… Execution Gap Maker #1: BP (Need I say more?) Execution Gap Maker #2: Nokia Nokia’s share of the worldwide market for mobile phones continued to slip in 2010. Did you struggle to regain your post-recession footing?

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Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2018

trillion on health care , or more than $10,000 per person, which is twice as much as any other industrialized country. health care costs too much, the quality is uneven, and too many people can’t get the care they need. a cataract operation can cost $200 or less, compared with $3,500 in the U.S. America spends $3.3

Health Care 8

Health Care Insurance Cost Price 8

Rajesh Setty

DECEMBER 14, 2011

A quality book lends sufficient credibility to the author in ways that – as long as these relationships are nurtured over time — prompt key influencers to help promote it. LA: Look at the context in which business is operating these days. The book is still the premier method of conveying thought leadership, without a doubt.

Leadership 58

Leadership Long-term Innovation Audience 58

You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 29, 2009

This company operates its democracy to the extent that: Employees set their own work schedules They don’t use the same workstation more than two days in a row so that no one really knows when they go to work or how long they stay. But what does a truly democratic workplace look like?

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System Blog Diversity Operations 43

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

The telecom industry has changed, and the industry dynamics will continue to shift under the pressure from social media and the power of the consumer. In a rapidly changing industry ecosystem, heavy investments in hard infrastructure can burden balance sheets and limit flexibility. Bharti looks nothing like other telecoms.

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Outsourcing Wireless Telecommunications Core Competence 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

But Chinese companies of all sizes are already operating in the U.S. For American companies seeking strategic investment , Chinese ownership presents a new alternative to the traditional routes of private equity investment or acquisition by a larger domestic industry incumbent. When a Chinese company operates in the U.S.,

Automotive 8

Automotive Long-term Operations Globalization 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

and this is in addition to reading a variety of industry publications and periodicals. Periodicals, Trade Publications and Industry Journals : Again, not being able to address the specific needs of each reader, you must make your own choices here as well. Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year?

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Blog Open-book Library Learning-by-Doing 419

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

For an industry typically operating in the low single digits of profitability, this is a heavy stick indeed — prompting many organizations not to wait to see if the bill gets struck down before taking the necessary steps to comply. A 2010 HHS Study said we were killing 15,000 Medicare patients per month with medical errors.

Health Care 11

Health Care Incentives Quality Cost 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Operations : Approaches problems practically; stands firm on issues, perseveres; maintains a standard of consistency and quality; provides stable leadership and supervision; develops detailed plans and procedures; implements projects in a timely manner; keeps financial records straight.

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Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

Some examples of shared team learning are: Regular seminars and guest lecturers: Bring in experts and professors on various topics related to the history, science, or culture of your industry as well as sociologists, anthropologists, and technologists who work in peripherally related fields. 5) Operational Transparency -.

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Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

In fact, a 2010 study of over 1500 chief executive officers by IBM's Institute for Business Value identified "the rapid escalation of complexity" as the number one challenge facing CEOs. They've learned how quickly problems in one sector ( e.g., housing ) can affect other industries and spark a worldwide contagion.

Chief Executive Officer 15

Chief Executive Officer Webinar Crisis Reputation 15

Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 1, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The Magic Formula For Sustainable Business Excellence – It’s More Hard Work Than Hocus Pocus by Starbucker on August 1, 2010 “How did you do that&# ? “Pr&# is Pride. “ Fc&# is Focus. Stay inspired!

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Blog Metrics Learning-by-Doing Handbook 246

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

” Classic disruptive innovation says that a cheaper, but lower-quality, innovator can eventually overtake an incumbent by gradually siphoning off customers the incumbent doesn’t find it profitable to defend. At its peak, the company operated 10,000 stores. In 2010, the once-unbeatable company declared bankruptcy.

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Disruptive Innovation Intangible Assets Retail Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2011

In 2010, we conducted the first evaluation of how the program is working for the state's employers and workers, six years after it began operation. The gains were greatest for workers in low-quality jobs that knew about and used the PFL program (many were unaware of its existence, however).

Insurance 13

Insurance Bond Cost Report 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

A 2010 meta-analysis detailed many of the different issues that make divestiture so hard to evaluate consistently. The diverging fortunes of two recent spin-offs in the energy industry illustrate how financial markets value autonomy from the parent. and the competitive intensity of its industry.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals How To Kahneman Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

In other words, though they don’t have many members, the deals they make apply to every worker in the industry. Though managers in France tend to consider the quality of labor relations in France quite low, in 2010 43% of French citizens declared trust in labor unions , as compared with 25% in the United States.

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Proposal GDP Airlines Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2011

They outperform their industry because they've figured out how to enable the key asset of the new economy: scalably leverage many people's contributions, including the app developers eager to piggyback on the industry's most attractive devices. Yet most organizations still operate much as they did in the industrial age.

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Hamel Customer Loyalty Creativity Cost Center 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2015

Organizations have always depended on data — to manage operations, to communicate with customers, to pay employees and suppliers, to plan their futures, and so forth. The first involves cost reduction through improved data quality. My friends in the industry tell me that bogey was met by 2005. The sums can be enormous.

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Business Model Price Competitive Advantage Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

Bad quality control: MobileMe, antenna-gate. Also, Consumer Reports issued a "does not recommend" on the iPhone 4 (in 2010). If Apple is to maintain the level of success it's achieved in the past 15 years, it may need to enter those industries in the next 15. Not unlike, say, Apple's entrance into the mobile phone industry.

Marketing 11

Marketing Stage-Gate Advertising Price 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Parkland has operated like an ACO since establishing its community-based primary care clinic in 1989 — out of necessity. We still operate that way today. Our CMS-reported hospital measures of quality for Medicare patients are comparable with state and national averages. A mission-driven payer mix.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Insurance Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Also, while China’s outward-bound foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown from an annual average of below $3 billion before 2005 to more than $60 billion in 2010 and 2011, only one third of Chinese companies have seen international revenue meet expectations, according to Accenture. Rebrand from the inside out.

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Brand Globalization Company Development 8