Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Benchmarking seems to assure leaders that as long as their organization’s performance is 50% of the national average or better, things are okay. Once you know that zero is the goal, you will realize that achieving it is unlikely in your current system. Define the goal. Any model cell should address a business problem.

Health Care 8

Health Care Benchmarking Process Operations 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2012

Thus, efforts to treat a fraction of one percent took resources away from addressing the other 99.999% of companies’ full-scope planning. I advocated a balanced approach toward planning, visioning and the Big Picture. Never mind planning for tomorrow… we’ll just deal with problems as they occur.

Planning 50

Planning Consultative Learning-by-Doing Cost 50

Terry Starbucker

JUNE 6, 2010

Analyze and Absorb Your Current Position – Just like we “studied&# up in January to know our business plan inside and out, we need to analyze and absorb the year-to-date operating results, so we can make meaningful comparisons (and more importantly, any mid-course corrections). How is overall morale?

Leadership 263

Leadership Blog Learning-by-Doing Benchmarking 263

Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2011

Responding to crises is a good way to get in the research-planning habit. Planning for the Future. Planning, vision and strategic direction account for 15% of an organization’s full picture…constituting the trunk and roots of The Business Tree™. The company that does not plan will not achieve staying power.

Strategic Planning 69

Strategic Planning Benchmarking Long-term Consultative 69

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 12, 2011

These executives spend much of their energies on planning, tactics, organizational development and business development. Upper management is most effective when it frames business decisions toward values, customs, beliefs, goals, objectives and the benchmarking of tactics. Culture and Mission. Philosophy. To get, you must give.

Mentor 56

Mentor Strategic Planning Leadership Benchmarking 56

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

As companies adjust comfort levels and acquire confidence in the arena of business development, there is a direct relationship to billings, client mix diversity, market share, competitive advantage, stock price and levels of business which enable other planned growth. Strategic Plan. Goals and objectives. Crisis Plan.

Positioning 50

Positioning Company Strategic Planning Guidelines 50

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

To provide a benchmark – or a snapshot of your employees and their attitudes at a certain point of time that you can then compare to future surveys to spot trends. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

Survey 63

Survey Armstrong Mentor Mission Statement 63

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

’ That was because of the intense jealousy, inflated egos, unrealistic images and ill-planned projects of many of the members. Examine and benchmark the reasons and results. It also provided material for this essay, as well as my earlier chapter, ‘Has Beens, Never Wases and Wanna-Bes.’ Budget Networking Time.

Committee 52

Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 52

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

These are my considered opinions, having conducted Performance Reviews, Strategic Planning and Visioning for other companies over 35+ years. The company did more than 4,000 deals…most risky and without research, planning and benchmarking. Without Strategic Planning, there is no benchmarking of specific tactics.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Although rewards were not tied to performance in 2012 (they will be in later years), Pioneer ACOs did better on blood pressure and cholesterol control for beneficiaries with diabetes than did managed-care plans, and better on readmissions relative to the Medicare fee-for-service benchmark.

Organization 8

Organization Health Care Insurance Quality 8