Coaching Tip

JUNE 2, 2011

In the mid-1970s, the GM bean counters combined the styling and design departments to reduce costs. This led to the construction of resort hotels, and the growth of Leland as a summer resort. At the turn of the century, GM's financial leadership had succeeded in maximizing profits while producing noncompetitive consumer products.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Not only is true influence not difficult to acquire, but it is also sustainable when you understand the proper constructs. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Ill-gotten gains will always be exposed for what they are, and moreover, they will never be worth the compromises that were made in order to achieve them.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2012

The No Asshole Rule by Robert Sutton provides methods for constructively dealing with the workplace bullies, creeps, jerks, tyrants, tormentors, despots, backstabbers, and egomaniacs – regardless if they are seniors, peers, or subordinates. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Consider leaving a comment!

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

When it comes to the construction of messaging, I have found that people will tend to fall into one of the four following groups. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s. mikemyatt: More thx @BradAustin1 @LeadershipWatch @GBSL. All Rights Reserved

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2011

Written in a clear, professional and straightforward manner, it is relevant to the management of all types of projects, including IT, construction, engineering, telecommunications and government, as well as many others. Then work out how much each task in your plan is going to cost to complete and track any deviations from this plan.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I now own two small construction companies, I believe this industry could actually change to commission//Salary. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. However I took great care of the team I had on my own outside of their quarterly bonus. I personally dont feel bonuses work to promote a good work ethic. Our Freedom.

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Chris Brady

MARCH 13, 2010

Is there no one to tour This building I raise Though I construct each space, and Blend height and light and praise? * Vision How great the cost a vision lost, though clear today. * Is there no one to see This canvass I paint Though I mix the colors, and Compromise hue and taint? * Here are a few thoughts penned into a short poem.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 2011

Whether you are in an office, factory or on a construction site, the principles presented will improve your retention and enable you to save your organization thousands of dollars due to lost productivity, poor quality and customer service issues. What poor retention is costing you. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Vision statements, as implied in the construction of the phraseology itself, put forth a statement of envisioned future. So hear's the big learning: never assume we're meaning the same thing when we use similar words, or risk constructing a Tower of Babel! mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

If only we could learn the art of dealing with conflict in a collaborative and constructive way, I am sure that organisations would be transformed. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. This is such a common problem for executives that I coach. Love your articel and the suggestions within it. Our Freedom.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Instead of allowing a negative “have-to” environment where employees feel pressure to perform, embrace a constructive ‘what-can-we-do’ approach where they feel free to be imaginative and forward-thinking. Investing in research and development helps to establish this culture and ensure the company will remain ahead of the curve.

Organization 59

Organization Open-book Innovation Technology 59

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Whether you are in an office, factory or on a construction site, the principles presented will improve your retention and enable you to save your organization thousands of dollars due to lost productivity, poor quality and customer service issues. What poor retention is costing you. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 26, 2011

Whether you are in an office, factory or on a construction site, the principles presented will improve your retention and enable you to save your organization thousands of dollars due to lost productivity, poor quality and customer service issues. What poor retention is costing you. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

Asset Management 50

Asset Management Human Resources Training Learning-by-Doing 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Whether you are in an office, factory or on a construction site, the principles presented will improve your retention and enable you to save your organization thousands of dollars due to lost productivity, poor quality and customer service issues. What poor retention is costing you. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

Asset Management 56

Asset Management Sports Human Resources Learning-by-Doing 56

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

In most cases simple can be translated as realistic, cost effective, quick to adopt, and fast to implement. Real game changers understand the power of people and relationships, and they embody this in both their construction and implementation. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Our Freedom.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

But replicating the facility- and labor-intensive American model — which is more costly than that of any other nation yet produces subpar results — will set these emerging economies on the same course of endless cost escalation that has plagued the United States. Over the same period, pharmaceutical exports have doubled.

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Health Care Tourism Pharmaceuticals Cost 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 29, 2011

Whether you are in an office, factory or on a construction site, the principles presented will improve your retention and enable you to save your organization thousands of dollars due to lost productivity, poor quality and customer service issues. What poor retention is costing you. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

Learning-by-Doing 50

Learning-by-Doing Open-book Training Micromanagement 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2012

Indeed they are at their lowest since March 2011, according to the report. While the US economy clearly went through a 'soft patch' in April and May, and consumer sentiment has been hit by worries over the euro area crisis, key sectors — including housing and construction — continue to show incremental improvement.

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

Promote the importance of vulnerability by both modeling it and encouraging it through constructive contact. Constructive criticism comes from a personal desire on your part to help people do their best. As for trust building exercises and outdoor adventure weekends, they will provide limited or cost-ineffective value.

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Roundtable Talk

JUNE 1, 2010

We mused “in our current culture of performance at all costs, are we unintentionally building a breed of narcissistic leaders who put results before people and their own needs above all?” Red Flag # 8 – You can’t take constructive criticism from any level in the organization and only hire or work with people who are not as good as you.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2015

Rather than having stores in shopping centers, retailers will construct massive warehouses and home-deliver products directly. The costs associated with bringing people to specific buildings where they can access the information they need to accomplish work are increasingly untenable. We mainly work at home.

Technology 8

Technology Retail Transportation Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

output comes from fracking operations that have cut costs dramatically since slumping prices in 2014 forced dozens of companies into bankruptcy. oil production, up from a mere 10% just seven years ago in 2011. All of this is with the aim to reduce the marginal cost of the barrel from the current $70 a barrel to around $40.

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Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 10

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

This perspective is a shift from existing strategy perspectives as it affects nearly every major decision a company makes, from growth initiatives, portfolio strategy, and M&A opportunities to its approach to budgeting and cost cutting. SD : How can capabilities-driven strategy be applied to cutting costs? SD : Why now?

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

The cost of solar and wind are falling rapidly ; in fact, a few days before the new EPA announcement, Xcel Energy, which provides power to the American heartland, revealed that it was acquiring extensive wind and solar assets, “all at prices below fossil fuel alternatives.” California is also delivering some big results.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2011

Community and social media managers of 2011, please try to contain your amusement at the idea that 1000 posts per day represented an unmanageable volume.) The controversy centered on three questions: Was cost the primary driver? The European networks wouldn't pay the data costs so they were borne by the one US-European hub.

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Media Cost Content Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

By 2011, it had become apparent that Brazil’s recent prosperity depended too much on China’s appetite for commodities and on the Brazilian government’s ability to fuel consumer spending through direct transfers and credit expansion. Strategy 2: Localize Your Business.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2012

In industries ranging from consumer electronics to construction and from media to mining, the firms seizing the lead are those that can best align ecosystems of offers and partners. This was not about creating switching costs (iPod users could continue to listen to their iPod while using Nokia phones).

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Strategy eBook Library Open-book 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2014

The weapons being brandished are devilishly constructed patents; the rules of engagement the arcane procedures of federal courts. Motorola (owned by Google since 2011) is suing and being sued by everyone. And the costs — if only the hundreds of millions being spent on the litigation itself — are surely being passed along to consumers.

Outsourcing 9

Outsourcing Software Industry Construction 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2017

Back in 2011, crowdsourcing was fueling an explosion in open innovation. Likewise, Quirky tried to manufacture the products its community conceived rather than find expert low cost producers. Firms launching new products today use Alibaba, an effective platform, to find low cost manufacturers with competitive bids.

Participative 8

Participative Innovation Benchmarking Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2014

The idea to design and build a $300 house first appeared here on the HBR site in August 2010, in a post by me (Vijay Govindarajan) and Christian Sarkar, and then again as one of several ideas in the HBR Agenda 2011. Boniface Haiti Foundation.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

Nearly every criticism the authors levy in their op-ed is answered in 12 blog posts , a magazine article from January/February 2011, a video interview , and a slideshow that integrated community and commentary, which were published between last October and this May. About 40% of the world lives on $2 or less a day." We disagree completely.

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Suri Godin Real Estate Construction 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2013

Just a few examples illustrate some of the pressing issues: South Africa''s power distribution network has an estimated maintenance backlog of $4 billion — equivalent to half of the country''s total investment in electric power generation and distribution in 2011. an estimated $100 billion per year. We need to streamline delivery.

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Transportation GDP Globalization Finance 8

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

Evolutionary psychology hypothesizes that people follow because the benefits of doing so outweigh the costs of going it alone or fighting to become the leader of a group. Followers who were happy with the costs and benefits of membership stayed with the group; those who were not either left to join other groups or battled for the top spots.

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Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2015

As a result of these decisions, citizenM’s construction costs are 40% lower than other 4-star hotels and staffing is 40% lower too, but occupancy rates (consistently above 95%) are considerably higher. In both 2010 and 2011, TripAdvisor voted citizenM “The Trendiest Hotel in the World.”

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Industry Hotels Travel Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Annually, my firm ManpowerGroup conducts a global Talent Shortage Survey [pdf] , and remarkably, from 2010 to 2011, the percentage of employers in the U.S. Constructing work differently to take advantage of the specialized talent that is currently available can create a huge competitive advantage. million open jobs.

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Competitive Advantage Budgeting Construction Open-book 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

However, with China’s growth slowing over the past two years, costs shooting up, the government making life difficult for multinational companies, and confusion following the reforms emanating from the Third Plenum in November 2013, some companies are heading in the opposite direction.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Retail Chemicals Marketing 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2012

In 2011, to take a specific example, LinkedIn users objected to a new feature called "social ads," in which ads for a particular product or service included the profile photos of others in a user's network who recommended it.

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