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 58

Organization Open-book Innovation Technology 58

Building Personal Strength

AUGUST 23, 2011

Instead of rebelling, he got a paper route, mowed lawns and worked part-time construction jobs. One of them had stolen some dynamite and blasting caps from a construction site, so they decided it would be fun to stun the fish. Copyright 2011. On weekends and during the summer, he helped out on his grandparents’ cattle ranch.

Sports 78

Sports Learning-by-Doing Construction Brand Management 78

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. Your attitude… develop an upbeat attitude. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

Company 71

Company Asset Management Human Resources Learning-by-Doing 71

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2016

population growth between 2011 and 2050. Cordoning off diversity and inclusion efforts in a single department signals those issues aren’t priorities, making challenging conversations easier to avoid. Research shows employees are more productive and exhibit stronger problem-solving capabilities when they work in diverse groups.

Management 8

Management Diversity Self-aware Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2017

Many of them could not handle the highly diverse projects that we wanted to support — from algorithms to apps to devices. They weren’t designed to offer the guidance and support for the varying stages of development — from concept to formed company — that our projects would be in. Give constructive rejections.

Health Care 9

Health Care Company Innovation Entrepreneur 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The health care system in the United States, with its technological prowess and massive infrastructure, often serves as a reference point for rapidly developing economies around the world while they build their own medical systems. One major reason for the rapid cost inflation in health care is burgeoning hospital construction.

Health Care 8

Health Care Tourism Pharmaceuticals Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market. The soaring U.S.

Offshoring 10

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 10

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

In addition, we believe that your starting point for strategy development is what you are already great at, rather than studying the industry and market for opportunities. Is it more important to consider capabilities when you develop a strategy now than it was, say, five years ago? SD : Why now? What do most companies do instead?

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders. As organizations grow and become more global, it’s crucial that they develop these skills in their local talent so that they can work effectively across cultures. For example, American Express created its Accelerated Leadership Development program, in 2011.

Globalization 8

Globalization Emotional Intelligence Marketing Skills 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2015

Both men thought that the industry was stale and too homogeneous relative to the diversity of customers it sought to serve. 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.

Industry 8

Industry Hotels Travel Airlines 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 2011

Strategy development requires the mining the gold within any organization and seeking new outcomes via creative applications of ideas. Business development. used in construction). Diversity is a concept that encompasses ideas, cultures, philosophies and behaviors. Running the business. Body of Knowledge. The Big Picture.

Transportation 68

Transportation Consultative Film Strategic Planning 68

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2018

And in 2011, Nathaniel Foote and Russ Eisenstat proposed a “better way to manage in the 21st century.” To understand the connections and applications, we interviewed over 20 CMOs and CEOs, finding a remarkably similar pattern across a highly diverse set of companies.

Marketing 12

Marketing Porter Metrics Brand 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2017

“I think we have a shot at building the best office building in the world” were the words Steve Jobs used to describe Apple’s new headquarters in 2011. The grand vision at the heart of his last project is now being unveiled as Apple finalizes construction on Apple Park. Peter’s Square in Rome.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Technology Hedge Project 8