In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 10, 2011

by John • July 10, 2011 • Leadership , Strategy • 0 Comments. And although our business leaders may have the “will” to transform their companies, the “way” is continually blocked by inefficiencies, higher costs and unacceptable returns on the investment in technology. December 2011. November 2011.

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Chart Your Course

MAY 13, 2013

The National Association of Colleges and Employers estimates the average cost-per-hire in 2011 and 2012 was $5,100. It is critical to write a detailed job description for the position you are looking to fill- listing specific skills, responsibilities, and time and energy requirements.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 7, 2016

To reverse these ominous trends we need to dial back our achieve-aholic tendencies obsessively to pursue wealth, power, and fame, and spend more time and energy connecting with others in supportive relationships. Companies that are hell-bent on growth at any cost are harming their employees and their own organization’s performance.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Our kids would have been pleased with three restaurant meals a day, but we decided to look only at options that would cost the same as or less than what we typically pay for food in a month. According to India’s most recent census data (2011), only 11.04 Take Time To Examine & Reflect – I’m perpetually curious.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Ranking third in Popular Science ‘s list of ‘America’s Greenest Cities,’ Boston is putting its recovery money toward clean-energy initiatives. Partner with local R&D brainpower to start your own clean-energy venture. Capture those dollars with an electronic medical records business.

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 29, 2011

by John • August 29, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. In the petroleum industry where access to oil is tight, Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell say they are adjusting their strategies to meet the growing demand for alternative energies. October 8, 2011 at 5:19 am. December 2011.

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QAspire

AUGUST 17, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer The Pursuit of Getting It “First Time Right” (FTR) Building quality involves cost. You spend efforts and energy on preventing the errors (prevention cost) and then checking your work (appraisal cost). Enjoyed this. Don’t Kill It!

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

This is so much the case that some CEOs will avoid restructuring initiatives at all costs. Others avoid it at all costs because it's a distraction from their distractions. Smart leaders avoid make-work and focus their energy on high impact initiatives, which may include a needed restructuring. Our Freedom.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Houston energy magnate Dan Duncan who died earlier this year had an estimated net worth of $9 billion, and television industry mogul John Kluge died with a $6.5 This is a change from the 2010 law which based taxation of inherited assets on their original cost basis, instead of their current fair market value. billion estate.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 20, 2013

Human energy is a precious commodity. This post from 2011 explores some ways of preserving and generating energy both for leaders and their organizations. “ For some reason, we believe ourselves to be capable of expending unlimited amounts of energy without attending to the restoration process with equal dedication.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Given the significant costs associated with hiring employees, doesn’t it make sense to put in the time and effort early in the process to ensure you’ve got the right person for the job? Of course, that means the business has to incur the hiring costs all over again. Consider these potential consequences of poor hiring: 1.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 3, 2022

You don’t have the energy for listening to them try to convince you, so you say yes. Marlene Chism is a consultant, international speaker, and the author of Stop Workplace Drama (Wiley 2011), No Drama Leadership (Bibliomotion 2015), and the latest book, From Conflict to Courage: How to Stop Avoiding and Start Leading (Berrett-Koehler 2022).

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LDRLB

JUNE 12, 2013

Today, companies that will last understand that business is no longer about money-grabbing at any cost. We will not solve our global water, energy, or food challenges in the next three to five years. At best, an unethical CEO only saps employees’ energy. Does the CEO prefer to maximize her legacy or her ego?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

The achievement of current goals and objectives free up the time & create the resources to move on to bigger and better things…Trying to do too many things at once will impede progress, dilute effort & energy, add to chaos and lead to burn-out. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Our Freedom.

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QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2011

One thing that really struck me was the simplicity of his life and his messages (like the one below): Photo by Tanmay Vora at Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad Gandhi was a simple leader who used simple language and lived a simple life – yet he was able to concert energies of an entire nation towards achieving Indian Independence. Don’t Kill It!

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 8, 2011

The cost of an iPad, new shoes or a dress? Not just if we are a business owner, Brand, Marketing or Sales Manager, or someone else traditionally responsible for price, but for all of us as leaders, thinking about how people invest of themselves, their time, energy and more. How much money you’ll have to spend to get something you want?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Positive Attitude : To the one, the best leaders I’ve ever known all smile, listen, engage, have a positive outlook, and have a high energy level. I think loyalty cost us nothing, yet delivers great reward to a team. Recognition takes no skill and costs nothing. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 25, 2011

Loss of productivity costs resulting from acts of incivility and poor managerial behavior are staggering and yet goes largely unrecognized. Loss of productivity costs resulting from acts of incivility and poor managerial behavior are staggering and yet goes largely unrecognized. Not a StrategyDriven Premium Member?

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 7, 2010

And, this business problem is probably costing you more than you first realize when you consider the salaries of the involved employees, the value of work that is not being done, the cost of poor decision quality, the impact of poor information flow, etc. Unresolved conflict gets expensive very quickly. This is a bad plan.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 31, 2011

He was talking about the decision by the networking giant Cisco Systems, this Spring, to shut down its Flip camera business, at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars. They were wild geysers of creative energy. But that's not what the game is about. The game is what you catch, not what you spill.".

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Indeed, many of the gleaming facilities are crying out for the throngs of people and energy that most characterize the very best innovation hubs around the world. in 2011), this hides the fact that much of the other half of the economy is heavily reliant on the oil and gas sector for its revenues. The right ingredients.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

The military continues to lead the way on energy and climate. These drivers underpin a number of stories from 2011, but a few new themes came out as well. Malthus strikes back: Coca-Cola takes an $800 million hit on commodity costs. Was a year like 2011 possible in a world without climate change? But please. Not at all.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 4, 2011

Ever thought about the aggregated cost that wasted time represents? Original Author Unknown How much time do you waste waiting for meetings to start late? How much time does your organization waste? If you have, the number is most assuredly staggering.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2010

The range of challenges is immense, from creating a sense of urgency about the environment in China (Jack Ma), to providing the cost data to fix healthcare (Michael Porter), to unleashing innovation in the energy grid (Paul Kedrosky), to funding much-needed infrastructure (Laura Tyson). What if HBR's call for input had gone out to you?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

A mouse running on a mousewheel can perfect their stride and reduce the amount of energy it takes to get "moving." mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. " If the goal is to get somewhere the mouse is efficiently ineffective. I can use a hand grenade to kill a mosquito. Our Freedom.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 31, 2011

It’s easy to see why competition drives down costs. The favored insurer passes along artificial cost increases directly to their customers, while disadvantaged competitors have to charge even higher premiums to continue offering access to offending providers. Patients, of course, lose. Employers should take advantage.

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Mills Scofield

JANUARY 6, 2013

The innovation initiative was born from our Organizational Growth Team, a cross-functional internal team formed in 2011 to focus on investing in Genecians, evolving our capabilities, and predictably delivering value to clients. What is the overhead (cost of support/resources)? The Innovation Group is Born. Competitive Landscape.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2011

StrategyDriven Newsletter Signup StrategyDriven (Kindle Edition) StrategyDriven RSS Feed StrategyDriven Podcast iTunes Feed StrategyDriven Leadership Conversation iTunes Feed StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective iTunes Feed StrategyDriven on Facebook StrategyDriven on Twitter StrategyDriven LinkedIn Users Group Recent Articles Worn out at Work?

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You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 20, 2014

I wrote this post in September, 2011. And, if we expect them to bring all of themselves to work and dedicate their energies to the success of our enterprises, we must also care about them. And there are others costs. There are lessons here worth repeating. . “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.

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The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 10, 2010

You are focused on cost. Reply Cool “go Green Energy&# images | Free Go Green Tips says: November 14, 2010 at 10:16 pm [.] If we have not agreed on objective and measurable criteria, we are merely stating our opinions. With regard to mp3 players or cars, I’m looking at range of features. You look at the story line.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Why not now?” – James Allen (Success Coach) “It is important to remember that we are energy. Why not me? Einstein told us that. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 12, 2011

Tweets that mention How to Discourage Digital Distractions: Conquer CyberOverload : StrategyDriven -- Topsy.com says: January 14, 2011 at 2:40 am [.] Businesses $650 billion per year in lost productivity. This post was mentioned on Twitter by Emily C. Rushing, TSO, Inc. Speak Your Mind Tell us what youre thinking.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2011

You have to devote a huge amount of psychic energy to being closeted — changing pronouns, switching names. A new study by the Center for Work-Life Policy published in the July/August 2011 issue of Harvard Business Review quantifies just how high the cost is for both closeted LGBTs and their employers.

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Building Personal Strength

JULY 8, 2011

Atlantis - 2011 NASA photo Less than an hour ago, the space shuttle Atlantis launched safely into space to link up with the International Space Station. I'd like to see something in the media about what the Space Station program cost the planet, along with a summary of the benefits we got for all that money. Copyright 2011.

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QAspire

AUGUST 15, 2010

It drains the energy! When working with the team, be cheerful and make things more interesting that way. Don’t talk small : You have a goal to achieve as a team. Don’t let that focus dilute with small talks and gossiping. Motivate others : Motivate others to raise their game. Be generous when praising. Acknowledge that sincere effort.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Another tool, the roles and responsibilities matrix, provides the needed performance assignment clarity for those minute undocumented tasks and group activities; helping eliminate the risk of redundantly performed work that would unnecessarily slow progress and raise costs. Please login using the box in the sidebar.

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Tim Milburn

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Closure helps people to move forward , to take the energy that is being exerted toward one experience and move on to something else. For example, one of the best ways of rewarding people that is cost effective and covers all three of these descriptors is pictures. They like to use their strengths, their energy, their time in this way.

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