2011 Cost Management Sharpe 
N2Growth Blog
MAY 16, 2010
If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s.
Mills Scofield
JANUARY 14, 2014
Training a newly formed Afghan Air Force is the epitome in complex continual change management. The town, “Tehachapi, CA,” was familiar—as it was the town my family and I adopted when we were assigned to Edwards AFB in 2011. “Well played,” I thought to myself…my interest was piqued.
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Women on Business
JANUARY 24, 2011
Being sharp means being succinct. For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. If you rely on searches for your background research, so will those you work with (if they are sharp). Additionally know what you have to trade. Rehearse your pitch. Mine your backyard.
Strategy Driven
MARCH 18, 2011
Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. 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.
Strategy Driven
OCTOBER 26, 2011
Yes, a rifle or laser-sharp approach will take more planning and forethought, but in the end you’ll probably save time and resources. A laser-sharp strategy is much more practical, productive, and economical. In business, a shotgun approach gets the job done…but usually doesn’t yield outstanding results. All rights reserved.
Strategy Driven
OCTOBER 21, 2011
Forced to do more with much less, the small businesses that have managed to survive and even thrive during these tough times have recognized one important factor: You can’t always compete on price, but you can compete on service. And the best thing about great customer service is that providing it doesn’t cost you an extra penny.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 13, 2017
There are several reasons why they may be not only useless but also potentially harmful to decision makers, managers, and entrepreneurs. Some lists do draw heavily from research, like this 2011 one , published by HBR. Hence, there are opportunity costs to following even harmless-seeming advice. Evidence is anecdotal.
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