In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 10, 2011

by John • July 10, 2011 • Leadership , Strategy • 0 Comments. Whether the CEO is driven by personal ethics, a socially changing world, or headlines praising “sustainable” organizations, business is finally responding to the green trend—albeit slower than many would like to see. December 2011. November 2011.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

DDI’s most recent trend research, Global Selection Forecast 2012 , tells us that only 51% of newly hired employees are confident that they’ve made the right decision to come work for you. A recent study (Bidwell, 2011) found that external hires cost 20% more and performed worse on the job. Or are they?

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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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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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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

Ah, the power of brevity… The good news is that there are two big trends emboldening those of us who prefer brevity over other more irritating forms of communication. The second trend is technology’s recognition of the first trend. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Our Freedom.

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QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2011

Hence, Rosabeth Moss Kanter , a professor at Harvard Business School believes, “ The next big trend is simple: to simplify. ” Jessica Cox Becomes First Pilot With No Arms By Hemal, January 17, 2011 @ 12:31 pm I have no other words than “Simply&# superb ! with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2011

Regardless of your level of experience in project management, set these 5 goals for every project you manage. Jason Westland introduces us to a Method123 Project Management Methodology (MPMM TM ), which defines the best practice phases, activities and tasks required to complete a project on time and within budget.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2010

If singularly assigned to project specialists, this work detracts from these individuals’ productivity; unnecessarily inflating time and monetary costs. Let’s face, I think communication is a major part of ANY sound (and successful) project management team! Please login using the box in the sidebar. Not registered? Try it out!

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 24, 2010

What’s worse is that barring any Congressional action on this, the Bush law mandated that the estate tax would return in 2011–at 55% with an estate exemption of $1 million, the lowest exemption amount we’ve seen for many years. The Bush law did allow a $1.3 So at least in the short term, we have a solution to the estate tax dilemma.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Instead he spent the better part of his 96 years unraveling the secrets of management. He did this to such a degree that he became recognized as the “Father of Modern Management.” at First In his first book devoted entirely to management Drucker wrote: “Leadership is of upmost importance. But management cannot create leaders.”

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Women on Business

JANUARY 19, 2011

It costs 5 to 10 times more to attract a new customer than it does to keep an existing one. Let me share a few statistics to support this point: 65% of your business comes from existing customers—over half of your business is repeat customers—or at least it should be.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 15, 2011

This little book offers 57 ways to manage your fee structure to your advantage. So if the economy has got you worried about the need to cut prices in order to get business, it’s time to arm yourself with some very good advice and reconsider the cost-cutting strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Unless you are a very large enterprise it is unlikely that you have the time, money, staffing, or external professional relationships to execute a brand management strategy such as the one outlined above. The preceding description paints the perfect illustration of why branding is one of my favorite topics…It is complex.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

6 Best Tips to Online Cost Effective Marketing Is your business experiencing stagnation with the Recession? If so, How to Drive ROI on Direct Mail Guest post by Elizabeth Lombard, manager of postal carrier education, Pitney. The Most Effective Way to Improve Your Marketing We are just past the midpoint of the second quarter.

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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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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Anyone paying attention to current events has recently witnessed that it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a politician, investment banker, CEO, or just an average citizen, when it comes to making a simple decision, managing a crisis, or attempting to exploit an opportunity, timing is everything.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 6, 2011

As many as 41% of employers have used more independent contractors over the past two years, according to an online survey of 430 senior human resource executives conducted by Right Management. Until the beginning of 2011, the main reason for dumping a lease was the driver's need to find a lower monthly car payment.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. While many have scoffed at the CBS show &# Undercover Boss, &# I believe it signals a very disturbing trend.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

I have found that the most common reasons people tend to cite in support of using no are as follows: It helps to keep them from wasting time; It somehow manages risk; It builds character, and; It helps them focus by not biting off more than they can chew. Eroarea lui NU in management:[link] [.]

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

I have found that business-speak can be particularly beneficial in using just a few words to explain situations, scenarios, processes, trends, attitudes and any number of other ethereal and esoteric concepts that might have otherwise needed several sentences or paragraphs to describe. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo.

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QAspire

JULY 27, 2010

So, quality is a moving target – each time a customer comes back to you, you need to deliver similar or better quality (of products, services and experience), you need to demonstrate improvement, care enough about them, stay on top of market trends and keep changing the rules of the game (innovation). Check it out if you haven’t already !

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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. Johns Hopkins is not alone. Patients, of course, lose.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

E-commerce solutions offer a low-cost storefront from which to launch your electronic medical records venture. Providence , RI Providence’s major hospitals make the city a hospitable environment for healthcare stimulus funding. Capture those dollars with an electronic medical records business.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 4, 2011

Keeping your word is part of showing integrity, so be sure to follow through with your promises at all costs. Of course, infidelity is the ultimate cheat that many parents do not consider the circumstances before making a decision to violate a marital contract. Keep your promises. A child’s memory is unbelievable.

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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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QAspire

AUGUST 31, 2010

To the upcoming trends. As a further reference, you can also download 25 Things Managers and Leaders Should Never Do [PDF] - - - - - Also : Thanks to Amit Agarwal (India’s first Professional Blogger at award winning Digital Inspiration blog) for listing QAspire Blog in Directory of Top Indian Blogs under ‘HR/Management/Business’ category.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2011

These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Examines ways to maintain and grow value through mergers, acquisitions, and portfolio management.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

magazine’s offering of information, products, services, and online tools for business or management. Small Business Trends Anita Campbell Editor provides information of interest to entrepreneurs and executives. Inc.com Inc. If you want your corporate voice and brand to be viewed on the Blogosphere you need to speak with Debbie.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2011

Peter Turney, CEO of Cost Technology, suggests using activity-based management techniques to recognize which business activities and which customers are causing a drain on your bottom line. Gabor George Burt encourages organizations to defy conventional wisdom, and then simultaneously pursue a differentiated strategy with lower costs.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 5, 2011

And with today’s abundance of easily accessible product pricing and performance information these individuals face increasing pressure to lower product costs and increase value. Sales Strategy from the Inside Out examines how businesses employing a consultative sales method realize dramatically increased revenues.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 27, 2010

New healthcare laws also suggest a possible increase in entrepreneurial activity, thus creating more jobs, hopefully creating a positive hiring trend. Health insurance costs for small businesses increased from 1999 to 2007. About the Author As CEO of MyCorporation Business Services, Inc.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2010

A special gift for StrategyDriven readers… We are pleased to announce that Rick has made his ebook, Introduction to Change without Migraines TM , available for download at no cost to our readers. Simply click on the link above to download your copy of this remarkable ebook on effective change management.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

A simple cost/benefit or risk/reward analysis should indicate whether your effort will be of value to you, and even if it is not of value to you, it may be to others. Blogging is much more than the latest trend and is here to stay. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Our Freedom. All Rights Reserved

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The managing director needs to know when and where we're launching. Google Trends is telling us one thing. Editor's note: This fictional Management Puzzle dramatizes a dilemma faced by leaders in real companies. Still — it's nothing compared to the cost of corporate market research.". I can't wait any longer.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

If you buy into this line of thinking my guess is that it won’t be the first time you’ve fallen prey to a failed initiative around the latest trend. I forget who it was, but some researcher determined that a person can really only manage relationships with about 150 people.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Stop feeling overwhelmed with changing technology, culture, business, trends, and values, and regain the confidence that can give you a real advantage. Different people have different opinions, and may see the cost as greater than the benefits. If they’re not confident that the cost is worth it, they’ll fight against it.

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