Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

It's hard to find leaders of the human resources (HR) function who are active in helping their organization improve the way it works. I asked dozens of people who are in HR or in process improvement to share examples of HR change leaders, and I only found a few. Though it's rare, here's an indicator of what is possible.

Human Resources 15

Human Resources Chief Operating Officer Ulrich Operations 15

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For long-term relationship-building, be sure that your values and those of your clients mesh. Pitches MUST be short, which is more time-consuming than presenting long ones. Have collaboration goals and processes well-defined so that expectations MATCH. It forces you to edit and target with accuracy. Don’t be timid.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

E.g. take a team of developers to tour an abattoir, take the human resource team to a museum exhibit on ancient Egypt, or take legal on an outing to a flower show. The key is to develop determination and commitment for the process. Perspective – ability to see or sense the big picture, long-term thinking.

Team 52

Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Twelve cases are written as narratives with multiple teaching points, but without a focus on a particular business decision; the remaining twenty-three cases were written around specific conundrums related to strategy, operations, finance, marketing, leadership, culture, human resources, organizational design, business model, and growth.

Learning-by-Doing 62

Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

Consider the story of the Business Transformation Agency of the Department of Defense, which was founded in 2005 under Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, and "disestablished" in 2011 by Defense Secretary Gates. IT also upgraded old technology and processes, achieving significant improvements in service and compliance.

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy Innovation Supply Chain Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

But let’s change what we’re asking: Which has the better potential to scale up and create long term value for customers, owners, investors, and employees? Corporate procurement processes are opaque, secretive, and can be influenced by political pull as well as pure performance. Manage the arduously long sales cycle.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Benchmarking seems to assure leaders that as long as their organization’s performance is 50% of the national average or better, things are okay. If you trace every error back to its source, you will be following a trail of confusion and broken processes. Tightening that ship will not get you to zero.

Health Care 8

Health Care Benchmarking Process Operations 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2011

The biggest problem with business, in a one-sentence capsule, is: People exhibit misplaced priorities and impatience… seeking profit and power, possessing unrealistic views of purpose, and not fully willing to do the things necessary to sustain orderly growth and long-term success. Bean counter approaches to processes.

Strategic Planning 69

Strategic Planning Benchmarking Long-term Consultative 69

Strategy Driven

MAY 6, 2011

The biggest problem with business, in a one-sentence capsule, is: People exhibit misplaced priorities and impatience… seeking profit and power, possessing unrealistic views of purpose, and not fully willing to do the things necessary to sustain orderly growth and long-term success. External-Marketplace.

Strategic Planning 79

Strategic Planning Advertising Consultative Planning 79

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 12, 2011

Systems and Processes. These are the visionaries who advise management in refining the organizational purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics and contributions toward the company’s long-term growth. Yet, excellence is a definitive process of achievement, dedication and expeditious use of resources. Role and Job.

Mentor 56

Mentor Strategic Planning Leadership Benchmarking 56

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Getting the funds that you need from tight fisted management is an ongoing process. These are ways to advance your funding process: Put money in management’s pockets. Values in terms of savings: Time and motion savings. Values in terms of efficiencies: Meantime between new product introductions. 3) Will not fund.

Budgeting 50

Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50

Strategy Driven

APRIL 18, 2011

There are no ‘Piles’ of resumes in a digital world, and ‘personnel’ has been renamed Human Resources about a generation or two ago. Word processing functionality makes this simple as long as you are not lazy. Your career objective should match the company’s short term goals. Amateur hour.

Career 56

Career Follow-up System Film 56

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

A trainer may recommend courses for human behavior, believing that these constitute a Visioning process (of which they are a small part). Human resources management. See consulting as an investment (short-term and long-term), not to be short-changed. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

Consultative 60

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 60