Women on Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

International organisations have learned from experience that employing people for far-off operations is a highly complex undertaking. Of course I would go back to Saudi Arabia to work in the private Human Resources industry as I now have friends there. c) 2011 Human Resources Global. Opening the door to my own business.

Human Resources 160

Human Resources Long-term Globalization Resources 160

Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 21, 2010

Larger companies are often owned by shareholders who are removed from day-to-day operations of the company and therefore more likely to demand performance accountability from the management. One might say this is a good thing. I do not believe so. Low Job Performance Toleration puts the entire company at risk. I do not believe so.

Company 140

Company Human Resources Welch Emotional Intelligence 140

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Back in 2011, the McKinsey Global Institute published a report on the transformational potential of big data—and it would take a supercomputer to process all of the articles that have appeared since then urging companies to get on board before some digital disruptor renders them obsolete.

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Early Adopters Rate of Return 8

Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

  I really like the carnival's focus on lean management techniques, which I feel is especially relevant in today's tenuous business environment as all of us can afford to seek out additional operational efficiencies via lean management processes.   Ready to improve your management skills? .

Management 133

Management Six Sigma Human Resources Kaizen 133

Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

 He is struggling to understand why it is that HR is not considered a core function of a an organization like sales, marketing, or operations when it is afforded the opportunity to "direct, deliver, and develop" the employee talent necessary for the company to achieve its goals.  Why?  Why?

Blog 124

Blog Maslow Talent Management Human Resources 124

Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

 In the latest installment to his Little Big Things video series Tom Peters declares war on these systems and encourages managers to make it easy for all members of an organization to identify problems with an organization's systems and provide bottom-up feedback for improving the way the company operates.

Blog 124

Blog Human Resources Human Capital Talent Management 124

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Here’s a simple test you – and your reports – can take: Next time you sit down at your desk in the morning, look out the window, at the wall, or at the pictures on your desk. He is the founder of The Potential Project – a leading global provider of corporate based mindfulness solutions operating in 20 countries. Don’t talk.

Productivity 50

Productivity Products Strategy Covey 50

Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 18, 2010

February 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Archives February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 More.   I highly recommend that you put this book on your reading list.

Human Resources 100

Human Resources Blog Welch Emotional Intelligence 100

Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 13, 2010

In a nice post to read in conjunction with Sharlyn's post above, Tim points out that we aren't operating in Q1 of 2009 anymore and that fewer and fewer employees are willing to stick around in a job working for a boss they can't stand.   Tim Sanders, Sanders Says : Don't Take Your Employees for Granted! -

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Blog Talent Management Human Resources Welch 100

Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

But even if you don’t have a team of direct reports, we are all leaders who come from different walks of life with varied experiences that shape our core values. Unlike a business, your personal brand doesn't have hours of operation, it simply is 24/7/365. Czar "I rescue troubled companies.

Brand 68

Brand Examples Career Godin 68

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2013

As the IT industry continues to evolve, the question becomes more relevant: how does one build an IT organization that is both impactful and lasting? Recent data has shown the top 1,500 companies worldwide increased their R&D by 12 percent in 2011, as they have identified the need to maintain their edge in their respective industries.

Organization 58

Organization Open-book Innovation Technology 58

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

For some time now, I've been observing that one of the central principles of strategy — that industries are a fundamental building block for strategic analysis — is being challenged. The Wall Street Journal published a story which shows just how blurred traditional industry lines have become.

Analysis 8

Analysis Industry Wireless Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

Dealing with today’s digital disruption begins by understanding how it differs from past industry changes. After all, stories of the end of our industry as we know it have been a trade press staple for decades. In 2011, the average tenure dropped to 18 years. No industry is immune. There is significant opportunity.

Technology 8

Technology Industry GDP Content 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

Since the unit’s reported financial results were so good, the executives at the corporate headquarters didn’t ask many questions about the drivers of the unit’s profits – until it was too late. As with the other measures, what is important varies by industry. Copyright (c) 2011. About the Authors.

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ROIC Balanced Scorecard Metrics McKinsey 62

CO2

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Our nation is in need of answers on just about every front: health-care, terrorism, ethnic rifts, Iraq, financial industry concerns, the home foreclosure epidemic, infectious diseases, and climate change. Too many recent crises have occurred because of decisions made by too few—in the auto and financial industries, for instance.

Health Care 87

Health Care Executive Coaching Strategic Planning Politics 87

Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2014

In fact, Shannon Goodson and George Dudley reported in their book Psychology of Sales Call Reluctance that 80 percent of new salespeople fail because of call reluctance, while 40 percent of veteran sales people stop prospecting because of it. However, having the fear of making the call is nothing to be embarrassed about. Sales is a process.

Competitive Advantage 68

Competitive Advantage Learning-by-Doing Training Content 68

CO2

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Our nation is in need of answers on just about every front: health-care, terrorism, ethnic rifts, Iraq, financial industry concerns, the home foreclosure epidemic, infectious diseases, and climate change. Too many recent crises have occurred because of decisions made by too few—in the auto and financial industries, for instance.

Health Care 74

Health Care Executive Coaching Strategic Planning Politics 74

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Bob Smith (not his real name), source of the quote and Chief Operating Officer at Otis Elevator, knows that elevators tend to remain well under the radar screen until they break. The CIO’s response tends to be “reports” (61 percent of the population). and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar !

Magazine 51

Magazine Chief Operating Officer Newsletter Objective 51

CO2

AUGUST 1, 2010

“Just Ask” leadership Business schools don’t teach courses on question asking, so leaders typically don’t study and analyze questions the way they would a quarterly report or a performance review. During the first and second industrial revolution, when our educational system was designed, we trained our children to be factory workers.

Management 79

Management Executive Coaching Leadership Strategic Planning 79

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2014

To do so, it had to come up with a brand of management all its own, centered around “people analytics,” a quantitative approach to hiring and operations. Earlier this year, Google’s SVP of People Operations, Laszlo Bock, wrote about its latest “people analytics” experiment. As for deciding who gets it?

IPO 14

IPO Management Engineering Innovation 14

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

And perhaps more importantly, anyone occupying a position of authority plays a followership role at times, as first-line supervisors report to mid-level managers, mid-level managers report to vice-presidents, vice-presidents report to CEOs, CEOs report to Boards of Directors, etc.

Executive Coaching 129

Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

A McKinsey study released in May 2011 stated that, by using Big Data to the fullest, retailers stood to increase their operating margins by up to 60% — this, in an industry where net profit margins are often less than 2%. That's not surprising when you consider what Matthew Boyle of CNN Money reported recently.

Retail 15

Retail Brand Marketing Industry 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

How did we get here, and what does it mean for the industry? That deal sent the price of Brent crude oil to above $70 a barrel in January, after the industry that had suffered through $54 per barrel oil on average in 2017. The news is all good for customers, but it makes planning for the industry players much more difficult.

Offshoring 9

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

“Meaning is the new money, an HBR article argued in 2011. Our Meaning and Purpose at Work report , released today, surveyed the experience of workplace meaning among 2,285 American professionals, across 26 industries and a range of pay levels, company sizes, and demographics. increase in annual operating profits.

Creativity 15

Creativity Report Conference Mentor 15

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 17, 2011

Consider the chief technology officer of a company who is able to influence standards by being on an industry body – the revenue impact of such a thing can be immense. Why could he not use the assembly line method used by the burger company to maximize the number of operations every surgeon performs? We live in a complex world.

Self-aware 50

Self-aware Engineering Chief Technology Officer Learning-by-Doing 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The grueling testimonies from CEO John Stumpf, coupled with insights from my industry-wide research into the culture and mindsets of bankers, suggest there is a blind spot among senior leaders at Wells Fargo, as well as deterrents to speaking up among the rank and file.

Banking 9

Banking Committee Leadership Ethics 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

What did we learn on February 8, 2011 when the report came out? American drivers got a paranoid auto industry that will recall vehicles at the drop of a hat. Liker is a professor of industrial and operations engineering at the University of Michigan and is author, with Timothy N.

Crisis 15

Crisis Transportation Public Relations Document 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. McKinsey reports that the value at stake from sustainability concerns can be as a high as 70% of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. ” Improving risk management.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

In 2012, Congress gave the FAA until 2015 to develop rules for military, commercial, and privately-owned drones to operate in U.S. In fact, the FAA had originally promised the rules by 2011, but it proceeded to miss every deadline it set for itself , as well as those established by Congress.

Transportation 8

Transportation Proposal Technology Press Release 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

The essence of the phenomenon is the fact that each stage in the supply chain plans its capital projects and operations, including inventory levels, based on its future expectations. This phenomenon has been documented in the consumer-packaged-goods , food , semiconductor-manufacturing , and other industries. automobile industry.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Retail Crisis Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

By 2011, it had become apparent that Brazil’s recent prosperity depended too much on China’s appetite for commodities and on the Brazilian government’s ability to fuel consumer spending through direct transfers and credit expansion. Each requires leaders to pay particular attention to nuances related to the Brazilian market.

Strategy 8

Strategy Depreciation EBITDA Price 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2013

The next time we hear about a bank or insurance company''s "green program" — like using energy efficient light bulbs or operating out of a LEED Platinum building — we''ll either scream or throw up. Trust reached an all-time low of 24 percent in 2011, down from 69 percent in 2008.". Don''t get us wrong.

Banking 8

Banking Licensing Finance Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

The issues in each of these buckets require new leadership, or at least a rethinking of it in the highest ranks of companies, and deep operational changes. We’re starting to recognize that this relatively new situation has important ramifications for how businesses operate, and we’re making some progress. Insight Center.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

By the mid-1980’s, the American semiconductor industry seemed like it was doomed. So in 1986, the American government created SEMATECH , a consortium of government agencies, research institutions and private industry. The initial breakthrough came in 1987, but the first drug wasn’t approved until 2011. Dr. Mukesh V.

Technology 8

Technology Venture Capitalist Supply Chain Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

France introduced quotas in January 2011, and in one year, the number of women on boards took a grand jeté of 10 percentage points to 22%. Meanwhile, according to a recent article in The Financial Times , where a minimum threshold was adopted, there has been a marked improvement in gender balance. since 2010.

Diversity 15

Diversity McKinsey Incentives Proposal 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2015

Speed bumps stem from a classic tension between entrepreneurs who found companies or change them and established organizations, whether industry incumbents or government entities. After extensive consultation with pilots and other experts, the FAA has proposed a rule change that might allow operational use of tablets.

Transportation 8

Transportation Entrepreneur Wireless Airlines 8