Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Today's workforce will need three times the amount of training that it now gets if the organization intends to stay in business, remain competitive and tackle the future successfully. Training is rarely allowed to be extensive. I conduct Executive Think Tanks for corporate management. Teaching-Training. One Size Fits All.

Education 50

Education Company Succession Mentor 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2015

This review is the basis for most elements that will appear in a strategic plan, including the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, actions, challenges, teamwork, change management, commitment, future trends and external forces. It transcends customer service training. Amplify upon philosophies of others.

Article 50

Article Strategy Long-term Mentor 50

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Edwards Deming’s process management theory. The lesson is about viewing the organization as a system, resisting the urge to blame some people and see others as heroes, giving those working on a process the tools (quality tools and the relevant education and training ) and management freedom to learn and improve those processes.

Deming 28

Deming Health Care System Cost 28

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. Rather than assume all is wrong or right with an organization and take a defensive posture, management must view quality as essential to their economic survival or growth. It is not enough for management to endorse quality programs; they must actively participate.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2012

It seems the company, which went under after it defaulted on a $75 million loan, had more management issues than Martin Luther had theses: nepotism, bad communication issues, high executive turnover. Schilling failed, of course, and his story is a case study in the limits of grit. The list goes on. EVERYTHING MUST GO.

Case Study 12

Case Study Brand Long-term Industry 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

If your company offers internal finance training, take advantage of it. “You’re not managing specific business decisions, you’re trying to understand and internalize how the models work” and the assumptions they make. Case Study #1: Partner with a colleague in finance and experiment with numbers.

Finance 8

Finance Skills EBITDA Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

of their Medicare reimbursements in Fiscal Year 2015 if they don’t show simultaneous improvements in both process of care measures and patient experience. doctors and nurses), the speed of delivery of help, the explanation of procedures, the management of pain, and the post-treatment instructions for recovery.

Survey 8

Survey Health Care Process Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

In response, some companies are taking drastic steps to help workers manage the number of messages they receive. The CEO of Atos, a British IT services company, has vowed to ban internal email by 2015. You've probably read much of the advice about managing email , but some of it bears repeating. Case Study #2: Stop the source.

Policies 16

Policies Case Study Follow-up Learning-by-Doing 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2016

Editor’s Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. “I brought some trains to keep them occupied,” Vikram said, pulling the toys out of a rucksack. The dream was pretty easy to interpret. ” as she went.

Case Study 8

Case Study Survey Course Class 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2016

When your manager is also your parent, sibling, or another relative, how do you keep things professional? You’ll get invaluable training, improve your business judgment, and build your confidence. Case Study #1: Work elsewhere before climbing the family ladder. Working in the family business can be fraught.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing Career 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

How did someone with your knowledge and training miss the signs of impending disaster? The following highly condensed fictional case study draws on their paper “Anatomy of a Decision Trap in Complex New Product Development Projects” in Academy of Management Journal. The customer needs the project completed by mid-2015.

Stage-Gate 8

Stage-Gate Innovation Execution Management 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2016

billion, its budget in 2015 was slightly higher than the total gross sales of General Motors. A Harvard Business School case study that Robert Huckman, Sam Travers, and I wrote earlier this year documents what came next. Measure performance carefully and manage with an eye on what’s most important to customers.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Learning-by-Doing Crisis Kotter 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In 2015, there was a surplus of people with data science skills. A small team of analytics professionals (not necessarily data scientists) to develop appropriate analytical tools and techniques and enable the organization to deploy them through internal training and advice. To manage risk, they kept their initial investments modest.

Analysis 8

Analysis How To Tools Hedge 8