HR Digest

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Cruise layoffs will affect around 24% of its workforce as it works to restructure operations following an accident that forced it to halt U.S. Image Credit: getcruise) The GM Cruise layoffs, which primarily affected commercial operations and related corporate functions , are the latest turmoil for the robotaxi startup.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 11, 2018

For two years (2016 and 2017) Deloitte’s Global Human Capital trends survey has positioned organizational redesign as the number one concern for businesses. In 2016 they termed this the ‘Rise of Teams’ and 2017 ‘The Organization of the Future – Arriving Now’. Simon operates from London with a Dublin-based support office.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

We have a strong team with a track record of operational excellence and an unwavering commitment to the execution of our goals. We share a sharp focus on the important goals in front of us, unlocking embedded profitability and reshaping our healthcare strategy to deliver sustainable value for our stakeholders.”

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Not only is this operational approach costly, but outsourcing activities face many challenges such as communication barriers, untimeliness, and data errors. The ability to automate processes has transformed business operations; in order to thrive in a competitive market, businesses must conform to the new business model of automating work.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Under the skin of gig drivers A team of researchers made use of a vast and all-encompassing dataset provided by a prominent on-demand ride-hailing company operating in the United States. It found that once drivers meet their income goals, they are less inclined to continue working.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 26, 2017

I had the opportunity recently to donate to a famine-relief fund whose goal is to address the humanitarian crisis occurring in ten countries spanning Africa and Yemen. My individual contribution counts, but the You Matter Marathon also has the potential to inspire more people if it can scale up its operations through corporate sponsorship.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

This post is a part of our 2016 Lead Change Group Guest Blogger Series. All have advocated for the paradigm of a growth mindset, especially in relation to the power of goal setting. No matter what kinds of goals you have or what you strive for, whatever you want to see in your life that’s not there now is about growth.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 9, 2018

With the New Year now well under way, many of us are understandably creating goals and developing plans for what we’d like to achieve over the course of the next 12 months. The truth, however, is that we don’t need work to be exciting for us to derive a sense of value or meaning from it.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 20, 2016

Today, June 20, 2016, is our 29th wedding anniversary. Most people know by now that when it comes to the Eblin Group, I might be the guy who’s writing the books and the blog and doing the coaching and speaking, but Diane is the operator who (with help from a great team) runs the business. “What’s the secret?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This White Paper is excerpted and adapted from Ultra Leadership: Go Beyond Usual and Ordinary to Engage Others and Lead Real Change (Giuliano, Lioncrest, 2016). It is important to develop these apps, and the techniques associated with applying them, but what about the operating system that runs them? Where are we? So they don’t.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

This is a radical leap from 2016, when the same survey placed climate change in a lowly 13th spot, with just 2% of respondents believing it to be crucial. This often results in minimal changes being implemented, with what change that does occur not really impacting the core operations of the business. Making the change.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 19, 2016

Most high-performing leaders are committed to using a combination of all three to accomplish their goal to be the best. Executives are now learning what professional athletes have always known: a great coach is an invaluable resource when pursuing a goal. What is ONE traditional operating principle you have relied on for growth?

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HR Digest

APRIL 27, 2019

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published a report on whistleblower operations at the Department of Defense (DoD). Consider these excerpts from the GAO’s findings: About 85 percent of DODIG reprisal and senior official misconduct investigations exceeded statutory and internal timeliness goals.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 8, 2016

Can nuclear plants be operated competitively in today’s market? Since 2013, utility executives have announced the early retirement of twelve reactors and Wall Street estimates reveal another dozen to be at risk; raising the question: Can nuclear plants be operated competitively in today’s market? to achieve its climate change goals.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 5, 2016

To that end, as we make plans for what we’d like to achieve in 2016, here’s a look at my Top 10 Leadership Insights from 2015, insights that can help you to use your leadership to not only drive success in your organization in 2016, but create that kind of environment that will allow your employees to thrive under your care.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2015

As Ward Maillard said to me when I interviewed him for Overworked and Overwhelmed , “If you want to be stressed in your life, if that’s your goal, be attached to the outcome.” See you back here in 2016. Let go of attachment to outcomes : The holidays are the ultimate opportunity to learn how to let go of what you can’t control.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 30, 2020

In a 2016 poll 54% of respondents in 40 nations considered climate change is a very serious problem (Pew Research). In a 2016 poll 54% of respondents in 40 nations considered climate change is a very serious problem. Or, “We all agree, everyone is operations is ancient and smells like moth balls.”. Japanese proverb.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In a recent survey , Bain & Company found that just 2% of companies are successful in achieving their sustainability goals. However, like many of the companies surveyed by Bain, we were unsure how to connect our strategic vision around sustainability with meaningful operational changes. Simone Golob/Getty Images. Insight Center.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

In the recent past, businesses had only external, third party vendors to rely on for major projects, operational emergencies, and other labor-intensive initiatives that required resources they did not have. Both industrial, machine-like robots and digital, computerized robots have revolutionized the way companies operate.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Your website is critical to the success of not only your goal to get noticed on the web, but it’s also critical to the success of your business! Use all the options you have and ensure they are co-operating for the best results. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Photo courtesy of Quinn Dombrowski.

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Catalyst’s theme for 2016 is Uncommon Fellowship. Then there’s 8 guys who are responsible for the operation of the school. That’s not the end goal. The post Interview With Father Edwin Leahy – Catalyst Atlanta 2016 appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. The leadership is in the hands of the students.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2016

I often refer to these timeframes as “urgencies,” because, as I view it, corporations must accomplish the business goals outlined within each time period if they are to be successful. Once this goal is attained, the corporation enters the fifth stage – reducing risk factors for investors. For more information visit ahcgroup.com.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2016

Be sure to keep goals realistic to avoid frustration. He combines more than 20 years of successful executive management experience with impactful leadership and igniting stagnant businesses and transforming declining operations. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Goals could include discovering the next great drug, having a large loving family, becoming a vice president, achieving financial security, having great friendships, finding a life partner, and yes, even becoming a CEO. When those goals are aligned with the organization, we see higher productivity and business results.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Values, customs, beliefs, goals, objectives, benchmarking. Operations are sound, professional and productive. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Systems and Processes. Structure, hiring, control, work design, supervision, decisions. Planning, tactics, organizational development. Culture and Mission.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 21, 2016

Also, this is a very timely way to measure the tactical plan and its effectiveness in heading toward the strategic goals. Implementation of the tactical and practical “how to” components is what makes the strategic plan come to life and allows your goals to be more than mere dreams. About the Author. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Conceptualize your own personal goals. Understand conflicting societal goals. Non-profit organizations operating more business-like. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Fit your dreams into the necessities and realities of the real world. Find your own niche, do your thing. Helping others.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 29, 2016

Professors of business and corporate strategy (which includes me) research and lecture about the goal of long-term “sustained” competitive advantage, driven by grand plans that mesmerize and seduce the most seasoned leaders and leadership teams. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Resistance from the Supplier.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 10, 2016

Trust that the client is clear on his or her goals, and that the investment advisor’s plan to achieve them is well defined. To do that, they must be able to operate unfettered by preconceived plans or flavor-of-the-month investment vehicles. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

The alignment culture is a company’s “must do” culture, and encompasses cooperation, consensus, and working together toward overarching goals. An acclaimed speaker and executive coach, he advises Fortune 1000 senior leaders on how to create cultures that drive superior operating results. Why Culture Is Indispensable.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Other important components of business (training, marketing, research, team building and productivity) were all accomplished according to goals, objectives and tactics. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. In this era, business started embracing formal planning. You just finished reading Management Styles !

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The mentor requests pro-active changes of mentee, evaluates realism of goals and offers truths about path to success and shortcomings of mentee’s approaches. A great percentage of the population does not achieve huge goals but still admires and learns from those who do persevere and succeed. The mentor opens doors for the mentee.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 16, 2017

People weren’t working together toward personal and organizational goals… and that environment was, I’d say, management’s fault. The Livonia Philosophy (as written, not practiced) also sounds like Lean in the goal of utilizing of all people’s skill and creativity, as we practice in the Kaizen model.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 23, 2016

This ambitious goal matched my fledgling identity: when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up I’d say “Change the world”. They say it’s necessary to “Empower staff”: “To accomplish this goal it is important to train, support, and mentor staff to help them work more collaboratively. How odd for someone so young! (I

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 9, 2017

It is easy to focus on short term goals and use a somewhat simple short term figure to measure success. The games played to manipulate earnings are enormous (and no surprise to those who understand likely outcome of pressure to meet short term goals is a desire to manipulate the figure rather than improve underlying results ).

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 14, 2016

Here is another one: Halfway into a sales call, my client got hooked on his own agenda and didn’t hear reality: Prospect: Well, we don’t have a CRM system that operates as efficiently as we would like, but our tech guys are scheduled 3 years out and our outsourcing group’s not available for another year. And this is a very simplistic example.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2016

I was Dean of a leading business school in Paris and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the top mobile telecom operator in Tunisia when the Arab Spring broke out, turning the already troubled Middle East and North Africa upside down. A sense of urgency can help leaders reach goals. The situation was dire. So did we succeed?

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