Strategy Driven

MAY 12, 2016

Do you have a process to continuously identify the most value-adding improvement initiatives that will keep you ahead of the competition at a cost you can afford? You just finished reading Value of Evaluating Business Operational Performance ! Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Previous to our technological advancements, the only way businesses could manage their multiple consumer platforms, numerous transactional tasks, and recover from data emergencies was to outsource to a variety of vendors. You just finished reading Three Key Strategies Any Business Can Adopt in 2016 to Boost Profitability !

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2016

Corporate leaders should hear this as a clarion call that awakened us all to the fact that we can no longer afford the short-sighted luxury of considering decision-making a passive, pristine process. Most of my clients have a list of espoused values (what we say we believe) and a notion of operating values (how things are done around here).

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Could your company’s operational performance cause the next Black Swan tragedy? Before we answer the question of whether or not your company’s operations could cause a Black Swan event, I need you to consider your organization’s risk tolerance as we’ll be defining the Black Swan event in those terms.

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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? In 1990, John W.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 27, 2016

In the case of 2016, there seems to be a common consensus that this was a particularly bad year which many are glad to see come to an end. Of course, what is interesting about these negative impressions regarding this year is that the outcomes that many use to define 2016 as being a particularly ‘bad year’ have yet to be felt.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

The idea that leaders are trustworthy, honest, and can be relied on to operate in the best interest of the public, the employee, the student, the parishioner, or even the shareholder has been shattered. In 2016, Jenkins-Scott founded JJS Advising, focusing on leadership development and organizational strategy.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 23, 2017

Eric Budd’s presentation at the 2016 Annual Deming Institute Conference: An Exercise in Operational Definition. And in this example the data even has an operational definition used in collecting the data. The variation in the data from this example also shows the importance of iteration.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Organizations should coordinate management skills into its overall corporate strategy, in order to satisfy customer needs profitably, draw together the components for practical strategies and implement strategic requirements to impact the business. This is my review of how management styles have evolved. Under it, people were managed.

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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. The paper emphasizes the importance of personalizing incentives for individual workers to improve operational performance.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 22, 2016

Most people think of risk management as an insurance policy, the price paid to help prevent potentially negative outcomes from being realized by their company. Such a view leads to the conclusion that risk management is a business expense with a highly subjective value proposition. Quantifying organizational risks. Returning customer?

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Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2016

So how do you manage change at the fundamental organizational level? Here are three tips to help successfully manage organizational change: Listen to employees: It is critical that you or the leadership team take the time to carefully listen to what employees are feeling and saying regarding the change and confront any fears head on.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 14, 2020

Edwards Deming said that “Quality is determined by the top management. ” In September of 2016 I had the chance to hear from Mike Duggan, the mayor of Detroit, who told a story that illustrates this concept beautifully, at a discussion hosted by the State of Michigan’s Office of Performance and Transformation in Lansing.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2015

From the hiring process through training and beyond, companies that focus on building character and integrity throughout their people have less aberrant behavior and more people committed to doing things right. My “aha” moment for you as we close 2015 and look toward 2016 is this: What are the foundations you are laying down?

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 12, 2020

Unfortunately, this is not how most business operates. A glance at a list of businesses that were destroyed during a town’s fire in Tennessee in 2016 would send shivers down a small-business owner’s spine. Preventative measures hence become incredibly important.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 30, 2020

It reported that roughly around 56% of the US voting-age population voted in the 2016 elections, which is a 20-year low turnout. Outdoor equipment retailer, Patagonia has announced that it will shut down its headquarters, offices, stores and distribution centers for Election Day, as it had previously done in 2016 and 2018.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 2, 2020

The insourcing or in-house team is a practice when the work and tasks are performed within the operational infrastructure of the company. While outsourcing is a process of contracting experts, who are not affiliated with the organization, for completing specific tasks. In-house vs. Outsourced IT: What’s the difference? Bottom line.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 26, 2016

And so with 2016 now well under way, I’d like to share the following 3 key strategies that will help you cross the finish line in achieving those goals you’ve mapped out for your organization to attain this year.

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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? For over 30 years, U.S.

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HR Digest

APRIL 27, 2019

A 2019 Hotline and Incident Management Benchmark Report states that only 1.18 Or worse, will management retaliate against whistleblowers? The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published a report on whistleblower operations at the Department of Defense (DoD).

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HR Digest

MAY 3, 2019

With SAP’s Autism at Work, we hire skilled colleagues “in spite of autism and because of autism,” bringing different and more diverse perspectives to the creative process. In HR we now have the chance to move from an operational, back-office function to a leader of change. What do we mean by HR PUNKS? PHOTOS: SAP.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Franchising is a the ultimate definition of scale where a business owner removes themselves completely from operational responsibilities in order to become a coach to others who wish to enter the world of entrepreneurship. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. billion and a boat that is larger than some countries.

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Deming Institute

JUNE 30, 2020

Learning to do things “right” is important and all sorts of training exist for doing so, including Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen, Plan-Do-Study-Act, Statistical Process Control, and ISO certifications to name just a few. He then used the bone diagram process to again listen to stakeholders to determine their desired state for the district.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 9, 2016

Organizations operate within the context of their environment; the military being no different than civilian businesses. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Nathan Ives is a StrategyDriven Principal and Class of 1992 graduate from the United States Naval Academy. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2016

As a management consultant to over a hundred firms in the last thirty years, my team and I have worked with global companies such as Toyota, Suncor, Siemens, and FedEx, to name a few, to help them transform into new world companies – companies ready to take on the challenges of today’s global economy. This is social response capitalism.

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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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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

This ladder holds true for managers and employees within the organization, as well as outside consultants brought in. Systems and Processes. When all succeed, then profitability is much higher and more sustained than under the Hard Nose management style. Operations are sound, professional and productive. Role and Job.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2015

” In order to chart the best way forward, you must understand emerging trends: what they are, what they aren’t, and how they operate. My 2016 trends offer early warnings and opportunities for managers in all industries. Here are eight to note for 2016. HR managers can use bots to train employees.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Processes, trends, fads, perceived stresses and “the system” force adults to make compromises in order to proceed. I developed the concept of integrating Pop Culture Wisdom with management training and business planning over the last 40 years. Non-profit organizations operating more business-like. Helping others.

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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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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 29, 2016

1 problem most small-business owners face: time and resource management. Sometimes all it takes to go to the next level is managing your time and resources better. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Still, many of them do know how valuable their time is, and it’s worth much more than they realize.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 29, 2016

It is fashionable today to have management committees, at various organizational levels, working as teams. Hence, it is rarely a straightforward process, and if the team is committed to the goals and direction of the entire organization, one no is an inappropriate test of the idea. Let me explain. Resistance from the Supplier.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

In September 2016 we undertook a survey of nearly 300 endowment and foundation managers. Large investors rely on an assortment of intermediaries to help them with their investment activities, including asset managers, such as hedge funds, investment banks, and consultants. But right now that’s not happening.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 14, 2016

During the listening process, our brains arbitrarily filter out, or reconfigure the uncomfortable, unknown, or confusing, to make what’s been said match something we’re more familiar with. Obviously, this interpretation process puts relationships and communication at risk. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 16, 2017

To my surprise, during the interviewing process, GM promised me a different type of workplace (one that existed, at least, at this plant), one based on the Deming philosophy. A forward-thinking plant manager modified the Deming Philosophy to create something called “The Livonia Philosophy.”. But, it really mattered to me.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2016

You must establish your own identity, which is a long, exacting process. If you cannot take the dirtiest job in any company and do it yourself, then you will never become “management.” The process of open company dialogs must be developed to address conflicts, facilitate win-win solutions and further organizational goals.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

This company operates on a hub-and-spoke management structure, where significant decisions are referred to one’s formal boss rather than to whoever is best suited to make the call, regardless of hierarchical positioning. The management structure gave the company the ability to make decisions quickly in the early days. (In

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