The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 31, 2023

In a previous article , I explored how technology is generally not feeding through into productivity statistics. It’s less common for poor management to be targeted to explain lackluster productivity, but research from Stanford’s Nick Bloom suggests that is a mistake. and France.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 26, 2023

If you look at the articles found in various business outlets these days, it would seem organizations are facing an existential crisis when it comes to how today’s workplaces should operate. At the heart of this debate is. Click to continue reading To offer remote work opportunities or not to offer remote work opportunities?

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 20, 2019

Effective business operations are key to the short and long-term success of any institution. That is why this article is here to shed some light on what you can do, as a business owner and entrepreneur, in order to improve these operations in the first place. Talking to a consultant. Set goals and follow them.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Each year, new pieces of tech, applications, or software platforms help to improve how businesses operate and the services they can provide to consumers and clients. In this article, the focus is placed on businesses that operate online. These are just two examples of how technology is driving the evolution of business.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 11, 2024

In a recent article , I looked at the often nefarious use of technology to spy on employees, including those working on-site as well as remotely. Such employee spyware can be extremely damaging to employee relations and significantly undermines the trust between workers and management.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 9, 2019

Chris Edmonds : Cornell University professor Dr. Tony Simons’ powerful article, “ The High Cost of Lost Trust ,” appeared in the Harvard Business Review in 2002. In that piece, he described his team’s efforts to examine a specific hypothesis (“Employee commitment drives customer service”) in the US operations of a major hotel chain.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This article shows eight ways to improve your strategy and leadership skills to scale your business. Every business has factors that surround and govern its operations. You can consult business consulting firms like FIRMSconsulting and others to study your business and its surrounding factors effectively. Read through.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

This article offers two high-impact strategies to ensure that despite virtual or hybrid configurations, important connections don’t coast to a stop. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting contributed Try Courage. managing people. Ken Byler of Higher Ground Consulting Group contributed Leaders Need Roots and Wings.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 8, 2024

” Five years earlier, we’d conducted introductory service/quality improvement workshops for senior management and head office staff of a large company. The senior management team declined. They hired an expensive consulting firm to design and install millions of dollars’ worth of new technologies.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 29, 2024

” Good managers foster teamwork. Managers are often confused by teamwork, team building, or team spirit. Operational teams that work in the business or process to produce, serve, or support, and 2. High-performing operational teams are a hybrid of both types. What’s in short supply is great teams.”

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Chartered Management Institute

JUNE 14, 2023

Article: Why great leaders ask: “What’s the context?” We asked some managers how they embed horizon scanning into their practice With Covid, Brexit, the cost of living crisis and the rapid development of AI , the external environment in which organisations operate is changing faster than ever before.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

Chances are you and everyone reading this article will answer in the affirmative. By Grant Wattie. President, N2growth Australia. Are you a person of integrity? This introduces a massive blind-spot we have in our lives and organizations: self-deception – as none of us can say we have full integrity. So, first, how do we define integrity?

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Jon Lokhorst of Lokhorst Consulting shared This Underrated Leadership Skill Is More Important than Ever. Ken Byler of Higher Ground Consulting Group contributed The Lost Art of Debate. These are all phrases we’ve heard from managers (and executives) recently. Bernd Geropp provided New as a manager – 5 most important tips.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 17, 2016

StrategyDriven’s radically different approach to management consulting eliminates the bricks and mortar consulting firm offices that sit empty most of the time and then passes that cost savings on to our clients. When was the last time you even visited your consultants’ offices? Consider leaving a comment!

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

In today’s post I’ll deal with a skill set that all successful CEOs excel at…managing board relations. What’s interesting to me is that of all the constituencies that CEOs must deal with, the relationship with a board of directors is among the easiest to manage.

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CEO Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

I read a book last night by Mats Lindgren - 21st Century Management - Leadership and Innovation in the Thought Economy. It is a book about how business needs to operate in the transparent internet environment. Some of his approach is "consultant" like. It speaks about the future strategist.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Read this month’s article to find out why and what you can do instead. Ken Byler of Higher Ground Consulting Group contributed How Not to Be Defensive. Stephanie Skryzowski of 100 Degrees Consulting provided How to Create a Monthly Finance Routine. Your silence may be doing more harm than good. Jennifer V.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Bernd shares: “As a manager, you need to know how to give feedback. They write: “Just because the business world has always operated one way doesn’t mean it should keep operating that way. Mary Ila Ward of Horizon Point Consulting submitted The Power of Pause. ” Follow Steve on Twitter at @SteveDigioia.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Find HR’s hand (in a good way) in everything as an enabler and contributor to operations flowing all the way through to customer/client satisfaction. With a diverse background in human resources, information technology, and operations, his business and leadership acumen is only exceeded by his commitment to making others better.

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Chartered Management Institute

JANUARY 25, 2024

Advice: Providing security: how to give insecure workers a firmer foundation Written by David Waller Thursday 25 January 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email As a manager, you may feel you lack the ability to support your insecure workers.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 27, 2013

Executive leader brings hands-on management and operational experience to StrategyDriven’s Power & Utilities focused advisory services. “We are delighted to welcome Greg to StrategyDriven as our Chief Operations Officer,” says Nathan Ives, StrategyDriven Enterprises LLC President and Chief Executive Officer.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Mary Ila Ward of Horizon Point Consulting shared Values Amidst the Storm. Jon Lokhorst of Lokhorst Consulting shared Leading Yourself Through Crisis. Lisa Kohn of Chatsworth Consulting Group shared Thoughtful leaders lead and love with no regrets. Eileen explains: “ Ruth Bader Ginsburg left us but her legacy continues on.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 7, 2013

StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC launches StrategyDriven Advisory Services, a management consulting firm dedicated to helping executives and managers define organizational needs and develop and manage the complex, mission critical projects needed to improve operational effectiveness and lower costs in response to today’s most pressing challenges.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Need a performance breakthrough but don’t want to pay a high-cost consulting firm to evaluate your organization’s performance? StrategyDriven was founded on the principle of making top-tier consulting services affordably available to the leaders of small and midsized businesses and the mid-level managers and professionals of larger companies.

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Chartered Management Institute

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Unlike in the accountancy field, where qualifications have long existed as an established norm, especially within the Big Four, the consultancy sector has lacked an official recognition of the skills and expertise that professionals bring to the table.

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 17, 2023

Now director of corporate transformation services at Alvarez & Marsal – the corporate turnaround consulting firm best known for handling the Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy – Emma has an executive MBA from Cranfield, worked for pharmaceutical giant GSK, and cut her leadership teeth in the Royal Navy. “

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Need expert advice but don’t think you can afford high quality consultants to support your initiative? StrategyDriven is launching a Personal Business Advisor Program ; uniquely providing affordable cutting edge tools and expert advice that until now was typically available to only large company executives and senior managers.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2013

All organizations face a host of risks incurred during the conduct of day-to-day business operations and stakeholder interactions. Effective risk management optimizes the cost of risk monitoring and mitigation with the expense incurred should the event occur. Focus of the Risk Management Topic. Principles. Best Practices.

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In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Brand Surgery – excerpts from my Marketing Magazine article. When I was a young product manager back in the ’70s, the only people I could talk to about brands were my colleagues in the marketing department and the advertising agency. A vast number of famous brand names need brand surgery.

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Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 8, 2023

At CMI, we disagree: we believe that better equipped managers means better performing public services. According to CMI’s recent research in collaboration with the Social Market Foundation , more than one in four NHS managers said senior leadership in their healthcare organisations was “ineffective”. Read the full story here.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Being servant leaders as Chartered Managers In an opinion piece in the Daily FT , Ajantha Dharmasiri CMgr FCMI, president of CMI Sri Lanka , reflects on a successful year and assures that CMI Sri Lanka will continue to facilitate the processes of up-skilling, multi-skilling, and re-skilling managers. Read it here.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Liz joins other Forbes Human Resources Council members, who are hand-selected, to become part of a curated network of successful peers and get access to a variety of exclusive benefits and resources, including the opportunity to submit thought leadership articles and short tips on industry-related topics for publishing on Forbes.com.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

In this article, we’ll look at seven key considerations when opening an auto repair shop to help you prepare for this rewarding opportunity. Additionally, it’s important to find out what permits or licenses you need in order to operate a business in the region. Research Your Location. Create an Effective Business Plan.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 15, 2024

Read on: why companies need to clarify their aims on ESG reporting Login or register below for Free Instant Access Login If you are already registered as a CMI Friend, Subscriber or Member, just login to view this article. Confirm your registration Login below to confirm your details and access this article.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 7, 2020

Mary Ila Ward of Horizon Point Consulting shared 3 Tips for Leading Well in 2020. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting contributed Keeping the Faith and Gratitude Alive All Year Long. Peter Block of Designed Learning contributed Consulting Complexities: Final Thoughts on What to Do. What makes you come alive?

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 7, 2019

Here’s how to manage yourself to choose kindness over the alternatives. Shelley writes: “ You realize there are performance, communication, and/or management issues. You bring in a trainer or a consultant to address the problem, and for a short time, the situation is better. They can choose their response.

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