Strategy Driven

MARCH 27, 2013

Executive leader brings hands-on management and operational experience to StrategyDriven’s Power & Utilities focused advisory services. He later received a Master of Engineering Management degree from Old Dominion University and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School.

Chief Operating Officer 62

Chief Operating Officer Operations Chief Executive Officer Engineering 62

Coaching Tip

JULY 7, 2011

At Cascade Asset Management , an environmentally minded recycler of computer components, sustainability reigns supreme, from a wholly green headquarters to employee nameplates personally made from recycled computer pieces.

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Armstrong Storytelling White Paper Brand 108

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Jeff Kortes is the President of Human Asset Management LLC, a human resources consulting firm which specializes in executive search, retention, engagement and front line leadership training. The StrategyDriven family is proud to introduce Jeff Kortes as our newest contributing author!

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Human Resources Asset Management Newsletter Construction 50

Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 2011

However, when performed together, your department, plant or organization will be transformed into a sophisticated retention machine that will be the envy of your fellow managers or competitors. Certain managers tend to churn thru people… even the ones the managers hire themselves. And, no one is happy in their departments.

Company 71

Company Asset Management Human Resources Learning-by-Doing 71

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

However, when performed together, your department, plant or organization will be transformed into a sophisticated retention machine that will be the envy of your fellow managers or competitors. ’ He is the President of Human Asset Management LLC, a human resource consulting firm specializing in executive search and leadership training.

Asset Management 56

Asset Management Sports Human Resources Learning-by-Doing 56

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 26, 2011

However, when performed together, your department, plant or organization will be transformed into a sophisticated retention machine that will be the envy of your fellow managers or competitors. ’ He is the President of Human Asset Management LLC, a human resource consulting firm specializing in executive search and leadership training.

Asset Management 50

Asset Management Human Resources Training Learning-by-Doing 50

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

However, when performed together, your department, plant or organization will be transformed into a sophisticated retention machine that will be the envy of your fellow managers or competitors. ’ He is the President of Human Asset Management LLC, a human resource consulting firm specializing in executive search and leadership training.

Asset Management 50

Asset Management Career Goal Human Resources 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2011

Although our short answer was "no," we believe that managing water will become a critical business skill for the 21st century. First, even large companies are carving out new niches to help businesses and communities manage water scarcity. Water Resources Management Co.

Innovation 15

Innovation Management Energy Asset Management 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2012

Recently, my colleagues at the Focus Consulting Group and I surveyed more than 100 asset management firms around the world, testing both for the strength of their cultures and for the effectiveness of their leadership teams. They make up the "secret sauce" of firms that are well managed and demonstrate strong culture.

Teamwork 12

Teamwork Industry Management Asset Management 12

Strategy Driven

JULY 29, 2011

However, when performed together, your department, plant or organization will be transformed into a sophisticated retention machine that will be the envy of your fellow managers or competitors. The following are several must-do actions items for retaining the high-value human assets you’ve worked so hard to acquire: Start at the top!

Learning-by-Doing 50

Learning-by-Doing Open-book Training Micromanagement 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

We are very concerned about the fact that women and minorities continue to be under-represented at the highest levels of management,” said Barbara J. Krumsiek, President & CEO of Calvert Group, Ltd. It is also important in evaluating the effectiveness of diversity initiatives.

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Diversity Newsletter Long-term Execution 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Eccles , a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School points out, that’s not because these issues don’t have financial consequences. This also enables the company to explain to its investors how it is managing the risks and opportunities of the material ESG issues that affect their ability to create value.

Asset Management 8

Asset Management Report Information Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

The board of directors and top management should spend the largest chunk of their time communicating with long-term investors. Concurrently, institutional investors — particularly pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, and other asset "owners" with long-term obligations — can learn to be better shareholders.

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Long-term CEO Short-term Asset Management 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

As any compensation consultant will tell you, comp plans can address only so many metrics. Management sought to create direct energy savings and a stronger brand that would be well-regarded by owners, employees, and consumers. These moves helped to focus executive attention and ensure that quality initiatives actually got carried out.

Execution 12

Execution Metrics Long-term Incentives 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2017

Financial asset managers have been out-price-cutting one another in exchange-traded funds in a bid to gain market share. But when managers reduce prices, a fundamental question sometimes goes unasked: Will customers notice and respond as expected? Price wars have broken out in consumer industries around the world.

Price 14

Price Retail Discount Tactics 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

To better understand this problem, my consulting firm did a thorough review of recent research into learning and development programs, followed by a structured survey with top training executives at 16 major corporations in a diverse set of industries, ranging in size from $1 billion to $55 billion in annual revenues.

Development 8

Development Mentor Learning-by-Doing Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2016

While these projects will require some consulting to train or configure the software, there are usually services available from the software companies or their consulting partners to perform such work. Then it’s happy to supply consultants and even Ph.D. Some Build, Some Buy. researchers to help you hit it.

Organization 8

Organization Software CRM Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

We started Next Street with the idea of equipping urban business owners with the same level of expertise that Wall Street, Madison Avenue and the elite consultancies provide to FORTUNE 500 Companies. Tim Ferguson is the Founder, Chair, and Managing Partner of Next Street , a merchant bank for the urban enterprise.

Real Estate 14

Real Estate Mass Marketing Banking Asset Management 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2018

But a lawyer for Greg Kelly, a former Nissan executive who consulted outside experts about Ghosn’s deferred compensation arrangements, said that his client believed that the payments due to Ghosn were not “fixed” in amount and therefore were not disclosable.

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Committee Chief Financial Officer Document Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

For example, in 2009 professors Brian Becker, Mark Huselid, and Richard Beatty estimated that in most companies less than 15% of jobs are what they call strategic positions and said management should focus “disproportionate investments” on finding A players for those jobs. Connectors in the middle. High-potential future leaders.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

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.

Operations 8

Operations Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Rick was looking for Kelly, one of the analysts who supported his consulting team. Steve, a portfolio manager for a major mutual fund company, understood that his company monitored internet use of all employees. I had been preparing a client presentation with several of my colleagues at our asset management firm.

EPM 8

EPM Root Cause Analysis Handbook Asset Management 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 21, 2017

If it’s a specific problem, such as payroll management or asset management, then things like fixed asset management software or a dedicated program to manage staff wages could be a great alternative.

Software 50

Software Asset Management Fixed Assets Document 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2018

To combat cybersecurity threats, companies are spending millions of dollars in malware protection, firewall solutions, and security consulting. By 2021, worldwide cybercrime damage is expected to reach $6 trillion— double what it cost businesses in 2015∗ Of course, companies cannot protect what they cannot manage.

Asset Management 8

Asset Management Software Licensing Content 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2012

In low-income countries, according to World Bank data in a recent paper by the consultancy Dalberg, 43% of businesses with between 20 and 99 employees say that access to finance is a major constraint. The White House has called this gap between the demand and supply of finance for small and medium enterprises a "market failure.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Globalization Microfinance Finance 14

First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 16, 2012

Years ago, Jon Katzenbach told me that the greatest challenge that change agents face is changing their ideas about change. The Japanese term for continuous improvement is kaizen (??)

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Kaizen Industry Training Lean Manufacturing 75

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

For example, a product evaluating nonprofit organizations may be highly useful to a wealth manager seeking to help his client to select a charity as part of a value-added tax efficiency service. The innovation consulting firm Innosight often refers to “$50 million in 5 years” as a reasonable target for a brand new business.

Execution 8

Execution Metrics Content Christensen 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2015

A highly experienced nuclear power consultant, Mike joins StrategyDriven’s Power & Utilities Advisory Services practice. “We His hands-on knowledge and experience in performance improvement, regulatory inspection readiness, license renewals, and power uprates will be a great asset to our team”.

Power 50

Power Licensing Engineering Benchmarking 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Theories and practices of management often spring from the opportunities created by new technologies. Client-server technology begat enterprise resource planning systems, and the consequent system-wide visibility that was required for what we call business process management (BPM). yagi studio/Getty Images.

Management 12

Management Software BPM Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

It invests $3 million per year in consulting services that reduced drowning deaths and reported instances of child abuse by 85% and 65%, respectively, in less than 10 years. Pilot projects show that a single improved highway ramp can save lives and save IAG approximately $600,000 (AUD) per year.

Insurance 10

Insurance Company Competitive Advantage Porter 10