Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The timeless essence of managing numbers and leading people can be learned in less time and at a lower cost than in a traditional two-year MBA, where much of the curriculum may become obsolete by the time students graduate. In addition, the book provides an excellent glossary of most used terms within business.

Skills 115

Skills Cooper Books Benchmarking 115

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

A gym business plan becomes of great help in ensuring nothing is overlooked when establishing and running the operation. It determines how the company will operate and what steps will be taken to ensure its success. The plan serves as a formal document that outlines the different aspects of the business.

Planning 139

Planning Document Analysis Marketing 139

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

These standardized approaches help streamline processes, improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance overall performance. They bring outside industry knowledge, best practices, and benchmarking data, ensuring the organization is well-positioned to achieve its goals.

Consultative 217

Consultative Organization Self-aware Objective 217

Strategy Driven

MAY 17, 2019

There’s no denying that business intelligence software is crucial in helping organizations make reliable and timely decisions about their operations. Most organizations today have changed their modes of operation so they can adapt to modern business intelligence technologies. Customer Behavior Insights. Offer Personalized Services.

Business Intelligence 83

Business Intelligence Software Succession Operations 83

Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Delivering on this promise has been a challenging activity that many leaders grapple with when measuring digital marketing benchmarks for success. Regardless of how it’s asked, “are we earning a return for our digital dollars” is a “hot button” marketing question poised by leaders, management and operating staff.

CPA 261

CPA Organization Succession ROI 261

QAspire

JANUARY 8, 2014

The Six Benchmarks of High Performance Teams. James is an experienced operations manager who is passionate about improving quality, reduce cost and increase efficiency of operations. High performance teams sustain results over time. James Lawther’s SquawkPoint Blog. How to Sink a Ship. So what really sank the Titanic?

Management 171

Management Blanchard Benchmarking Blog 171

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 2, 2017

And it’s costing you and the team time and energy. Institutionally, they believe in success and understand the millions of tiny steps it takes for your vision to become a plan, for the plan to be put into action and those actions to become a benchmark operation. Already you are spending valuable time thinking about it.

Team 120

Team Benchmarking Long-term Influence 120

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Significant opportunities are not only scarce, but they typically operate on the principal of diminishing returns. Deliverables, benchmarks, deadlines, and success metrics must be incorporated into the plan. Put simply, opportunities are time sensitive. The longer you wait to seize the opportunity, the smaller the return typically is.

Due Diligence 167

Due Diligence Metrics Competitive Advantage Rogers 167

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

The three most critical items to focus on when conducting your planning are: Insure that personal accountability is present on any major benchmark, milestone or deliverable. Miller Mike, In this speed-at-all-costs world we've created, there is a complete lack of Plan B. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo.

Contingency Plans 360

Contingency Plans Planning Blog Ryan 360

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you’re looking to benchmark your leadership ability the following self examination will give you a baseline to build from. Leaders who operate behind a veil of secrecy are only setting themselves up for a rude awakening. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Want to find out? Our Freedom.

Blog 366

Blog Leadership Benchmarking Tactics 366

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. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Our Freedom.

Blog 419

Blog Leadership Brand Depreciation 419

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.

Risk Management 87

Risk Management Management Competitive Advantage Insurance 87

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

It is important to develop these apps, and the techniques associated with applying them, but what about the operating system that runs them? After all, some apps do not run on old antiquated operating systems. To run the numerous apps associated with leadership, we must update our personal operating system regularly. Conclusion.

Leadership Development 322

Leadership Development Development Leadership Self-aware 322

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Values, customs, beliefs, goals, objectives, benchmarking. Operations are sound, professional and productive. You have and regularly update-benchmark a strategy for the future, shared company Vision, ethics, Big Picture thinking and “walk the talk.” Remediate the High Costs of Band-Aid Surgery. Philosophy.

Leadership 50

Leadership Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing Ethics 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Every organization is challenged by risks manifest through its many different day-to-day operations. Well-conceived risk management dashboards aid oversight organizations including internal audit, management oversight, and compliance groups, in monitoring the organization’s overall risk profile and risk-based operational performance.

Risk Management 87

Risk Management Management Compliance Benchmarking 87

Six Disciplines

JANUARY 31, 2011

"We're experiencing double-digit growth and as a result, we need an executive coaching program like Six Disciplines to help us manage this growth profitably and to keep us on track and focused on the most important tasks. " ~ Randy Joseph, VP of Sales and Operations, Laminate Technologies.

Executive Coaching 101

Executive Coaching Execution Six Sigma Benchmarking 101

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

This is a haphazard way to operate. In order to afford to pay sales people more, we need to cut back on some costs while increasing production from our current people by 10 percent (gap number 4, cost overruns and gap number 5, underperformance by existing sales staff. ”. Identify the Gaps.

Execution 70

Execution Strategy Succession Short-term 70

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

“Not only is this program cost effective to implement, but it yields real and immediate benefits.”. The Sevian Business Performance Assessment Program was developed based on decades of experience managing and improving complex business operations.

Chief Executive Officer 50

Chief Executive Officer Benchmarking Library Long-term 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2015

StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC announced the launch of an online business performance assessment forum; providing innovative thought leadership and collaboration opportunities to help executives and managers better assess the performance of their business operations.

Chief Executive Officer 50

Chief Executive Officer Document Benchmarking Library 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Comparing your organization to peers – also known as benchmarking – lets you understand how you’re doing, identify performance gaps and opportunities to improve, and highlight peer achievements that you could emulate, or your own achievements to be celebrated. For example, suppose you want to compare the U.S.

Benchmarking 8

Benchmarking Comparison Metrics Bottom-up 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2014

The ‘lead’ is rightfully labeled as MQL, or SALs which helps a marketing operations person understand the definition for each defined stage, but it doesn’t help a practitioner understand if the customer segments being targeted are over indexing or under indexing, based on their investment and executional plan.

Marketing 62

Marketing B2B Due Diligence Benchmarking 62

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2011

Trust me when I tell you that if you do, you’ll regret it… Cost : Hire the best practitioner you can afford, not the cheapest you can find. Make sure the project deliverables are clearly understood, and that a plan with benchmarks, milestones and deadlines is put forth outlining how to reach said deliverables.

Consultative 284

Consultative Management How To Advice 284

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2013

Captive offshore operations centers — company-owned delivery units located in low-cost countries such as India and the Philippines — have come a long way. Originally designed to provide labor cost arbitrage, they are now on the brink of being a source for strategic advantage. But that's not by accident.

Offshoring 8

Offshoring Cost Benchmarking Operations 8

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Understanding the Concept of Governance Excellence Governance excellence refers to the strategic oversight conducted by a company’s board of directors that ensures ethical, sustainable, and profitable organizational operations. The primary step involves an objective assessment to determine operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Compliance 235

Compliance Efficiency Ethics Metrics 235

Strategy Driven

JULY 1, 2015

“Not only are these programs cost effective to implement, but they yield real and immediate bottom line value.”. Sevian Business Programs were developed based on StrategyDriven’s decades of experience managing and improving complex business operations.

Productivity 50

Productivity Products Chief Executive Officer Metrics 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2014

Military commanders know they can’t let the tooth-to-tail (or combat-to-support) ratio get too low, or they’ll wind up with a force that costs too much and can’t win the battle. Not long ago my colleagues and I studied the cost of adding a manager or executive, and we found a kind of multiplier effect (see the graphic below).

Cost 9

Cost Span of Control Management Bureaucracy 9

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations. A goal is a specific target and the objectives are the attainment components/benchmarks/hurdles which will lead you toward achieving said goal. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Our Freedom.

Blog 395

Blog Mission Statement Tactics Objective 395

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Make-good efforts cost more on the back end than doing things right on the front end. It applies to service industries and manufacturing operations. Research shows the by-product costs of poor quality are high for any business, up to 40 percent. Paying attention to quality can realize: Lower operating costs.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Cost cutting is difficult in any industry, but it’s particularly challenging in healthcare, where organizations are simultaneously undergoing a major transformation to improve care and the patient experience. Banner’s leaders made a conscious choice to eschew industry benchmarks in the cost initiative. Vision before action.

Cost 8

Cost Health Care Six Sigma Insourcing 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2023

Financial consultants are a one-stop solution for all your financial concerns – be it tackling operational challenges or looking for investment opportunities for your business. While this process might seem time-saving, it can in fact jeopardise business operations in the long run.

Finance 122

Finance Budgeting How To Credit Scoring 122

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2016

Zero-based budgeting (ZBB) is elegantly logical: Expenses must be justified for each new budget period based on demonstrable needs and costs, as opposed to the more common method of using last year’s budget as your starting point, then adjusting up or down. Who would argue that a business should not eliminate unjustifiable costs?

Zero Based Budgeting 8

Zero Based Budgeting Budgeting Supply Chain Company 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2013

Benchmark data isn''t sexy stuff, but occasionally the numbers reveal surprising findings. In that regard, NGOs find themselves facing the same issues that vexed multinational corporations as they began to master globalized operations several decades ago. Decentralized, program-focused operations also squander precious dollars.

Globalization 8

Globalization NGO Benchmarking Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Based on a survey of 276 physicians, our study results show that it’s necessary to consistently and frequently share cost data and clinical evidence with physicians, regardless of whether they’re affiliated with or directly employed by a hospital. Creating better outcomes at reduced cost. Sponsored by Medtronic.

Guidelines 8

Guidelines Health Care Survey Cost 8

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

Rather they should benchmark their decisions against the question of “is it the right thing to do?” A generic thought, ambivalence, attempting to fly under the radar, and mediocre performance will place you squarely in my cross hairs and may cost you your job. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Our Freedom.

Politics 375

Politics Blog Leadership Diversity 375

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

This perspective is a shift from existing strategy perspectives as it affects nearly every major decision a company makes, from growth initiatives, portfolio strategy, and M&A opportunities to its approach to budgeting and cost cutting. Companies today operate in a business environment that encourages incoherence. SD : Why now?

Resources 70

Resources Industry System Strategy 70

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

B Corp certification encouraged more “whole-systems thinking” around our social and environmental practices, which led Cabot to develop even more robust customer and consumer programs, cut operating costs, and strengthen our brand reputation as a sustainability-minded company. Our story is not unique.

Cooper 8

Cooper Benchmarking Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2016

Cluster hammers had never been used to such depths — and never in Chile at all — but in a striking display of openness, the managers of the rescue operation tried the suggestion, which proved to be a key decision in bringing all 33 miners to safety. A preoccupation with benchmarking against other projects.

Engineering 8

Engineering Project Benchmarking Hammer 8