Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Diversity is most important for business, the economy and quality of life. I have conducted many diversity audits of companies. I have seen corporate America embrace diversity in many practices, including the workforce and suppliers. Diversity is about so much more than human resources issues.

Diversity 88

Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 88

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Their presence in top management positions today remains below 9 percent. In the two decades from 1990 to 2010, our country fell from having the sixth-highest rate of female labor-force participation among 22 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, countries to 17th on the list. Book value is not guaranteed.

Diversity 66

Diversity Competitive Advantage Participative Committee 66

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 12, 2013

But we have come to tolerate the illusion that the essential matters of work can be invented, managed, and sustained through the creation, storage, retrieval, display, and publication of information. What was invented as a means to replace the post office has now become the most common management tool in organizations.

Productivity 64

Productivity Products Six Sigma Competitive Advantage 64

Strategy Driven

JULY 11, 2014

I recommend that diversity audits, quality control reviews, ethics programs and other important regimen be conducted as part of Strategic Planning, rather than as stand-alone, distracting and energy diverting activities. . Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed.

Energy 76

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 76

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Innovation begins with management; by fostering a culture that prioritizes innovation, creativity is incentivized among team members. Customer centricity as a strategy reorients the entire business-operating model around the customer; it means understanding the customer’s point of view and respecting the customer’s interest.

Organization 58

Organization Open-book Innovation Technology 58

Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2014

A surprising fact is that the number one carriers of Sales Call Reluctance are sales managers, sales trainers, and motivational speakers. For example, in a training a sales manager says, “We all know people hate talking to sales people” or “Get out and sell, but don’t be a salesperson!” Book value is not guaranteed.

Competitive Advantage 68

Competitive Advantage Learning-by-Doing Training Content 68

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Unfortunately contemporary management theory and practices have ill prepared us for our current reality. So where Ford incorporated everything into one integrated mega-plant, Ohno designed operations for a network of factories. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed.

Ohno 50

Ohno Productivity Products Six Sigma 50