Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

It’s less than two weeks to go until the highly anticipated CMI Women Conference on Tuesday 16 May. How can AI and future technology aid, rather than impair, inclusion? Plus, don’t forget you can still reserve your online place at the CMI Women conference , which will take place on 16 May. Reserved your spot?

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 25, 2021

And, if you are also trying to make this new hybrid work model work for your company, you need to make the experience of coming into the office productive and energizing. Spending time in nature is linked to lower stress levels and cortisol, better mood and morale, and higher productivity levels. Invest in Technology.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2015

No one wants to sit on a boring conference call, especially when they have other work to do. But that’s the reality for a lot of people, at least according to recent InterCall research on the rise of mobile conference calls and employee conferencing behavior. But don’t abandon the physical conference room just yet.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Private conversations are accommodated by small conference rooms or a walk about the parking lot. The UC Berkley budget gap has grown to $150 million, & still the Chancellor is spending money that isn't there on $3,000,000 consultants. Everyone sits in open cubicles which are all roughly the same size.

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Sales Wolf Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Successories Motivational Products Talent Managment Magazine Testing and Assessments - An Employers Guide to Good Practices Testing and Assessments - DOL The Rainmaker Group - Possibility Maximization An amazing group of people commited to making a difference in the world they live - one soul, one organization, one Customer Experience at a time. .

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Technological innovations have led to round-the-clock work schedules and mounting expectations. Our assignments have grown more collaborative, requiring more coordination, conference calls, and meetings. Now, more than ever, we need strategies for being productive. In recent years, work has become infinitely more complex.

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Jason Womack

AUGUST 2, 2011

One of the first activities I suggest you DO do is to create your "Time Management Budget." The entire inventory of what: - you do by 10am each morning - systems/tools/gear/technology you count on to get your work done - brings you rest, relaxation, rejuvenation and reinvention Those inventories are critical to the change process.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2017

Based on those conversations, I identified three environments that matter most to employees: cultural, technological, physical. They were also almost 25% smaller, which suggests higher levels of productivity and innovation. Next, I worked with Serge P. But that was just anecdotal evidence.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

PL and CM: Coherent companies – those that possess a capabilities system that aligns their strategy with their product/service portfolio – generate superior performance over time, which is what we call the coherence premium. We believe coherence confers a substantial premium, and we’ve measured it. SD : Why now?

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Building Personal Strength

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Pursuing off-topic or off-point discussions is normal and natural, but time wasn’t budgeted them. But what about conference calls and Skype/video-oriented meetings. 'Skype' Stay focused on agenda topics. When people talk, it’s easy for them to digress. What would you consider to be some of the key challenges here?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The short conference brought together public and private sector managers working on environmental and social issues. What really struck me is that both Xerox and Waste Management are doing something mostly unheard of: they're working with customers to help them use less of their traditional product or service.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

He has recently aquired ownership of The Whiteboard Sessions (a conference designed for leaders & strategy). After confering with the elders and leaders in the town, she was told that it cost money to go to school. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here. These are the leaders who go unnamed and unrecognized.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Generally, they are vendors who sell 'off the shelf' products that target small niches within the organization. Most conference evaluation forms are lightweight and ask for surface rankings.rather than for nuggets of knowledge learned. They embrace technology, rather than ideas and concepts. One Size Fits All.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

In 2012, even in the midst of an anemic global economy and budget tightening at firms, the amount spent on these events worldwide was an estimated $565 billion. Yet, after sales force costs, events are the biggest line item in many marketing budgets, especially for B2B firms. Software from firms like Glisser or sli.do

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Competition without relationships turns products and services turn into commodities. One half of building business is supplying quality products or services; the other half is skill in building relationships. Then come down—whether it is getting published or getting a new product into stores. Proceed with extreme caution.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

They are also discussing ways to prevent China from forcing Western companies to transfer technology to Chinese firms. Unlike economy-wide supports such as an R&D tax credit, WTO rules prohibit subsidies to specific companies because of the competitive advantage they confer.) production. ” The U.S.,

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Attending a conference in your field might be a goal for someone who is passionate about sharing their expertise with others. You may want to lead a company, be responsible for a new product, design the next big campaign, be the go-to person for a specific skill, etc. Identify the basis for your desired recognition.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2014

Each display showed complex statistical formulas, data visualizations, and excerpts from research papers presented at this year’s MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Thanks to new wearable technology and video analytics techniques, each minute (or less) of a game offers researchers increasingly precise modes of analysis and insight.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2012

They might make a targeted acquisition here or there, form an alliance now and again, or license in some specialized technology, but by and large they made their own drugs, supporting big, fully staffed research labs, which they would then market themselves. Historically, big pharma firms made their own drugs.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have proven adept at channeling funding – millions of dollars in cases like the Pebble watch – to innovative new products and projects, often by previously unknown inventors and designers. Many of the product-oriented projects are actually kind of a pre-order, like the famous Pebble watch.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2015

On one hand, senior executives encourage employees to develop new products and services. Here’s an example: A technology firm that wanted to spur innovation offered internal teams seed funding to develop potentially transformative products. Thousands of employees then became aware of her product concept.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

They’re more productive , more profitable , more innovative , and they pay better. And academic research has found that rising industry concentration correlates with the patent-intensity of an industry, suggesting “that the industries becoming more concentrated are those with faster technological progress.”

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Nowadays, it’s even easier, thanks to advanced technology. What’s more, you can have meetings and conferences online. This will make them less productive. Most business owners think of increased budgets when incentives are mentioned. Set goals and stay focused. Set goals and stay focused.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Our brick institutions have in no way caught up with what today’s technologies make possible in terms of virtual learning and individualized, customized instruction. Technology is fast eliminating the need for students to spend the majority of their educational lives on campuses in huge halls, listening to dull, cardboard lectures.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2014

Digital media and tracking technologies, along with dramatically improved analytics, now mean that serious marketers — if they really care to know — can have an excellent idea of just how effective (or wasteful) their advertising really is. What’s the secret sauce these technologies all have in common?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Technology and new concepts of living, as well as progressive notions of urbanization, industrial capitalism, consumerism, ecotourism, and renewable systems, could meld to fashion a new shared-growth paradigm. The technology systems that undergird this effort are far-flung. And I do it from Africa.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2015

If they don’t like a company’s product, or an experience they had, the whole world will know about it. Making this connection can be more challenging for big established companies, whose primary success is built on products and value propositions from an earlier time. They already account for a third of the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Buyers increasingly expect to check with their peers before they'll purchase from a company — using social media, peer communities, old fashioned live events and conferences, personal and professional networks, and other connective tools. Let's say you're preparing for a major product or service launch.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2017

Investing in conference room technology “so you can dial in from anywhere and still feel like you are in the room with your colleagues” is an important enabler of flexible work, she says. They can offer guidance on the costs of child care, budgeting for expenses, and FSAs, among other topics.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2017

Meetings, emails, IMs and other workplace interactions don’t just happen; they are a by-product the company’s organization. A single-product enterprise, for example, might add new products, focus on new customer segments, or even enter new geographic markets. After all, two heads are almost always better than one.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Buyers increasingly expect to check with their peers before they'll purchase from a company — using social media, peer communities, old fashioned live events and conferences, personal and professional networks, and other connective tools. Let's say you're preparing for a major product or service launch.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2012

Senior executive customers tend to have larger budgets, are less price sensitive and more focused on value. Helping my smaller vendors grow and get established is in my interest," notes Patty Morrison , CIO of Cardinal Health — and the kind of dynamic customer advocate ideal for any technology firm. "So Create a customer council.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 23, 2019

You may feel that your team just aren’t as productive as they might be when you’re not there to ensure that they are working hard, for example. If that is the case, what can you do? Something you don’t want to do is to constantly have to check in on them. In the worst cases, your staff might even want to look elsewhere for work.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

Even my hometown can’t get our products right , Cameron thought as he chased Graham over to the playground. Some localities had bought lights but failed to fully utilize the accompanying technology, which meant they couldn’t service them properly or achieve the hoped-for energy savings. But not here , he thought.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Initially, we got the impression that gurus might have little in common other than a desire to get the HBR stamp of legitimacy conferred upon their latest notion. In transition periods, during big technological shifts or the ends of recessions, companies often turn their aspirations to growth through innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Based on an annual survey conducted by the Conference Board, the average CEO departs her role with fewer than 9 years under her belt. With HPs projects running on annually approved operating budgets and constant executive turnover, many corporations simply can’t be trusted to invest in innovation over the long haul it requires.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Susan Catalano, Citi’s Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of HR, was reading the Divergent series — about a future society broken up into five social factions cultivating different virtues — around the same time she was asked to assist with an open floor plan for the HR group’s new workspace and the book influenced the end product. “We

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