HR Digest

MAY 8, 2023

They can be demonstrated at any level of an organization, from entry-level employees to executives. But it’s not just about the immediate impact on day-to-day operations. Attendance and punctuality also speak to an employee’s overall work ethic and dedication to their job.

Review 105

Review Performance Review Ethics Teamwork 105

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2018

She was the model for executive assistants and office managers everywhere. Back characters on TV shows included restaurant and bar operators, where the stars went top relax. Great executives know the value of crediting support figures for the business success. She knew what everyone was thinking and was the glue to the cases.

Rogers 62

Rogers Henderson Mentor Learning-by-Doing 62

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

When you own and operate a business you need to have certain procedures for an efficient and seamless function. Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. An inefficient operation results in unproductive activities which often miss the point and worse yet, result in wasted time and wasted resources.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

  The research shows that most new executives have about 18 months before they’re deemed a success or failure.    Since new members of the House will be up for reelection in two years, they’re operating on a similar time frame.   There’s a lot of sound advice there.  So, those are some basic first steps. 

Executive Coaching 139

Executive Coaching Blog Open-book Letter 139

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Every professional must embrace a set of ethics: Things for which each professional holds himself/herself accountable. This is a creative way of re-treading old knowledge to enable executives to master change rather than feel as they’re victims of it. It is good business to recognize opportunities for practice development.

Diversity 91

Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 91

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. By seeing the daily changes resulting from the planning, companies are poised to rise above the current daily crises.

Energy 78

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 78

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Organizational purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth. Operations are sound, professional and productive. Executives possess good people skills. You have and regularly update-benchmark a strategy for the future, shared company Vision, ethics, Big Picture thinking and “walk the talk.”

Leadership 50

Leadership Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing Ethics 50

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Executives amassed knowledge “in the streets,” through non-traditional sources. When repackaged years later, executives vigorously enjoyed the rediscovery process. Amplify discussions on community standards and ethics. Non-profit organizations operating more business-like. Exemplifying ethical behavior.

Strategic Planning 51

Strategic Planning Planning Ethics Learning-by-Doing 51

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

It applies to service industries and manufacturing operations. At the start of the decade, many executives viewed the quality process with indifference or fear. Paying attention to quality can realize: Lower operating costs. It is not enough for management to endorse quality programs; they must actively participate.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Futurism is a continuum of thinking and reasoning skills, judicious activities, shared leadership and an accent upon ethics and quality. The following concepts do not constitute Futurism by themselves: sales, technology, re-engineering, marketing, research, training, operations, administration. Quotes on The Future. ” Yogi Berra.

Benchmarking 50

Benchmarking Crisis Management Rogers Tactics 50

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

In addition, Corporate Executive Board research shows that 40 percent of engaged employees are not aligning their behavior with organizational goals, The bottom line is that only one out of ten employees are both engaged and aligned with strategy. He made certain the Navy’s plans and budgets were aligned with his priorities.

Long-term 207

Long-term Consensus Class Follow-up 207

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Employees and executives are rarely mentored on the people skills necessary to have a winning team. Outside of 'think tanks' for company executive committees, full-scope education does not occur. I conduct Executive Think Tanks for corporate management. Training is rarely allowed to be extensive. Workplace literacy.

Education 50

Education Company Succession Mentor 50

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 19, 2023

Within a healthcare organization, there is a head of every department who ensures operations run smoothly. Healthcare Administrator As a healthcare administrator, you oversee the day-to-day operations of a particular department within the organization.

Chief Executive Officer 113

Chief Executive Officer Career Leadership Guidelines 113

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Truth and ethics must be woven into how you conduct business. Leadership and executive development skills are steadily learned and continually sharpened. This is a creative way of re-treading old knowledge to enable executives to master change rather than feel as they’re victims of it.

Mentor 50

Mentor Learning-by-Doing Open-book Career 50

Strategy Driven

JUNE 18, 2015

And, the mission critical nature of credibility cannot be overstated, as it establishes a company or brand’s integrity, reliability, validity, soundness and a host of other image-including indicators of an entity’s moral and ethical code, and the standards by which it operates. Transparency Translates. About the Author.

Crisis 50

Crisis Strategy Brand Telemarketing 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

The term Budgeting gets tossed around in many ways. Budgets get blamed for gridlock. Budgets get politicized. Budgets get more attention than the umbrellas under which they rightfully belong: Strategic Planning and Visioning. Budgeting by itself is a minor piece of business strategy. by Hank Moore.

Strategic Planning 71

Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 71

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The company’s more than 80 operating subsidiaries have complete independence and minimal oversight from headquarters, which requires little else besides regular financial statements and the return of excess cash that is not needed to sustain and grow the business. A long-term investment horizon improves operating performance.

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term Supply Chain Ethics 8

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Validate your worth to the overall company operation. Become top management’s partner in efficiency of operations. Base Budgets on Value… Not on Cost. Continuous quality improvement within your own operation. Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior. Cash outlays are always risks. by Hank Moore.

Budgeting 50

Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Executing this strategy required seamless integration of IBM's product capabilities with its geographic reach. This meant abandoning IBM's existing organization, in which product silos and geographic entities operated independently and frequently were more competitive than collaborative. Pragmatism. When the U.S. When the U.S.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2017

” Even with the consequences so brutally apparent, this executive felt so strongly that speaking up was the morally right choice that he could not have lived with himself had he stayed silent. “Budgets.” ” The COO said that as soon as budget conversations were initiated, the political games began.

Power 14

Power Chief Operating Officer Politics COO 14

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Is your spouse comfortable with living on a very tight budget during the time that you’re growing the business? Operating a small business is not unlike owning a really old house: things break a lot, and you need to fix them, over and over and over. Does your spouse think it’s a good idea to go into the business you’ve selected?

Learning-by-Doing 256

Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 256

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

Of the companies who continue to operate without a plan, 40% of them will be out of business in the next 10 years. According to research conducted by the Ethics Resource Center: Employees of organizations steal 10 times more than do shoplifters. What many of them think is a plan include some accounting figures or sales goals.

Budgeting 84

Budgeting Succession Consultative Crisis 84

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2013

That's because there are deep and fundamental conflicts between innovation and day-to-day operations—and established organizations are built more for the latter than the former. Two questions for senior executives: 1. Making innovation happen inside established organizations is just darned tough work.

Innovation 8

Innovation Proposal Article Sports 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Within EB, Merck first created a Global Health Innovation Fund and then a Healthcare Services and Solution unit to identify, develop, and operate nascent opportunities that fit that thesis. For ideas to become reality, a company needs repeatable processes, not only out-of-the-box insights. Experimentation is vital.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Not engaging in planning for future operations: So what are you gonna do about it? The savvy business executive or advisor will offer pro-active follow-ups. We’re too worried about __ (some item in the news… the latest source of gossip). Interest rates are too high.

Budgeting 77

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 77

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior. Without goals, one cannot operate under self-control. 7 Measurements of Successful Budgeting and Planning: The business you’re in. Operations continue to streamline and are professional and productive. The more that an organization is worth, the more worthy it becomes.

Strategic Planning 56

Strategic Planning Goal Planning Budgeting 56

Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2013

It occupied one counter at 2-J’s Hamburgers, an established Austin restaurant, owned and operated by Ralph Moreland. Ethics cannot be edicted from afar. The ethical conduct of business has a direct relationship on the ability to grow and prosper.). Were you smooching my best friend, if the answer’s yes.

Franchising 65

Franchising Budgeting Pryor Consultative 65

Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2014

Ethics and integrity. This is a creative way of re-treading old knowledge to enable executives to master change rather than feel as they’re victims of it. These are the ingredients that make a legend: Significant business contributions. Mature confidence and informed judgment. Courage and leadership. High performance standards.

Balanced Scorecard 74

Balanced Scorecard Budgeting Risk Management Learning-by-Doing 74

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 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. By seeing the daily changes resulting from the planning, companies are poised to rise above the current daily crises.

Energy 58

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 58

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Unfamiliarity with the actual practice of consulting at the executive level. Their work is off-the-shelf, conforms to an established mode of operation, contains original thought and draws precedents from experience. (17 Pro-bono community involvement is a factor because it indicates character, ethics and integrity. 17 percent).

Consultative 60

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 60

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

This holds for corporate operating units and departments. You must always educate corporate opinion makers on how you function… and the skill with which you operate. Operating units and departments must schedule and follow a program to market their worth to their companies. Ethics Statement. He has advised two U.S.

Positioning 50

Positioning Company Strategic Planning Guidelines 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Additionally, corporate executives must have personal goals written, in conjunction with a professional business coach or mentor. Goals should also focus upon balance between corporate ideals and a healthy personal life for executives. Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior. View goals as long-term, rather than short-term.

Goal 50

Goal Strategic Planning Benchmarking Budgeting 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2012

Corporate executives must develop themselves for the next level and to be useful to their companies and communities in the future. This is a primer for executives and the heirs apparent to company leadership. 7 Plateaus of Work Ethic. Deep Commitments to Body of Work, Professionalism, Ethics. by Hank Moore.

Business Development 51

Business Development Development Learning-by-Doing Ethics 51

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 5, 2012

In eras following downturns and scandals, it is incumbent upon good companies to go the extra distance to be ethical and set good examples. Demonstrating visible caring for communities by company executives is the ultimate form of potlache. No entity can operate without affecting or being affected by its communities.

Loyalty 61

Loyalty Bottom-up Strategic Planning Bond 61

Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2011

Pressures continue and accelerate for companies to stay in operation, become competitive, keep ahead of the marketplace and perform quality work. Executives are not fully prepared to handle challenges of the moment, much less to begin developing Big Picture thinking. Seasoned executives face burnout daily. Philosophy.

Strategic Planning 69

Strategic Planning Benchmarking Long-term Consultative 69

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Senior executives do not really have networks of our own. Top executives isolate themselves from people with differing opinions. They say they crave roundtables with fellow seasoned executives but rarely attend. Veteran executives meet on the charity party circuit, in board meetings and sometimes socially.

Committee 52

Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 52