Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Organizational purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth. You employ state-of-the-art technology and are in the vanguard of your industry. Executives possess good people skills. Planning, tactics, organizational development. Culture and Mission. Values, customs, beliefs, goals, objectives, benchmarking.

Leadership 50

Leadership Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing Ethics 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. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Clarke, Technology and the Future. Quotes on The Future. “The future ain’t what it used to be.”

Benchmarking 50

Benchmarking Crisis Management Rogers Tactics 50

Women on Business

JANUARY 26, 2011

This due diligence included, setting a new household budget, moving investments, setting up a home equity line of credit, and finally, buying a new car (for the first time in 11 years!). I volunteered to be the “lucky&# laid off executive and have never looked back. Synchronicity is such a blessing!

Press Release 100

Press Release PR Exit Strategy Discount 100

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. They embrace technology, rather than ideas and concepts.

Education 50

Education Company Succession Mentor 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Not just those under attack for ethical lapses, accounting problems, or excessive compensation – retired college presidents are the latest to join corporate executives in the latter category. But my work with numerous top executives shows that this is a false choice. There are an awful lot of leaders in trouble these days.

Management 8

Management Real Estate Information Technology Execution 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

It is like the company who commissions a color brochure but has no budget for writing, photographs, or design. It is too easy to waste time in unprofitable promotional pursuits without taking time for considered strategy. It is like spending on one or two ads and nothing on other more accessible and cheaper opportunities.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Executing this strategy required seamless integration of IBM's product capabilities with its geographic reach. His first act was to abolish IBM's corporate executive committee. Palmisano believes the technology industry requires "a high-performance, in-your-face, speak-your-mind culture." Directness. He's personable, but blunt.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Are we taking advantage of new advocacy technologies that can do things like automate organization and packaging of customer testimonials and other customer content? Some eager executives hell-bent on rapid growth establish this as a goal or at least, a corporate aspiration. How often do they fail to find a suitable reference at all?

Reference 15

Reference Tips Media Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Are we taking advantage of new advocacy technologies that can do things like automate organization and packaging of customer testimonials and other customer content? Some eager executives hell-bent on rapid growth establish this as a goal or at least, a corporate aspiration. How often do they fail to find a suitable reference at all?

Reference 13

Reference Tips Media Case Study 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

A company''s budgeting process is not only designed to prioritize where money is to be spent but also to remove the fear of spending it. Here''s a quote from a senior executive decision-maker I interviewed as part of a win-loss study that explains this point: "There are two main criteria for deciding on whether or not to make the purchase.

Stress 8

Stress Uncertainty Committee Loyalty 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

We’ve got the latest technology. Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. The savvy business executive or advisor will offer pro-active follow-ups. Our company has got the most up to date technology. Technology represents less than 1% of an organization’s pie chart. Quality is our middle name.

Budgeting 77

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 77

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Pharmaceutical companies, buffeted by regulatory changes, new drug technologies that alter entry barriers and competition, price pressures, and an estimated 300,000 job cuts since 2000, seem to fit the popular narrative of large organizations unable to deal with disruptive forces. Experimentation is vital.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

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. Push paper, systems, technology. Science-Technology Provider. 7 Plateaus of Work Ethic. by Hank Moore.

Business Development 51

Business Development Development Learning-by-Doing Ethics 51

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

JANUARY 6, 2012

Technology constitutes less than 1% of any organization’s overall Big Picture. Computer activity constitutes less than 1% of the technology picture. This approach costs six times that of doing things correctly on the front end… meaning planning, sequential execution and benchmarking progress. Empty activities.

Planning 50

Planning Consultative Learning-by-Doing Cost 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Technology cannot take the place of human communication… only may add to it. He guides companies through growth strategies, visioning, strategic planning, executive leadership development, Futurism and Big Picture issues which profoundly affect the business climate. It is to be just: Committed to customers.

P&L 56

P&L Books Definition Strategic Planning 56

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Since the publication of my HBR article on wearables , I’ve been asked a number of follow-up questions from executives, tech analysts, and most especially from entrepreneurs. However, as I suggest in my HBR piece, we should vigorously question the ethics and effectiveness of any “asymmetrical” uses of HUDs.

Comparison 8

Comparison Guidelines Health Care Follow-up 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 13, 2011

I recommend you devote the bulk of your marketing budget to developing excellent content and lots of it, with some additional funds set aside for design, production, and maintenance. Your web properties include: websites, blogs, wikis, videos, podcasts, social networking profiles, images, applications, badges, and affiliate sites.

Press Release 145

Press Release Discount Content Directory 145