Clinton M. Padgett

JULY 1, 2021

The result of this analysis may indicate a negotiation is needed for more time, a larger budget or a reduction in scope any of which is sure to invoke displeasure from the client. The project manager’s job is to deliver the project successfully – on time, on budget and with all the scope initially agreed to.

Team 52

Team Hammer Budgeting Project 52

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Understandably so, when you are launching a venture with limited time and budget, it’s easy to fall in the trap of automated solutions. Yet, the tech-based DIY approach of small business owners isn’t always the most effective path to success. Just as anybody can use a hammer, only trained professionals can build a house.

Tools 132

Tools Outsourcing Marketing Content 132

Change Starts Here

JUNE 3, 2014

” One quote that never seems to be mentioned is this follow up in 1995, where Michael Hammer said: “In Reengineering the Corporation , we estimated that between 50 and 70 percent of reengineering efforts were not successful in achieving the desired breakthrough performance. ” How do they know?

Kotter 143

Kotter Champy Hammer Short-term 143

You're Not the Boss of Me

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Budgets were cut and the Learning part of the organization dried up while the focus snapped back in line with the notion that wisdom and decisions could only come from the few and learning for the many was a luxury no one could afford. And then when things started to look a little gloomy, heads turned back to the way things were.

Learning Organization 63

Learning Organization Organization Senge Learning-by-Doing 63

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2016

When Steve Clapp and Carl Gerlach took over the Ball Park hot dog brand in 2006, the brand had not grown in three years and was a good decade beyond its successful Michael Jordan ad campaign , with the tagline “Plump when you cook ‘em.” Steve and Carl were on their way to growing the business 40 percent over three years.

Brand 9

Brand Hammer Advertising Budgeting 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2011

That's the finding from our recent research, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing Research , which reveals a surprising fact about retail assortments: Consumers who are offered a richer array of relevant choices in a given product category grow engaged and interested in quality and are prepared to stretch their budget accordingly.

Productivity 14

Productivity Products Retail Price 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 13, 2011

Thus, the goodwill Bloomberg earned during the successful tenure of former schools chancellor Joel Klein, and for the many things he has done to make New York more economically vibrant and livable, is rapidly degrading. He noted that it becomes harder to get things done as resentments build and people get tired of you.

Long-term 14

Long-term Hammer Organizational Behavior CEO 14