Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2020

Addressing new problems during the pandemic makes resource management for your business’ usual operations difficult. Managing inventory, planning, sales, and human resources as the head of a small business is a lot to ask of one or a few people. Many companies rely on a series of popular work apps to conduct business.

Resources 113

Resources Efficiency Tools Management 113

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Breakdowns in a company’s management system, not managers’ lack of ability or effort, are what cause a company’s underperformance. Discipline IV.

System 98

System Balanced Scorecard Execution Strategy 98

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Breakdowns in a company’s management system, not managers’ lack of ability or effort, are what cause a company’s underperformance. Discipline IV.

System 85

System Balanced Scorecard Execution Strategy 85

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2012

In our international operations, we introduced a three-year sales planning process to get beyond the 90-day mentality of 'How will I make my number this quarter?'" This company recognized that big city dealerships were already tied up with local manufacturers, but also saw that second-tier cities were untapped.

Trends 14

Trends Automotive Short-term Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2016

While the number of executives reporting to the CEO has doubled, only 35% of Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies have COOs, who are responsible for integration across business units or functions. Companies don’t buy, people do. Within weeks, we signed a chain-wide software agreement with that company. Know the people.

CEO 8

CEO Strategy Hotels COO 8