Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2012

First-ever article on Dick Clark, as a business case study. Thanks to great mentors, I learned to be my own best self, a visionary thinker and a repository of great case studies. People are more products of the pop culture than they are of formal business training. Be ethical. Learn as you grow.

Mentor 90

Mentor Case Study Strategic Planning Learning-by-Doing 90

Leading with Trust

MARCH 20, 2022

I’m sure you’ll enjoy his wisdom about the intersection of character, trust, and ethics. HIRE FOR CHARACTER, TRAIN FOR COMPETENCE,” I have said it a thousand times. I come from an industry that espouses the importance of safety, but also has a commonly used saying: “get’er done.”

Ethics 95

Ethics Servant Leader Execution Survey 95

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

It applies to service industries and manufacturing operations. Thinking that quality needs apply to some other department, company or industry, not your own. Failing to emphasize training. In order to put a quality program into place, the following steps must be taken: Study the activities of admired companies.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2018

Below is a sample of the research about what happens when algorithms are given control of tasks traditionally carried out by humans (all emphasis mine): In 2002 a team of economists studied the impact of automated underwriting algorithms in the mortgage lending industry. So what’s going on here?

Learning-by-Doing 8

Learning-by-Doing Policies Finance Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2015

The media and technology sectors have traditionally been the biggest employers of freelancers but the good news is that “almost every industry is expanding their use of contingent workers,” says King. “You need to be self-motivated, have good organizational skills, and a strong work ethic,” explains King.

Planning 8

Planning Outsourcing Case Study Consultative 8

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Trees with thicker bases and deeper roots will sprout greener (be profitable), shed less often (fewer corporate flaws) and live longer (dominate its industry). The evolution, education, enrichment, professional development, training and life experiences that one amasses. Core Values: Ethics. Knowledge in the making of wine.

Long-term 56

Long-term Budgeting Quality Consultative 56

Strategy Driven

JULY 1, 2011

Trees with thicker bases and deeper roots will sprout greener (be profitable), shed less often (fewer corporate flaws) and live longer (dominate its industry). The evolution, education, enrichment, professional development, training and life experiences that one amasses. Education and Training. Industries Served.

Long-term 50

Long-term Benchmarking Quality Process 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Trees with thicker bases and deeper roots will sprout greener (be profitable), shed less often (fewer corporate flaws) and live longer (dominate its industry). Pointers on training staff and volunteers as media spokespersons. Industry and professional marketing. Staff Training Program. Case studies.

Positioning 50

Positioning Company Strategic Planning Guidelines 50

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Trees with thicker bases and deeper roots will sprout greener (be profitable), shed less often (fewer corporate flaws) and live longer (dominate its industry). Niche consultants place emphasis in the areas where they have training, expertise and staff support for implementation… and will market their services accordingly.

Consultative 60

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 60

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2014

As the founder and president of a new ethical bank focused on environmental sustainability, Jay McGuane realized that he and his board needed to set guidelines about which loans to approve and which to reject on “values” grounds. Ethical banking had seemed so benign when Jay had decided to enter the industry. A Green Vision.

Case Study 8

Case Study Banking Ethics Guidelines 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

Over the past three centuries, the spread of industrial technologies gradually weakened Britain while stimulating the United States. China's late-20th-century rise is very much the unfinished business of the Industrial Revolution. It pledges $1.5 Technology belongs on that list as well.

First-mover Advantage 8

First-mover Advantage GDP Technology Biotechnology 8

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 8, 2016

Today, Nabob faces yet another challenge: finding its place in the quickly dilating coffee industry. I came from the packaged goods industry, and when [I arrived at Nabob] we were looking at it as just another packaged product, like a soap or a detergent. The [industry] average recall was about 20%.

Brand 100

Brand Brand Management Advertising Management 100

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

The company cried ‘case study’ from the very beginning, when it segued from the former Houston Natural Gas moniker. Trees with thicker bases and deeper roots will sprout greener (be profitable), shed less often (fewer corporate flaws) and live longer (dominate its industry). Communications.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57