In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Companies, large and small, cannot survive without great leadership, sound strategy and flawless execution. He never missed the company Christmas party or the summer social event. He refused to be blocked by the brick wall that separates management from union in most companies. Paul set the values example for every employee.

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Hammer Teamwork Middle Management Creativity 258

First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 27, 2011

Faster Cheaper Better: The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done Michael Hammer and Lisa Hershman Crown Business (2010) How to create a more logical and more efficient network of processes for getting work done Michael Hammer’s death two years ago at age 60 was a tragic loss to his family members, friends, and [.].

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Hammer Review Books Efficiency 85

Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Great leaders know how to use the tools at hand: Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir, had always helped him channel his power. Those aren’t the only things the hammer could do. Offer time to explore personal interests on company time. Earlier in Thor: Ragnarok, Hela destroyed his hammer Mjolnir. He felt powerless.

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Leadership Hammer Film Tools 164

Six Disciplines

JUNE 14, 2011

Business process improvement was revolutionized when Dr. Michael Hammer introduced the international best-seller Reengineering the Corporation. Dr. Hammer’s research and teachings focus on how to transform business operations; his work is relentlessly pragmatic and immediately applicable. But what are business processes?

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Process Hammer Operations Video 98

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The maxim “everything looks like a nail to a hammer” is an excellent reminder that every successful innovation effort relies on the people—and all their fears, emotions, and humanness—who must fuel it. As the leader of a company your behavior is amplified and seen as the true north to how things are done in the company.

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Innovation Hammer Workshop Delegation 120

First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 26, 2011

Here is an article written by Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.”

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Hammer Diversity Innovation Article 89

In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

An experienced company knows the ramifications and deals with this type of situation. If your company is going through such a challenge, don’t panic. In a crisis, whether short or long-term, the most senior people in the organization need to step up and offer innovative solutions to the issues hammering the bottom-line.

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Short-term Long-term Advertising Hammer 232

Decker Communication

MARCH 30, 2020

Over the past 60 days, we’ve seen the corporate equivalent of the rope-a-dope: businesses have been defensive to the extreme, having taken hit after hit as Covid-19 hammered revenue and pummeled the best-laid plans. History shows that even in the hardest times, there are companies that come out swinging and gain competitive advantage.

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Shaw Hammer Crisis Competitive Advantage 85

Rich Gee Group

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

I’ve given thousands of presentations — from a small status update for my division, or an 850+ audience at The Hartford Insurance Company, all the way to major sales presentations to McDonald’s and Home Depot. Stick to your topic and hammer all points of it — be prepared — anticipate most of the questions that will be asked.

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Audience Hammer Insurance Information 170

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 8, 2011

written by Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Here is an excerpt from a profile of Laura Yunger (President, Cheevers & Co.) To [.].

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Hammer Career Planning Execution 89

First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 24, 2011

Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Here is an article written by Melissa J. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.” To read the complete article, check out a [.].

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Hammer Article Career Planning 80

First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 7, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article contributed by Liz O’Donnell, founder and creator of the HelloLadies.com website, to The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.”

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Conference Hammer Leadership Career 80

Strategy Driven

MARCH 21, 2011

Hershman and Dr. Michael Hammer. How to create a cadre of professionals at every level – people who focus not just on limited tasks but the overall outcome and ensure that the company gets and keeps happy customers. There are lots of companies like Bob’s, fragmented and inefficient. Most companies get metrics all wrong.

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Hammer Chief Executive Officer Metrics Process 50

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2019

In closing, remember that the only chains and shackles that hold any of us back from any goal in life are those that we ourselves forge in the fires of doubt and hammer out on the anvils of lack of belief. After that he started, developed, and eventually sold, his own book company. Tap Into Your Richest Resources.

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Succession Hammer Goal Career 87

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. A few have been utter failures.

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Kotter Champy Hammer Short-term 143

First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 19, 2011

Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer’s “Industry Leaders” series. The Glass Hammer is an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Here is an excerpt from an article about Ancella Livers written by Melissa J.

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Execution Hammer Industry Article 80

Six Disciplines

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Those who have worked both in small and large organizations have a much better appreciation for how fundamentally different large companies are from small ones. This importance was hammered home to me in a lunch meeting with “Sandy,” who recently moved to a much larger organization. They include: 1. Connecting People to Purpose.

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Customer Intimacy Hammer Competitive Advantage Organization 133

LDRLB

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Companies, large and small, cannot survive without great leadership, sound strategy and flawless execution. He never missed the company Christmas party or the summer social event. He refused to be blocked by the brick wall that separates management from union in most companies. Paul set the values example for every employee.

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Hammer Teamwork CEO Middle Management 145

LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

An experienced company knows the ramifications and deals with this type of situation. If your company is going through such a challenge, don’t panic. This is a short-term aggravation, and though it may thrash earnings for the quarter or the year, it is not a restructuring of the marketplace. Those who fail to do this are not leaders.

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Short-term Long-term Budgeting Hammer 161

Six Disciplines

MAY 17, 2013

Those who have worked both in small and large organizations have a much better appreciation for how fundamentally different large companies are from small ones. This importance was hammered home to me in a lunch meeting with “Sandy,” who recently moved to a much larger organization. They include: 1. Connecting People to Purpose.

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Customer Intimacy Hammer Competitive Advantage Organization 116

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 15, 2020

Repair information: always have a business card or the contact information of your auto-repair company so you are not left stranded. Your insurance company may also be helpful in this situation so keep your claim forms easily accessible. A car hammer to break windows and seat belt cutter for dire emergencies.

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Insurance Licensing Hammer Tools 69

Your Voice of Encouragement

APRIL 29, 2013

My daughter Alison is now a successful broker in a financial services company. Alison developed a reputation as a star assistant throughout the company because she not only got great ideas – she translated them into action. But when she was first hired several years ago, she started out as a sales assistant working for four brokers.

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Shaw Hammer Reputation Learning-by-Doing 96

The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 12, 2010

For example, I can use a hammer to build a house or to attack my neighbor. In both cases, the hammer is just a hammer. The DISC model is just an observation about human nature and human behavior. It has no moral or ethical standing on its own. It is just like any other tool.

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FAQ Hammer Engineering Tools 230

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 7, 2020

Such incidents are common in the businesses that deal with mechanical tools that include, drill machines, hammers, wedges, saws, glass, and other sharp objects. In industries, when things are spread all over the place, workers and other labors are easily vulnerable to getting hurt and receive a serious injury.

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Merchandising Document Industry Cost 66

Strategy Driven

JUNE 4, 2019

If you’re going to start a company, your focus needs to be trained on multiple areas all at once. And if you can hammer home the use of your business in the current economy in only 30 seconds or less, the more’s the better! Even just an hour longer in bed than usual means you can miss catching the worm. How You Can Use Your Vehicle.

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Hammer Self-aware Insurance Marketing 51

In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 7, 2011

He (97% of Fortune 1000 companies are led by men) is: 1. Warren Staley (Cargill) supports Habitat for Humanity with a hammer, a saw and a wallet. The “M” Word: A Company’s Most Underrated Intangible. Looming retirement can be awfully daunting to a CEO, especially to those who define themselves by their jobs.

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CEO Golden Parachute Welch Human Resources 100

Lead by Adventure

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Who can hammer out the details? This will not only increase your understanding of the DISC personality test but allow you to train others within your company or organization (including managers, team members, etc.). Who can get everyone at the meeting or function? Who can make sure all feel valued and cared for?

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Team Letter Hammer Learning-by-Doing 100

Steve Farber

OCTOBER 28, 2010

In fact, just about any business book you pick up will tell you that you need to have a vision statement, so any company that’s done its required reading will have one. They try to hammer out just the right words and phrases, and they argue for hours–days, sometimes–over the word choices.

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Hammer Workshop Document Energy 75

Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

.  In the latest installment to his Little Big Things video series Tom Peters declares war on these systems and encourages managers to make it easy for all members of an organization to identify problems with an organization's systems and provide bottom-up feedback for improving the way the company operates.

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Blog Human Resources Human Capital Talent Management 124

Steve Farber

MAY 31, 2017

Try building a tree fort with no hammer or nails (not that I’ve done that). I needed to build my ability to think about broad impact,” said Dadzie, the VP of HR for a Fortune 500 company. “As Few things are more frustrating than trying to take on a project without the right equipment or tools. Try setting up a tent without the poles.

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Mentor Quality P&L Hammer 74

CoachStation

MARCH 7, 2016

What – This is what the company does to fulfill that core belief. Sounds simple, but what Sinek found is that most companies do their marketing backwards. Most of these companies neglect to even mention why they do what they do. How – This is how the business fulfills that core belief.

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Self-aware Ethics Tools Finance 146

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2012

The customer win has to be defined so that the company also wins. Typically companies cannot stay in business by doing this. In Front Line Heroes , Bruce Hodes offers executives and business leaders advice culled from 30 years of coaching privately held companies ranging from $5 million to $100 million in size.

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Team BHAG Hammer Open-book 64

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 8, 2012

In Front Line Heroes , Bruce Hodes offers executives and business leaders advice culled from 30 years of coaching privately held companies ranging from $5 million to $100 million in size. In order to move to Stage 3, the team must hammer out the performance standards and commitment to achieving them.

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Team BHAG Hammer Customer Loyalty 58

Steve Farber

MAY 31, 2017

Try building a tree fort with no hammer or nails (not that I’ve done that). I needed to build my ability to think about broad impact,” said Dadzie, the VP of HR for a Fortune 500 company. “As Few things are more frustrating than trying to take on a project without the right equipment or tools. Try setting up a tent without the poles.

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Mentor Quality P&L Hammer 40

Leading Blog

MAY 4, 2020

I always tell entrepreneurs that whether they are conscious of it or not, an investor leaves with a positioning in their mind about you and your company. This is how the investor will position your company to their partners (if they are a VC) or to other investors, or even to their spouse (if they are angel investors).

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Tips Entrepreneur Hammer Venture Capitalist 322

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

If you needed a hammer, for example, someone would manually produce one for you. The industrial revolution enabled the mass production of hammers with consistent quality and lower cost. Centuries ago everything was manufactured by hand. Certainly, some customization and personal touches were lost.

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Company Hammer Operations Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

If you needed a hammer, for example, someone would manually produce one for you. The industrial revolution enabled the mass production of hammers with consistent quality and lower cost. Centuries ago everything was manufactured by hand. Certainly, some customization and personal touches were lost.

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Company Hammer Operations Process 8