Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Unfortunately, too many businesses commit the same slipups over and over again, costing themselves money and time in the process. Mistake #1: Not Manifesting Technology. Incorporating technology and specific tools in the recruitment process is a viable way to track all essential details. Mistake #2: Rushing to Recruit Someone.

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Budgeting Process Sharpe Technology 109

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Banks now insist on weekend offs, no excessive overtime, and greater use of technology for routine work. This automating of routine, repetitive tasks might lead to some cost savings with lesser hands required. Headcount in the banking industry is likely to get reduced, aided by technology.

Banking 95

Banking Attrition Due Diligence Mayo 95

CO2

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Navigating the complexities of the corporate world requires more than just a sharp business acumen; it calls for guidance, insight, and strategic foresight. Business coaching helped them to streamline their operations, implement better project management techniques, and adopt new technologies.

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Leadership Development Development Succession Execution 78

Strategy Driven

MAY 12, 2021

Leapfrogging advances in materials, photonics, optics, and electronics have precipitated a rising demand for 3D display technologies. The increased demand for enhanced imaging and the adoption of 3D technologies in smartphones, HMD devices, projector devices, and monitors are expected to catapult 3D displays across a new threshold of realism.

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Technology Content Video Globalization 106

Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

Virtual Learning Expeditions Looking for leadership development that’s more cost-effective and accessible? Our Leadership Experiences immerse leaders in powerful metaphors from professional sports, songwriting and human space travel to bringing leadership lessons into sharp focus.

Training 52

Training Execution Leadership Emotional Intelligence 52

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 22, 2023

Accelerated change driven by exponentially advancing technologies have made steep learning curves part of every day work. What are the costs of ignoring this shift in expectations? Quiet Quitting, Great Resignation, and Great Reset have all become code words to describe the trendlines that have been building for years.

How To 65

How To Open-book Learning Curve Crisis 65

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies. The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain.

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Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 298

Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 2, 2013

It’s that among the sharp-elbowed hordes pushing through Washington’s corridors of power, they didn’t even stand out.” Now, Xerox is reviving its copying business by focusing on the value added by advanced technologies and color copying. The initial costs of entry, especially for marketing, will be prohibitive.

Waterman 140

Waterman Automotive Learning-by-Doing Industry 140

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2018

It seems beyond debate: Technology is going to replace jobs, or, more precisely, the people holding those jobs. Here are four ways to think about the people left behind after the trucks bring in all the new technology. ” The point of technology, she argues, is to boost productivity, not cut the workforce.

Creativity 15

Creativity Strategy Venture Capitalist McKinsey 15

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 14, 2014

tool knife from the rig on my body armor and let the pristinely sharp blade slice effortlessly through the tape and label—while being ever so careful to avoid harming whatever wonders lay inside. Enough examination of the outside of the package—time to figure out what it contained! I drew my standard-issue Gerber?tool

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Emotional Intelligence Participative Short-term Letter 150

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. This perspective is a shift from existing strategy perspectives as it affects nearly every major decision a company makes, from growth initiatives, portfolio strategy, and M&A opportunities to its approach to budgeting and cost cutting.

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Resources Industry System Strategy 53

Miles Anthony Smith

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Steampunk is a really clever hybrid of old-fashioned designs and sci-fi inspired futuristic technology. These outfits often take countless hours to make, and cost a small fortune if simply purchased. What Are Steampunk and Skeleton Watches? There’s nothing else quite like steampunk is there?

Fashion 54

Fashion Price Sports Resistance 54

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Being sharp means being succinct. If you rely on searches for your background research, so will those you work with (if they are sharp). Exhaust resources that don’t cost first and at least come up to “Dummy&# level on each initiative that you manage. Additionally know what you have to trade. Rehearse your pitch.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

It''s that among the sharp-elbowed hordes pushing through Washington''s corridors of power, they didn''t even stand Out." Now, Xerox is reviving its copying business by focusing on the value added by advanced technologies and color copying. The initial costs of entry, especially for marketing, will be prohibitive.

Waterman 56

Waterman Follow-up Automotive Learning-by-Doing 56

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

While Blue Sky is an SOE, I think they really want to differentiate themselves, and they're willing to use a lot of our technology.". The only person not applauding was Wang Xiguo, the engineer who had led the development of Prime's power train technology. The workers standing near him applauded. Even Wang was smiling.

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Case Study Technology Tacit Knowledge Engineering 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

And the best thing about great customer service is that providing it doesn’t cost you an extra penny. Today’s small business owners need to understand that cutting costs will not save their business. After all, studies have shown that it costs much more to attract a new customer than it does to keep an existing one.

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Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2012

I've reached this conclusion after years working with clients — both on the business side and in technology — carefully observing the ways data help organizations create value, as well as in discussions with other experts (I've won at least a few over). And a recent academic report concurs. IT should avoid it like the plague!

Technology 15

Technology Sharpe Middle Management Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Previous research has suggested that a primary driver of this job polarization is something called routine-biased technological change (RBTC), an unfortunate mouthful whereby new technologies substitute for repetitive, middle-skill jobs and complement analytical, high-skill jobs. labor market over the past 30 years.

Skills 8

Skills Sample Technology Depreciation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Then I read Clay Christensen and Joe Bower's 1995 article "Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave" in HBR. This process leaves companies vulnerable to competitors who develop new forms of technology that initially fail to serve the "best" customers well, but quickly improve. Nevertheless, we steadfastly supported the venture.

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Disruptive Innovation Christensen Telecommunications Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Airlines are arguably more operationally complex, asset-intensive, and regulated than hospitals, yet the best performers are doing a better job by far than most hospitals at keeping costs low and make a decent profit while delivering what their customers expect. Here are a few examples: Increasing OR utilization.

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Airlines Health Care Transportation Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

—Andrea Ovans Getting the Vapors Kodak Moment The Economist With the European Parliament set to vote next week on whether electronic cigarettes should be regulated as medical products, this is a good time to reflect on the inroads this disruptive technology is making in the slow-moving, not-very-innovative tobacco industry. Health-care costs.

Management 8

Management Health Care Insurance Sharpe 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2017

Hence, there are opportunity costs to following even harmless-seeming advice. A main reason why is that times change, the world evolves, and technology advances. One can analyze these episodes in hindsight , with laser-sharp precision, but the rest of us have to face them in the uncertain, ever-changing future.

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Succession Advice Collins Sharpe 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

There were misunderstandings across the group about what one another did and sharp differences in how each subgroup defined a successfully commercialized product. They also better manage the healthy, natural tensions between objectives like containing cost and investing in opportunities that may not materialize. workers averaging 2.8

How To 8

How To Sharpe Operations Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

. “Eliminating my commute frees up seven more hours per week I can spend reaching out to clients,” or “my being in Chicago allows the company to cover the Midwest markets efficiently and at no additional cost” are more compelling, inarguable statements than “I wanted to spend more time at home.”

How To 8

How To Long-term Tactics Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

In one case, an emergency room doctor failed to recognize a patient was having an acute heart attack because he appeared fit and healthy and did not have any typical risk factors — even though the patient told the doctors he was having sharp chest pains. Listen to colleagues.

Health Care 8

Health Care How To System Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2011

Some departments started trying it and some developed a few sharp ideas, which generated excitement. Some of the managers underscored the importance of the ideas to surviving the video technology change from VHS to DVD and losing work to other plants. It made their jobs better, reduced costs, and improved customer satisfaction.

Process 13

Process How To Attrition Operations 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

Shale gas will allow the US to be energy independent, create an export industry, and reduce energy costs. Lower costs are already making some industrial sectors more competitive. If you didn''t cut the budget for innovation, technology, and product development over the past five years, good. Increase your R&D spending.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Market Segmentation Venture Capitalist Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2017

” Rapid technological advance in computers and automation has led to a huge fall in the quality-adjusted price of capital equipment. Moreover, China itself is experiencing a sharp decline in labor’s share. Firms with a cost or quality advantage have always enjoyed higher market shares.

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GDP Video Sharpe Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2012

Both teams should include operational business leaders as well as risk-focused technology, policy and legal experts. In particular, the necessity of the sharp focus provided by the Red Team/Blue Team structure is vividly illustrated by the recent official report of "The Fukishima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission."

Risk Management 10

Risk Management Supply Chain Crisis Report 10

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Do you tuck tail and run desiring to avoid conflict at all costs? Therefore the art you speak of sculpts with a very sharp blade – the tongue. I've been ranting a bit lately about the lost art of passionate discourse (and the cost of that to the health and success of our organizations). Here's the post.[link]

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Blog Gordon Learning-by-Doing Open-book 419

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Zeynep Ton of MIT has identified a “Good Jobs Strategy” that allows companies to improve frontline jobs and still keep costs down so they can compete on price. The key was finding technology that was easy and seamless enough so people actually used it. But it requires the adoption of a whole new operating model.

Retail 8

Retail Survey Operations Sharpe 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Our research and work with companies suggest three broad approaches you can try, each with its own pros and cons: Enact a sharp "decree" to force a specific change in behavior. This is where a knowledge worker farms out specific tasks to a low-cost provider, so she can focus on more value-added work.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Peer Review Short-term 8

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Now both my sons are doing the tough balancing act, but their priorities are keeping their leadership skills sharp – leading family and companies. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. I had to learn that lesson, and almost blew it many years ago. link] mikemyatt Thanks for stopping by Bert. Our Freedom.

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Blog Career Learning-by-Doing Advice 387

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Three new accounts, including NMM Technology — impressive. credentials and a sharp business sense. But I'm asking myself whether working for him is costing me more than I gain. Now Stefan was the head of the consultancy's South Asia and Middle East business, and Caroline was its global human resources director.

Case Study 8

Case Study Consultative McKinsey Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Since 2007, gross cross-border capital flows have fallen by 65%, and half of that is due to a sharp reduction in cross-border lending and other banking activities, a new McKinsey Global Institute report finds. Digital platforms make payments across borders quicker and cheaper, and blockchain technology makes them more secure, too.

Banking 8

Banking McKinsey Finance Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

More of the same — a perma-crisis whose human toll on you and I seems to be a kind of crisis-malaise, a habituation to human heartache, the dulling of the once-razor-sharp edge of what could have been? It's a very sharp question. I'm 100% for science and technology, and especially for basic research. So what happens now?

How To 12

How To Sharpe Crisis Class 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

economy as a whole, rather than the narrow, specific slices of technology or communication, the first decade of the 21st century did not generate expected growth in jobs, revenues, profits, or stock prices. The business press puts a tremendous focus on technology and innovation, but what it doesn't do is put it into context.

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Innovation Supply Chain Offshoring Policies 12