Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Diversity is about so much more than human resources issues. By taking stock and planning creatively, then we can and will embody diversity. People believe that they are now thinking differently and creatively about diversity issues. It means making the most of the organization that we can.

Diversity 90

Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 90

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. An inefficient operation results in unproductive activities which often miss the point and worse yet, result in wasted time and wasted resources. Time management and “just in time” concepts are applied. Each product-service is budgeted.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. Rather than assume all is wrong or right with an organization and take a defensive posture, management must view quality as essential to their economic survival or growth. It is not enough for management to endorse quality programs; they must actively participate.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2013

But when I put the question to top management, well, they''re busy — not their problem, that''s for sure — and they refer me to the chief information officer or the chief technology officer. This is a management failure, not a technological problem. So who''s responsible for information security in your company?

Company 8

Company Chief Operating Officer Chief Technology Officer Chief Information Officer 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

We took a risk once, and it didn’t work out. That was caused by previous management. Our human resources department takes care of that. When you suggest that a more targeted customer focus would benefit all, including their bottom line, management often gets pious, argumentative and confrontational.

Budgeting 77

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 77

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2012

So, as Pixar cofounder and president Ed Catmull advocates , leaders interested in creative outcomes should focus on fixing problems rather than on eliminating errors. A lot of businesses have done better, and not just obviously creative businesses like Pixar, Amazon, IDEO, and Google.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Supply Chain Christensen Crisis 8