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Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader. by John • September 12, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 4 Comments. Ever since the Tylenol tampering recall of 30 years ago, the performances of companies in crisis have come under public scrutiny. Human Resources.

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My Best Blogs of 2011

In the CEO Afterlife

I began blogging about leadership, strategy, marketing and life last February. My fascination isn’t my productivity; rather, it is the source of the idea. You’re Not a Real Marketer until You Create a Brand [link]. Brand Managers inherit brands and manage existing franchises.

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But My Business Is Different… | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

All business (for profit or not) provide goods, services, or intellectual property/capital to a market (or markets) for some form of consideration. What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service?

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The Big Picture of Business – Quality is Important for Business: Real Quality vs. Arbitrary Metrics

Strategy Driven

Websites that sell products are digital platforms, not the arbitrators of quality in the business world. That means doing things correctly the first time, without wasting counter-productive time in cleaning up mistakes. Productivity translates to profitability in an advantageous climate in which to function.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Success Checklist

Strategy Driven

Whether your focus is on customer service, profits, investing, marketing, or company growth a constant awareness of your current position in relation to where you want to be is essential. Design and re-engineering of products-services. Each product-service is budgeted. Assets are adequately valued and managed.

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How Leaders Can Keep Their Cool in a Crisis

Harvard Business Review

Involve your head of marketing and human resources early. ” Marvin Chow, VP of Global Marketing at Google, emphasizes how important it is to create a vision and then build and show momentum. As a leader, it can be difficult to keep everyone motivated in a crisis, including oneself. Are you being transparent?

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The Big Picture of Business – Biggest Excuses They Use… and You Should Avoid: Rationales and Reasons Why Businesses Fail

Strategy Driven

Have to make cuts everywhere else to pay for rising production costs. We make a good product… that should be enough. Once the PR crisis passes, things will get back to normal. Our human resources department takes care of that. In reality, no single market shift speaks completely for itself.