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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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How to Care for Your Employees’ Mental Health

Lead from Within

Work with Human Resources to identify and issues and resources, and share the information personally in a meeting or seminar. Provide (or advocate for) mental health resources at your company. As much as possible, provide assistance by adjusting workloads, adding flexible hours, or connecting them with resources.

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The Moral of Workplace Morale

In the CEO Afterlife

In other words, the pundits inherently assume that their morale-lifting tactics and strategies apply to any organization, no matter the product or service in which they are engaged. LNG Partners (liquefied natural gas production). Beyond their intent to boost morale, the commentaries have one thing in common – the counsel is generic.

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But My Business Is Different… | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

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

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My Best Blogs of 2011

In the CEO Afterlife

My fascination isn’t my productivity; rather, it is the source of the idea. Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader [link]. In this post, I compare the ineptitude of BP against the leadership of Rudy Giuliani during a much bigger crisis. But as the year closes, I realize that I’ve posted 54 blogs.

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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

Design and re-engineering of products-services. Each product-service is budgeted. Assets are adequately valued and managed. Top management has as a priority the need to develop and practice People development, skills and team building responsibilities. Study and refine your own core business characteristics.