Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

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.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Strategy Driven

JUNE 6, 2014

I support cause related marketing and have advised many corporations on setting up such programs. However, peddling sales to some ‘foundation’ that is named after your product and which supports only one cause is not appropriate. Who is to say that a sales promotion tied directly to your products is right?

Franchising 70

Franchising Marketing Strategy Strategic Planning 70

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Crisis management is so much more than handling of the media. We therefore mounted a full-scope crisis management initiative that focused heavily on after-the-crisis help for the victims and their families. There are three aspects to Crisis Management and Preparedness. Thinking Through the Strategies.

Crisis Management 75

Crisis Management Crisis Risk Management Budgeting 75

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2013

There is an art to Crisis Preparedness. So also should diversity, branding, quality, marketing, re-engineering and other important processes. The same planning process that nurtures Crisis Preparedness can and must also accommodate for Crisis Management. Product Recall, Tylenol. Product Contamination-Damage.

Crisis 71

Crisis Crisis Management Budgeting Risk Management 71

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Business shift from the retail dealer customer service mentality of Firestone shifted to a high-production tire operation. Not only was this a shift in company focus and customer orientation, but it put high-volume tire production and sales as the only priorities. What Causes Crises. Intervention. About the Author. All rights reserved.

Crisis 58

Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 58

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Have to make cuts everywhere else to pay for rising production costs. We make a good product… that should be enough. In reality, no single market shift speaks completely for itself. Organizations must educate consumers, in a pro-active way, on how to best utilize their products-services. About the Author.

Budgeting 74

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 74

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 4, 2013

For many years, we will be measuring how loss of corporate credibility has tainted all facets of business, in terms of remediation, replacement, litigation, make-good, rework, damage control, recovery process, settlements to victims, decreased stock market value and sagging retail sales. There exist two current options. About the Author.

Crisis 57

Crisis Airlines Transportation Crisis Management 57

Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2014

Because of fear, productivity suffers, turnover increases and profitability drops. This stymies employees’ professional development and hampers company productivity. Promote and graphically portray your company’s designated cause-related marketing activities. Developing communications as a vital tool of business and life.

Strategy 92

Strategy Budgeting Audience Risk Management 92

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2014

The production was The Sound of Music , starring Carrie Underwood. Ready… Set… Be productive. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. Remove the distractions to doing your best-focused work.

Energy 56

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 56

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

With the plethora of reading material on the market today it is not a simple thing to make sure that you’re covering all the bases in a time efficient fashion. Most print publications now also have Internet versions, Kindle editions, or digital newsletters that can be subscribed to as well. Thanks for sharing the eloquent words Dan.

Blog 419

Blog Open-book Library Learning-by-Doing 419

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

How do you handle crisis management and preparedness? Supply chain management should be implemented. Quality management should be implemented. Adjustments must be periodically made to target markets, definition of terms and modification of strategies. Product-service movement at business-to-business levels.

Strategic Planning 66

Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 66

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

billion as the stock market plummeted, amid a crisis of investor confidence. We have been subjected to the second longest bear market in history, the longest being that of the Great Depression. The stock market is down 25%. One third of our nation’s Gross National Product is spent in cleaning up mistakes.

Ethics 58

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 58

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

One-third of the Gross National Product is sent each year toward cleaning up mistakes, rework, make-goods, corrective action and correcting defects. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. Yet, only 5.1% 50% do not.

Budgeting 79

Budgeting Succession Consultative Crisis 79

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2012

Among the lessons which we learned from the Y2K Bug exercise were: When they want to do so, company leadership will provide sufficient resources to plan for the future, including crisis management and preparedness (of which computer glitches are one set of ‘what ifs.’). Product recalls. Unsuccessful marketing.

Planning 50

Planning Consultative Learning-by-Doing Cost 50