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Know Your History, Purpose and Direction

CoachStation

I have been a leader throughout my whole career which started in late teens when I was fortunate enough to be provided with an opportunity to participate in a two-year supervisor traineeship with a large retailer in Adelaide. Industries we have worked within include finance, architecture, recruitment, health, government and local council.

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Everybody Loves Bob – Faster Cheaper Better: The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done

Strategy Driven

Hershman and Dr. Michael Hammer. The modern corporation that has evolved as a result consists of many specialized functional departments, such as sales, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, operations, and finance. Hershman is the Chief Executive Officer of Hammer and Company. About the Authors.

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Your Strategic Plans Probably Aren’t Strategic, or Even Plans

Harvard Business Review

It happens all the time: A group of managers get together at a resort for two days to hammer out a “strategic plan.” In this case let’s make the business Dan Murphy’s, Australia’s largest liquor retailer with a national footprint. Busá Photography/Getty Images.

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Small Business Cash Flow Management: Why It’s Important and How to Deal With Problems

Strategy Driven

Small businesses that fail to do this can get hammered by unforeseen costs, go into steep debt, and potentially close completely. Cash flow from financing. Manage your inventory – If you run an e-commerce store or retail business that needs a lot of stock you’ll need to manage it carefully. Increase in accounts receivable.

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Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other

Harvard Business Review

Barker had licensing deals with sports leagues to make merchandise with their logos and partnered with large brands to produce it for retail markets, and when Lance took the company over, its revenues were about £100 million. Later that afternoon, at the end of a regular meeting with the finance team, Lance asked Damon to stay behind.

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A Problem Shared Is a Company Aligned

Harvard Business Review

The steady stream of new products, they complained, was too much for their retail clients to absorb. We needed, therefore, to bridge the gap between the interests of our client and the interests of our salespeople and their retail clients. So I focused the discussion on how best to establish this “limit”.