Strategy Driven

JANUARY 30, 2019

No matter which industry you are running your business in, you will need to ensure that you are offering more value or lower costs than your competitors to protect your market share. Investing in improving your efficiency and productivity will help you create more value to your customers and maintain your reputation.

Long-term 50

Long-term How To Reputation Delegation 50

HR Digest

JANUARY 2, 2020

A new study from YouGov and Fiverr shows that a majority of American workers (59%) are looking to make positive changes in their careers in the new year, including the company they work for, the industry they work in, or the location of their job. Be able to adapt to the evolving career requirements and the job market.

Career 105

Career Agility How To Brand 105

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

We are slowly witnessing the resurgence of Human Resource Management, with companies actively investigating how HR teams can contribute to business growth. For years, HR teams have largely been delegated to admin tasks and rote hiring activities, but there are innumerable ways by which HR can contribute to business success.

Succession 105

Succession Metrics Strategy Trends 105

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 10, 2011

by John • April 11, 2011 • Human Resources , Strategy • 0 Comments. Pick an industry on a growth curve. Know the reputation of the CEO. Check their market cap and reputation for innovation. Less than two years and I was in marketing. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership.

CEO 170

CEO Advice Company Competitive Advantage 170

In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 1, 2011

by John • May 2, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership • 1 Comment. The most blatant was the Boards of Scott Paper and Sunbeam hiring ‘Chainsaw Al Dunlap’ as their CEO despite his reputation as a corporate sociopath. Human Resources. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership.

CEO 152

CEO Human Resources Brand Middle Management 152

Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

There is one universal principle that determines the degree of success of all businesses: Be the preferred provider to your markets. Whether a business sells autos, groceries, clothing, computers, bicycles, or raw materials to a manufacturer of industrial products, it wants to be the preferred provider of those products.

Silverman 112

Silverman Career Succession Ethics 112

Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

The right culture lays the foundation for any organization’s success, regardless of the industry, company size, or the phase of business growth. Companies with a healthy culture gain a positive reputation, not only among employees, but also with customers and the market. The right culture attracts and retains better talent.

How To 110

How To Middle Management Reputation Short-term 110

In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Corporate giants dominated markets and gobbled up competitors; along the way they failed to cope with rapid change. The change-makers are small- to medium-size enterprises that either lead niche categories or are hell-bent on knocking the big guy from the top rung of a mass market. Lean towards industries on strong growth curves.

Mass Marketing 100

Mass Marketing Bureaucracy Entrepreneur Class 100

HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Jon Muñoz: I’ve held positions in multicultural marketing, community engagement with diverse nonprofit organizations, corporate social responsibility, and human resources at companies like J.P. The HR Digest: What DE&I strategies by you have helped Booz Allen add success to the industry?

Restructuring 72

Restructuring Diversity Globalization Learning-by-Doing 72

Chart Your Course

JULY 30, 2018

We are a local government and can’t compete with some private industries, especially in the labor market. Financial problems due to a personal situation the owner is involved with that has affected the business and has also hurt his reputation in the community… employee and customer run off.

Survey 100

Survey Short-term Attrition Emotional Intelligence 100

Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2015

Managing one location has it's own challenges like keeping up with all of your departments including Human Resources, sales, marketing and the like. By learning the area's customs and traditions, you are able to relate with locals better and establish a positive reputation. Create relationships and ask for help.

Tips 50

Tips Globalization Compliance Competitive Advantage 50

Strategy Driven

MAY 6, 2011

Trees with thicker bases and deeper roots will sprout greener (be profitable), shed less often (fewer corporate flaws) and live longer (dominate its industry). Failure to prepare for the future spells certain death for businesses and industries in which they function. Good will of the rest of your industry.

Strategic Planning 81

Strategic Planning Advertising Consultative Planning 81

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 3, 2012

Trees with thicker bases and deeper roots will sprout greener (be profitable), shed less often (fewer corporate flaws) and live longer (dominate its industry). Human resource administration, employee testing, behavioral research, executive search, talent pools, reorganizations, downsizing, executive outplacement, labor issues and negotiating.

Review 57

Review Company Strategic Planning Industry 57

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

It applies to service industries and manufacturing operations. Life-threatening experiences (loss of business or market share, economic recession) signal the urgency for the team to collaborate. Thinking that quality needs apply to some other department, company or industry, not your own. Enhanced reputation.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Trees with thicker bases and deeper roots will sprout greener (be profitable), shed less often (fewer corporate flaws) and live longer (dominate its industry). Niche consultants place emphasis in the areas where they have training, expertise and staff support for implementation… and will market their services accordingly.

Consultative 61

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 61

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

For more than a decade, leading human resource strategists have hit on a recurring theme: You want your star players working in the roles that matter most to the business. They are not employees; they are contingent workers who are nonetheless vital to an organization’s R&D, marketing, and other key processes.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

It is usually technical or sales/marketing in nature. Human Resources Oversees Training. Only Industry Experts Can Train in Our Company. Core industry 'experts' only know core industry issues from their own experiences. How consistent are they with specific industries, types of projects and clients?

Education 50

Education Company Succession Mentor 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

The consequences range from the distasteful to the disastrous: hurt feelings, lasting resentment from former colleagues, blame for harming the company, and — worst of all — a reputation for thoughtlessness that can damage a career. It’s painful to witness, and it begs the question: If they can’t get it right, who can?

Execution 8

Execution Reputation Human Resources Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

These are the images many outsiders have of the medical marijuana industry. As a long-time business journalist in the mainstream media, my professional and personal reputation was on the line. Technology, marketing, retail, HVAC, construction, and manufacturing pros. Stoners so high they can barely put a sentence together.

Industry 8

Industry Retail Banking Brand 8

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

If you look at some of the companies with the strongest results and the best reputations, you’ll find that servant leadership is at the heart of them. Also consider how a company in an industry notoriously difficult to make money in, has managed to be wildly successful, where others have failed. UAW wasn’t too happy about that.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

If you look at some of the companies with the strongest results and the best reputations, you’ll find that servant leadership is at the heart of them. Also consider how a company in an industry notoriously difficult to make money in, has managed to be wildly successful, where others have failed. UAW wasn’t too happy about that.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2014

They ranked sales and marketing sixth. Even when you’re talking about moving to these online systems like Elance-oDesk, your reputation becomes so important, and your reputation is a function of your network. You came into this from the tech industry? Economy Entrepreneurship Human resources'

MBO 8

MBO Survey Human Resources Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Until a few years ago Steve Cronce’s Raphael Industries did $1 million dollars a year of specialized industrial painting for customers within driving distance of their plant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is poised to become the leader in this segment of a multi-billion dollar market. I am no longer limited by geography.”

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

It made a massive investment (more than $1 billion) to build a software “ Center of Excellence ” in San Ramon, California to manage the data explosion created by the increasing intelligence of its industrial machines. Together, these constituted radical moves for an industrial company headquartered on the East Coast.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Many innovation groups want to have it both ways, acting as a partner to the business units to help them tackle near-term opportunities, while also developing further-out, “disruptive” ideas that could shake up their industry. But those are two separate functions that require different staffing, relationships, and resources.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Company Due Diligence Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Unlike marketing, manufacturing, human resources, and other functions, a good strategy should cover the entire activity system of an organization. A marketing department, for example, may focus on the value proposition and pay insufficient heed to the other two propositions.

Blue Ocean Strategy 8

Blue Ocean Strategy Strategy Execution Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

The fascination with Millennials has given rise to a new consulting industry. Hundreds of firms, speakers, authors and individual experts are vying for a share of the “Millennials are Different” segment of the $150 billion-a-year global HR consulting market. A 2015 national study commissioned by CNBC echoes these results.

Survey 8

Survey Consultative Seminar Report 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

This makes sense, because the alternative is for behavioral insights to be tried out by individuals or specific departments, and their knowledge and skill are likely to vary: Someone in marketing might use their behavioral knowledge to develop more-effective campaigns, while at the same time someone in HR uses theirs to focus on employee engagement.

Company 8

Company Committee Ethics Project 8