Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

One half of building business is supplying quality products or services; the other half is skill in building relationships. Being sharp means being succinct. For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. This skill takes practice. Rehearse your pitch. Test ideas.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Miyagi, through his superior coaching and mentorship skills, turns a kid who is a subpar performer into a superstar in nearly no time at all. Despite enormous resource constraints, Beane developed a system that applies a razor sharp focus on finding and hiring the most under-valued, and thus relatively inexpensive, athletes on the market.

Sports 102

Sports Definition Long-term Quality 102

Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 2, 2013

It’s that among the sharp-elbowed hordes pushing through Washington’s corridors of power, they didn’t even stand out.” Workers were also encouraged to move from family to family to expand their range of skills. The initial costs of entry, especially for marketing, will be prohibitive.

Waterman 140

Waterman Automotive Learning-by-Doing Industry 140

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

It''s that among the sharp-elbowed hordes pushing through Washington''s corridors of power, they didn''t even stand Out." Workers were also encouraged to move from family to family to expand their range of skills. The initial costs of entry, especially for marketing, will be prohibitive. How do we make our strengths stronger?"

Waterman 56

Waterman Follow-up Automotive Learning-by-Doing 56

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Setting up small, high-performing virtual teams has enormous potential for companies to increase sales, penetrate new markets, improve business processes and come up with the next generation of disruptive innovations. There is no Plan B,” says Micah Sharp, GM of Red Giant, “It’s us.”. But putting together a great team is tricky.

Team 8

Team Sharpe Disruptive Innovation Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

. “Eliminating my commute frees up seven more hours per week I can spend reaching out to clients,” or “my being in Chicago allows the company to cover the Midwest markets efficiently and at no additional cost” are more compelling, inarguable statements than “I wanted to spend more time at home.”

How To 8

How To Long-term Tactics Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Yet I still have a sense of anticipation because in every one of Friedman's books there are a handful of insights that are so clear, so sharp, so flat-out right that they frame how you look at the world going forward. The business world is overflowing with products and services and designs and marketing campaigns that are adequate.

Airlines 16

Airlines Mission Statement Sharpe Brand 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2015

In the content arena, long-form, quality journalism depends on the highest-caliber talent in reporting and editing. However, new technologies like CrowdTangle are better suited to spotting trends from social media to inform reporting and to identifying the optimal promotional mix for a news organization. Marketing strategies.

Media 8

Media Advertising Audience Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2015

Our work covers each brand’s visual identity, from the product itself all the way to the marketing and merchandising activities that bring a brand to life across different platforms—music, sports, fashion, and so forth. Let’s say that in the room there is a marketer who tells me the brand is not visible enough.

Organization 8

Organization Brand Six Sigma Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

A few weeks ago, Silicon Valley was abuzz with reports that Google had granted across-the-board raises of 10 percent to all 23,000 or so of its employees — a bracing reminder of just how much money Google makes, and of its willingness to share the spoils of success with its people. What if smart people are overrated?".

Tacit Knowledge 15

Tacit Knowledge Long-term McKinsey Venture Funding 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2015

After two decades of failed efforts to spur innovation and competition in Europe’s lagging communications sector, the European Commission has promised “an ambitious overhaul” next year as part of its far-reaching Digital Single Market initiative. At least for voice services, the U.S. As a result, the U.S. Availability.

Price 8

Price How To Policies Report 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

He is poised to become the leader in this segment of a multi-billion dollar market. According to a study by the Center for an Urban Future, small businesses that win large supply contracts report average revenue growth more than 250% in the two years after their first sale. I am no longer limited by geography.”

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Likewise, no matter how slick your company’s online idea market, it won’t yield many high-value ideas if your associates haven’t been taught to think like innovators. We’re a bit dumbfounded that so few companies have invested systemati­cally in improving the innovation skills of their employees.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2017

aren’t taught management skills in medical school. And they receive little on-the-job training to develop skills such as how to allocate short- and long-term resources, how to provide developmental feedback, or how to effectively handle conflict – leadership skills needed to run a vibrant business.

Training 14

Training Health Care Management 360-Degree Feedback 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2013

A person with an otherwise identical set of skills and experiences is about half as likely to get a positive response from employers after eight months of unemployment as compared to a person just being laid off. Millions of other unemployed facing this job market gave up looking and dropped out of the labor force.

Long-term 9

Long-term Human Resources Sharpe Sample 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The world’s five largest companies (by market capitalization) are all American and compete in the digital sphere: Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Facebook. The value associated with digital industries accrue to the owners of capital and the highest-skilled workers. The Digital Economy as a Source of Social Inequities.

Politics 9

Politics McKinsey Katz Technology 9