Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 11, 2010

Paula, also a senior manager, has been doling out “on the spot” bonus checks for over a year to the employees in her organization to reward them when they’ve completed things on time and on budget. Mary Jo Asmus : July 13, 2010 at 8:01 pm Thanks Tanveer. Derek Irvine, Globoforce : July 18, 2010 at 9:29 am Great post, well argued.

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Blog Greenleaf Maslow Goleman 169

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 22, 2010

This promotion has no or very limited training, skill development, mentoring, coaching, etc… The person at this level fails miserably because the lack of cognitive ability, requisite tasks, and ability to operate in a managerial level. Dec 2010 I must say, the idea has merit. Dec 2010 Thanks David. All rights reserved.

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Delegation Team Building Training Maturity 132

Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

  Since new members of the House will be up for reelection in two years, they’re operating on a similar time frame.     Set strategic goals and use them to guide critical early decisions such as budgeting and staffing.   There’s a lot of sound advice there.  Your comment has not yet been posted.

Executive Coaching 141

Executive Coaching Blog Open-book Letter 141

The Recovering Engineer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

December 14, 2010 by Guy Harris Filed under Gallery , Reflections 8 Comments A few days ago, I posted about the tragic death of a young lady who was part of my life when I was in college and she was a toddler. Just as the concept of margin applies to our schedule and our budgets, it also applies to our personal and professional relationships.

Engineering 169

Engineering Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Chemicals 169

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

try, “What did you observe me doing when I requested the input the team gave on our new budgeting process?” Jake Nady : September 27, 2010 at 1:20 pm Thanks for the advice Mary Jo. Carla Franich: September 27, 2010 at 4:25 pm Great post Mary Jo. With the right question, you will get a specific response. But this is a great list.

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Follow-up Blog Self-aware Learning-by-Doing 229

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2018

Most innovation investments, such as product improvement, technological innovation, and research and development (R&D) traditionally aim at strengthening the innovation capacity of the organization. Nokia during 2007-2010 was an example of a corporation with great innovation capacity. ” The Ovi Store was discontinued in 2015.

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Budgeting Innovation Business Model Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

The typical approaches of budget cuts and layoffs usually don't result in sustained changes to their cost structure — the costs creep back. The mistake they make is to keep a tight grip on budgets to try to achieve their cost targets. The organization replaced the budget with a quarterly forecasting and planning process.

Budgeting 11

Budgeting Chief Financial Officer Cost CFO 11

You're Not the Boss of Me

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Budgets were cut and the Learning part of the organization dried up while the focus snapped back in line with the notion that wisdom and decisions could only come from the few and learning for the many was a luxury no one could afford. note: this post was originally published in 2010. It can get pretty complex. What do you think?

Learning Organization 63

Learning Organization Organization Senge Learning-by-Doing 63

Change Starts Here

JANUARY 8, 2013

For more than 100 years, United Illuminating provided electricity to its customers in Connecticut through distributed operations. In December 2010, the project team met for a one-day workshop to take stock of the potential “people issues” created by the move. The move project came in under budget. The United Illuminating Story.

Succession 81

Succession Workshop Project Budgeting 81

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2014

But they don’t think nearly enough about operational meltdowns – technological glitches and other problems that can put them out of business. They are usually quick to recognize operational problems and deal with them before they become disasters. Operational meltdowns at midsized companies can take much longer to notice and resolve.

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Operations Company Supply Chain Short-term 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Budgets were cut and the Learning part of the organization dried up while the focus snapped back in line with the notion that wisdom and decisions could only come from the few and learning for the many was a luxury no one could afford. This speaks to the dangers of clinging to, and operating from, narrow perspectives.

Learning Organization 56

Learning Organization Senge Organization Learning-by-Doing 56

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

From my experience heading Scotland’s National Health Service from 2010 until last August (and before as its director of health care policy and strategy), I know that such constraints can unleash innovations that will lead to better care — and better health — for communities. A fixed budget forces you to invest in wellness.

Health Care 8

Health Care Constraint Budgeting Quality 8

Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Leaders Can Be Human Too: In Praise of Touchy-Feely by Starbucker on February 14, 2010 My first executive leadership opportunity came very early for me – at age 27. Did we hit that budget? Not good enough.

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Budgeting CPA Maturity Open-book 256

You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 11, 2010

17 Responses to In Praise of Bossy Women Ginny April 12, 2010 at 1:15 am Great post Gwyn – right up my alley! He taught me how to right a schedule for thirty five part-timers and still keep within the budget! Reply Gwyn Teatro April 12, 2010 at 4:00 am Ginny, And you are an accomplished bossy woman too! What do you think?

Leadership Styles 48

Leadership Styles Blog Bottom-up Definition 48

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

I often observe ego centered conflicts among senior executives, which turn into a competition for turf, budget, power, influence, control, and ultimately survival. Who are your strongest leaders and how are you developing them to handle more responsibility? Are all your resources properly aligned and connected?

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Team Building Blog Team CEO 284

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2018

This is hardly a benign phenomenon; the shadow economy is a vital concern for broader issues of economic development , as it raises questions related to a state’s capacity to govern and manage its economy. Indeed, in many countries the number of people employed informally exceeds the number in the formal workplace.

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Influence Globalization Participative Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

They perceived the need for an organization that would provide management consulting services, redesign operations, and write specifications for new IT systems; then develop, test, install and maintain it; perhaps even accept responsibility for executing routine client operations such as transaction processing.

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Human Resources Policies Budgeting Operations 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

pace in the first quarter of 2010. However, if you don't know what success looks like, the emergent strategy development process is required to eventually succeed. This is because firms operating in free markets are much more capable of employing emergent strategies than are governments. That was down from 9.7%

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GDP Christensen Disruptive Innovation Business Model 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. The common idea behind these models is that the company does not have to be the (full) owner of the asset to be its (sole) operator.

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Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Of the respondents, 72% said that climate change presents risks that could significantly impact their operations, revenue, or expenditures. ” Improving risk management.

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Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

MedStar operated nine hospitals, but realized that its long-held objective of increasing revenue and profits at those venues was unsustainable, given the outcries over runaway medical costs. Doing that required developing a new business model in which MedStar would get paid to keep patients well. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Strategy Long-term Health Care Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

And their intuition isn't baseless: As the bottom-of-the-pyramid concept shifted into the public eye and attracted the criticism of the development sector, the standards for judging the impact of a venture aiming to serve low-income consumers seemed to get a lot tougher. The term "selling to the poor" has become almost a pejorative.

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Microfinance Prahalad Bottom-up Banking 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Another oil exporter, Angola, introduced austerity measures and revamped its budget as oil price continues to collapse. Despite the inventiveness of these entrepreneurs, some operate in the informal economy, without government registration, IP rights, or access to banking. Industrial developments will require supporting infrastructure.

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Innovation Engineering Entrepreneur Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

They perceived the need for an organization that would provide management consulting services, redesign operations, and write specifications for new IT systems; then develop, test, install and maintain it; perhaps even accept responsibility for executing routine client operations such as transaction processing.

Human Resources 8

Human Resources Policies Budgeting Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2013

When organizations talk to my colleagues and me at the Skoll Foundation about growth in staff size, budget size, or client / beneficiary numbers, we often ask "So what?" In fact, where Mentor Mothers are present, transmission rates are on average 9%, compared to the UNAIDS 2010 estimate of 27%. Conclusion? This innovation has impact.

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Venture Capitalist Mentor Microfinance NGO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

In 2010, one of us was sitting in a room at the Harvard Business School with Eric Ries and a number of budding entrepreneurs. He had developed an extensive plan, and had the promise of grant money behind him. It''s not about price, or code, or agile development. One of these young entrepreneurs in particular stood out.

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Company Ries Maturity Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

In 2010, Coty was rapidly expanding through acquisitions and internal growth and needed to align, integrate, and further accelerate improvements in its supply chain. The traditional, even predominant, way to form a team follows a well-rehearsed and perfectly logical flow: Develop a strategy. Allocate budget for a team.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Kotter Critical Success Factor Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2014

This cost is also disproportionately borne by mom-and-pops, many of which operate in poor neighborhoods and rural areas. About 12% of the federal budget in 2012 supported programs that provide aid (other than health insurance or Social Security benefits) to poor families. It can be difficult to transport and is inherently insecure.

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Cost Transportation Banking Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Develop standards for QIPs. Develop standards for meaningful participation by individual physicians. These standards were developed in partnership with the Mayo Clinic Quality Academy, which oversees teaching, training, coaching, and supporting Mayo’s 60,000 staff to improve patient outcomes, safety, and service.

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Quality Mayo System Six Sigma 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Buoyed by this optimism, Kellogg invested $65 million in establishing an operational and marketing presence to launch Corn Flakes, Wheat Flakes, and its "innovation" — Basmati Rice Flakes — throughout the country. Surely, Kellogg could capture 2% of this vast group with a little bit of innovation. And unlike in the U.S.,

Marketing 11

Marketing Innovation Price Productivity 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2013

I met Slovenian entrepreneur, Sandi Cesko, in 2007 when his Ljubljana -based multi-channel retail operation, Studio Moderna , had about $70 million in sales. Real entrepreneurs don''t mind paying taxes, so develop a clear, right-sized and strictly enforced tax system. Even better. Taxes per se do not hinder entrepreneurship.

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Entrepreneur IPO Incentives Venture Capitalist 8

Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Apparently he didn’t care and the next thing you know I was indeed running the operations of that company. Several years later, this turnaround was confirmed by one of my teammates via an exclamation after a particularly intense budgeting session – “ you’re glass is always half full !” Best of luck in 2010!

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Blog Letter Learning-by-Doing Career 214

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

After 2010, climate all but disappeared from the national conversation. companies are technology leaders in developing acceptable substitutes. This means getting state public utility commissions and regional power market operators to remove barriers to investments in efficiency and renewables. Fortunately, U.S. Some 30 U.S.

Cost 8

Cost Price Energy Proposal 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2010

What will happen if you add a channel, trim budget for another or initiate a new contact policy? Ed holds a Master of Science degree in Operations Research and a Bachelors degree in Mathematics. Given capacity and costs for each channel, which customers should receive which offers through which channels?

Resources 50

Resources Process Constraint Objective 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Parkland has operated like an ACO since establishing its community-based primary care clinic in 1989 — out of necessity. We still operate that way today. In 2010, while overseeing Louisiana State University’s 10 public safety-net institutions, I faced an interesting dilemma. A mission-driven payer mix.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Insurance Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2016

On August 5, 2010, a mine collapsed in Chile’s Atacama Desert, trapping 33 miners more than 2,000 feet underground. The stakes are particularly high for cities, where urban infrastructure projects from mass transit to bridges , tunnels, housing, and hospitals too often exceed their budgets by enormous sums.

Engineering 8

Engineering Project Benchmarking Hammer 8