Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. In 2011, Kodak made the list of Top 10 Fortune 500 Employers With Older Workers, called out for employing a disproportionately high percentage of mature workers. Human Resources'

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 23, 2011

by John • May 23, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 3 Comments. And like Nike’s Just do it, this slogan unites the consumer with the athlete and the product. Jack Welch’s replacement wanted ‘Innovation at Work’ — not bad for culture and corporate morale, but in my view, short on consumer relativity.

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 1, 2011

by John • August 1, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 0 Comments. After the stint at Bristol-Myers, I moved on to Beecham Products (now GlaxoSmithKline) as Brand Manager of Brylcreem Hairdressing, Macleans Toothpaste and Silvikrin Shampoo. Human Resources. December 2011. November 2011. April 2011.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 30, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! The daily half-hour program, hosted by Bryan Wempen, will feature interviews with (HR) human resource leaders, social media futurist and entrepreneurs.  If it is related to human resources, it is fair game on his show.

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Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! Gautam Ghosh on Organizations 2.0 : Innovation and HR's Quest to be Strategic -  There is a seemingly endless drumbeat of calls for the human resources function to be more strategic. License. .

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In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

by John • February 5, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. When I was a young product manager back in the ’70s, the only people I could talk to about brands were my colleagues in the marketing department and the advertising agency. February 9, 2011 at 6:09 pm. Human Resources.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 24, 2011

by John • July 24, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 3 Comments. ABSOLUT Vodka’s advertising campaign is one of the most successful and longest running consumer products campaigns in the history of advertising. July 25, 2011 at 6:19 am. July 25, 2011 at 10:56 am. July 26, 2011 at 4:34 pm. >I August 2011.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service? Great businesses are in constant search of improvement, innovation, change, disruption, knowledge and other strategic leverage points that lead to a competitive advantage or operational enhancement. I Think Not.

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Sales Wolf Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S. License. .  I cannot recommend highly enough that you head over and check it out for yourself! .

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Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 9, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!   Weekly topics are wide and varied and include just about everything from innovation and communication to leadership and corporate social responsibility.   I am confident you will find this an excellent learning resource!

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HR Digest

MAY 3, 2019

"Taking the Right Lead" For many years, Patricia Lewis, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Lockheed Martin Corporation, has advocated increasing the number of talent initiatives for groups that are traditionally underrepresented in STEM – and has gotten results. Lewis | Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Lockheed Martin.

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Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 6, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S. License. .   Check it out and subscribe today!

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

In this TED video , Sinek explains what he believes to be the reason for Apple’s constant innovations and their repeated successes. While most companies explain that they make great products, Apple is unique in that they begin by telling the consumer “ why ” they make their products. Want to buy one?&# Want to buy one?”

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Sales Wolf Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S.   He is an excellent storyteller and has no problem communicating a clear and powerful message in these very short video segments.    Not big on online video?

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 8, 2010

If they are feeling your brand understands them and their needs, is innovative, is a good value, and cares about them, they are now ready to jump in and interact with you. Brand loyalty is key to cultivating repeat customers who spread positive word of mouth feedback about your product or service. Are you ready??

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Boston , MA Innovative entrepreneurs will find fertile ground for their ideas in Boston. New York , NY With the financial sector reeling, New York is counting on technological innovation to save the day. A content writing service, for example, plays a valuable support role in product development.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

HP announced Whitman’s appointment on September 22, 2011 but given the public comments, customers seem to think it’s a bad choice. that focuses on customers and innovation. HP Has Decreasing Product Quality. It’s my stance that HP usually leaps before it looks and I am not sure that I am sold on Whitman as the new CEO.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

It’s a contract that’s based upon trust and is vital if productivity is to be high across the business. It all adds up to a gradual, or even rapid, erosion of trust and commitment, which in turn undermines productivity. Supporting the foundations.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Adopt compensation practices that will improve retention, productivity and growth during the economic recovery. Now, there may end up being unintended consequences as the economy pulls out of its tailspin, including losses in the area of growth and productivity, and a difficult time retaining valuable employees. All rights reserved.

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In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Towards the end of 2011, he was diagnosed with inoperable esophageal cancer. On a productive day, aside from the mountain of dead trees (recycling hadn’t been invented in 1982), stacked polystyrene coffee cups and an overflowing ash-tray, there would also be a satisfying thick sheaf of “concepts.” We were just shifting product.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Competition without relationships turns products and services turn into commodities. One half of building business is supplying quality products or services; the other half is skill in building relationships. Then come down—whether it is getting published or getting a new product into stores. Proceed with extreme caution.

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Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

That is because owners of small and medium size businesses focus mostly on the product and how to sell it. They are experts on something but they don’t care much about the structure of the company, they lack the knowledge about planning, accounting or even human resources. Even myself, by 2013 I was still working for a Company.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

According to research from 2011 , some 31 million people ages 44 to 70 want encore careers that allow them to continue earning a living and give them meaning that has an impact beyond themselves. It will likewise demand new opportunities and innovations, if we are to help those many millions seeking encore careers.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 29, 2011

Whether you are in an office, factory or on a construction site, the principles presented will improve your retention and enable you to save your organization thousands of dollars due to lost productivity, poor quality and customer service issues. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Focus on Employee Assistance Actively.

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

E.g. take a team of developers to tour an abattoir, take the human resource team to a museum exhibit on ancient Egypt, or take legal on an outing to a flower show. The benefit of this kind of team activity, is the opening of one’s mind, and shared creative stimulus, which fosters innovation. These are just a few examples.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

Is your company ready to compete in a world of smart, connected products ? ” In this world, customers expect their suppliers to surround their products with data services and digitally enhanced experiences. Bill Ruh was selected in 2011. The first step was to hire someone to run it. ” Hiring for Growth.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Sitting in the back was a woman named Katie Geminder, who said that she was head of product at a company called Facebook, that she had a 21-year-old boss, and that they were growing so fast they couldn’t lease buildings in downtown Palo Alto fast enough.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2016

Nike is a leading example of how both anti-sweatshop campaigns and labor standards in trade agreements can be good for innovation and growth in developing countries. If practices like Silver Star’s really are good for productivity and innovation, won’t companies adopt them on their own? Not necessarily.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. The question is whether TFA's seemingly prolific production of entrepreneurs is fact or simple hearsay. The answer appears to be yes.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2012

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 An over-focus on efficiency can also make it more difficult to cope with gradual change.Eliminating errors by finding an optimal way of solving a problem, and then ruthlessly adhering to it, is at the root of quality control and improved productivity. Everyone knows the story.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2015

The road map starts with creating an environment for frontline workers to imagine innovative new ways of delivering care. When I was CEO of ThedaCare in Wisconsin, we chose a medical-surgical unit at our Appleton Medical Center in 2007 as the place to develop an innovative process for caring for inpatients we dubbed Collaborative Care.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 12, 2011

This means that company leadership is committed to: Establishing clear organizational vision, mission and priorities, which are translated into a four-year framework of goals, outputs, indicators, strategies and resources. Optimizing human resources and building capacity among staff to manage for results. All rights reserved.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

How the most innovative providers are creating value. We interviewed leaders in 37 private for-profit and non-profit primary care programs identified in the Center for Health Market Innovations database and operating in over 25 developing countries. He followed this with a focus on system optimization to reduce costs.

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