Women on Business

DECEMBER 12, 2012

10 minutes of web surfing led to a few sound musings on this topic, and though I generally aspire to craft my own take when writing, I landed on a webpage that I couldn’t pass up sharing. Thrilled, disappointed, not surprised, scared, hopeful… Finally, jot down your magic number for 2013.

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Goal Comparison Bottom-up Business Objectives 265

Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Launched in April 2013, PostBeyond provides a Pinterest-style library that curates online articles and images that are relevant to company interests. If it gets the thumbs-up from corporate, the content is filtered into the library, where employees can share the posts without worrying about crossing liability lines.

Brand 100

Brand Library White Paper Bottom-up 100

Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

It adds up to your boss being a poor coach. In fact, this item consistently scores in the bottom 10 of all items when direct reports evaluate their leaders. Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013. Your boss is afraid.

Learning-by-Doing 168

Learning-by-Doing Report Bottom-up Executive Coaching 168

Women on Business

JANUARY 9, 2013

Otherwise, be prepared to take a lot of heat from its critics who would be elated to escort “brand journalism” out of 2013 STAT. Put a little skin into your storytelling: Resist the back-patting and open up to your audience by revealing mistakes and struggles, doubts, growth and hard-fought lessons.

Brand 244

Brand Advertorial Storytelling Media 244

Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

When a widening gulf in salaries and benefits between the top and bottom ranks of an organization exceeds acceptable bounds, employees are less likely to feel a need to work harder, let alone possess the sense of loyalty, responsibility and trust needed to help solve a company’s most pressing challenges. General Business'

Decentralization 284

Decentralization Organizational Behavior Short-term Public Relations 284

Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2013

Granted, pretty packaging isn’t going to close a deal, but being up on graphic/design trends in print and online let perspective customers know that you’re in year 2013, and paying attention. Just don’t put your name down and not show up for the job; customers want to know that the people they do business with are reliable.

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Public Relations Media PR Marketing 255

Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 19, 2013

The " Top Brain, Bottom Brain " theory emerged from from the field of neuropsychology, the study of higher cognitive functioning —thoughts, wishes, hopes, desires and all other aspects of mental life. . If you move the view to the side, however, you can see the top and bottom parts of the brain.

Bottom-up 84

Bottom-up Self-aware System Operations 84

Jason Womack

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Can you "image-in" experiences you hope are on the way and (perhaps) even plausible surprises that could show up? When I do this, I line up the 24 cards in order of the next year. Write down the year 2013 and ask yourself, "How fast have the past 5 years gone?" Can you imagine your work/life a year from now? little longer.

Video 133

Video Open-book Bottom-up Learning-by-Doing 133

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Putting Employee Safety First Can Improve Your Bottom Line. Click here for more information on Putting Employee Safety First Can Improve Your Bottom Line. You just finished reading Complimentary Resource - Putting Employee Safety First Can Improve Your Bottom Line ! Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

Resources 50

Resources White Paper Compliance Bottom-up 50

Coaching Tip

APRIL 19, 2013

A Gallup Poll conducted last year gives credence to what many successful companies have known for years--engaged, involved workers impact a business'' bottom line in a positive manner. . Shaking up Yahoo is an effective change management strategy. In 2012, Gallup looked at 49,928 businesses or work units and about 1.4 Related articles.

Productivity 106

Productivity Products Flextime Bottom-up 106

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Two of the five, Vala Afshar and Brad Martin , have just written a 2012 & 2013’s Must Read book, The Pursuit of Social Business Excellence. I reached out and he invited me to visit him on my way up to Maine this past September. To understand the power of this book, I need to tell you a story…of how I met them.

Leadership 150

Leadership Servant Leader Bottom-up Technology 150

Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Companies are, of course, not exactly known for offering up thirty or forty years of employment, a gold watch and pension plan. Organizations preoccupied with short-term, bottom line thinking often view their employees as little more than resources to be hired, fired, and manipulated as the need arises. Times have changed.

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Loyalty Short-term Open-book Bottom-up 264

Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Answer the question at the bottom of this post. I have set up a separate contact form to make it convenient for you to provide your mailing address. On Monday, October 28, 2013, I will select five people at random. Fill out the special form. Please do not put your shipping address in your comment.

Books 96

Books Leadership Sample Bottom-up 96

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Is your employee recognition program designed to maximize your bottom line business results? If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

Resources 50

Resources Bottom-up Guidelines Metrics 50

Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

My first thought was that Coach K must have really messed up his black suit hugging a really sweaty guy (probably a sign that I’d make a terrible basketball coach). The bottom line is this: teams win or lose together. The second was how evident the bond between the leader and the followers was that day.

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Teamwork Bond Commitment Goal 120

Strategy Driven

MARCH 10, 2013

Is your employee recognition program designed to maximize your bottom line business results? If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

Resources 50

Resources Bottom-up Guidelines Download 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

Is your employee recognition program designed to maximize your bottom line business results? If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

Resources 50

Resources Bottom-up Guidelines Download 50

Strategy Driven

MAY 12, 2013

Is your employee recognition program designed to maximize your bottom line business results? If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

Resources 50

Resources Bottom-up Guidelines Talent Management 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2013

But then we end up debating what counts as best — important? The result, I think, is a set of ideas that together are important, useful, and original, and that feel like quite an accurate account of the management concerns many of us shared in 2013. Why the Lean Start Up Changes Everything. all three? — Here’s the list.

Management 19

Management Health Care Middle Management Agility 19

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 8, 2013

These, however, are not a game and the differences can greatly impact the bottom line. If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment!

Bottom-up 50

Bottom-up Uncertainty Newsletter Article 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Besides driving innovation, we believe organization implementing Andy’s methods will also experience an increased level of employee engagement that, in our experience, significantly enhances productivity and the bottom line. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment!

Resources 67

Resources Competitive Advantage Creativity Bottom-up 67

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2013

As financial returns are a key component of every for-profit company’s success, leaders must be particularly aware of the relationships between long-term and day-to-day activities and the bottom line. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

Resources 58

Resources Metrics Bottom-up Budgeting 58

Strategy Driven

MAY 16, 2014

This time of a year is an important reminder that where your company is headquartered also can have a significant impact on your bottom line. For example, Austin, Dallas, Kansas City and Salt Lake City are among the fastest-growing hubs for high-tech startups in the country, according to a 2013 report by the Kauffman Foundation.

Company 52

Company Real Estate Strategic Planning Venture Capitalist 52

Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

At the bottom of the post I’ll include a link to an IDP template you can use for yourself or your team. Great post and can’t wait for the follow up. Imagine trying to set something up for an entire organization! © 2013 Thoughts for the Everyday Leader — Standard by 8BIT. So what makes the IDP so special?

Planning 234

Planning Development How To Short-term 234

Tim Milburn

MARCH 14, 2014

The good news is that, culturally, failure is not as shameful as it once might have been — it’s become almost commonplace for an individual to lose his job, to see her business go belly-up, or to file for bankruptcy (either in business or personally). In today’s fast-paced world, new technologies change industries overnight.

Magazine 106

Magazine Bottom-up Self-aware Marketing 106

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Enjoy these cartoons from the October issue of HBR, and test your management wit in the HBR Cartoon Caption Contest at the bottom of this post. Hey, Frank, hold up. To be considered for the prize, please submit your caption by Thursday October 19, 2013. Watch yourself out there. This guy looks like he means business.".

Shaw 8

Shaw Magazine Bottom-up Review 8

Management Craft

JANUARY 1, 2013

I will not bore you here with the “why," but if you are interested I have included a bit more about my reasons at the bottom of this post. I am not suggesting you put up with abuse – but most of what irks us is just a clash in style. Go 2013 and beyond! ==. This will be the last blog post I do for the foreseeable future.

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Blog Management Leadership Travel 104

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

That means the average income of the people in the top 20 percent is sixteen times the average income of the people in the bottom 80 percent. Then I learned another fact: Every person in the top 20 percent started in the bottom 20 percent. Question: How can a struggling salesperson in the bottom 80 percent gain self-confidence?

Succession 67

Succession Bottom-up Training Learning-by-Doing 67

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 16, 2015

That means the average income of the people in the top 20 percent is sixteen times the average income of the people in the bottom 80 percent. Then I learned another fact: Every person in the top 20 percent started in the bottom 20 percent. Question: How can a struggling salesperson in the bottom 80 percent gain self-confidence?

Succession 50

Succession Bottom-up Learning-by-Doing Industry 50

Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 26, 2014

The higher we move up the organizational ladder, the more our employees let us know how wonderful we are! The bear was about to clamp on an unsuspecting salmon jumping up stream. They must have us mixed up with someone who truly does need to change. Without it, we wouldn’t be so excited about getting up in the morning.

Succession 181

Succession Commitment Follow-up Learning-by-Doing 181

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 31, 2013

bottom-line impacts effective leadership off-sites can have. If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Additional Information. Consider leaving a comment!

Business Simulation 60

Business Simulation Leadership Strategic Planning Bottom-up 60

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

Almost always when debriefing this goal-to-question exercise, several insights surface about how the mere act of translation ratchets up a sense of personal responsibility for identifying and implementing a solution to a problem. You just might be surprised at the quizzical magic of aspirations turning into accomplishments.

Goal 9

Goal Bottom-up Workshop Objective 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

Easing into the New Year, one big hope we have for 2013 is that women continue to bridge the gender gap in terms of pay equality and access to leadership positions. The bottom line is that progress in wage equity has hit a wall. Men at the top are more likely to pull other men up by their collars into the C-suite to join them.

Leadership Pipeline 8

Leadership Pipeline Short-term Venture Funding Career 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Boundaries prevent unhealthy people from taking up too much of your time, energy, or resources – all precious commodities in the workplace. Bottom line, every relationship you have influences you. There are no neutral relationships; each one lifts you up or weighs you down. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

Competitive Advantage 58

Competitive Advantage Bottom-up Airlines Project 58

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Tensions built up between China and Hong Kong as the percentage of the city's residents identifying themselves as Chinese dropped to the lowest level since 1997. And the bottom dropped out of the Indian outsourcing industry, which contracted as much as 80% while the Indian firm Aegis outsourced its call center — to Dallas.

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Outsourcing GDP Bottom-up Call Center 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 11, 2013

It’s activity like this that can really do some damage to your bottom line. If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. In fact, the U.S.

Quality 68

Quality Pre-Employment Screening Talent Management Reference 68

Strategy Driven

APRIL 2, 2014

According to Gallup’s 2013 State of the American Workplace report, “engagement makes a difference to the bottom line,” which can have an impact on productivity, profitability, customer service, turnover, and absenteeism. You just finished reading The Four Vs of Employee Motivation: Velocity, Visibility, Value, and Valor !

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Motivation Incentives Chief Executive Officer Absenteeism 52