2013, Budgeting, Leadership and Operations

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 17, 2015

“Great leadership is only found in the world of business,” my seatmate on a recent flight pompously boasted, “Certainly not in the government, churches or education where we desperately need it.”. The HPU story is nothing short of a leadership tour de force. And, the operating budget has climbed from $38M to $178M.

Leadership

Leadership Education Wireless Rogers

A Shift in Leadership Can Make a Multi-Million Dollar Impact

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 16, 2013

You would think that an Ivy League institution like Cornell University would be a model of the best practices of leadership throughout its organization since Cornell and most universities believe they are growing the next generation of leaders for our country and our world. not necessarily and not always. That got everyone’s attention!

Leadership

Leadership Training Peer Review Budgeting

6 Silent Productivity and Profitability Pitfalls, part 4 of 7

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Yet, despite the negative connotations, most companies still operate bureaucratically – insisting employees work inside of increasingly complex structures with processes and procedures designed to standardize or control everything. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Silent Killer #3: Bureaucratic Styles.

Productivity

Productivity Products Six Sigma Competitive Advantage

The One New Year’s Leadership Resolution You Shouldn’t Keep

Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 30, 2012

The team didn’t live up to its expectations, and your operating division is going to miss its budget target. When I was first starting out on my leadership path, I was having a discussion with my boss about some performance deficiencies at one of our subsidiary companies. Happy New Year, and Lead Well in 2013!

Leadership

Leadership Short-term Budgeting Morale

The IT Project That Brought a Bank to Its Knees

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2014

s Co-operative Bank in June 2013. This shortfall resulted in its parent, Co-operative Group, ceding control of the bank to bondholders, including U.S. We have developed a simple yet powerful framework that leadership teams can use to navigate the digital landscape and avoid the kinds of problems that Co-operative Bank suffered.

Banking

Banking Project Enterprise Architecture CIO

The Big Disconnect in Your Talent Strategy and How to Fix It

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

The ManpowerGroup Contingent Workforce Index of 2013 showed 40% of all ManpowerGroup consulting engagements blended permanent and contingent workers. The disconnect between HR and Procurement often means either choice is suboptimal on its own, so operating managers circumvent both HR and Procurement.

Strategy

Strategy Span of Control Finance How To

What Government Should Relearn from Business (And It's Not Efficiency)

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2013

drama's main players about leadership, negotiation, and protecting our (national) brand. Pew's January 2013 poll drives this point home — their survey found that a mere 26% of Americans trust the government in Washington to do the right thing just about always or most of the time. The clamor won't be altogether misguided.

Efficiency

Efficiency Six Sigma Benchmarking Outsourcing

Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 1 of 4

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 4, 2013

airline industry reported an operating loss of more than $10 billion in 2001 and a net loss of almost $8 billion, according to Air Carrier Financial Statistics Quarterly, a compilation of airline financial reports issued by the U.S. In 1999, the industry reported an operating profit of almost $9 billion and net income of more than $5 billion.

Crisis

Crisis Airlines Transportation Crisis Management

The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 4 of 4

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Another energy industry client operated coal mines. Activities include media-spokesperson training, field and operations staff training, coordination of corporate response and message points, community liaison, collateral materials writing-production, video archiving-production, media relations, monitoring and expert testimony. .”

Crisis Management

Crisis Management Crisis Risk Management Budgeting

The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 2 of 4

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Business shift from the retail dealer customer service mentality of Firestone shifted to a high-production tire operation. When they are compelled to do so, company leadership will provide leadership for change management and re-engineering…two of the many worthwhile concepts that should be advocated every business day.

Crisis

Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting

The Big Picture of Business – Doing Your Best Work on Deadlines: Mobilizing the Energy for Best Business Success

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2014

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Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey

The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 3 of 4

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2013

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Crisis

Crisis Crisis Management Budgeting Risk Management

The Big Picture of Business: The Colonel and Me

Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2013

It occupied one counter at 2-J’s Hamburgers, an established Austin restaurant, owned and operated by Ralph Moreland. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. The Big Picture of Business: Putting Budgeting Into Perspective, The Bigger Picture of Strategic Planning. Consider leaving a comment!

Franchising

Franchising Budgeting Pryor Consultative

How Company Culture Shapes Employee Motivation

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

One 2013 study illustrates this well. What the chart shows is that while we tend to think that leadership matters most to motivation, other processes can have an even bigger impact. Looking at all these processes together, it’s clear that culture is the operating system of an organization. Insight Center.

Motivation

Motivation Company Airlines Learning-by-Doing

The Reinvention of NASA

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2018

Since the Apollo program, NASA has faced funding cuts, competition from other nations for space leadership, and a radical restructuring of its operating environment due to the emergence of commercial space – all of which have forced the organization to change its ways of thinking and operating. 5% of the federal budget.

Budgeting

Budgeting Technology Innovation Operations

An Executive Pay Witch Hunt

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2012

On February 6th, the State's Standing Committee on Investigations and Government Operations is holding a hearing. The committee points to a finding of the Division of the Budget that at not-for-profit organizations under contract with state mental hygiene agencies, there were 1,926 employees with salaries greater than $100,000 in 2010.

Execution

Execution Letter Committee Policies

The U.S. Media’s Problems Are Much Bigger than Fake News and Filter Bubbles

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2017

Like marketers, politicians obsess over messaging (what journalists would call “content”) and a few key metrics that historically have determined success: amount of television advertising, number of “foot soldiers,” intensity of get-out-the-vote operations, and voter demographics. An advertising-based model.

Media

Media Advertising Fixed Costs Content

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Back To School Leadership

A Shift in Leadership Can Make a Multi-Million Dollar Impact

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6 Silent Productivity and Profitability Pitfalls, part 4 of 7

The One New Year’s Leadership Resolution You Shouldn’t Keep

The IT Project That Brought a Bank to Its Knees

The Big Disconnect in Your Talent Strategy and How to Fix It

What Government Should Relearn from Business (And It's Not Efficiency)

Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 1 of 4

The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 4 of 4

The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 2 of 4

The Big Picture of Business – Doing Your Best Work on Deadlines: Mobilizing the Energy for Best Business Success

The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 3 of 4

The Big Picture of Business: The Colonel and Me

How Company Culture Shapes Employee Motivation

The Reinvention of NASA

An Executive Pay Witch Hunt

The U.S. Media’s Problems Are Much Bigger than Fake News and Filter Bubbles

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