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To bid or not to bid? That is the question.

Strategy Driven

Especially as it relates to their actual experience and their projected needs. This is not as difficult as it sounds, especially if you can apply internal pressure to senior management where your product will be used. Make an appointment with the CFO. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. They just buy.

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What It Will Take to Fix HR

Harvard Business Review

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

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How Nokia Embraced the Emotional Side of Strategy

Harvard Business Review

We investigated this topic when we studied how Nokia executives dealt with the company’s severe strategic challenges between 2007 and 2013. As part of this research, we conducted 120 interviews, including nine with board members and 19 with top managers. Practice #1: Increase trust by defining new conversational norms.

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Why and How to Build an In-House Consulting Team

Harvard Business Review

Over the past six years, we have put in place a 30-person consulting team at EMC Information Infrastructure (EMC II) using a model we have found to be successful, winning projects away from external management consulting firms at a fraction of the cost, and with great “client” (that is to say, EMC) satisfaction.

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How CMOs Can Get CFOs on Their Side

Harvard Business Review

Just 36 percent of CMOs, for example, have quantitatively proven the short-term impact of marketing spend, according to the 2013 CMO Survey (and for demonstrating long-term impact, that figure drops to 32 percent). Moreover, the previous year’s survey showed that 63 percent of projects do not use analytics to inform marketing decisions.

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Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners: Lessons from Banner Health

Harvard Business Review

All of Banner’s C-suite leaders served on the leadership team for the G&A project. With these rules in place, 8 cross-functional teams—each composed of middle managers, a consultant guide, and a sponsor from the leadership team—were formed. It applied the same ground rules and again cross-functional teams were created.

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Complimentary Resource – Communication Tools Your Business Can’t Live Without

Strategy Driven

Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Relate Articles: Complimentary Resource – Emerging Trends in Project Management. Complimentary Resource – The CFO’s Cheat Sheet to Compensation Risk & Reward. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.