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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. Make an appointment with the CFO. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Request that the people who actually use the product or service you’re selling be more involved in the selection process. They just buy. All rights reserved.

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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. This bold strategic leap was, we found, in part facilitated by Nokia’s newly appointed board who actively attended to top managers’ emotions in 2012-2013.

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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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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. Win on merit.

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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. As with the G&A project, a steering committee composed of the facility’s senior leaders was 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.