Strategy Driven

AUGUST 6, 2013

Such consistency promotes the error-free performance necessary for high-risk and high-quality operations. For over twenty years, he has served as trusted advisor to executives and managers at dozens of Fortune 500 and smaller companies in the areas of management effectiveness, organizational development, and process improvement.

Management 60

Management Tactics Tools Document 60

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Research by Gallup, as reported in The State of the American Workplace in 2013, discovered that roughly 70% of workers were disengaged. If we look around and see that people are disengaged, that leaders are driving toward tactical outcomes and short-term wins, and that organizations are blindly driving ahead.

Leadership Development 259

Leadership Development Development Leadership Self-aware 259

Eric Jacobson

APRIL 20, 2013

Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders. Edited by Edward T.

Books 56

Books Storytelling Delegation Tactics 56

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 11, 2013

StrategyDriven Enterprises LLC and Xen Wireless form StrategyDriven Analytics to provide utility industry executives and managers with asset management program benchmarking data supporting operational and investment decisions and fleet and individual plant performance assessments. Online and Outage Work Management.

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Wireless Benchmarking Asset Management Industry 58

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Block provides operational executives and managers with the insight needed to relate ‘shop floor’ decisions and activities with the organization’s financial future. Strategy Management. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. by Robert S. About the Book. Business Metrics. Special Offer.

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Resources Metrics Bottom-up Budgeting 58

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 12, 2013

But we have come to tolerate the illusion that the essential matters of work can be invented, managed, and sustained through the creation, storage, retrieval, display, and publication of information. What was invented as a means to replace the post office has now become the most common management tool in organizations.

Productivity 63

Productivity Products Six Sigma Competitive Advantage 63

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Unfortunately contemporary management theory and practices have ill prepared us for our current reality. So where Ford incorporated everything into one integrated mega-plant, Ohno designed operations for a network of factories. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved.

Ohno 50

Ohno Productivity Products Six Sigma 50

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 50

Productivity Products Six Sigma Competitive Advantage 50

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2013

The four well researched core emotional intelligence metrics of: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness and Relationship Management are directly correlated with successful or failing leadership. You are missing clues, haven’t developed a wide network, and operate more like individual contributor than a leader.

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Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Construction Competitive Advantage 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2014

It has also helped shape the practice of management. Staying true to its roots as an engineering-centric company, Google has stood out both for its early skepticism of the value of managers as well as for its novel, often quantitative approaches to management decisions. How Google manages.

IPO 14

IPO Management Engineering Innovation 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Nearly all physicians take on significant leadership responsibilities over the course of their career, but unlike any other occupation where management skills are important, physicians are neither taught how to lead nor are they typically rewarded for good leadership. Medicine involves leadership. Insight Center. The Future of Health Care.

Training 13

Training Leadership Health Care Education 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2014

More than 2,500 developers and start-ups have reached out to the IBM Watson Group since the Watson Developers Cloud was launched in November 2013. We can provide the entrepreneurs with access to early adopter customers in the 170 countries in which we operate. So how does it work? First, with multiple business models.

Venture Funding 14

Venture Funding Entrepreneur Agility Business Model 14

HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

Katarina Berg: [ I actually introduced Walk & Talk some 18 years ago on Leadership programs to improve lateral thinking, exercise and getting a better understanding for whats on the managers mind ] HR walks are a chance for meaningful conversation paired with a walk for a boost of creativity and focus.

Development 59

Development Globalization Diversity Maturity 59

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

Nor was Uber alone in realizing that expensive taxi medallions were unnecessary for prebooked trips — a tactic already used by other entrepreneurs in many cities. Through these tactics, Uber muddied the waters. At normal companies, managers look to their attorneys to advise them on how to keep their business within the law.

Licensing 8

Licensing Transportation Document Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Beginning in 2013, a handful of tech companies (including Yelp, where some of us work, Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook) began to research and release data on the diversity of their workforces. To this end, we are creating a collaboration of researchers and managers to explore what works, what doesn’t, and why.

Diversity 8

Diversity Engineering Committee Brainstorming 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

Despite prominent calls to action, and despite digital’s ubiquity in the press and in many discussions of strategy and tactics across organizational functions, it appears that boards are still not seeing the value of digital. years in 2013 from 60.3 What’s more, this digital divide seems to be evolving in the wrong direction.

Business Model 8

Business Model Technology Long-term Risk Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

This week, Microsoft is announcing an unusual initiative that it hopes will change how the company operates: an internal fee on carbon. And this charge will, in theory, move managers to make greener choices. So the point of this fee, like all "taxes," is to change behavior, discouraging some pathways by making them less palatable.

Price 13

Price P&L White Paper Energy 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Today, Weaver’s mass-mailing tactics seem quaintly out of date. These advisers are assisting customers seven days a week, averaging 16 operational hours per day, adding up to an average of more than 6,000 monthly interactions on both an in-market pre-sale and customer care basis. We’ve come a long way. Keep it simple.

Media 8

Media Automotive Globalization Active Listening 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2013

Trade secrets, confidential business plans, and operational security depend on it. But when I put the question to top management, well, they''re busy — not their problem, that''s for sure — and they refer me to the chief information officer or the chief technology officer. To find out, I like to ask questions.

Company 8

Company Chief Operating Officer Chief Technology Officer Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

If round after round of profit warnings was not enough – group operating profits fell 20% between 2011 and 2013 and are likely to fall another 30% in 2014 — the company recently announced it had overstated its first-half profit by about $400 million. billion in 2013, and operating profits increased 65% to $422 million.

Retail 11

Retail Merchandising Discount Price 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2013

This is very different from the way large businesses have operated for decades. The role of management can be broadly thought of as the processes that tie these components together to produce value. What does it mean to operate in a digital business ecosystem? Most of these benefits have been achieved.

CIO 8

CIO Competitive Advantage Agility Hamel 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2015

Getting the company back on its feet required a major boost in operating efficiency. We succeeded, but by 2013 we worried that we had taken our focus on results too far. In order to make our success sustainable, we decided to roll out a new “leadership model” for our middle- and upper-level managers.

Resistance 8

Resistance Long-term Short-term Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2013

To that end, the role of the CIO must be strategic instead of tactical. Organizations operate 7x24x52, work is done across organizational boundaries, and value creation is more a function of the right people, resources and ideas coming together at the right time and in the right place. IT management' Define Your Strategy.

CIO 8

CIO Hamel Technology Tactics 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

The Chinese government has focused considerable energy on managing the Internet, most recently with a campaign against “spreading rumors.” On March 15, 2013, World Consumer Rights Day, CCTV aired a special report criticizing Apple’s i-Phone customer service policy in China for providing only a one-year warranty when Chinese law mandates two.

Media 8

Media Report Brand Price 8

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2014

Reinventing Organizations : A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness by Frederic Laloux Based on three years of research, Reinventing Organizations describes the emergence of a new management paradigm, a radically more soulful, purposeful and powerful ways to structure and run any organization.

Books 285

Books Wiseman Kotter Leadership 285

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

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. During an intensive 8-week pilot, each team was trained and then it analyzed the cost structure of one function and recommended cost reduction tactics. Capitalize on success.

Cost 8

Cost Health Care Six Sigma Insourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

Others may simply see no alternative to trying to keep the brand going at any cost, even if that means aggressive discounting, cheap licensing, or other tactics that erode long-term brand value. ’” Purpose might have informed the management of two failed brands – Blockbuster and Radio Shack — differently.

Brand 8

Brand Merchandising Retail Real Estate 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Crisis management is so much more than handling of the media. The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. We therefore mounted a full-scope crisis management initiative that focused heavily on after-the-crisis help for the victims and their families. by Hank Moore. Next comes Crisis Planning.

Crisis Management 77

Crisis Management Crisis Risk Management Budgeting 77

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 4, 2013

The insightful companies examine their own backyards… applying the discussions, uncoverings and applicabilities to how they will better manage in the future. The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. Recommendations for crisis management and preparedness as part of macro planning are offered.

Crisis 58

Crisis Airlines Transportation Crisis Management 58

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

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). To date, however, the reality of marketing analytics has fallen short of the promise.

CFO 8

CFO Short-term Long-term Benchmarking 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. Business shift from the retail dealer customer service mentality of Firestone shifted to a high-production tire operation. Current management of both companies were ill-advised on handling the crises. by Hank Moore. Those We Bring Upon Ourselves.

Crisis 58

Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 58

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2014

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Truth is that throughout the 1950’s (the Golden Age of Television), there were comparable live TV extravaganzas on the air every night of the decade. by Hank Moore. Consider leaving a comment!

Energy 57

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 57

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2013

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. The same planning process that nurtures Crisis Preparedness can and must also accommodate for Crisis Management. This is regarded as a premiere textbook case of quality crisis management. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

Crisis 71

Crisis Crisis Management Budgeting Risk Management 71

Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2013

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. 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. by Hank Moore. Any company or organization is like a tree.

Franchising 63

Franchising Budgeting Pryor Consultative 63

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2016

He’s just trying to manage the chaos and avoid catastrophe. In 2000, with more than $100 million in negative cash flow, the company agreed to be acquired by Star Cruises, a leading cruise operator in Asia. When they confront overload, managers often react in ways that put distance between themselves and the front line.

Company 9

Company IPO Price Loyalty 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2015

According to Schulte, Roth & Zabel’s Activist Investing 2015 Annual Review, a total of 344 companies worldwide were subjected to activist demands in 2014, up 18% from the 291 recorded in 2013. And they are usually not apprehensive about replacing the current management team to boost efficiency and performance.

How To 8

How To Due Diligence Strategy Proposal 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Such companies should pay close attention to the different ways in which the Justice Department claims egregious BP behavior and prevent such actions in their own operations. The harsh wording was, in part, a negotiating tactic (and probably a tough-on-business election year initiative).

Industry 14

Industry Operations Report Globalization 14