Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Your company’s hiring managers are working tirelessly to write accurate job descriptions. A Career Builder survey of more than 6,000 hiring managers, worldwide, reveals some eye-opening global stats about just how much a bad hire can wreak company havoc. Weed out early on; technology helps. And, it’s costing your company big.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Whether it’s Lehmann Brothers filing for bankruptcy, the introduction of a new technology, or a change of government regimes in sixteen different countries, change is inevitable. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. About the Author.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Over the past two decades, technology has advanced exponentially; and with that burgeoning growth, IT organizations have seen tremendous expansion. Innovation begins with management; by fostering a culture that prioritizes innovation, creativity is incentivized among team members.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Clarify management values. Usually, management has not yet articulated their own individual values, let alone those of the organization. This process helps to define and develop value systems to create success. Technology is a tool, which feeds into tactics. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95

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Strategy Driven

JULY 17, 2014

With nearly half of all interviews for technology-related jobs being conducted remotely, job seekers should prepare for them just as they would for an in-person interview at the company’s own offices. Take notes about the position that the hiring manager shares with you. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2012

the value of maintaining the ‘big picture,’ and. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

institutionalized mistrust, resignation, or resentment), technology addiction (which can make it difficult for some people to actually talk to others), or a simple incompetence for speaking and listening. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 22, 2012

These include: offering products and services employees or technologies can deliver in the owner’s absence. StrategyDriven Contributors have long warned against the practice of employing ‘working managers.’ ’ (See StrategyDriven Warning Flag – Working Managers.) Book value is not guaranteed.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Candidates who are unprepared for interviews are a constant source of irritation to hiring managers. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

The last decade ushered in an economic meltdown and technological breakthroughs that have forever changed the business world as we knew it. We are facing a new world – one that calls for new approaches to generating consistent competitive advantage. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2015

Managing one location has it's own challenges like keeping up with all of your departments including Human Resources, sales, marketing and the like. With the development of modern business management solutions, it is easier than ever to stay connected with your teams all over the world. Stay connected with the cloud. About the Author.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 21, 2013

For example, in the field of medicine, new technologies are constantly being developed to help aid and assist patients. If the people working in that field do not have the skill set and have not practiced with these technologies in an educational setting, then how are they going to be able to provide the support and care that is needed?

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 11, 2014

Certainly, the management team may have an annual Strategic Planning Off-site meeting. If done correctly, it will become your playbook for setting direction and managing change. It can help manage risk. Strategy Consultant: “ Umm, this isn’t a strategic plan. ”. It can set you apart from your competitors forever.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Those of you who already lead people (as opposed to technology, science or thought leaders, for example) may think you got to your position because you are a good leader and were recognized as such. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Technology gets a lot of the blame for the continued degradation of communication skills among leaders over the past two decades. But technology, like any tool, can be used in positive or negative ways. Technology works well for: Sharing information, Setting up meetings, Keeping records. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

For instance, do the members care about starting and ending on time, silencing technology, making it an acceptable norm to pass in a ‘round-robin’? FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 2, 2015

Many people used to do the same thing with the word ‘technology,’ using it far from its reasonable definitions. These expressions are trite and reflect a copy-cat way of talking and thinking: ‘Solutions’ is a tired 1990’s term, taken from technology hype. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 14, 2014

If your company started out small, it may have seemed easy at first to manage your data. Syncing data is critical if you want to make sure everyone has access to up-to-date information, which is especially important for companies that manage mobile workforces. But as companies grow, they get more complex.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

For example, five years ago you might have written about your individual contributions to a team; today you need to emphasize your management experience and what you have done to lead the team. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 26, 2014

I suggest starting with a small group of executives/managers who know the work of the department or division. (If With the managers: Begin with listing the customers – the people who receive or use the output. Explain how you built the first draft of the map with the managers, and what its components are.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 11, 2014

Though I wrote all my books on computers, I wrote the modern technology chapters on the typewriter, to make points to myself that the readers could never have grasped. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 13, 2014

While technology gets a lot of blame, I suggest that, like any tool, technology can be used in positive or negative ways. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book . EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95

Emotional Intelligence 57

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Strategy Driven

JULY 12, 2012

Technology and Analytics. Our insights to high-risk decision management can be found in StrategyDriven ’s Decision-Making topic area. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95

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Strategy Driven

MAY 16, 2014

Young companies located in these hubs—particularly technology firms—are able to attract technical talent and maintain close proximity to their investors and mentors. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 9, 2014

Taking the same set of facts available to IBM, he constructed a vastly different narrative anticipating that technological advances would continuously drive down the cost of hardware. This meant the value to consumers, and therefore the profits, would come from software. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 15, 2014

Kathy Harris is Managing Partner of New York City-based Harris Allied, an executive search firm specializing in Technology, UX/UI Design and Quant Analyst placement services in the Financial Services, Professional Services, Consumer Products, Digital Media and Tech Industries For more information, visit www.harrisallied.com.

How To 58

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Strategy Driven

MAY 15, 2015

Widget manufacturing companies team with retail management experts to open a string of widget stores. Managing mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Hardware, software and component producers revolutionizing the next generation of technology. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 9, 2015

Since leaving, Dessau has held senior executive and CMO roles at both private and Fortune 500 companies including StorageTek, Sun Microsystems, AMD, and Stratus Technologies. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2015

As the city lives the 21st Century, we celebrate the historical, utilize state-of-the art technology and reflect changing social needs will always be at the forefront of the future. Orderly growth has been achieved by mastering technology, business standards and adapting to changing community dynamics. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 27, 2015

Technology and platforms are used to collaborate in expanded ways, requiring good virtual skills for facilitation, listening, and engagement. Jon Mertz is one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business and highlighted as one of the Leaders to Watch in 2015 by the American Management Association. About the Author.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 10, 2014

Things like rundown hotels, lousy food in a restaurant, rude clerk in a retail store, long lines to be served, long waits on hold, not keeping up with technology, and poor management seem to be pervasive in our society. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2014

LESSON: Don’t stay attached to old technology or products even though they have brought success and profit in the past. Not manage it, rather allocate it to things I WANT to do, rather than things I HAVE to do. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 19, 2015

My research revealed that their company had in fact founded LLB, which younger generations of management did not know. Technology is but one tool of the trade. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 15, 2014

One of the major STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) debates currently underway today in the United States revolves around whether or not there is, in fact, a STEM workforce shortage in the country. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95

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Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

I conduct Executive Think Tanks for corporate management. I recommend that team building training be conducted as part of a company Strategic Plan, with top management participating. Understanding the value of conducting independent company assessments, other than the 'bean counter' approach. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

In the past, salespeople were often the first step in a purchase process, and could significantly influence customer decision-making by controlling information about pricing, availability, competitive advantage, etc. ” Great salespeople create real value for their customers. Great brands never have to “give back.”

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 2, 2014

When organizations want to build a process culture, they need to identify leaders for each process improvement effort—namely an Executive Sponsor, Process Owner, Project Lead and Business Process Management (BPM) Team Facilitator. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. Book value is not guaranteed.

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