Strategy Driven

AUGUST 27, 2015

But this new world of Big Data is proving to be much more demanding and complex than expected, requiring companies not only to adopt different technologies, but also to make significant changes to their business strategy, internal skillsets, and organizational structures.

CIO 50

CIO Technology CRM Competitive Advantage 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

This largely unknown and certainly unrecognized skill is critical in the new business world. 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. Book value is not guaranteed.

Six Sigma 66

Six Sigma Productivity Products Chief Executive Officer 66

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 5, 2015

The Tech Trends Report also found that the gaps in IT skills that used to exist within these core segments are starting to narrow as organizations are uncovering the skill sets needed to use these technologies to their full advantage. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed.

Competitive Advantage 50

Competitive Advantage Trends Bottom-up Loyalty 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Technologies like 3-D printing, robotics, advanced motion controls, and new methods for continuous manufacturing hold great potential for improving how companies design and build products to better serve customers. Why are older incumbent firms slow to adopt new technologies even when the economic or strategic benefits are clear?

Technology 8

Technology Depreciation Christensen Short-term 8

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. Historic innovation often comes during times of historic difficulty, as these breakdowns create the demand for something new to emerge. Suppressing Innovation. Book value is not guaranteed.

Ohno 50

Ohno Productivity Products Six Sigma 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 27, 2015

Being open to innovative solutions. Technology and platforms are used to collaborate in expanded ways, requiring good virtual skills for facilitation, listening, and engagement. Books typically valued from $14.95 - $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed. Name and address information required.

Diversity 50

Diversity Learning-by-Doing Competitive Advantage Open-book 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

In doing so they take the attention off price and features and appeal to the feelings customers value and the identities they want to experience and express. Great salespeople don’t imitate, they innovate. They are convinced of the value their company offers and they skillfully help their customers understand it as well.

Brand 8

Brand Disintermediation Price Long-term 8