In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 17, 2012

I’ve read a lot of books on strategy. The best ones influenced my mode of operation as an executive of Jacobs Suchard , the maker of coffee and chocolate brands, Jacobs , Nabob , Toblerone , Suchard and Côte d’Or. The philosophy begins with a mindset obsessed with the competition.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 16, 2014

Peter Fingar, co-author of Business Process Management : The Third Wave , then asks these measurement corollaries in his 2013 article “How Do Your BPM Metrics Measure Up?”. So you need to discuss that with the Process Owner and Executive Sponsor. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. Are we doing things right?

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 26, 2014

When organizations first start doing process improvement they use a myriad of ways to decide which processes to improve first, such as: IT bought some software and needs to install it, so let’s look at the current process first. A department wants to improve the process because it would help in a key initiative.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Authors Jeff Kavanaugh’s and Rafee Tarafdar’s new book, The Live Enterprise , is all about how to create a continuously evolving and learning organization. Talent has progressed from a cost to be minimized to source of competitive advantage. IT systems are evolving from static processing engines to agents of change.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 28, 2020

It’s in these collective and sometimes organic interactions where a collision of ideas may produce new processes, products, and services. If operational distance is an issue, technical problems should be addressed. We need others with whom we can talk and process how we are feeling. Beware Virtual Distance.

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Productivity Products Stress Bond 243

First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

I have read and reviewed all of Fred Reichheld’s previous books and thus was especially interested in reading his latest, The Ultimate Question 2.0: It is a revised and expanded edition of Reichheld’s previous book (The Ultimate Question: [.].

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 14, 2015

A culture of voice occurs when each employee experiences the safety, confidence, and trust they need to contribute their fullest, resulting in open, honest, and healthy communication, innovative problem solving, knowledge transfer, and real potential for a sustainable competitive advantage. The Strategic Planning Process.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

In terms of the impact of our work, it’s been incredibly gratifying to meet and hear from leaders and working people who have changed the way they hire, onboard, lead, assess, mentor, support and communicate with their teammates after working with us directly or reading my books and article. Sometimes one new thought or “aha!”

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 18, 2020

It’s no surprise that Tamara Ghandour’s book interested me because I read all I can about innovation and creativity. I will quote from the introduction of the book because she articulates why innovation is important to everybody succinctly and powerfully: All of us are capable of and responsible for innovation. Of course not….so

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LDRLB

JANUARY 27, 2011

In a moment, I’ll tell you how to get a free copy of this book courtesy of the authors and LDRLB. Those companies who do provide a significant competitive advantage in the market place. The strongest points of the book are the case studies. Strategy book review calhoun demand kash strategy'

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 13, 2020

It’s a great monetization strategy of any peer-peer marketplaces to charge service providers a service fee each time they receive and process a new booking on your platform. You can also incur service free from guests which can range up to 20% of the booking subtotal. Collect payment processing fee.

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Business Model Open-book Competitive Advantage Books 66

Eric Jacobson

MAY 6, 2023

“When it comes to culture, one of the most glaring issues is that far too many leaders do not recognize it as one of their greatest competitive advantages,” says Matt Mayberry , author of the book, Culture Is The Way. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 9, 2013

What process will transform managers into leaders ready for strategic action? What process will transform managers into leaders? Issues such as globalization, decentralization, and the rapid pace of today’s marketplace have forced companies to evaluate the way they operate. How will we pick our leaders? 1-858-759-0950.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 31, 2023

“When it comes to culture, one of the most glaring issues is that far too many leaders do not recognize it as one of their greatest competitive advantages,” says Matt Mayberry , author of the new book, Culture Is The Way. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

After reading his book Culture Spark , I reached out to talk about his work and his research. “If There is no doubt that strong culture translates into a powerful competitive advantage. In fact, there is a huge risk in undervaluing the advantage the right culture plays. You share six myths about culture in your book.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Even for those companies that understand the process, some do it very well and some do it very poorly. Why has the process of developing and implementing a business strategy been so hard for businesses to utilize? Apply these guidelines in your process-oriented approach to strategy: 1. Optimize organizational structure.

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Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Plan Operations: improve key processes; develop sales plan; plan resource capacity; prepare budgets. Kaplan and Dr. David P. Discipline I.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Just because someone says something doesn’t mean it’s true…Moreover just because “Company A&# had success with a certain initiative doesn’t mean that “Company B&# can plug-and-play the same process and expect the same outcome. Okay, my question is this: What constitutes best practices in this situation?

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Leaders’ jobs aren’t to motivate and inspire and engage their employees, leaders’ jobs are to teach people better mental processes by which they can eliminate drama (emotional waste), upcycle that energy and that time, and help others step into the power they already have to create a better workplace.” New Leadership.

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Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Plan Operations: improve key processes; develop sales plan; plan resource capacity; prepare budgets. Kaplan and Dr. David P. Discipline I.

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CEO Blog

JUNE 27, 2011

Recently, I read a great book by William Crilly and Andrew Sherman called, The AMA Handbook of Due Diligence. I have been involved in a number of transactions, both on the buy and sell side, and I like this book because it takes a very complicated and involved process and explains it in a way that is thorough, clear, and best of all, concise.

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Due Diligence Handbook Competitive Advantage Analysis 124

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Great businesses are in constant search of improvement, innovation, change, disruption, knowledge and other strategic leverage points that lead to a competitive advantage or operational enhancement. Well actually, no it’s not. Great businesses are dynamic, fluid, vibrant and ever changing.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2013

All organizations face a host of risks incurred during the conduct of day-to-day business operations and stakeholder interactions. Best Practice – Map Corporate Risks to Operational Processes [ StrategyDriven Premium Content]. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 14, 2018

Guest post from Robert (Dusty) Staub : “Perhaps the only sustainable competitive advantage is increasing your ability to learn faster than your competition.” - Arie de Geus, former head of Strategic Planning, Shell Oil Company Are you getting the best results from the people–the embedded collective intelligence–in your organization?

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

I recently spoke with Stan, thought leader, columnist, and business leader about his new book Be Different! The title of your book is Be Different! It’s a provider that a customer or client favors in the purchase of a product or service versus its competition. The Key to Business and Career Success. ” -Stan Silverman.

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Silverman Career Succession Ethics 112

Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

Throughout the ages, leaders and followers alike have wondered whether the process of leadership depends on inborn traits or whether it can be taught. Strategic leadership is particularly popular as a concept in emerging businesses, or any business looking for a competitive advantage. Books and short courses only go so far.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? If your company can’t be operated by mere mortals, you need to reexamine your business logic.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 17, 2016

When her whole family visited us one weekend, she decided to make cookies—a process she had practiced during our summer weeks. Competitive advantage today requires cutting edge innovation, distinctive service, and lightning fast responsiveness. Empowerment is the process of releasing employee power.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Visioning is the process where good ideas become something more. This process helps to define and develop value systems to create success. In reality, the Mission Statement is rewritten several times, as the planning process ensues. Periodically, test and review the process. What do we want to become? How will we evolve?

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 12, 2023

Bob Lisser, author and business strategist, unveils the secrets to unlocking this growth advantage in his book aptly titled The Growth Advantage. The Growth Advantage serves as a comprehensive blueprint for companies seeking to thrive and gain a decisive edge in their respective industries.

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Power Goal Objective Planning 101

Strategy Driven

JUNE 19, 2015

Organizations rely on their data in order to make critical operational, tactical, and transactional business decisions that significantly affect the survival and livelihood of their company. A business’s life source is its data, and with the recent data breaches and cyber attacks, the state of a business’s data has become a top concern.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Contemporary information systems are blind to many of the key drivers of productivity and have consistently failed in their quest to integrate the diverse operations of a company. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

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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. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Communicating with colleagues, manipulating spreadsheets, entering customer information into a CRM… these are all examples of time-consuming manual processes that can be done better and faster by someone (or something) other than you. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. Book value is not guaranteed.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

It was this taste of disappointment that led me to share my personal process for finding and implementing game changers – I call it SMARTS(C) ( S imple- M eaningful- A ctionable- R elational- T ransformational- S calable). I plan on circulating your information and just ordered your book. link] Wally Bock Fine post, Mike.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

His book, Lessons from the Navy: How to Earn Trust, Lead Teams, and Achieve Organizational Excellence is loaded with advice to help all leaders aspiring to operate at the highest levels. From this process, one of two conclusions are drawn: either the leader cares and more trust is earned, or the leader doesn’t care and trust is lost.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 11, 2014

Every company needs it but rarely conducts the process because they’re knee-deep in daily minutia. I know from experience that planning while going through the ‘alligators’ is the most effective way to conduct the process. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. Book value is not guaranteed.

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