Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2012

In recent research conducted by Ernst & Young, the top finding was that organizations with greater risk management maturity—that is to say, those that do focus on strategic risks and have integrated their various risk management activities—outperform their peers financially.

Risk Management 13

Risk Management Maturity EBITDA Management 13

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. Develop a mission statement. Develop the vision statement. Periodically, test and review the process.

Mission Statement 86

Mission Statement Benchmarking Tactics Strategic Planning 86

Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 21, 2011

The bottom line is that 90 percent of American employees are either not engaged or aligned with strategy. During our conversation it was evident that he is proud that SAS is developing software to solve problems in a broad range of fields. Education is another field he mentioned. Just what Dr. Goodnight ordered. _.

Software 287

Software Conference Long-term Entrepreneur 287

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2010

The bottom line is that 90 percent of American employees are either not engaged or aligned with strategy. During our conversation it was evident that he is proud that SAS is developing software to solve problems in a broad range of fields. About Michael Find out about Michaels latest book, Fired Up or Burned Out.

Conference 261

Conference Bottom-up Software Long-term 261

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2018

From pop culture, think of the great role models that we grew up watching: Della Street was the loyal secretary to Perry Mason. She was the model for executive assistants and office managers everywhere. Study and utilize marketing and business development techniques. Contribute to the bottom line, directly and indirectly.

Rogers 63

Rogers Henderson Mentor Learning-by-Doing 63

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Sure, a disclosure is immensely beneficial in terms of buttressing industrial safeguards, national and global security, and customer protection – not to mention mitigating the longer-term repercussions of an attack – but so too can disclosure exact lasting damage on a bottom line. Fighting back.

Chief Technology Officer 84

Chief Technology Officer Short-term How To Long-term 84

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. It is a mindset that permeates organizations from top-down as well as bottom-up. Rather than assume all is wrong or right with an organization and take a defensive posture, management must view quality as essential to their economic survival or growth.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

We are often asked whether the best way to structure for innovation is top-down or bottom-up. Bottom-up approaches work well for incremental (keeps you in the game) innovations. It tends to be short-term, uses familiar (traditional) metrics and development systems like Stage Gate. So let's talk about incremental.

Process 15

Process Innovation Stage-Gate Net Present Value 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2014

In particular, the tremendous growth of Bangladesh’s ready-made-garment sector (RMG) – from 50 factories in the 1980s to close to 5,000 today, making up 13% of the country’s GDP – hasn’t translated to marked improvements in social protections and standards of living. Global business Risk management Supply chain'

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Bottom-up Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

Building a large-scale biopharmaceutical facility requires up to $500 million. The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. This all presents CEOs with a tough dilemma. Dual asymmetrical joint venture.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2014

Business development. Failure to pick up subtle clues. Developing communications as a vital tool of business and life. Rather than risk going out on a limb, employees either don’t learn or use their communication skills. This stymies employees’ professional development and hampers company productivity.

Strategy 106

Strategy Budgeting Audience Risk Management 106

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

In the early 1990s, executives and managers welcomed information technology — databases, PC workstations, and automated systems — into their offices. Managers noted historical trends and revised processes, and engineers developed code that was then baked into computing systems. Now it’s happening again.

Process 8

Process Company Market Segmentation Early Adopters 8

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

My advice to you is not to let your business get caught up in embracing random ideas – at least not without some initial analysis being conducted to determine the likelihood of success. It should be developed as a solution to a problem or to exploit an opportunity. Failed initiatives are costly at several levels.

Blog 413

Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 413

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

We can dispense with all that employee training and professional development. Money covers up a lot of ills. The savvy business executive or advisor will offer pro-active follow-ups. Our company has got the most up to date technology. We make a good product… that should be enough. We’re just busy doing things.

Budgeting 84

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 84

Strategy Driven

JUNE 6, 2014

Business development. I support cause related marketing and have advised many corporations on setting up such programs. Develop systems to execute the program, communicating at every step to publics. Developing the means for self-determination. Running the business. Body of Knowledge. The Big Picture.

Franchising 82

Franchising Marketing Strategy Strategic Planning 82

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

You know, the new “kinder, gentler” Uber — the Uber that is eager to collaborate with local governments, and to calculate its contribution to sustainability and to getting cars off the road, the one that is serious about beefing up its safeguards on access to rider data.

Reputation 8

Reputation Disruptive Innovation Letter Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

If the discount airlines are ten times more dangerous, this rises to 1 in a million, but you make up for this by saving $50 per flight. Someone who spends the extra dough is paying $50 for removing a 1 in a million chance of dying, a degree of risk dubbed the Micromort by Stanford decision analyst Ron Howard. One or nine?

Airlines 13

Airlines Discount Uncertainty Report 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Hoping to alleviate their concerns, this article also provides concrete examples of how sustainability benefits the bottom line. ” Improving risk management. Climate change, water scarcity, and poor labor conditions in much of the world increase the risk. billion in mining projects since 2010. Fostering innovation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Business development. From top to bottom, the corporate culture was overhauled. This industrial development program carried the theme, “You Can Believe/Puede Creer.” Economic development and community stewardship programs emerged. Running the business. Body of Knowledge. The Big Picture. ” Columbine.

Crisis 73

Crisis Crisis Management Budgeting Risk Management 73

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

If the discount airlines are ten times more dangerous, this rises to 1 in a million, but you make up for this by saving $50 per flight. Someone who spends the extra dough is paying $50 for removing a 1 in a million chance of dying, a degree of risk dubbed the Micromort by Stanford decision analyst Ron Howard. One or nine?

Airlines 13

Airlines Report Guidelines Discount 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

The CMO has historically focused on driving growth and brand engagement; the CRO has typically focused on safeguarding the bottom line and minimizing unwanted exposure. Both practices have long developed insights into their customers based on data and analytics. The risk function can do the same. Standardize customer data.

Credit Scoring 8

Credit Scoring Risk Management Finance Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

When I flew into Lagos last month – only a few days after Nigeria had confirmed its first case of the Ebola Virus Disease – the city was clearly deep in risk management mode. More promising is to build bottom-up oases of trust.

Health Care 8

Health Care Disruptive Innovation Franchising Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

While consumer spending has proven resilient, with same-store retail sales rising 6% YOY in April , most multinational corporations are developing contingency plans to mitigate risks to their businesses and reassessing the country’s role in their global market portfolio and supply chains. Renegotiating NAFTA.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Depreciation Uncertainty Marketing 8