Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

I conduct Executive Think Tanks for corporate management. Speakers and training budgets are therefore judged upon whimsical comments of individual audience participants.which get harsher when the training is for topics they need, rather than things they would 'prefer' to hear. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

Education 50

Education Company Succession Mentor 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

The term Budgeting gets tossed around in many ways. Budgets get blamed for gridlock. Budgets get politicized. Budgets get more attention than the umbrellas under which they rightfully belong: Strategic Planning and Visioning. Budgeting by itself is a minor piece of business strategy. by Hank Moore.

Strategic Planning 68

Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 68

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Getting the funds that you need from tight fisted management is an ongoing process. Sell management-clients on acquiring more returns on their investments, not just on making further investments. Reduce management’s risk in doing business with you. Acquire an upper-management mindset. Cash outlays are always risks.

Budgeting 50

Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Once you’ve set a clear, realistic scope, it is vital to be honest about the budget and resources you will require and any time constraints. Each of your behavioral interventions will be a project, and it will need to be managed as such. Whatever these may be, we strongly recommended two things: Have an ethics committee.

Company 8

Company Committee Ethics Project 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

At this meeting, a senior leader announces that since targets were not reached, 150 managers will be laid off, and the purpose of this meeting is to create a list identifying exactly who those people will be. Their ethics or integrity had been called into question. A very important meeting is held, and you’re not invited.

Performance Review 12

Performance Review Review Ethics Resistance 12

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

92% of all business mistakes may be attributed to poor management decisions. According to research conducted by the Ethics Resource Center: Employees of organizations steal 10 times more than do shoplifters. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. 35% of employees steal from the company.

Budgeting 81

Budgeting Succession Consultative Crisis 81

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Palmisano warned against prioritizing shareholders or other constituents, calling this "a false choice," and explaining that "Long-term management is a serious challenge in a world driven by short-term thinking. Known for walking out of long meetings to make sales calls, he shortened IBM's two-month annual budget process to six days.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

If we didn’t have so much (any) competition, then we would be on Easy Street. That was caused by previous management. Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Learn to manage change, rather than become a victim of it. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Do research.

Budgeting 75

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 75

Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2014

Ethics and integrity. I remarked to Sonny that I often quoted his song “The Beat Goes On” as analogous to change management, and he was pleased. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. These are the ingredients that make a legend: Significant business contributions. Courage and leadership.

Balanced Scorecard 71

Balanced Scorecard Budgeting Risk Management Learning-by-Doing 71

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2014

I recommend that diversity audits, quality control reviews, ethics programs and other important regimen be conducted as part of Strategic Planning, rather than as stand-alone, distracting and energy diverting activities. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. A monthly recurring subscription of $9.95

Energy 57

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 57

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

As companies adjust comfort levels and acquire confidence in the arena of business development, there is a direct relationship to billings, client mix diversity, market share, competitive advantage, stock price and levels of business which enable other planned growth. Your key management team is dynamic, in terms of business issues.

Positioning 50

Positioning Company Strategic Planning Guidelines 50