Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

That’s not in the budget.” Phrases like ‘Don’t rock the boat’ or ‘It’s not in the budget’ often serve to halt innovation and maintain the status quo. This ‘camouflage’ approach ensures that change agents operate seamlessly within the organization, making their efforts more effective and less susceptible to dismissal.

Strategy 78

Strategy P&L Taylorism Taylor 78

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

When you own and operate a business you need to have certain procedures for an efficient and seamless function. Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. An inefficient operation results in unproductive activities which often miss the point and worse yet, result in wasted time and wasted resources.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 20, 2019

The study reveals that there are around 100 online platforms operating in the country for lawyers and other legal professionals to offer their services. As with so many online platforms, practitioners range from those offering premium services for a high price to their more budget-oriented peers. A gigging life.

Budgeting 40

Budgeting Participative Marketing Operations 40

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

It is good business to recognize opportunities for practice development. Every professional must embrace a set of ethics: Things for which each professional holds himself/herself accountable. It is short sighted to ignore changes in society. Holds benchmarks for Continuous Quality Improvement.

Diversity 91

Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 91

Strategy Driven

JULY 11, 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. By seeing the daily changes resulting from the planning, companies are poised to rise above the current daily crises.

Energy 78

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 78

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Back characters on TV shows included restaurant and bar operators, where the stars went top relax. Those vital employees in the business world might include the IT guy, the receptionist, the mailroom manager, the ethics adviser and the secretary to the Board of Directors. Study and utilize marketing and business development techniques.

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Rogers Henderson Mentor Learning-by-Doing 62

LDRLB

JULY 28, 2011

The strategic plan is not the annual budget. This is the break from day-to-day operations; it is the organization’s future. A company with differentiated branded consumables would likely measure market share, brand awareness, brand image, and margin development. Start with deep strategic thought and the right conviction.

Strategic Planning 124

Strategic Planning Planning Real Estate Brand 124

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Planning, tactics, organizational development. Organizational purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth. Operations are sound, professional and productive. Business Development. You develop-champion the tools to change. Study and utilize marketing and business development techniques.

Leadership 50

Leadership Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing Ethics 50

Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

  Since new members of the House will be up for reelection in two years, they’re operating on a similar time frame.     Set strategic goals and use them to guide critical early decisions such as budgeting and staffing.   There’s a lot of sound advice there. 

Executive Coaching 141

Executive Coaching Blog Open-book Letter 141

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Futurism is a continuum of thinking and reasoning skills, judicious activities, shared leadership and an accent upon ethics and quality. Futurism: developing thinking and reasoning skills, rather than dwelling just upon techniques and processes. Futurism: the foresight to develop hindsight that creates insight into the future.

Benchmarking 50

Benchmarking Crisis Management Rogers Tactics 50

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

I developed the concept of integrating Pop Culture Wisdom with management training and business planning over the last 40 years. Amplify discussions on community standards and ethics. Non-profit organizations operating more business-like. Exemplifying ethical behavior. Communicating and developing people skills.

Strategic Planning 51

Strategic Planning Planning Ethics Learning-by-Doing 51

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

It applies to service industries and manufacturing operations. In order to complete the chain, organizations must insist that suppliers, professional services counselors and vendors show demonstrated quality programs, as well as ethics statements. Paying attention to quality can realize: Lower operating costs. Faster innovation.

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Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

Leaders build the Vision bridge by developing and communicating a mission, set of values, and reputation that connect with employees. Leaders build the Voice bridge by developing processes and practices that keep employees “in the loop” and give them regular opportunities to express their views. Connecting the U.S.

Long-term 207

Long-term Consensus Class Follow-up 207

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The sharing of trust and ideas leads to developing business philosophies. Many people do without the substantive insights into business because they have not really developed critical thinking skills. Develop, update and maintain a career growth document. Truth and ethics must be woven into how you conduct business.

Mentor 50

Mentor Learning-by-Doing Open-book Career 50

Strategy Driven

JUNE 18, 2015

And, the mission critical nature of credibility cannot be overstated, as it establishes a company or brand’s integrity, reliability, validity, soundness and a host of other image-including indicators of an entity’s moral and ethical code, and the standards by which it operates. Transparency Translates. About the Author.

Crisis 50

Crisis Strategy Brand Telemarketing 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Professional education is an important ingredient in corporate development. Organizations of all sizes must have the Think Tank.which delineates future operations, including education and training. 7 Steps of Professional Development : 1. Personal Development. Developing a Body of Work-Knowledge. Teaching-Training.

Education 50

Education Company Succession Mentor 50

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 19, 2023

Within a healthcare organization, there is a head of every department who ensures operations run smoothly. Healthcare Administrator As a healthcare administrator, you oversee the day-to-day operations of a particular department within the organization. They spend most of their time analyzing past and present health financial data.

Chief Executive Officer 114

Chief Executive Officer Career Leadership Guidelines 114

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

The term Budgeting gets tossed around in many ways. Budgets get blamed for gridlock. Budgets get politicized. Business development. 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.

Strategic Planning 71

Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 71

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Validate your worth to the overall company operation. Business development. Under the rules of supply chain dynamics, one must study your supplier relationships, formalize a plan of outsourcing and develop collaborations. Become top management’s partner in efficiency of operations. Cash outlays are always risks.

Budgeting 50

Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

This makes sense, because the alternative is for behavioral insights to be tried out by individuals or specific departments, and their knowledge and skill are likely to vary: Someone in marketing might use their behavioral knowledge to develop more-effective campaigns, while at the same time someone in HR uses theirs to focus on employee engagement.

Company 8

Company Committee Ethics Project 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Because business is fraught with many risks and challenges, and because this journey isn’t right for everyone, I’ve developed some questions that will help you get more clarity so you can make better decisions for yourself when it comes to starting a business. Does your spouse think it’s a good idea to go into the business you’ve selected?

Learning-by-Doing 257

Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 257

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

Business development. Of the companies who continue to operate without a plan, 40% of them will be out of business in the next 10 years. According to research conducted by the Ethics Resource Center: Employees of organizations steal 10 times more than do shoplifters. Training and development of people. Body of Knowledge.

Budgeting 85

Budgeting Succession Consultative Crisis 85

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2013

That's because there are deep and fundamental conflicts between innovation and day-to-day operations—and established organizations are built more for the latter than the former. Making innovation happen inside established organizations is just darned tough work. The article, on closer inspection, is realistic.

Innovation 8

Innovation Proposal Article Sports 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2013

Now, as a pragmatic idealist I've always believed that technology could be an immense force for good in the world, but I've also recognized that great technology wouldn't get developed — no matter how beneficial — if it was missing one important factor: big profits. Deliver Big Impact on a Small Budget. Talk about Big Data!

Open-book 8

Open-book Analysis Download Information 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Within EB, Merck first created a Global Health Innovation Fund and then a Healthcare Services and Solution unit to identify, develop, and operate nascent opportunities that fit that thesis. For ideas to become reality, a company needs repeatable processes, not only out-of-the-box insights. Experimentation is vital.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2012

Corporate executives must develop themselves for the next level and to be useful to their companies and communities in the future. Business development. 7 Plateaus of Work Ethic. Deep Commitments to Body of Work, Professionalism, Ethics. A Primer on the Workforce, Levels of Jobs, Plateaus of Professionalism.

Business Development 51

Business Development Development Learning-by-Doing Ethics 51

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Business development. Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior. Human resources development. Without goals, one cannot operate under self-control. 7 Measurements of Successful Budgeting and Planning: The business you’re in. Operations continue to streamline and are professional and productive.

Strategic Planning 56

Strategic Planning Goal Planning Budgeting 56

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

We can dispense with all that employee training and professional development. Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Not engaging in planning for future operations: So what are you gonna do about it? We make a good product… that should be enough. Why must we spend time on things other than our core business?

Budgeting 78

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 78

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

But from a business person's point of view, Sorkin and other writers in the section don't even discuss one of the most important developments of the last 25 years: the rise in the role, status and importance of the general counsel and other inside lawyers employed directly by the corporation. In these, financial incentives are aligned (i.e.,

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Trends Crisis Definition 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2013

Business development. It occupied one counter at 2-J’s Hamburgers, an established Austin restaurant, owned and operated by Ralph Moreland. Ethics cannot be edicted from afar. The ethical conduct of business has a direct relationship on the ability to grow and prosper.). Running the business. Body of Knowledge.

Franchising 65

Franchising Budgeting Pryor Consultative 65

Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2014

Business development. Ethics and integrity. The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Body of Knowledge. The Big Picture. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Mature confidence and informed judgment.

Balanced Scorecard 74

Balanced Scorecard Budgeting Risk Management Learning-by-Doing 74

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2014

Business development. 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. Running the business. Body of Knowledge. The Big Picture. Professionals Who Go the Distance.

Energy 58

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 58

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Business development has occurred primarily by accident or through market demand. Because of economic realities and the increased numbers of firms providing comparable services, the notion of business development is now a necessity, rather than a luxury. Business development. by Hank Moore. Running the business. The Big Picture.

Positioning 50

Positioning Company Strategic Planning Guidelines 50

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Business development. Their work is off-the-shelf, conforms to an established mode of operation, contains original thought and draws precedents from experience. (17 In budgeting for and pricing consulting services, budget for consulting at the start of the fiscal year, averaging 10 percent of gross sales. The Big Picture.

Consultative 60

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 60

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2011

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in Running the business Financial People Business development Body of Knowledge The Big Picture No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior.

Goal 50

Goal Strategic Planning Benchmarking Budgeting 50

Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2011

Business development. Pressures continue and accelerate for companies to stay in operation, become competitive, keep ahead of the marketplace and perform quality work. Executives are not fully prepared to handle challenges of the moment, much less to begin developing Big Picture thinking. Develop a true corporate culture.

Strategic Planning 69

Strategic Planning Benchmarking Long-term Consultative 69