Mike Cardus

APRIL 29, 2013

Contact Create-Learning Team Building & Leadership to fix this before it happens. Under her management, in the previous role, the department had a 98% retention rate of employees and a project completion on time, on budget, and within determined specifications of 83%, the highest amongst any of her peers. It can be fixed…. .

Case Study 150

Case Study Leadership Engineering Team Building 150

The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Some of us are fortunate that our manager and the organization we work for recognize the value of coaching and make it a line item in your department’s (or Human Resources’) budget. The number who are paying (and paving) their own way to greater self-awareness, skill development and leadership capacity building is growing.

Executive Coaching 52

Executive Coaching Execution Budgeting Entrepreneur 52

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

We are slowly witnessing the resurgence of Human Resource Management, with companies actively investigating how HR teams can contribute to business growth. Even if big gestures are beyond a company’s budget, verbal and social recognition can work wonders.

Succession 105

Succession Metrics Strategy Trends 105

Reality-Based Leadership

JULY 14, 2016

My entry into Reality-Based Leadership started with the Open-Door Policy. For the first time, I would be leading a team, which got me a free ticket to the Human Resources boot camp for managers. No one used my Open Door to directly ask for coaching on handling sticky issues in a more effective, productive and efficient way.

Leadership 60

Leadership Policies Self-aware Morale 60

HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development.

Diversity 52

Diversity Career Globalization Learning-by-Doing 52

Sales Wolf Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! Dan McCarthy, Great Leadership : Do's and Don'ts for Having a 360 Degree Assessment Development Discussion - There is little argument that 360 degree assessments are a powerful tool for leadership development.  Enjoy!

Blog 145

Blog Human Resources McCarthy Talent Management 145

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Within the context of business, mindfulness offers simple – but extremely effective – ways for leaders and their teams to increase productivity. In today’s fast-paced, high-pressure marketplace, leaders are continually looking for ways to improve productivity both for themselves and their teams. The Bottom Line.

Productivity 50

Productivity Products Strategy Covey 50

HR Digest

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Companies must depend on their chief human resources officers (CHROs) in creating corporate values necessary to achieve success. The CHRO functions should be recognized as imperative in building and assigning talent and as the appropriate channel to unleash the organization’s workforce in the most productive sense. Conclusion.

CEO 63

CEO CFO McKinsey Human Resources 63

Change Starts Here

JUNE 6, 2013

Human Resources. As the designated “people people” in most organizations, human resources professionals are often seen as responsible for organizational features like culture, employee satisfaction, and employee performance. Though many try, the leadership team alone cannot implement a strategy. Project Management.

Six Sigma 124

Six Sigma Management Human Resources Strategic Planning 124

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Workers who adapt and grow with the organization in a time of accelerated change will be able to launch products and services that meet market needs. Coding, budgeting, and marketing operations are examples. Organizations with healthy growth curves rely on their staff to help them sustain a competitive edge.

Skills 145

Skills Emotional Intelligence CFO Power 145

In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 30, 2012

If you think I’m going to list of a bunch of product bargains or discount sales, think again. Here are the 5 best bargains in the world of business: Leadership heads the list. This is a corollary to leadership but it is also a core value that must permeate the entire organization. People with the right mindsets create magic.

Bureaucracy 245

Bureaucracy Constraint Creativity Discount 245

In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 17, 2011

Leadership. by John • July 17, 2011 • Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. The strategic plan is not the annual budget. Low-cost producers watch their costs, productivity, sales/profit per employee and overall employment. Some firms track new product launches, some measure employee engagement.

Strategic Planning 100

Strategic Planning CEO Planning Real Estate 100

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 7, 2015

Absentee leadership. Budgets are constantly cut and revised. New products are “me-to” brand line extensions. Product discounting is chronic. “Sure, they’ve got better products, a better sales force, and more efficient production. Revival is not too late, but whatever you do.

Absenteeism 100

Absenteeism Short-term Long-term Strategic Planning 100

In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 22, 2012

No matter what a company’s product or service, this is not a business anomaly. No matter how often you preach the value of narrowing market scope or reducing the product line or the number of stock-keeping units, they remain unconvinced. This isn’t budget sandbagging; it is prudent management. Squeaky wheels get the grease.

Strategy 196

Strategy Short-term Constraint Strategic Planning 196

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Provide leadership. Design and re-engineering of products-services. Each product-service is budgeted. Cash flow, forecasting and budgeting are consistently monitored. Human Resources program is active, professional and responsive to the organization. Assets are adequately valued and managed.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

HR Digest

JANUARY 18, 2019

The emergence of varied employee training options has led to a wider choice of management by human resource chiefs in employee development and advancement procedures. Enhanced creativity, improved productivity, and efficient resources management are other benefits of learner-centered employee development policy.

Training 40

Training Mentor Learning-by-Doing System 40

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Websites that sell products are digital platforms, not the arbitrators of quality in the business world. That means doing things correctly the first time, without wasting counter-productive time in cleaning up mistakes. Productivity translates to profitability in an advantageous climate in which to function.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

They ran productive meetings. Business planning (analysis, forecasting, budgeting…). Managing for Value – Governance, change management, organizational culture, communication, leadership. Processes, products, and services should be improved constantly; reducing waste. They develop action plans.

Management 40

Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Base Budgets on Value… Not on Cost. Readily measurable values: Time and cost of product development-service delivery cycles. Product-service movement at business-to-business levels. Product-service movement at retail levels. Product-service movement at retail levels. Productivity gained.

Budgeting 50

Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Competition without relationships turns products and services turn into commodities. One half of building business is supplying quality products or services; the other half is skill in building relationships. Then come down—whether it is getting published or getting a new product into stores. Proceed with extreme caution.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

This comes at a significant financial and productivity cost to all organizations, as demonstrated by research in corporate settings : Onboarding an external hire can cost up to twice the departing executive’s salary, and the time it takes for an external hire to become productive is twice as long as for someone hired from within.

Development 8

Development Mentor COO CFO 8

HR Digest

JANUARY 22, 2022

For example, a general manager’s duties at a factory include overseeing production schedules, labor costs, and employee wages. Production managers supervise assembly-line workers and other employees who manufacture products or perform services for an organization. Establishing budgets. Leadership.

Management 52

Management Human Resources Strategic Planning Skills 52

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Next, the researchers analyzed the three types of resources across all 837 movies. For the financial resources, they used each movie’s production budget. For the brand resources, they used whether the movie is a sequel, reasoning that sequels and series can offer the same advantages as a brand.

RBV 8

RBV Mass Marketing Budgeting Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Fortunately, demonstrating your skills in this area doesn't demand that you singlehandedly develop a new breakthrough product or revise the company's overall business model. Is the annual planning and budgeting system overly time-consuming and out of sync with the pace of the business?

Innovation 15

Innovation Merchandising How To Proposal 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

The result — obsolete policies and practices, outdated assumptions and mind-sets, and underperforming products and services. This organizational memory creates biases that get embedded in planning processes, performance evaluation systems, organizational structures and human resource policies.

Human Resources 15

Human Resources Policies Budgeting Operations 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

Lateral moves within your organization can be a great way to build new skills and relationships and get exposure to different products or services. You can accomplish this on the job, by seeking out a mentor or volunteering for special projects; and off the job through formal leadership training.

Chief Operating Officer 8

Chief Operating Officer Supply Chain Finance Mentor 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

The result — obsolete policies and practices, outdated assumptions and mind-sets, and underperforming products and services. This organizational memory creates biases that get embedded in planning processes, performance evaluation systems, organizational structures and human resource policies.

Human Resources 8

Human Resources Policies Budgeting Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

When I ask, "How will this fit into your leadership strategy?" What do you mean, 'leadership strategy'? If a high-potential program is not part of a well-conceived strategy for leadership development, your main result is going to be a terrific program for training the future leaders of your competition. Come give us one!"

Long-term 15

Long-term Short-term Participative Training 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

When I ask, "How will this fit into your leadership strategy?" What do you mean, 'leadership strategy'? If a high-potential program is not part of a well-conceived strategy for leadership development, your main result is going to be a terrific program for training the future leaders of your competition. Come give us one!"

Long-term 15

Long-term Short-term Participative Training 15

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Have to make cuts everywhere else to pay for rising production costs. We make a good product… that should be enough. Our human resources department takes care of that. Organizations must educate consumers, in a pro-active way, on how to best utilize their products-services. Learn to live with it.

Budgeting 77

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 77

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

I’ll use the example of a leadership team of a manufacturing plant to demonstrate the process. The manufacturing leadership team would emphasize issues that cut across the plant and parse out topics that can be addressed by individuals or subgroups of the team. First, define the work of the team.

Operations 8

Operations Short-term Supply Chain Objective 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Employees work hard, rather than productively. Human resources development. 7 Measurements of Successful Budgeting and Planning: The business you’re in. You’re highly dedicated, talented, resourceful and give customers what they cannot really get elsewhere. Mutually agreed-upon goals are vital.

Strategic Planning 56

Strategic Planning Goal Planning Budgeting 56

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Just as the A's used analytics to find undervalued players who got on base at a disproportionate rate, your company can crunch data to find the offers your customers will respond to best, the price points that will move the most products, or the supply chain configurations that will wring out most cost.

Company 12

Company Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Film 12

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Distinctions must be drawn into three consulting categories (and percentages of their occurrence in the marketplace): Vendors sell products which were produced by others. Human resources management. Let the buyer beware. Consultants Are Not All Alike. Entrepreneurial, small business management. Academic, research.

Consultative 60

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 60

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Employees work hard, rather than productively. People caught in activity traps shrink, rather than grow, as human beings. Human resources development. Rules for Budgeting-Planning: Use indicators and indices wherever they can be used. Managers lose sight of their employees’ goals. Portfolio analysis.

Goal 50

Goal Strategic Planning Benchmarking Budgeting 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

To tackle these questions, our respective organizations (the Transamerica Center for Health Studies and the Institute for Health and Productivity Studies at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) prepared a report, “ From Evidence to Practice: Workplace Wellness that Works.” Leadership commitment and support.

Planning 8

Planning Incentives ROI Long-term 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 3, 2012

People – Productivity. Apathy, low productivity and discord are exhibited. Human resource administration, employee testing, behavioral research, executive search, talent pools, reorganizations, downsizing, executive outplacement, labor issues and negotiating. Promotions of products and sales.

Review 57

Review Company Strategic Planning Industry 57