HR Digest

APRIL 30, 2019

While most corporate cultures are focused on engineering the most common goal of every business, some employers are repositioning their cultures to address social inequality as well as drive diversity & inclusion. Philip Morris International Operations Center Lausanne, Switzerland. And it’s a key focus for us.

Globalization 40

Globalization Human Resources Long-term Diversity 40

Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 20, 2010

Inspiration when given as a gift is like the fuel that feeds the engine of prosperity for your organization. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. What keeps you from gifting your kindness? Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

Blog 206

Blog Greenleaf Maslow Open-book 206

Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2013

” Marketing can sometimes slip through the cracks given the constant and pressing demands of sales, client service, and internal operations. However, under-investing in marketing is short-sighted, and this article will explain how “smart marketing” can be a key driver of business growth.

Marketing 50

Marketing Press Release Consultative Brand 50

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

A simple example – when I was in engineering college, in the final year, my dad bought me a car after much begging and pleading. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. I escaped with minor scrapes and stitches, miraculously.

Ethics 184

Ethics Morale Open-book Blog 184

Deming Institute

AUGUST 30, 2018

Guest post by David Kachoui (previously published in Quality Progress, August 2014): Director of Business Development at Natech Plastics. Students ran operations. Edwards Deming, The New Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Advanced Engineering Study, 1994, p. Parents were patrons.

Quality 51

Quality P&L Deming Education 51

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

In the State of Nevada we, Professional Engineers, have to have 30 professional development hours of learning to renew our licenses every two years. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services.

Resistance 193

Resistance Class Learning-by-Doing Self-aware 193

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2018

How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. In this new environment, both machines and humans are essential: By collaborating in roles such as supply chain planning and inventory management, the combined power of humans and machines will create new sources of value for businesses. Adopting AI.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Technology System Engineering 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!

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2016

For example, engineers tend to be far more attracted to companies that emphasize innovation, while those in more commercial roles tend to be far more attracted by leadership opportunities. Talent profiles can also include typical interests of these target groups, based on research among existing high performers in these roles.

Globalization 8

Globalization Brand Survey Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

There was a time when companies could operate without corporate websites or email contacts; now websites are the centerpiece of marketing and branding. Though acquisition cost was relatively high then, the main factor was lack of clear benefits to their operations. There's no question about that anymore.

Brand 8

Brand Budgeting Media Software 8

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Now, back to your point, throw in a class after work and studying for an eight hour professional engineering exam it makes it pretty difficult to exercise and eat healthy. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services.

Learning-by-Doing 185

Learning-by-Doing Blog Class Open-book 185

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Today, many high-profile companies— Cisco , Google , IBM , Samsung , Siemens , Disney , Volkswagen and Deutsche Bank , to name a few—contain such roving consulting groups to help solve the most critical strategy and operations problems throughout the business. A strong value proposition and a first-class recruiting engine.

Consultative 8

Consultative Team How To McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

It was the first computer to bring a graphical user interface (GUI) to market, meaning that people with no knowledge of text based-operating commands could finally navigate the world of personal computing. Throughout the '70s, Xerox leadership empowered a group of scientists and engineers to develop products for the coming information era.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Technology Commitment 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Over the past two decades, we’ve led dozens of innovation projects and have talked to thousands of managers about the challenge of building a high-performance innovation “engine.” The engine may be otherwise well built, but without just one of these components, it will be essentially worthless.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

However, in recent years a parallel explosion of digital tools and services has taken place in the manufacturing realm as well, drawing in computer-assisted design and 3D printing equipment to open-source operating systems, the cloud, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Second, a number of important inputs have gotten cheaper.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Contract Manufacturing Incubator Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The flywheel was used by James Watt over 200 years ago in his steam engine, the invention that powered the Industrial Revolution. ” The intention was right, but there was no operational impact. These days, instead of talking about the funnel, we talk about the flywheel. For us, flywheel is a powerful metaphor. Employee skills.

B2C 14

B2C Energy Marketing Efficiency 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2012

The obvious targets were people in the field of innovation — those working in strategy, R&D, business development, and entrepreneurship. They partnered up with IBM to develop OS/2 , and decimated the Windows team. They decided to pursue their doctorates, and offered their search engine to Yahoo for $1 million.

Succession 17

Succession Diversity Open-book Innovation 17

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Different operational skills. If you're a product guru, maybe you need a business development or sales-oriented leader to get your vision to market. Diversity on your founding team will give you strength. If you are great at the finances, an early-stage Excel ninja partner probably isn't be the top priority.

How To 15

How To Long-term Learning Curve Entrepreneur 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The men and women who choose this path have diverse expertise and job responsibilities: marketing, leadership development, communications, operations, new business development, purchasing. James is using his expertise as a chemical engineer to develop new business models for base-of-the-pyramid consumers.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Constraint Entrepreneur Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

It was the first computer to bring a graphical user interface (GUI) to market, meaning that people with no knowledge of text based-operating commands could finally navigate the world of personal computing. Throughout the '70s, Xerox leadership empowered a group of scientists and engineers to develop products for the coming information era.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Technology Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

I came to a stark realization that day: sales is at the heart of every commercial enterprise and that being the revenue-generating engine of a business was actually a good thing. And my favorite, “I’m not in sales, I’m in business development.” Sales is the engine powering all business. The perception.

Advertising 9

Advertising Human Resources Consultative Career 9

You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 15, 2009

The Penguins were delighted with the idea that Perry would bring a refreshing new perspective to their operation and Perry, being an ambitious sort, was equally delighted to be chosen. Our brains are difference engines, trained to find and deal with patterns and their disruption. But then, the tide changed.

Gordon 46

Gordon Open-book Library Diversity 46

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

In one study, we found discrepancies in connections between headquarters and affiliates, and poor collaboration between engineering and sales. This insight produced the business case for holding brainstorming sessions to build connections and improve communication.

Agility 14

Agility Team How To Project 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

Satya Nadella, for instance, joined Microsoft in 1992 and worked his way up to running its cloud computing effort, building that business unit into a viable new growth platform before becoming CEO, in 2014. The same was true of Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen. It’s a strategy that has also worked for others on the list.

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

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. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Often, it withers and dies an early death. Body of Knowledge.

Budgeting 83

Budgeting Succession Consultative Crisis 83

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

For example, in the Twin Cities, a diverse group of policymakers, corporations, foundations, and community organizations have come together to link and integrate previously disconnected efforts around transit planning and engineering, land use planning, affordable housing, workforce development, and economic development.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Long-term Innovation Definition 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 3, 2012

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. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. There is a sense that company operations are out of control.

Review 57

Review Company Strategic Planning Industry 57

You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 4, 2010

It is the core facet of how humanity has operated since history began; to share resources, to learn, and to instruct in kind. As my husband is fond of saying, “There is nothing wrong with my memory, it’s my Search Engine that is a little faulty!&# There really isn’t anything new about that at all, in effect.

Learning-by-Doing 41

Learning-by-Doing Media Blog Technology 41

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

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. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Often, it withers and dies an early death. Body of Knowledge.

Crisis 58

Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 58

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

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. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Often, it withers and dies an early death. Body of Knowledge.

Planning 61

Planning Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing Budgeting 61

Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 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. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Welcome to the paradigms that many of us have operated under for some time.

Transportation 68

Transportation Consultative Film Strategic Planning 68

Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 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. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Often, it withers and dies an early death. Body of Knowledge.

Strategic Planning 69

Strategic Planning Benchmarking Long-term Consultative 69

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2013

So also should diversity, branding, quality, marketing, re-engineering and other important processes. The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. by Hank Moore.

Crisis 71

Crisis Crisis Management Budgeting Risk Management 71

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

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. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Often, it withers and dies an early death. Body of Knowledge. 17 percent).

Consultative 60

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 60

Strategy Driven

MARCH 28, 2016

Most companies, whether start-ups or long-time players live in a world shaped by the laws of demand where low pricing can trump quality, and where targeted marketing, carefully crafted keywords, and social media engineering can build awareness, influence opinion, and generate sales. Then, there is 50 Shades of Grey.

Productivity 50

Productivity Products Marketing Strategy Budgeting 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2018

How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. This applies to all parts of the organization from marketing and business development to HR. In short, there needs to be a democratization of judgment-based decision-making power. Insight Center. Adopting AI. Sponsored by SAS.

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy Tools Marketing Agility 8