HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

The HR Digest: In your podcast “Break the Rules To Get the Job You Deserve,” you discuss unconventional career advice. We cannot assume that because someone implemented what was the best practice in the 1940s or 1960s, but it’s still the way we should be operating today. Yes, there are so many. It’s a simple question.

Ryan 59

Ryan Handbook Letter Competitive Advantage 59

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 23, 2012

For most of my career, I operated within intensely competitive arenas where fractions of market share points were worth millions of dollars. From my experience, these six characteristics encapsulate the competitive business culture. This is a tremendous competitive advantage for the smaller player.

Power 208

Power Sports Competitive Advantage Advertising 208

Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The themes for this month in the order they appear include: Productivity. Productivity. Cy Wakeman of Reality-Based Leadership provided Three Habits that Zap your Productivity at Work. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted As a Leader, Be so Good They Can’t Ignore You. Development. Company Culture.

Leadership Development 256

Leadership Development Development Leadership Storytelling 256

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

In a market as competitive as today, employees also act as a competitive advantage. Happy employees are 12% more productive according to a study by University of Warwick. It doesn’t stop at productivity either. Employees are your business’s biggest assets. Higher Employee Engagement. Fewer (Costly) Errors.

Agility 50

Agility Competitive Advantage Cost Insurance 50

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service? Well actually, no it’s not. You will also be competing to retain talented employees that other companies would like to lure away. How about competing for the attention of your prospects and clients?

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Blog Brand Depreciation CEO 305

Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

Strategic leadership is particularly popular as a concept in emerging businesses, or any business looking for a competitive advantage. Operating without clear strategy could ultimately leave you with the potential to be doomed to failure. Be strategic in your role as product manager. Always have a learning mindset.

Leadership 227

Leadership Education Short-term Competitive Advantage 227

N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

If you’re passionate about something it means you care so much that it hurts…Refusing to surrender, and having the ability to make the tough decision or the needed sacrifice, will allow your company to continue taking ground and will keep the competitive advantage on the side of your enterprise.

Brand 353

Brand Depreciation Blog Politics 353

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

It has been my experience that whenever methodologies become productized objectivity is removed from the equation. Whenever you are being pitched a product as a solution I suggest you exercise extreme caution.

Blog 334

Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 334

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? If your company can’t be operated by mere mortals, you need to reexamine your business logic.

Business Model 344

Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 344

LDRLB

JUNE 12, 2013

Eric is the author of The Collaboration Economy: How to Meet Business, Social, and Environmental Needs and Gain Competitive Advantage.]. billion of ready-made garment products from Bangladesh. Is the CEO staking his career on enterprise-wide collaborations with rivals, NGOs and public entities? His company buys nearly $1.5

CEO 144

CEO How To Mission Statement Long-term 144

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Others might find that the successful resolution of these conflicts opens them up to new ways of relating to their families and careers. Is your spouse willing to make significant career or personal sacrifices that might be required to support you and the business? Family Questions. Ours did; over 700 did not.)

Learning-by-Doing 255

Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The LSE team found that when they compared 16 years of data on firms, workers and international trade in Portugal, there was a clear distinction between firms who were operating internationally and those operating domestically. In a world of machines and algorithms, competitive advantage will come from the exchange of human capital.”

Globalization 87

Globalization Competitive Advantage Human Capital Analysis 87

N2Growth Blog

MAY 5, 2011

Why do some products have a large backlog of orders at premium prices, while others struggle to get any traction at discounted price points? Competition : Does your pricing place you at a competitive advantage, or disadvantage in the market? By the way, one strategy isn’t necessarily better than the other.

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Price Discount Brand Supply Chain 371

Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Leaders are debating the changing nature of work and the perceived decline in job security (the lifelong career at a benevolent company is a fading memory) and the erosion of corporate loyalty. The “intellectual capital” brought in by high-knowledge employees will be a major, if not the primary, competitive advantage.

Bureaucracy 151

Bureaucracy Intellectual Capital Kotter Telecommunications 151

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 14, 2018

Guest post from Robert (Dusty) Staub : “Perhaps the only sustainable competitive advantage is increasing your ability to learn faster than your competition.” - Arie de Geus, former head of Strategic Planning, Shell Oil Company Are you getting the best results from the people–the embedded collective intelligence–in your organization?

Organization 158

Organization Teamwork Learning-by-Doing System 158

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

magazine’s offering of information, products, services, and online tools for business or management. Linked-In Linked-In is larger than ecademy, and perhaps a bit more polished, and while still valuable it is not nearly as productive a community as ecademy. Inc.com Inc. … Executive Development Opportunities.

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Directory Magazine Blog Brand 167

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

One of the by-products of being high-profile is that you get hangers-on. What types of ‘wild goose chases’ have you pursued in your networking career? EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Most mean well and want to associate with someone successful. One mean-weller kept hounding me.

Strategy 87

Strategy Budgeting Risk Management Strategic Planning 87

Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

Captain Mark Brouker, retired US Navy , is a wealth of practical leadership wisdom gained from his military career as well as his experience as a professor, executive coach, and speaker. This is a simple leadership behavior that can be leveraged to be a significant competitive advantage for any organization.

Leadership 133

Leadership Crisis Learning-by-Doing Team 133

Strategy Driven

JULY 11, 2014

The production was The Sound of Music , starring Carrie Underwood. In it, Bogey reprised the 1930’s Broadway hit and movie that launched his career. Ready… Set… Be productive. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Get Your ‘to do lists’ in order. About the Author.

Energy 71

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 71

Strategy Driven

APRIL 3, 2015

.’ Distinctions must be drawn into three consulting categories (and percentages of their occurrence in the marketplace): Vendors selling products which were produced by others. Their work is off-the-shelf, conforms to an established mode of operation, contains original thought and draws precedents from experience. (17%).

Mentor 50

Mentor Consultative Strategic Planning Entrepreneur 50

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

If your company has passive and/or timid leadership you will face serious problems in sustaining your competitive advantage. Great leaders will do anything to get off the bench and into the game.

Blog 387

Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 387

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Leaders focused on products, profits, processes, and procedures are aiming too LOW. The churches I had previously worked with operated from the the philosophy this is church, and if people want it they will come. Thanks for laying out key success factors. In addition, you mention game changes are “relational.&#

Blog 379

Blog Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 379

N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

Refusing to surrender, having the ability to make the tough decision, the needed sacrifice, and the focus to place fiduciary obligations above your self interest will allow your company to continue taking ground and will keep the competitive advantage on the side of your enterprise.

Leadership 284

Leadership Gordon Blog Brand 284

Strategy Driven

MAY 1, 2015

Distinctions must be drawn into three consulting categories (and percentages of their occurrence in the marketplace): Vendors selling products which were produced by others. Their work is off-the-shelf, conforms to an established mode of operation, contains original thought and draws precedents from experience. (17%).

Consultative 50

Consultative Entrepreneur Competitive Advantage Article 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2015

Mentoring, creating and leading have become the primary emphasis for your career. No entity can operate without affecting or being affected by its communities. In today's highly competitive business environment, every dynamic of a successful organization must be toward ultimate customers. Amplify upon philosophies of others.

Article 50

Article Strategy Long-term Mentor 50

Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2014

Not only can this affect your ability to succeed at your job, but it can also affect your overall sense of career satisfaction and fulfillment. Sales people must focus outward and concentrate on how their product or service helps the customer they are speaking with. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

Competitive Advantage 68

Competitive Advantage Learning-by-Doing Training Content 68

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 16, 2013

We were a mediocre, at best, institutional operation with a sense of entitlement. Our productivity grew each year and our facility bids were winning over 70% of the time. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Our real problem was we were not holding our leaders and staff accountable.

Leadership 63

Leadership Training Peer Review Budgeting 63

HR Digest

JUNE 24, 2023

It provides valuable insights into employee behavior, performance, productivity, and interactions, enabling organizations to make data-backed decisions that drive business success. Enhanced Employee Experience: HR analytics helps uncover factors that contribute to employee engagement, satisfaction, and productivity.

Metrics 98

Metrics Trends Compliance Analysis 98

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

For example, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) built a leading 40% share of the Chinese fast food market through patiently tailoring its product offering to local tastes and building a strong team of local managers. When executed well, the results are astonishing. Is your organization prepared?

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage Leadership Telecommunications Talent Management 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

I’ve been using the sales funnel for 28 years, my whole career. When I started my career, the most profitable application of force was in sales. Competitive advantage went to those marketers who created useful content to pull prospects in. ” The intention was right, but there was no operational impact.

B2C 13

B2C Energy Marketing Efficiency 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

We've been hearing a lot lately about risks to China's manufacturing dominance, factors such as rising wages and a downturn in total factor productivity. already has a competitive advantage, companies will want production to be close to design — and to customers. But 3D printing? Yes, writes George Magnus in the FT.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Banking Advertising Video 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Networks are critical to your career. These three people call because they understand Steve and his personal value proposition — narrowly targeting privately held businesses that need to improve manufacturing operations. Across his career, Steve learned that productive business relationships result when players help each other.

Succession 16

Succession Reference Competitive Advantage Career 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

In every aspect of business, we are operating with mental models that have grown outdated or obsolete, from strategy to marketing to organization to leadership. Many of the paradigms we learned in school and built our careers on are either incomplete or ineffective. One problem is that they’ve been focused on the wrong thing.

Porter 8

Porter Competitive Advantage Senge Network Economy 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Organizations of all sizes must have the Think Tank.which delineates future operations, including education and training. Generally, they are vendors who sell 'off the shelf' products that target small niches within the organization. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. One Size Fits All.

Education 50

Education Company Succession Mentor 50

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

An idea is not synonymous with a competitive advantage, an idea is not necessarily a sign of creativity, an idea does not constitute innovation, and as much as some people wish it was so, an idea is certainly not a business. This is great way to stifle innovation without exploring extensions to existing product lines.

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Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 413

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Executing this strategy required seamless integration of IBM's product capabilities with its geographic reach. This meant abandoning IBM's existing organization, in which product silos and geographic entities operated independently and frequently were more competitive than collaborative. When the U.S. It is not about you.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2017

As in many fast-paced companies today, consulting staff operate without formal job descriptions or handbooks. Retention of women in mid-career levels is now at parity with that of men. As with many workplaces, BCG has traditionally operated according to male communication norms.

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Diversity Consultative Attrition Survey 10