HR Digest

MAY 6, 2021

In building a reliable pipeline of leadership talent, how do these programs help deliver on your objectives? The most challenging decision had to be leaving the finance organization to accept a position to lead a newly formed enterprise operational function. USAA takes great pride in its leadership development programs.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 26, 2019

Over the years, I’ve worked with a number of founders, CEOs, and presidents of companies. Typically, Finance, Marketing, and Operations all have input, direct or indirect, on the creation and revision of the strategic plan. Often, these executives are a part of my network. I call this obstacle The Disconnect.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The newly elected president warmly welcomed the incoming office-bearers who readily accepted their positions, and stated that he looks forward to working with them to pursue the achievement of CMI’s strategic objectives. COVID-19 has changed this perspective completely. Like this article? Why not share it.

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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. The companies that employed me were generally the underdogs in battles against bigger, better-financed organizations. It’s not as if RIM were operating in a non-competitive environment.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Posted on November 29th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Bonus or no bonus? That is the question. The structures of corporate bonuses are as varied as there are numbers of entities.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

I’m always amazed at the number of organizations that charge sub-par leaders with mission critical tasks and then wonder why they failed to meet their objectives. The most important decision a leader can make with regard to any implementation, initiative, project, objective, goal, task, etc.

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Bottom-up Blog Objective Brand 366

Mike Cardus

APRIL 14, 2011

Elliot Jaques “ Social Power and the CEO ”. Unfortunately when this question is asked to executives and managers they are operating off false theories of folklore that are leading them to treat employees as less than capable. The notion that some types of roles (sales, research, finance, etc.) Why do people work ?

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Companies with greater diversity not only have higher retention, but they have higher revenues and operating results, as well as higher brand recognition in their marketplaces. Additionally, how do these initiatives align with broader organizational goals, and what progress has EY made towards achieving its well-being objectives?

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

The following list of suggestions is my gift to you in hope that it will allow you to outsmart those that feel they cannot be outsmarted… Define Acceptable Behavior : This first thing all CEOs need to do is to accept responsibility for any “corporate crazies&# who have taken residence in their organization.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Moreover they know how to leverage information and resources to achieve their objectives. Leaders who operate behind a veil of secrecy are only setting themselves up for a rude awakening. link] ATIG Dear Mike, To achieve the objective, need more educations. They understand the difference between raw data and useful information.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

It's at that point that we can appreciate that encouraging efficiency is not as critical as encouraging effectiveness since it's the latter that will ultimately ensure we attain the goals we set out to reach.

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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.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Continuity should flow from values to vision, mission to strategy, and objectives to tactics to process. Put simply, if you’re going to spend your time and money do it where you get the biggest bang for the buck. Be consistent: Consistency in all things throughout the value chain is critical.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Put simply, true influence is nothing more than understanding how to work with and through others to achieve a stated objective while staying true to your core values and maintaining your integrity. Not only is true influence not difficult to acquire, but it is also sustainable when you understand the proper constructs.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

The way to avoid conflict is to help those around you achieve their objectives. Closing gaps becomes much easier when you can position differences as non-adversarial and operate within a framework of trust. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

While being motivated solely by conquest may allow you to achieve a stated goal or objective, the cost will be great. The act of operating in the truest best interest of others is the issue. It is love for those you lead that allows for right thinking, proper perspective, and pure motivations. Thanks for the astute observations Mark.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual “: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? The way to avoid conflict is to help those around you achieve their objectives. If you’re a CEO who doesn’t leverage conflict for team building and leadership development purposes you’re missing a great opportunity.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

While I’m not going to deny that social media brings with it new tools, platforms and communication channels, I vehemently object to the premise that you need to morph into an uber geek or communications savant to learn to use them and to reap their many benefits.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2012

Executives, especially CEOs, need something better. If you don’t understand finance and accounting, enroll in a course immediately. Read your leading-edge industry publications, Forbes , other finance journals, and popular business books. If you don’t hold a finance or operations position, consider cross training.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

It has been my experience that whenever methodologies become productized objectivity is removed from the equation. Their core is the design and the idea, the operating system, plus the network environment such as iTunes. Whenever you are being pitched a product as a solution I suggest you exercise extreme caution. But manufacturing?

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance. It is a new, more advanced way of studying environments, making decisions, building cultures, and operating on a day-to-day basis. For example, they many fail to detect or assess profound changes in operating landscapes, like Bear Stearns or Blockbuster did. Northern Command.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

If you are a CEO or entrepreneur and don’t see team building as a priority, then the text the follows is written for you. However CEOs that implement a well thought out and clearly articulated vision, create a sense of stability and a bond of trust amongst the ranks. But I will listen.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

In fact, when striving to come-up with this list I quickly came to the conclusion that while I attempted to use objective logic in making my assessments, the reality is that a list like this is mostly subjective based upon personal preference. Great question. You can follow Michael on Twitter @MichaelHyatt.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Other key events we hosted included an in-person networking event with the HKU SPACE GMBA students and alumni, and four webinars on different topics: “Future Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, “Deep Dives into STEM and Finance” as well as “Skills for New Employment Landscape” with the UNESCO HK Glocal Peace Centre.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

” After all, CEOs don’t actually build factories or sell products. It’s tempting, therefore, to view the CEO as primarily a thinker ; someone who mulls and shapes strategy. That is a part of the CEO’s job, of course. The CEO’s job is to make sure that happens.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2018

At the start of my public seminars on strategic planning I ask attendees, who rank from board members and CEOs to middle management, to write down an example of a strategy on a sheet of paper. The most basic mix-up is between “objective,” “strategy,” and “action.” It’s abstract.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

of Fortune 500 companies are run by female CEOs, and while there is incremental progress — there are 32 female CEOs this year, the highest percentage ever, compared with only 21 last year — the rate of change can feel excruciatingly slow. Women could be ready for the CEO role sooner. Harry Haysom/Getty Images.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

A business plan sets out the financial and operational objectives. Levi King , entrepreneur, CEO and Co-Founder of Nav, advises never to mix personal and business finances for the following reasons: • Separating business and personal finances helps you look legit. • Overestimating revenue. In an article for Inc.,

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

As a CEO when you start to lower the chinning bar by allowing for the hiring of someone based more on their diversity segment than their talent you are enabling the demise of your enterprise. I don’t mean to downplay culture, as a diverse corporate culture is something to be strived for, but only if quality is not sacrificed.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. This all presents CEOs with a tough dilemma. Model 1: Virtual operator. Model 2: Asset capacity pooling.

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Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Behavioral science research tell us that households, small business owners, and CEOs of multinationals alike are prone to overweight recent adverse events, follow the decisions of their peers , compartmentalize risks , and engage in many other behaviors that economists have traditionally considered peculiar.

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Insurance Risk Management Finance Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

. “To prosper over time,” he argued, “companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.” We believe the answer is yes. Truly, business interests and societal interests can be one and the same.

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Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

Every organization has a slightly different framework of expected experience, but I like to look at this through the lens of strategy and operations. One CFO I know managed finance for a spin-off firm when it went public and then returned to the parent company in a corporate position. CEO Chemistry. State your ambition.

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CFO How To CIO Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2016

For example, the French global energy player ENGIE recently tilted its primary dimension from product (such as power, services, and infrastructure) toward region in order to better serve its clients in the territories in which it operates. But such reorgs don’t make silos go away — they just create new ones. One man or woman.

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Organization P&L Report Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

In 2011, when I came to Centura Health in Colorado as President of its largest operating group (Mountains and North Denver Operating Group or MNDOG) and CEO of its flagship health organization, Saint Anthony Hospital, I saw a clear mandate for change. Together we developed an agenda for change and put it into action.

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Health Care How To Operations Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2018

According to CEO Elon Musk, the sophisticated robots actually slowed down production instead of speeding it up. For Tesla, adding more human labor to the mix means extending traditional jobs with additional responsibilities that would help ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the Alien Dreadnought. Adding Humans to the Mix.

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