In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Optimists favor ‘ doing more with more ,’ placing bets that higher sales and profits will pay for the added investments in headcount or technologies; we’ve all been there at one time or another. A long time ago, this ethic saved a near-bankrupt company that I had a part in restructuring.

Human Resources 183

Human Resources Restructuring Competitive Advantage Marketing Strategy 183

Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 26, 2011

While IBM would always fire employees for ethical violations, almost no one was fired because of poor performance. In today's competitive world, job security for managers and professionals seems a distant dream. Global Competition In the 1950s managers and professionals in the U.S. had a huge competitive advantage.

Health Care 132

Health Care CFO Competitive Advantage Outsourcing 132

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Understanding the Concept of Governance Excellence Governance excellence refers to the strategic oversight conducted by a company’s board of directors that ensures ethical, sustainable, and profitable organizational operations. These factors form a formidable foundation for effective organizational governance when paired together.

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Compliance Efficiency Ethics Metrics 235

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

For instance, do the members care about starting and ending on time, silencing technology, making it an acceptable norm to pass in a ‘round-robin’? Develop your mission, vision and values with the team and for the team. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Ask more than you tell.

Competitive Advantage 51

Competitive Advantage Self-aware Strategic Planning Learning-by-Doing 51

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. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. A monthly recurring subscription of $9.95

Energy 77

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 77

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

A critical part of the talent management life-cycle is leadership development. If your mentoring and training programs don’t focus on the development of action oriented leaders then you are simply breeding obselesence, and utlimately…failure. When an organization stops learning they begin dying. Great insights Susan.

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Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 332

HR Digest

JUNE 24, 2023

Improved HR Planning: HR analytics enables organizations to forecast future workforce needs, identify skill gaps, and develop effective HR strategies. This reduces manual effort, minimizes errors, and allows HR professionals to focus on value-added activities such as strategic workforce planning and talent development.

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Metrics Trends Compliance Analysis 98

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Professional education is an important ingredient in corporate development. Today's workforce will need three times the amount of training that it now gets if the organization intends to stay in business, remain competitive and tackle the future successfully. 7 Steps of Professional Development : 1. Personal Development.

Education 50

Education Company Succession Mentor 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Producers in less-developed countries compete by keeping costs low. Conventional wisdom holds that improving working conditions (which typically costs money) would undermine the competitive advantage these firms enjoy. Could lean manufacturing have a similar positive impact on jobs in the developing world? Insight Center.

Lean Manufacturing 9

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Startups and major tech companies, notably Alphabet’s Google X division , are investing heavily in smart car technology, as are network ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. “Self-driving” or “smart” cars will simply become whatever we call the next generation of transportation technology.

Transportation 8

Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2014

As the public becomes more distrusting of data practices with each Snowden dispatch, how do you take advantage of the opportunities offered by data without alienating consumers? There are two keys for using data to gain a competitive advantage while minimizing the risk of consumer backlash: transparency and dialogue.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Ethics Guidelines Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2016

And this factor is likely to loom even larger in the future because many of the benefits of new technologies increase as more people join in. Companies do not all depend equally on proprietary information for competitive advantage. But also it is about developing a capability for reacting publicly, quickly and rapidly.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage PR Information Fashion 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

We can dispense with all that employee training and professional development. We’ve got the latest technology. Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Our company has got the most up to date technology. Technology represents less than 1% of an organization’s pie chart.

Budgeting 77

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 77

Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2015

That having an E-mail address or a website makes one an expert on technology. That technology is the most important driving force in business and society. That professionals can get by without developing public speaking and writing skills. Addictive organizations show frozen feelings and ethical deterioration.

Self-aware 50

Self-aware System Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 17, 2015

That having an E-mail address or a website makes one an expert on technology. That technology is the most important driving force in business and society. That professionals can get by without developing public speaking and writing skills. Addictive organizations show frozen feelings and ethical deterioration.

Self-aware 50

Self-aware System Open-book Learning-by-Doing 50

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. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. The Big Picture.

Energy 58

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 58

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 24, 2012

A colleague from another business school recommended the book, The Future of Leadership Development, Corporate Needs and the Role of Business Schools , edited by IESE Business School Dean Jordi Canals. She said it helped set the direction for her executive development program and really got her thinking about our profession.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Globalization 256