In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 24, 2017

The reward is longer-term competitive advantages. Whether you are a start-up or a Procter & Gamble, the ethic of focusing on what you do best and excelling at it is the culture and the identity that sustains an organization’s success. Human capital is the source from which competitive advantage flows or falls.

Company 177

Company Apparel Competitive Advantage Long-term 177

The Practical Leader

JUNE 12, 2019

” Phrases like “head count,” “human capital,” and “my people,” dehumanize and objectify. We could push this further and make the same argument for “human resources.” Ethics and Fairness. Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage.

Human Capital 67

Human Capital Management Benchmarking Mission Statement 67

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 28, 2012

Other than ensuring an ethical environment in the organizations they govern, I suspect today’s Boards still don’t give culture the attention it deserves. With the exception of mega-company “clout” in the marketplace, sustainable competitive advantage cannot survive in toxic cultures. That is sustainable competitive advantage.

Competitive Advantage 131

Competitive Advantage Long-term CEO Ethics 131

In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Rather, it is using judgment at the right time and in the right place to seize the competitive edge. Competitive advantage, not information, is power. To be fair, the ‘act early’ ethic prevails in corporate cultures that worship entrepreneurial thinking. It is experience that improves a person’s ability to take action.

Power 100

Power Competitive Advantage Information Airlines 100

Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

There is no doubt that strong culture translates into a powerful competitive advantage. In fact, there is a huge risk in undervaluing the advantage the right culture plays. They want to work for a company that serves as a role model for ethical and values-centered behavior. Jason Richmond.

How To 107

How To Middle Management Reputation Short-term 107

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2013

These include perfectionism; preoccupation with details, rules, orders, lists, organizations or schedules; excess devotion to work; inflexibility about matters of morality, ethics or values; reluctance to delegate tasks unless others submit to exactly his way of doing things; and rigidity and stubbornness. I don''t know.

Competitive Advantage 9

Competitive Advantage Ethics Human Resources Pharmaceuticals 9

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Diversity is about so much more than human resources issues. Every professional must embrace a set of ethics: Things for which each professional holds himself/herself accountable. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. It means making the most of the organization that we can.

Diversity 90

Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 90

Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2015

Take ownership of planning programs, rather than abdicate them to human resources or accounting people. Long-term track record, unlike anything accomplished by any other individual, all contributing toward organizational philosophy, purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth. Develop and share own philosophies.

Article 50

Article Strategy Long-term Mentor 50

HR Digest

JUNE 24, 2023

HR analytics, also known as people analytics or workforce analytics, is a data-driven approach that empowers Human Resources Management (HRM) by collecting, analyzing, and interpreting HR data. The term Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) emerged as organizations recognized the critical role HR plays in driving business success.

Metrics 98

Metrics Trends Compliance Analysis 98

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

They are the skill bearers and knowledge experts corporations will rely on to gain competitive advantage in the coming decades. Yet proportionate to their size, Generation X may be the cohort with the most clout. Now in their late 30s and 40s, Xers make up the bench strength for management. Show them the route to the top.

Competitive Advantage 11

Competitive Advantage Talent Management Survey Human Resources 11

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

In order to complete the chain, organizations must insist that suppliers, professional services counselors and vendors show demonstrated quality programs, as well as ethics statements. This is not something that can be conducted alone by internal human resources departments. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Conventional wisdom holds that improving working conditions (which typically costs money) would undermine the competitive advantage these firms enjoy. Producers in less-developed countries compete by keeping costs low. Our research suggests an alternative to this race to the bottom.

Lean Manufacturing 9

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 9

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Human Resources Oversees Training. Generational work ethics and why young people need executive mentoring to 'go the distance' in their careers, offering value to the company and profession. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

Education 50

Education Company Succession Mentor 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The arrangement works well because many of the projects are closely related to promoting efficiency and increasing productivity, as well as supporting Transdev competitive position. Alternatively, human resources might be the right place. Whatever these may be, we strongly recommended two things: Have an ethics committee.

Company 8

Company Committee Ethics Project 8

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 18, 2015

Thanks to Coke’s global reach, brand power, bottling network, and single-minded focus, I’m betting on Coca-Cola sustaining this competitive advantage. Intuit is successful because they bring their ‘do less better’ cultural ethic to their customers. billion and record earnings.

Apparel 100

Apparel Brand Franchising Competitive Advantage 100

In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Advancing the model’ is just another way of saying improving or fortifying the company’s competitive advantage. Differentiation holds the key to competitive success. Now, consider this side benefit: imagine the impact this involvement had on the company’s customer service ethic. Spend a day with a Sales Representative.

CEO 207

CEO Chief Executive Officer Business Model Competitive Advantage 207

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Our human resources department takes care of that. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. We’re too worried about __ (some item in the news… the latest source of gossip). Interest rates are too high. Learn to live with it.

Budgeting 77

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 77

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Diagnose a competitively disadvantaging problem or an unrealized opportunity for competitive advantage. Prescribe a more competitively advantaged outcome. Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior. Human resources development. Continue raising the bar on values. Team the project.

Budgeting 50

Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50