The Horizons Tracker

JULY 13, 2020

Obviously the very act of laying off large numbers of people suggests the firm involved is not in good shape, but the researchers wanted to test how the impact of layoffs differs from other forms of organizational crisis, such as poor publicity or breaches of ethical norms. Unique crises. ”

Advertising 95

Advertising Automotive Restructuring Price 95

Six Disciplines

MARCH 21, 2011

It's typically based on a review of internal and external facts and assumptions about the organization and the marketplace in which it operates. Products and Services (price, quality, Finances (stability, profitability, debt to equity ratio). Cultural (values, ethics). Having trouble starting out your SWOT analysis?

SWOT 118

SWOT Debt to Equity Ratio Analysis Supply Chain 118

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

While they may be good at dreaming up new financial products, they are not so hot when it comes to taking a completely fresh look at their business. Today, its separate and highly successful online banking and broking operation Boursorama has attracted nearly half a million customers. Willingness to fail. Leaders hold the key.

Banking 251

Banking Leadership Business Model Competitive Advantage 251

N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

CEO 287

CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 287

Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2020

Financing the venture from your personal savings is an option, but won’t be open to many. Their productivity is what will essentially drive the business towards the desired destination. The team ethic truly counts for everything. This can aid productivity too. Financial Backers. On-Site Staff. Many hands make light work.

Outsourcing 67

Outsourcing ROI Entrepreneur Banking 67

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

These silos are staffed with legions of “tenured&# COBOL and C++ programmers, as well as &# tenured&# IT managers overseeing the operation. You see tenure is not synonymous with loyalty, but rather is more often a measure of compliance and survival. the company is not leveraging its true talent base.

Loyalty 419

Loyalty Blog Brand Follow-up 419

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? I personally dont feel bonuses work to promote a good work ethic. That is the question. As for our staff, they all received an equal bonus for their efforts.

Blog 325

Blog Metrics Brand CEO 325

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

“My way or the highway&# leadership styles don’t play well in today’s world, will result in a fractured culture, and ultimately a non-productive organization. Without them, not only is there no one to lead, but in many cases there would not be a product to sell or a service to offer. Kevin Excellent summary.

Blog 420

Blog Meyer Short-term Learning-by-Doing 420

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.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Strategy Driven

MARCH 21, 2019

Financing the venture from your personal savings is an option, but won’t be open to many. Their productivity is what will essentially drive the business towards the desired destination. The team ethic truly counts for everything. This can aid productivity too. Financial Backers. On-Site Staff. Many hands make light work.

Outsourcing 51

Outsourcing ROI Entrepreneur Banking 51

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations. Our responsibility is to respect the ethic. Furthermore, the enduring anchor of an organization is found in its values and ethics, not its mission. Vision never drives mission. impact the competitive arena.

Blog 344

Blog Mission Statement Tactics Objective 344

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain. Leaders can be extremely strong in any of the areas above, but if they are not leading effectively or productively, if they are not meeting performance expectations, then they have work to do. Want to find out?

Blog 310

Blog Leadership Benchmarking Tactics 310

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Under their stewardship, the CRO implements innovative revenue generation techniques and ensures effective business model operations. Unlike other executive roles, there is also the demand for a proven track record in revenue generation and driving operational efficiency.

Long-term 235

Long-term Due Diligence Quality Leadership Styles 235

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

And when they don't deliver, or deliver an inferior product because it is beyond their scope, or capabilities, it further erodes the relationships with other departments, managers and each other. Trust, in turn, is the product of two components: Integrity and Ability. You ask how people feel when they get told no.

Blog 329

Blog Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up Brand 329

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

I am always so refreshed by the centrality of ethics, doing the right thing, and people as capital – in your work! Great insights Susan. link] Elllen Weber Wow – Mike, thanks for the way you weave the parts together with such agility.

Blog 332

Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 332

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

That said, buckle-up and join me for a ride as we journey into the politically incorrect mind of Mike Myatt… The institutionalization of “Politically Correct Thinking&# in the corporate world has done more to harm operating businesses than just about any other social and/or cultural influence in recent times. How sad is this?

Politics 317

Politics Blog Leadership Diversity 317

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Workers specialize in simple, highly routinized operations. They are incentivized to complete operations as quickly as possible. In addition to improved product quality and delivery times, the lean approach has been linked to improved terms of employment. Operations in a Connected World. Insight Center.

Lean Manufacturing 9

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

The CFO-GC alliance has always been important because the finance function and the legal function are truly the nervous system of the corporation—sending critical signals to all parts of the company about the accuracy of the financials and compliance with law.

CFO 8

CFO Chief Financial Officer Compliance Due Diligence 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Competition without relationships turns products and services turn into commodities. One half of building business is supplying quality products or services; the other half is skill in building relationships. Then come down—whether it is getting published or getting a new product into stores. Proceed with extreme caution.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

However it is my opinion that diversity is not being addressed properly, and as a result has become one of the leading killers of corporate productivity. When you force the diversity agenda for the wrong reasons (no matter how well intended) productivity suffers and resentment grows. In fact, the report points out how “U.S.

Diversity 296

Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 296

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

When Bernstein hid a set of production lines from managers’ view, the performance of employees on those lines increased by 10% to 15%. In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely. Every high performer needs both.

Organization 12

Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2018

Over the last decade, industries, academics, and the public sector have turned their focus toward culture and ethics in response to the financial crisis as well as misconduct at a broad range of corporations. A firm’s cultural capital is a type of asset that impacts what a firm produces and how it operates. naqiewei/Getty Images.

Company 12

Company Banking Incentives Human Capital 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

As the president of Almond China, he wanted to show his Chongqing colleagues how much he cared about the topic under discussion: ethical business practices. The two went way back: Both had been with their German parent company, Almond Chemical, since 1999, when it first established operations in China. Ho looked flustered.

Case Study 11

Case Study Chemicals Ethics Finance 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2018

How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. But there is a pattern among these critics, which is that they rarely ask how well the systems they analyze would operate without algorithms.

Learning-by-Doing 8

Learning-by-Doing Policies Finance Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Sales could be developing a behaviorally informed strategy, while operations looks for ways to cut costs. If you plan for the team to be self-financing after an initial period, how long do you have to make it work — a couple of months, or a couple of years? Find the Right Home for the Team.

Company 8

Company Committee Ethics Project 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Within EB, Merck first created a Global Health Innovation Fund and then a Healthcare Services and Solution unit to identify, develop, and operate nascent opportunities that fit that thesis. It’s not just products. For ideas to become reality, a company needs repeatable processes, not only out-of-the-box insights.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

This data is both financial (revenues, profits, growth) and non-financial (customer sentiment, employee engagement, marketing effectiveness, product feedback, and partner ecosystems). Companies are both operators and investors. Shift to providing advice on business models, not just strategy and operations.

Consultative 8

Consultative Strategy Advice McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2012

He couldn't afford to leave his customers without it, so he had no choice but to drop our product. If you're really creating change, it is quite likely you will reach a point when you'll ask your customers to do more to support your work than just buy your product. Ethics aren't just important in business," Branson says.

Innovation 15

Innovation Definition Entrepreneur Resistance 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2011

In sum: The Commission argues that the business case for "companies to tackle the growing pay gap" is to enhance employee engagement and productivity; to reduce reputational harm to particular firms; and to arrest plummeting general trust in business. What are the operational objectives which express those purposes?

Politics 14

Politics Execution Report Risk Management 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2014

There’s a wonderful scene (one of many) in Michael Lewis’s new book, Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt , in which John Schwall, then the head of product management at RBC Capital Markets in New York, decides one day in 2011 to figure out how stock trading had evolved into a high-speed, unfair race he thought it had become.

Long-term 8

Long-term Open-book Marketing Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Our stakeholder-based strategy rests on the following key pillars: People: The human factor plays a central role in our operations, and thus our business growth must be tied to the growth of our people. Customers and suppliers: The ultimate goal of our business is not to sell products but to serve customers.

Industry 10

Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

All companies that operate internationally face a striking dual challenge in dealing with public policy: Nations across the globe enact an ever-changing, ever-expanding array of detailed legislation and regulation to protect workers, consumers, investors, and the public welfare, and these diverse rules shape what companies can and cannot do.

Policies 8

Policies Politics Short-term Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

At the same time, it is long past time for the field to have a serious conversation where their data comes from, and the ethics of using big data. Social life and the operation of organizations increasingly leave more or less permanent data traces, like the contrails left by jets.

Management 8

Management Retail Construction Ethics 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Tactics deemed as ’standard operating procedure’ for some companies were exposed and ridiculed by others. How much further should we extend ethics? Sadly, many of the perpetrators did not see lapses in ethics… it was legal and just business to them. Formerly sainted icons went down in disgrace.

Ethics 59

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2014

Among the most important new initiatives is an escalation and review procedure which aims to ensure that high-risk issues move swiftly to the attention of the chief ethics office in headquarters, which has a direct link to the Audit Committee. anti-bribery, money laundering, product safety, etc.)

Compliance 8

Compliance Committee Globalization CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2012

Perhaps they believe better decisions result from productive collaboration. He notes that knowledge workers are mainly motivated by: 1) mastery, or continuous improvement, progress; 2) autonomy, or freedom to operate independently; and 3) purpose, or meaningful work, not busywork. But few deny that teamwork is vital.

Teamwork 12

Teamwork Industry Management Asset Management 12

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

link] ATIG Mike, authenticity and transparency for better and ETHICAL business. Registration for this free online event will not only give you access to my video, but also presentations featuring some of today’s leading influencers. In fact, you might be interested in reading a previous post that I authored on this topic: [link].

Influence 305

Influence Blog Leadership Video 305