Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In order to succeed and thrive in modern society, all private and public sector entities must live by codes of ethics. Ethics and profits are not conflicting goals. It is during the downturns that strong, committed and ethical businesses renew their energies to move forward. It helps to manage relations with stakeholders.

Ethics 51

Ethics Mission Statement Strategic Planning Benchmarking 51

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The repercussions of water damage are far-reaching, potentially causing extensive property damage, interrupting business operations, and leading to substantial financial losses. Having a plan in place for such emergencies is crucial. The key to mitigating the impact of water damage lies in prompt and effective response.

Compliance 97

Compliance USP Trends Agility 97

Strategy Driven

JULY 11, 2014

I’m a big advocate of Strategic Planning and Visioning. I know from experience that planning while going through the ‘alligators’ is the most effective way to conduct the process. By seeing the daily changes resulting from the planning, companies are poised to rise above the current daily crises.

Energy 78

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 78

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

By taking stock and planning creatively, then we can and will embody diversity. Every professional must embrace a set of ethics: Things for which each professional holds himself/herself accountable. It means making the most of the organization that we can. It means being anything that we want to be. Realistically attainable goals.

Diversity 91

Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 91

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

Here are some of the most significant statistics that relate to your ability to do business: Only 2% of the businesses have a plan of any kind. What many of them think is a plan include some accounting figures or sales goals. That is not a full-scope plan. Poor premises, policies, processes, procedures, precedents and planning.

Budgeting 84

Budgeting Succession Consultative Crisis 84

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. Plan for the future. When your business has contingency plans for future scenarios you will seldom be caught by surprise.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Not engaging in planning for future operations: So what are you gonna do about it? There’s too much talk about planning. Technology should be addressed as a tool of the trade… the bigger issues being a cohesive plan of action and organizational vision.

Budgeting 77

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 77

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2014

I’m a big advocate of Strategic Planning and Visioning. I know from experience that planning while going through the “alligators” is the most effective way to conduct the process. By seeing the daily changes resulting from the planning, companies are poised to rise above the current daily crises.

Energy 58

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 58

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Many a Strategic Plan was written by piecing together song fragments, nostalgic remembrances and movie scenarios, then were aptly converted into contemporary corporate nomenclature. Mistakes, niche orientation and lack of planning lead businesses to failure. Strategic planning, how-to instructions.

Strategic Planning 51

Strategic Planning Planning Ethics Learning-by-Doing 51

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Planning, tactics, organizational development. Organizational purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth. Operations are sound, professional and productive. You have and regularly update-benchmark a strategy for the future, shared company Vision, ethics, Big Picture thinking and “walk the talk.”

Leadership 50

Leadership Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing Ethics 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

It is not enough for management to endorse quality programs; they must actively participate. It applies to service industries and manufacturing operations. The 1970′s brought the first wave of strategic planning. Paying attention to quality can realize: Lower operating costs. Research shows they can be cut in half.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Back characters on TV shows included restaurant and bar operators, where the stars went top relax. Those vital employees in the business world might include the IT guy, the receptionist, the mailroom manager, the ethics adviser and the secretary to the Board of Directors. Some performers made careers as supporting players.

Rogers 62

Rogers Henderson Mentor Learning-by-Doing 62

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2015

One plans for business success through careful strategy. It is an ongoing process of evaluation, planning, tactical actions and benchmarking accomplishments. Futurism is a continuum of thinking and reasoning skills, judicious activities, shared leadership and an accent upon ethics and quality. Quotes on The Future.

Benchmarking 50

Benchmarking Crisis Management Rogers Tactics 50

Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2014

Ethics and integrity. The Big Picture of Business – Yesterdayism… Learning from the Past, Planning for the Future. These are the ingredients that make a legend: Significant business contributions. Mature confidence and informed judgment. Courage and leadership. High performance standards. Professional innovation.

Balanced Scorecard 74

Balanced Scorecard Budgeting Risk Management Learning-by-Doing 74

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

As companies adjust comfort levels and acquire confidence in the arena of business development, there is a direct relationship to billings, client mix diversity, market share, competitive advantage, stock price and levels of business which enable other planned growth. This holds for corporate operating units and departments.

Positioning 50

Positioning Company Strategic Planning Guidelines 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

I’ve been a consultant for almost 20 years, advising companies on complex challenges in ethics, risk, and responsibility. Happily fading from memory is the cliché that ethics and compliance teams effectively constitute a “business prevention department.”

Ethics 12

Ethics Short-term Long-term Supply Chain 12

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2016

If you cannot take the dirtiest job in any company and do it yourself, then you will never become “management.” This requires planning, purpose and commitment. Truth and ethics must be woven into how you conduct business. ” Approach your career as a body of work. It’s a career, not just a series of jobs.

Mentor 50

Mentor Learning-by-Doing Open-book Career 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The company last entered China in 2006 with a censored search engine, but pulled the plug on the operation four years later after it discovered that human-rights activists’ Gmail accounts had been hacked. It is now clear that companies operating in China are kept on a short leash even when they comply with governmental demands.

Ethics 8

Ethics Technology Short-term Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2016

Remember the public shaming – and heavy sentences — heaped on Enron and Worldcom for their accounting (and more importantly, ethical) failures? The understandable growth of risk management functions and their ascendancy in influencing strategy is important, but only part of the story here. It’s not surprising.

Benchmarking 9

Benchmarking Company Short-term Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely. Essentially, tactical performance is how well you stick to your plan, and adaptive performance is how well you diverge from your plan. Every high performer needs both.

Organization 10

Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2018

Through AI, machine learning, robotics, and advanced analytics, firms are augmenting knowledge-intensive areas such as supply chain planning, customer order management, and inventory tracking. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. What does that mean for the supply chain workforce?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Technology System Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Intelligent Device Recovery Plans. Today, many companies are exposed to intelligent device risks that could harm both their own operations as well as their customers. Yet few have formally quantified the size of their revenue at risk and potential liability. Contingency plans must go beyond a natural disaster playbook.

Insurance 8

Insurance Contingency Plans Globalization Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

Companies are both operators and investors. Companies in every industry can benefit from making more data and algorithm-based decisions in areas of internal operations and finance. These robo-advisors may be used to automate certain aspects of risk management and provide decisions that are ethical and compliant with regulation.

Consultative 8

Consultative Strategy Advice McKinsey 8