Strategy Driven

JULY 30, 2017

Whatever your business, whatever its size and whatever industry you operate in, you doubtless walk the same fine line as any other business, the line between maximising your profits and keeping your operational costs down to a minimum. If your vendor isn’t rewarding your loyalty then it may be looking elsewhere.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance. In response to the accelerating disruption and change of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a chorus of advice to leaders is urging them to make their organizations more nimble, adaptable, flex­ible, dynamic and, yes, agile. It becomes how we operate on a day-to-day basis.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

There are over 28 million small businesses nationwide, and a further 22 million that are solely operated. Running your own business is a challenge no matter what industry you are in or the products and services that you provide, and there is no singular reason for these failure rates. Review operational procedures.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Innovation has the potential to transform the investment industry. Given their size and appetite for diversification, these gigantic investors are a significant source of financing for many companies and governments in the developed world, and their investment activities can and do move markets.

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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? I now own two small construction companies, I believe this industry could actually change to commission//Salary. That is the question. a 12 month project.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2012

Loyalty and commitment. Both are interesting findings from an industry often seen as celebrating lone geniuses and superstars. 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.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2016

They’ve redesigned their core processes in the area of procurement (online shopping), talent acquisition (marketplaces), collaboration (social networking), market research (peer reviews), finance (mobile payments) and travel (room and ride sharing). Loyalty needs to be more than accumulating points for rewards.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Given the unrelenting pace of change surrounding organizations in virtually every industry, companies are looking for executives who know how to innovate and introduce change, not simply caretakers who can manage the status quo. Brad's comment illustrates an important truth about succeeding to the executive level.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

This lack of an analytical approach has traditionally formed a barrier between marketing and finance. Only when they began to really analyze their marketing costs did the company realize that it was spending three times the industry benchmark on coupons and 50 percent more on research. Ask for the CFO’s help.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

The best companies are able to distinguish between these consumers by precisely valuing their operating profit potential, not just gross margin or volume. They do this by building consumer P&Ls through cross-functional teams across marketing, sales, supply chain and finance, much like some companies have built account and product P&Ls.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

is not an inquisition unique to the Tech industry, but for a world that clings arduously to its non-conformist and. is known for her loyalty and kindness. This Internet entrepreneur and business executive is currently the Chief Operating Office at. uneven and uncharted for female techies. Where-are-all-the-women?” business.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I’m talking about the superconsumers who are inside your organization, working at every level: the fashionista who works in the mail room at the headquarters of an apparel company, or the finance manager who works for a pork brand and who eats three pounds of bacon in any given week. There can be a lot of stress in this industry.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Lotta, who’d joined Ervaring from Marriott two years before, was the first to admit that her new company, with 12 brands operating 5,000 hotels, mainly in Europe, needed help. “This is about trying to shake up the industry. trillion travel industry. Are you willing to bet 8 million euros on it?”

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

For instance, there is a story of when General George Washington was dangerously close to losing the faith and loyalty of his officers at the close of the Revolutionary War. What do leaders dop to provide a safe environment for people to explore, test, try, fail, learn, review, try again etc.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

Patronizing, belittling or sarcastic leaders forgo trust and loyalty to prop-up their ego – big mistake. By invitation of the GM with whom I was to mainly to work, I visited the competitor’s premises to learn several things about their industry. link] Mike Myatt Thanks for the kind words and for sharing the link Geoff.

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