Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Most employees have been hurt or disappointed, at some point in their careers, by the hand of power in an organization. Before a team can reach its full potential, leaders must act in ways that transcend employees’ fears of organizational power. Trustworthiness is the most noble and powerful of all the attributes of leadership.

Company 62

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 62

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

Ansoff's matrix clarified the notion that tactics should differ according to whether a firm was launching a new product, entering a new market, or both. Our version replaces Ansoff's binary choices of product and market (old versus new) with a range of values. The Innovation Ambition Matrix offers no inherent prescription.

Ansoff 15

Ansoff Tools Innovation Management 15

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Most employees have been hurt or disappointed, at some point in their careers, by the hand of power in an organization. Before a team can reach its full potential, leaders must act in ways that transcend employees’ fears of organizational power. Trustworthiness is the most noble and powerful of all the attributes of leadership.

Company 50

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Pampers is now one of UNICEF's largest corporate donors, yet the campaign has delivered year-on-year growth for P&G's brand even in its toughest markets. The result is a new model for cause-related marketing, an innovative way to strengthen mature brands, and a path-breaking avenue to raise money for the big issues.

Maturity 10

Maturity Mass Marketing Brand Comparison 10

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Rebel Brown : I’ve been a consultant for over 20 years now, focused on helping international clients in areas of business and market strategy, positioning and market launches. They didn’t want this book – they wanted a tactical book on sales and marketing. Once we challenge our beliefs and knowns –the sky is the limit.

Open-book 272

Open-book Greenleaf Blog Marketing 272

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2013

While not as old and not yet as mature as cloud systems, it warrants a closer look. This simple tactic is seemingly backed up by the research. After four years, systems had been tinkered with so much that new product launches became not only prohibitively expensive but also needed a very long time to market.

Technology 8

Technology CIO Agility Software 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2014

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. Mature confidence and informed judgment. As one matures, survives, life becomes a giant reflection. Getting and having power are not the same thing. by Hank Moore. Any company or organization is like a tree. Courage and leadership.

Balanced Scorecard 73

Balanced Scorecard Budgeting Risk Management Learning-by-Doing 73

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

So how do you know when your skills have matured to the point that you’ve become an excellent communicator? While it is sometimes necessary to “Shock and Awe” this tactic should be reserved as a last resort. He might be having difficulties. Communication does not mean that you do all the talking.

Tips 398

Tips Blog Learning-by-Doing Open-book 398

Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. This is not written to take swipes at responsible branding, marketing and advertising. Branding is a sub-set of marketing, which is a sub-sub-set of corporate strategy. Cause-related marketing materials. by Hank Moore.

Brand 50

Brand Analysis Advertising Software 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Too often the massive, all-purpose nature of the solutions resulted in: Expert knowledge being required to use the query or visualization tools, moving the business manager from one bottleneck (accessing the data) to another (accessing the power user). Simplicity and performance at scale. Timeliness and completeness.

Maturity 8

Maturity Information Technology Hedge Storytelling 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

Over the years, online community research has matured from novelty to necessity – an essential tool for marketing professionals. According to the Market Research Society (MRS) , spending on online research increased 15 percent from 2008 to 2012. The use of communities has grown steadily as a result.

ROI 8

ROI Brand Strategic Planning Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2016

They’ve simply reached a level of maturity where health is not about getting bigger, but about sustaining vitality. Digital processes, applied to the same old tactics, simply exacerbate the same old problems. Plants grow, people grow, even whole forests, jungles, and coral reefs grow — but eventually, they stop.

Technology 8

Technology Short-term Long-term Creativity 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Despite the claims of those that support certification, I do not believe those with certification will be paid more than those without it and I do not believe the market will be fooled into believing that certification is a substitute for experience and wisdom. It is about getting the result the client wants. Here is my bottom line take.

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Blog Mentor Advice Brand 329