Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage by Scott Keller and Colin Price About the Reference In Beyond Performance, Scott Keller and Colin Price reveal that achieving organizational excellence is a combination of performance – the delivery of financial results – and health – the ability to perform year after year. Both are […]
Getting the funds that you need from tight fisted management is an ongoing process. Cash outlays are justifiable either by dollars they bring in or dollars they stand to save for the organization. Cash outlays are always risks. Justify your risks in proportion to riskier ones they have previously funded. Validate your worth to the […]
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I am a big proponent of continuous improvement and the need to always improve. Unfortunately, it has brought with it a real negative. It took me 8 years of watching my two sons wrestle until I realized I had fell victim to that negative consequence. My youngest son won a tournament by beating the prior […]
Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure by Tim Harford About the Reference Adapt reveals the power of adaptive trial and error in solving the most difficult organizational challenges. Tim Harford illustrates the benefits of performing small, non-threatening trial projects to determine optimal product features, service options, or process performance. Further, he shows how such […]
The fastest way to find out what your next customer wants to buy, and how they want to buy it, is to ask your previous customers what they were looking for and how they went about buying it from you. In other words, if you want to increase your revenue, reverse-engineer your successful sales. The […]
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever.” Mohandas Gandhi (1869 – 1948) Political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement. Pioneered satyagraha – resistance to tyranny through mass civil resistance
There are millions of companies in the world. Most fail far short of the owners’ ambitions. You would think they fail or frustrate for millions of reasons. But there are really only four. How can that be? Only four? Yes and I will explain. Let me start with the first: About the Author Mark Stevens […]
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As a recent special issue in the Harvard Business Review points out, failing well is a critical skill that differentiates organizations that can learn and even benefit from failures. But most companies I work with fall victim to one or more of these barriers to making the most of the failures they have. About the […]
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Hasty hiring brings eventual firing. These wise words should be the mantra for every organization hiring from today’s overcrowded job market. Especially if your company’s current hiring process consists of putting out a job posting, sifting through résumés, and hiring the first person who doesn’t throw up a major red flag during an interview, it’s […]
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Decades ago, an individual typically had the opportunity to work for their entire career within one company. Times have changed. Process automation and streamlining as a form of cost reduction has driven corporate rightsizing; eliminating the lifelong job security of times past and heightening employment risk. Combined with evolving employee tastes and a need to increase productivity, talent development takes on new importance.
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Recommended Resource – Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage
/in Recommended Resources, Tactical Execution/by StrategyDrivenBeyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage by Scott Keller and Colin Price About the Reference In Beyond Performance, Scott Keller and Colin Price reveal that achieving organizational excellence is a combination of performance – the delivery of financial results – and health – the ability to perform year after year. Both are […]
The Big Picture of Business – Planning and Budgeting in Downsized Times
/in Budget Development/by Hank MooreGetting the funds that you need from tight fisted management is an ongoing process. Cash outlays are justifiable either by dollars they bring in or dollars they stand to save for the organization. Cash outlays are always risks. Justify your risks in proportion to riskier ones they have previously funded. Validate your worth to the […]
The Great Eraser
/in Management & Leadership/by Jeff KortesI am a big proponent of continuous improvement and the need to always improve. Unfortunately, it has brought with it a real negative. It took me 8 years of watching my two sons wrestle until I realized I had fell victim to that negative consequence. My youngest son won a tournament by beating the prior […]
Recommended Resource – Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure
/in Recommended Resources/by StrategyDrivenAdapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure by Tim Harford About the Reference Adapt reveals the power of adaptive trial and error in solving the most difficult organizational challenges. Tim Harford illustrates the benefits of performing small, non-threatening trial projects to determine optimal product features, service options, or process performance. Further, he shows how such […]
The Shortest Path to Higher Revenue
/in Marketing & Sales/by Kristin ZhivagoThe fastest way to find out what your next customer wants to buy, and how they want to buy it, is to ask your previous customers what they were looking for and how they went about buying it from you. In other words, if you want to increase your revenue, reverse-engineer your successful sales. The […]
Leadership Inspirations – Continuous Learning
/in Leadership Inspirations/by StrategyDriven“Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever.” Mohandas Gandhi (1869 – 1948) Political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement. Pioneered satyagraha – resistance to tyranny through mass civil resistance
Are You Ready to Declare War?
/in Marketing & Sales/by Mark StevensThere are millions of companies in the world. Most fail far short of the owners’ ambitions. You would think they fail or frustrate for millions of reasons. But there are really only four. How can that be? Only four? Yes and I will explain. Let me start with the first: About the Author Mark Stevens […]
4 Ways to Fail at Failing
/in Management & Leadership, Strategic Planning/by Rita McGrathAs a recent special issue in the Harvard Business Review points out, failing well is a critical skill that differentiates organizations that can learn and even benefit from failures. But most companies I work with fall victim to one or more of these barriers to making the most of the failures they have. About the […]
The TKO Interview: Five Ways to Fire Before You Hire… and Find the Right Person for the Job
/in Management & Leadership, Talent Management/by Dave AndersonHasty hiring brings eventual firing. These wise words should be the mantra for every organization hiring from today’s overcrowded job market. Especially if your company’s current hiring process consists of putting out a job posting, sifting through résumés, and hiring the first person who doesn’t throw up a major red flag during an interview, it’s […]
Talent Management Best Practice 1 – Ensure Employability
/in Premium, Talent Management/by StrategyDrivenDecades ago, an individual typically had the opportunity to work for their entire career within one company. Times have changed. Process automation and streamlining as a form of cost reduction has driven corporate rightsizing; eliminating the lifelong job security of times past and heightening employment risk. Combined with evolving employee tastes and a need to increase productivity, talent development takes on new importance.