Silent Killer #5: Suppressing Innovation Thanks to the bureaucracy and lack of listening that exists in most companies today, we have created working environments that stifle the creativity, original thought, and innovation that make our human capital so valuable. As such, it has become all but impossible for many organizations to adapt to our changing […]
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Whole Business Thinking – A Guide To Exceptional Business Performance by Robert S. Block About the Book Whole Business Thinking by Robert S. Block provides operational executives and managers with the insight needed to relate ‘shop floor’ decisions and activities with the organization’s financial future. Robert reveals how to connect the decisions and actions of […]
Question: As a leader, are there times when I should hold back my opinions? StrategyDriven Response: (by Roxi Hewertson, StrategyDriven Principal Contributor) It is a balancing act for leaders to know just how much to talk and how much to listen. Extroverted leaders have a particular challenge because they talk to think as an important […]
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Mood-lites A Mood-Factory product www.themoodfactory.com About the Product Mood-lites are light bulbs that emit soft, colored ambient light; helping to positively influence affected individuals’ mood. Mood-Factory introduced its first incandescent Mood-lites in 2004 and expanded the line to include flood, porch, and compact florescent bulbs in 2012. Mood-lite colors were developed by applying expert color […]
Silent Killer #4: Worship of Information In our rush to ‘modernize’ everything and make our enterprises more efficient, we have mistakenly come to believe that information is our most valuable commodity. But data and information are useless without human beings to interpret them. These days, computers can do just about anything – except think for […]
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Every single employee is important in an organization, but there is nothing more vital than having leaders to drive change and manage day-to-day work. These leaders might be supervisors, managers or partners, but they are hugely important regardless of what department of the business they work in. So it is time to figure out whether […]
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Continuous performance improvement requires focus on both near-term operational priorities and long-term strategic capabilities and initiatives. In order to be optimally effective, performance assessments must be performed in a timely manner such that the subsequent recommended improvement activities can be implemented and effective prior to key operational events. Furthermore, the right organizational resources – particularly personnel – must be available to successfully conduct any assessment. By using self-assessment planning calendars, program coordinators gain the prerequisite insight to schedule assessments and resources far enough in advance to achieve these two imperatives.
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Silent Killer #3: Bureaucratic Styles To most people, bureaucracy is a bad word, synonymous with ‘red tape’ and wasted time. Yet, despite the negative connotations, most companies still operate bureaucratically – insisting employees work inside of increasingly complex structures with processes and procedures designed to standardize or control everything. While this might have been the […]
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This year, 2013, marks the 100th anniversary of the Federal Reserve System, and central bankers are taking a historical perspective. That is “good advice in general,” Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told attendees at the Fourteenth Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference, in Washington, D.C earlier this month. “An appreciation of the parallels between recent and historical […]
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Question: Is there a way to tell if I’m an ‘at-risk’ leader? StrategyDriven Response: (by Roxi Hewertson, StrategyDriven Principal Contributor) Sure. You can ask yourself the questions below to get a good start and then you can and should regularly ask for direct or anonymous constructive feedback from your direct reports, peers, leader and others. […]
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6 Silent Productivity and Profitability Pitfalls, part 6 of 7
/in Management & Leadership, Tactical Execution/by Chris MajerSilent Killer #5: Suppressing Innovation Thanks to the bureaucracy and lack of listening that exists in most companies today, we have created working environments that stifle the creativity, original thought, and innovation that make our human capital so valuable. As such, it has become all but impossible for many organizations to adapt to our changing […]
Recommended Resources – Whole Business Thinking
/in Budget Management, Recommended Resources/by Nathan IvesWhole Business Thinking – A Guide To Exceptional Business Performance by Robert S. Block About the Book Whole Business Thinking by Robert S. Block provides operational executives and managers with the insight needed to relate ‘shop floor’ decisions and activities with the organization’s financial future. Robert reveals how to connect the decisions and actions of […]
The Advisor’s Corner – When Should I Remain Quiet?
/in The Advisor's Corner/by Roxi HewertsonQuestion: As a leader, are there times when I should hold back my opinions? StrategyDriven Response: (by Roxi Hewertson, StrategyDriven Principal Contributor) It is a balancing act for leaders to know just how much to talk and how much to listen. Extroverted leaders have a particular challenge because they talk to think as an important […]
Recommended Resources – Mood-lites
/in Recommended Resources/by Nathan IvesMood-lites A Mood-Factory product www.themoodfactory.com About the Product Mood-lites are light bulbs that emit soft, colored ambient light; helping to positively influence affected individuals’ mood. Mood-Factory introduced its first incandescent Mood-lites in 2004 and expanded the line to include flood, porch, and compact florescent bulbs in 2012. Mood-lite colors were developed by applying expert color […]
6 Silent Productivity and Profitability Pitfalls, part 5 of 7
/in Management & Leadership, Tactical Execution/by Chris MajerSilent Killer #4: Worship of Information In our rush to ‘modernize’ everything and make our enterprises more efficient, we have mistakenly come to believe that information is our most valuable commodity. But data and information are useless without human beings to interpret them. These days, computers can do just about anything – except think for […]
Does Your Business Have True Leaders?
/in Management & Leadership/by Elizabeth HillEvery single employee is important in an organization, but there is nothing more vital than having leaders to drive change and manage day-to-day work. These leaders might be supervisors, managers or partners, but they are hugely important regardless of what department of the business they work in. So it is time to figure out whether […]
Business Performance Assessment Program Best Practice 10 – Assessment Calendars
/in Business Performance Assessment Program, Premium/by Nathan IvesContinuous performance improvement requires focus on both near-term operational priorities and long-term strategic capabilities and initiatives. In order to be optimally effective, performance assessments must be performed in a timely manner such that the subsequent recommended improvement activities can be implemented and effective prior to key operational events. Furthermore, the right organizational resources – particularly personnel – must be available to successfully conduct any assessment. By using self-assessment planning calendars, program coordinators gain the prerequisite insight to schedule assessments and resources far enough in advance to achieve these two imperatives.
6 Silent Productivity and Profitability Pitfalls, part 4 of 7
/in Management & Leadership, Tactical Execution/by Chris MajerSilent Killer #3: Bureaucratic Styles To most people, bureaucracy is a bad word, synonymous with ‘red tape’ and wasted time. Yet, despite the negative connotations, most companies still operate bureaucratically – insisting employees work inside of increasingly complex structures with processes and procedures designed to standardize or control everything. While this might have been the […]
StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Panic of 1907 vs Great Recession of 2008
/in StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective/by Cara WickThis year, 2013, marks the 100th anniversary of the Federal Reserve System, and central bankers are taking a historical perspective. That is “good advice in general,” Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told attendees at the Fourteenth Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference, in Washington, D.C earlier this month. “An appreciation of the parallels between recent and historical […]
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The Advisor’s Corner – Am I an At-Risk Leader?
/in The Advisor's Corner/by Roxi HewertsonQuestion: Is there a way to tell if I’m an ‘at-risk’ leader? StrategyDriven Response: (by Roxi Hewertson, StrategyDriven Principal Contributor) Sure. You can ask yourself the questions below to get a good start and then you can and should regularly ask for direct or anonymous constructive feedback from your direct reports, peers, leader and others. […]