Humans make mistakes, whether the result of carelessness or unintended misfortune. And no set of performance standards can fully alleviate all errors and their associated adverse outcomes.
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First-ever article on Dick Clark, as a business case study. Motivating pop culture piece designed to foster better, more successful companies. The passing of Dick Clark brought about widespread nostalgia and cultural interaction in our culture. Those of us who have known and worked with him will never forget his humor, his sense of fairness, […]
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4. Strategic planning creates the platform for a healthy company. Strategic planning is a critical part of growing a successful business. A high performance work culture needs a system that makes sure that employee goals are aligned and everyone is focused on the right stuff. About the Authors Since working for his family’s boating business […]
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As I write this on April 5, 2012, the Dow is above 13,000 and all indications point to signs of recovery. Notice the disclaimer, ‘As I write this.’ If we have learned nothing else in the past four years, let us remember that a stable, predictable economy may be a thing of the past. We […]
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3. Create corporate mission & values that employees are aligned with. The foundational material — mission and values — of a company can be critical to the overall success of the organization – but they’re often forgotten. The corporate mission and values are created by the senior leadership team, captured on posters, and strategically tacked […]
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Knowing Your Value Women, Money, and Getting What You’re Worth by Mika Brzezinski About the Reference Knowing Your Value by Mika Brzezinski is a self confession and personal growth story about how a now prominent MSNBC morning show host discovered, demanded, and won compensation more inline with that of her peers. The story is complimented […]
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2. Have High Performance Work Teams throughout your company. Teams are powerful constructs, and high-performance ones do not spring up by magic. By the same token, business teams are not the answer for every performance issue. In corporations, while the talk is about teams and working together, there is actually a focus on individual performance. […]
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If culture was a pyramid there would be four cornerstones: staff, teams, purpose & values, and strategic planning. At the apex of the pyramid would be a work culture that attains performance beyond expectations. the cornerstones would be defined by the following. Staffing your organization with the best employees Teams that are high performance teams […]
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Advocacy: Championing Ideas and Influencing Others by John Daly About the Reference Advocacy by John Daly provides actionable methods to effectively market ideas such that they are acted upon by the organization. Too often, worthwhile initiatives are pushed aside because they do not receive the critical level of support needed to move forward – merit […]
Some business leaders aggressively pursue every sale believing them to be the ultimate key to corporate success. Sales, however, represent far more than just dollars and cents. In fact, the revenue generated through a sale is just the beginning of the overall financial impact on the business. Sales say a lot about a company and […]
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Standards and Expectations Warning Flag 3 – Changing Standards Based on One-time Arbitrary Errors
/in Premium, Standards & Expectations/by StrategyDrivenThe Big Picture of Business – Tribute to Dick Clark
/in Management & Leadership/by Hank MooreFirst-ever article on Dick Clark, as a business case study. Motivating pop culture piece designed to foster better, more successful companies. The passing of Dick Clark brought about widespread nostalgia and cultural interaction in our culture. Those of us who have known and worked with him will never forget his humor, his sense of fairness, […]
The Four Cornerstones of a High Performance Culture, part 4
/in Corporate Cultures/by Bruce Hodes and Alona Banai4. Strategic planning creates the platform for a healthy company. Strategic planning is a critical part of growing a successful business. A high performance work culture needs a system that makes sure that employee goals are aligned and everyone is focused on the right stuff. About the Authors Since working for his family’s boating business […]
Leading Through Volatility
/in Management & Leadership/by Linda HenmanAs I write this on April 5, 2012, the Dow is above 13,000 and all indications point to signs of recovery. Notice the disclaimer, ‘As I write this.’ If we have learned nothing else in the past four years, let us remember that a stable, predictable economy may be a thing of the past. We […]
The Four Cornerstones of a High Performance Culture, part 3
/in Corporate Cultures/by Bruce Hodes and Alona Banai3. Create corporate mission & values that employees are aligned with. The foundational material — mission and values — of a company can be critical to the overall success of the organization – but they’re often forgotten. The corporate mission and values are created by the senior leadership team, captured on posters, and strategically tacked […]
Knowing Your Value
/in Recommended Resources, Talent Management/by StrategyDrivenKnowing Your Value Women, Money, and Getting What You’re Worth by Mika Brzezinski About the Reference Knowing Your Value by Mika Brzezinski is a self confession and personal growth story about how a now prominent MSNBC morning show host discovered, demanded, and won compensation more inline with that of her peers. The story is complimented […]
The Four Cornerstones of a High Performance Culture, part 2
/in Corporate Cultures/by Bruce Hodes and Alona Banai2. Have High Performance Work Teams throughout your company. Teams are powerful constructs, and high-performance ones do not spring up by magic. By the same token, business teams are not the answer for every performance issue. In corporations, while the talk is about teams and working together, there is actually a focus on individual performance. […]
The Four Cornerstones of a High Performance Culture, part 1
/in Corporate Cultures/by Bruce Hodes and Alona BanaiIf culture was a pyramid there would be four cornerstones: staff, teams, purpose & values, and strategic planning. At the apex of the pyramid would be a work culture that attains performance beyond expectations. the cornerstones would be defined by the following. Staffing your organization with the best employees Teams that are high performance teams […]
Recommended Resource – Advocacy
/in Decision-Making, Practices for Professionals, Recommended Resources/by StrategyDrivenAdvocacy: Championing Ideas and Influencing Others by John Daly About the Reference Advocacy by John Daly provides actionable methods to effectively market ideas such that they are acted upon by the organization. Too often, worthwhile initiatives are pushed aside because they do not receive the critical level of support needed to move forward – merit […]
Marketing and Sales – Some Sales Are Simply Not Worth Making
/in Corporate Cultures, Marketing & Sales/by StrategyDrivenSome business leaders aggressively pursue every sale believing them to be the ultimate key to corporate success. Sales, however, represent far more than just dollars and cents. In fact, the revenue generated through a sale is just the beginning of the overall financial impact on the business. Sales say a lot about a company and […]