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Leadership Inspirations – Steps to Effectiveness

This week, remember three steps to effectiveness… Show up ready to affect change, Give you best to the team’s success, and Set the standard for excellence!   Howard Dickens Jr.

The Business of Innovation – Innovate or Die

Innovation is the introduction of new things or methods and is the life blood of business today. Innovative companies realize remarkable marketplace rewards. The challenge before leaders is how to inspire their workforce to use the full measure of their creative power to advance the organization in new and better ways. The Business of Innovation […]

Five Steps to Resource Optimization: Any process can be improved, but it takes alignment to get it optimized

A catalog retailer wants to better manage its call centers, direct mail and e-mail channels. The millions of customers in its database represent the gamut of buying histories, buying propensities, profitability, demographics and cost to serve. Given capacity and costs for each channel, which customers should receive which offers through which channels? What will happen […]

StrategyDriven Decision-Making Best Practice Article

Decision-Making Best Practice 12 – Diverse, Redundant Data Sources

Data serves as the foundation of every decision. Combinations of data bits are logically joined to form the packets of information upon which decisions are made and actions taken. Without quality data, the probability of making the right decision is greatly diminished. Increasing data accuracy is subsequently paramount to improving decision quality.

Leadership Inspirations – Find Solutions

“Don’t find fault, find a remedy.” Henry Ford (1863 – 1947) Founder of the Ford Motor Company American industrialist who sponsored development of the assembly line technique of mass production

Executive Vision – Being a Leader – A Job that’s Never Done: Energy

Executive Vision is a five part series created by CNBC and sponsored by Credit Suisse. Within each episode, Melissa Francis, Simon Hobbs, and a group of distinguished guests discuss what it takes to be a visionary leader; guiding their companies to success within the rapidly changing global marketplace. Distinguished Guests General Wesley Clark, Co-Chairman Growth […]

The Business of Innovation – The Execution Plan

Innovation is the introduction of new things or methods and is the life blood of business today. Innovative companies realize remarkable marketplace rewards. The challenge before leaders is how to inspire their workforce to use the full measure of their creative power to advance the organization in new and better ways. The Business of Innovation […]

‘Woman Up’ (and Win in Business): How Valuing Traditionally Female Strengths Gives You an Edge in a Changing World

To date, the caring, nurturing side of women has gone mostly unappreciated in the workplace. But as social media takes hold and changes the way we do business, organizations that understand the importance of these qualities are the ones that will grow and prosper. We’re all aware of the glass ceiling, the wage gap, and […]

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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Job Killers

With the elections over and unemployment reaching 9.8 percent, we once again see politics shifting into high gear as the posturing and power grabs in Washington D.C. continue to prevent the creation of marketplace certainty needed before business leaders begin to create new jobs. In our closing commentary for 2010, Perspectives reflects on the several […]

Recommended Resource – Decision Points

Decision Points by former President George W. Bush About the Reference Decision Points by former U.S. President George W. Bush explores his decision-making and thought process when dealing with the major issues challenging his administration. Regardless of whether the reader fundamentally agrees with President Bush’s decisions, this book illustrates the many organizational, political, and social […]