The people part of business operations.
In the new knowledge economy, the intangibles of connectivity, expertise and relationships can be just as valuable as tangible assets. In such an economy, forward looking CEOs should consider strategic partnerships, which create those intangible asssets, as a great tool for creating sustainable, competitive advantages. However, it has to be the right strategic […]
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Too many leaders are abdicating their responsibility for actually rolling up their sleeves and doing the hard, slogging work it takes to ensure that their people are more highly engaged. Imagine if there were someone in a position to be able to say this—directly, unambiguously, fearlessly. Here’s what such a bold pronunciamento might sound like.
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Jeff Oddo, President, City Wide Maintenance Onboarding quality franchisees is essential for building a successful franchise system. One of the ways to do this is to attract and find the right franchisee who can help the organization grow more quickly and efficiently. Experienced, proven franchisees can help promote franchise lead generation, increase overall franchisee satisfaction,
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Eliot Burdett, CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting The average CEO has extremely busy work days. After all, they have to deal with big picture vision, driving revenue and then of course putting out all the fires. That is why when it comes to hiring, CEO’s typically rely on other senior executives or the human resources
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Andy Duncan, Founder, Netslingers Most companies rejoice in gradual steady upward progress in revenues and after-tax profit. But what if an organization wants exponential growth instead? How is that achieved? One essential to realizing extraordinary growth comes from the belief or expectation that it CAN happen. Exceptional results are produced from visionaries who are blind
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Have you ever been in a meeting and thought about how much more work you would get done if you were spending your time elsewhere? If so, then you have fallen victim to an unproductive meeting. We’ve all been there. But, as leaders we have the capability to shift team culture and activate the potential
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Joanie B. Connell, Founder, Flexible Work Solutions “They don’t want to work,” I keep hearing from business leaders about Millennial employees. “How do we get them to engage?” Millennials have grown up in environments where almost everything is made to be stimulating, fun, and educational. When they get to work and are assigned tedious tasks with no
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Craig A. Whitfield, Author, “Guess Who’s Eating Your Profits…” It goes without saying that the quickest way to a profitable business is to bank all of the day’s proceeds. However, the economic health and profitability in the food and beverage industry is continually under assault. Business environment unknowns, including fluctuating food costs, benefits, minimum wages
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As the hierarchical model of leadership has fallen from favor, there has been a trend towards the “buddy model” where leaders are increasingly inclusive in their decision-making and more openly consultative. This has been incredibly useful, as industries have moved from a more linear, process-driven mode of operation to more creative and adaptable business applications.
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By reducing the Employee Engagement challenge to surveys and project management when it is really more a matter of institutional soulcraft, you run the risk of taking unearned comfort in the illusion of rigor: “This must be valid. There are many numbers, and many of those numbers have several decimal places!” You also run a serious–and
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