Assessment of the situation to devise a game plan for things to come to fruition.
Genchi Genbutsu, The Ultimate ERP and Metrics Based Reporting System Toyota Productions Systems, (TPS) leadership and their employees refer to it as genchi genbutsu. It is one of the most important and powerful analytical tools available to the executive today. What is it., and how can executives use the tool to help them improve their […]
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For more than 30 years, Lynne Katzmann has led Juniper Communities, a public company and leader in seniors housing, by prioritizing doing well by doing good. Profits matter (she has investors, after all), but so does providing high-quality care and innovative services for her residents. It’s a “walking the talk” mindset that attracts professionals with
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Alyssa Rapp, Author Leadership & Life Hacks: Insights from a Mom, Wife, Entrepreneur & Executive. Good times come with this certainty: They never last. For businesses, that means formidable challenges (a weak economy, new competition, a sea change in the marketplace) are always just around the corner, and unprepared business leaders face the potential for disaster.
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Dr. Kaihan Krippendorff, Author Driving Innovation from Within: A Guide for Internal Entrepreneurs [Columbia Business School Publishing, October 22, 2019] Many people assume that implementing innovative ideas will automatically make a company more successful. But while being innovative may generate admiration, press coverage, and a top spot on various “most innovative companies” lists, it does not necessarily
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Vadim Katcherovski, Founder and CEO of Easy Projects. Growth is paramount for any CEO. Yet scaling successfully and minimizing growing pains requires forward-thinking preparation and long-term planning – and tools that facilitate this. Unfortunately, many companies often use short-sighted solutions for immediate problems, without thinking of the bigger picture. In fact, poor project performance has led to
I am professional speaker and after my speeches, people often share stories about their leaders: both the good and the bad. At a recent keynote, I was surprised at the number of positive stories people were telling me about thier CEO. They built a picture of a leader who had led an amazing turnaround in culture and performance.
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Jeff Bezos is the CEO of one of the worlds most successful companies – Amazon – who have grown at an astronomical rate, disrupting multiple industries along the way (did you know that Cloud Computing is one of Amazon’s largest and most profitable divisions, making life tough for Tech industry giants like IBM and Microsoft?)
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The COO of my consulting firm years ago used to start staff meetings with 5-15 minutes of small talk. Although he intended to promote socializing, the adverse consequences were late-arrivers, difficulty in focusing on serious discussion at the start of the meeting, and low energy throughout the remainder of the meeting. But those meetings were
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Gerri Knilans, President, Trade Press Services Marketing tactics and marketing strategies. These two phrases are used interchangeably, but are tactics the same as strategies? The simple answer is no. Here’s how to understand the differences between tactics and strategies and ensure day-to-day activities support the company’s growth initiatives. What is a strategy? A strategy is
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Clark, my client, stopped by our office unexpected: “I have good news and bad news. The good news first. . . . A couple of partners and I just bought a small telecom—a spinoff of the division I managed before we all got laid off.” “Sounds like great news,” I said. “Maybe. If we can
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