A Note to Our Readers: In this installment, my Quantum Leaders colleague, Gregg Gallagher, contributes another post from our Quantum Thinking blog which continues our "Strategic Planning is Dead" ...READ»
If you don't know where you are going, any direction will get you there. By now you know that I am not a big proponent of the traditional annual strategic planning process. Yet I do feel very strongly that one of the key ...READ»
A Note to Our Readers: I received enormous response and literally hundreds of The Living Organization (R) model white paper downloads from my last Fast Company posting, Strategic Planning is Dead - Long Live Strategy ...READ»
WARNING: If your environment doesn’t change much and the way you do business today is fundamentally the way you will be doing business in the next 5 – 10 years – DO NOT READ THIS!In a recent blog post, I declared ...READ»
Purpose of negotiation is to resolve situations…negotiate more effectively with help of this negotiation checklist & ensure a successful outcome.
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Reason #1 why your marketing doesn’t work – You are using Big Business marketing rules. If you’re playing by their rules, you’re going to lose just about every time.READ»
Creating project proposals for a potential new client is a task that requires a considerable amount of knowledge to accurately estimate the timelines, resources and activities required to meet the goals of a finished project. Project ...READ»
Project supervisors who handle contact with multiple outside vendors often find that an incoming flood of details, questions and updates are overwhelming and difficult to efficiently manage through standard email alone. Strategic ...READ»
Discounting is for losers...In order to achieve the highest potential possible a salesperson needs to believe in their pricing as much as they believe in their selling skills.
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A colleague recently forwarded to me an article written by Dr. Jac Fitz-enz on the rebranding of human resources. I'm a fan of Dr. Jac and recommend his book, "How to Measure Human Resource Management" to everyone I ...READ»
I'm a little surprised at the lack of convo about recruiting right now.
While I've spent the majority of my career as a generalist, I've always realized that the recruiting function can make or break me.
Most of my career ...READ»
There's been a lot of talk about corporations and government
being more transparent. As a result, the use of the word transparency
is creeping into our business vocabulary. But before you start tossing
out the word ...READ»
I want to thank Lance Haun over at Your HR Guy for a terrific post yesterday called "Welcome to the Excuse Economy." Lance addresses head-on a very important point about personal accountability.
Being personally ...READ»
So last fall, the world expected to see Gen-Y change the nation by showing up to vote. I even made sure to have filed for my Minnesota drivers license a couple days beforehand just to be sure. Apparently, Gen-Yers are all about the ...READ»
I recently read a post from '8 hours & a lunch' about the best and worst jobs. Philosopher was #12 on the list and Deb asked how many people actually know a philosopher. It was cool to comment because I've met Tom Morris, who ...READ»
Cheers. Literally, cheers. When I speak at companies like Cisco and implore employees to find email alternatives, they erupt. That's how much corporate America hates email. I'm not surprised. We're drowning in it. The average worker ...READ»
GE mirrors the American economy much better than most companies -- for good and ill. Last year, the credit squeeze assailed GE Capital, its financial-services arm; the company missed an earnings prediction, driving the stock price ...READ»
Hello, this blog is designed for entrepreneurs to share ideas on business strategy, operations and efficiency for greater success. I hope to hear from you and I look forward to advising you on your small business. READ»
Obviously these are not the greatest of economic times, but believe
it or not, there is good news to be found in the midst of the financial
crisis — particularly if you are the Chief Marketing Officer of a
smaller community or ...READ»
