Peter Drucker
Whom the gods want to destroy, they send 30 years of success. In the midst of your success, the seeds of failure are sown, and the signals are often very subtle.
Content: Quotation | Source: “Across the Board (ATB)” | Subject: Success / Failure
Asset Productivity: Converting Assets Into Profits
This paper presents A.T. Kearney’s perspective on the importance of asset productivity. It begins with an in-depth discussion on how good asset performance can increase shareholder value, drive profitable growth, help smooth an M&A and impel cost leadership. We then outline a three-dimensional approach to improving asset productivity. Rather than a typical patchwork-quilt solution, the approach is all-inclusive-looking at all aspects of the global firm; … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: “Kearney” | Subjects: Management, Operations
The Balanced Scorecard Meets BPM
Should the Balanced Scorecard be a guiding force in business performance management? Some say it’s too much effort — but the results can be stellar.
Content: Article | Author: Tad Leahy | Source: “Business Finance Magazine” | Subjects: Finance, Management
Spending A Dollar To Get A Dime?
To achieve real value from your business-technology projects, try out a benefits-realization process.
Content: Article | Author: Donald Christian | Source: “Optimize Magazine” | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Project Management
The Subtle Power of Virtual Collaboration
By using a whole battery of new technologies, companies have found ways for their people to work together on essential tasks while essentially staying put. Sure, the savings can be dramatic. But before you abandon direct interpersonal interaction altogether, you need to ask yourself some fundamental questions.
Content: Article | Authors: Craig Mindrum, Ph.D., Reinhard Ziegler | Source: “Outlook Journal (Accenture)” | Subject: Management
Demystifying Innovation (.pdf)
“What is an innovation? Very often, managers view any product, service, technology, or process that is new or different as an innovation. But this definition is limited. In order for something to qualify as a true innovation, it must meet three basic criteria in tandem: It must engage a creative process, it must be distinctive, and it must yield a measurable impact.”
Editor’s Note: a … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Eric L. Chen, Kathryn K. Ho | Source: “CGE&Y Center for Business Innovation (CBI)” | Subjects: Innovation, Management
Capitalize on the Power of Suggestion
In today’s competitive environment, a company’s ability to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and continuously innovate is vital to its success. And common sense dictates that line workers – the individuals closest to the processes, products, vendors, and customers – are in the best position to identify such opportunities.
Content: Article | Author: Christina Morfeld | Source: “CEO Refresher” | Subjects: Best Practices, Management
Growing Pains
The agony and ecstasy of bigger, better, faster, cheaper: Some companies are hurting themselves in their quest for dominance.
Content: Article | Author: Melissa A. Berman | Source: “Across the Board (ATB)” | Subjects: Management, Trends / Analysis
How Your Company Can Learn From Mistakes
Organizations should reward learning as well as sales. Here’s how.
Editor’s Note: some common sense but perhaps useful to your organization…
Content: Article | Author: Stever Robbins | Source: “Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge” | Subjects: Knowledge Management, Management
Jack Stack’s Story is an Open Book
A small Ozarks manufacturer has a message for big companies: Open-book management can increase productivity and release entrepreneurial spirit.
Content: Article | Author: Art Kleiner | Source: “strategy+business” | Subjects: Management, People
Peripheral Vision: Sensing & Acting on Weak Signals
Emerging technologies signal their arrival long before they blossom into full-fledged commercial success. However, the signal-to-noise ratio is initially so low that one has to work hard to appreciate the early indicators. The weak signals to be captured usually come from the periphery where new competitors are making inroads and unfamiliar technology paradigms are emerging. The periphery, however, is crowded with possibilities that may or … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: “Knowledge@Wharton” | Subjects: Management, Strategy
Patricia Seybold
E-commerce consultant and author of “The Customer Revolution: How to Thrive When Customers Are in Control”
Content: Thought Leader | Source: “Across the Board (ATB)” | Subject: Management
Ken Blanchard
Twenty years and 10 million books later, The One Minute Manager keeps on ticking, along with its author, Ken Blanchard.
Content: Thought Leader | Authors: A.J. Vogl, Ken Blanchard | Source: “Across the Board (ATB)” | Subject: Management
Alliance Network Strategy
The Negotiation Blueprint
JV On The Rocks
Without plenty of attention and TLC, a joint venture may well run aground.
Content: Article | Author: Roy Harris | Source: “CFO Publishing” | Subjects: Management, Strategy
Focus-Pocus
Focus groups should be dumped. Instead, real customers should be observed in real settings.
Content: Article | Authors: B. Joseph Pine II, James H. Gilmore | Source: “Context Magazine” | Subjects: Management, Marketing / Sales
24/7 Innovation Diagnostic
Go to this site to download an Excel spreadsheet diagnostic (really just a collection of useful questions) to assess your organization against seven components of a Capability as described in the book, 24/7 Innovation. You should evaluate how well you currently perform against each question. You should also assess how well you want to perform (importance) in each area. This will help highlight gaps in … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Source: “The 24/7 Innovation Group” | Subjects: Innovation, Management
Chief Executive Roundtable – Leveraging Your Hidden Brainpower
Knowledge management isn’t what you know, it’s knowing what your employees know and making sure it remains a part of your company long after they’re gone. Roundtable partipants brainstorm ways to ensure a company’s intellectual capital gets deposited in the bank.
Content: Article | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Knowledge Management, Management
How to Manage Geeks
Eric Schmidt, CEO of Novell, believes that “geek” is a badge of honor. (After all, he is one!) But how do you manage these geek gods? Just follow his nine-point techie tutorial.
Content: Article | Author: Russ Mitchell | Source: “Fast Company” | Subject: Management