360 Posts found for Source: CEO Refresher

Author offers his system of performance review, termed RABOHA (Review and Appraisal Based on Human Attributes).

Content: Article | Author: Shaun H. Ajani | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Human Resources

Before you embark on any kind of team development, it is critical that you understand the implications of the differences between teams and work groups. Then the group can proceed with appropriate planning for its own development in concert with what the organization needs it to be.

Content: Article | Author: Marie J. Kane | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

Leadership, going forward, is not as much about telling as it is about hearing; not as much about knowing as it is about facilitating dialogue and inquiry; not as much about being in charge as it is about enabling the necessary capabilities and outcomes.

Content: Article | Authors: Daniel D. Elash, Ph.D., James R. Long, Ph.D. | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Leadership, Organizational Behavior

This article identifies six renegade roles that fall evenly into two categories: (1) Reactive Renegades, and (2) Proactive Renegades. The Reactive Renegade roles include: The Detective, The Instigator, and The Reactor. The Proactive Renegade roles include: The Visionary, The Architect, and The Builder. In case after case experience has shown that while one individual could play more than one renegade role, the success stories resulted … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Kelvin F. Cross | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Change Management, Organizational Behavior

Most organizations use their training investments about as strategically as they deploy their office supplies spending. And the impact on customer satisfaction, cost containment or quality improvement is just as useless.

Content: Article | Author: Jim Clemmer | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Education, Human Resources | Industry: Education / Training

The purpose of this article is to distinguish critical factors in product marketing, particularly as they apply to the marketing of professional services. The author develops the Buying Hierarchy developed by Windermere Associates of San Francisco into a fuller model he terms the Service/Product Positioning Model:
1. Functionality (Relevance, Applicability, Features, Fit)
2. Reliability (Integrity, Trust, Sustainability)
3. Convenience (Proximity, Ease of Use, Accessibility) … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Edward M. Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Marketing / Sales

“In an environment where past results are no longer a reliable indicator of future performance, the annual report letter is viewed as a unique statement of vision and personal accountability.

In four years of surveying shareholder letters, we’ve seen the good, the bad and the quickly forgotten — unfortunately, most of them in the latter two categories…Our yearly research of the letters of 100 … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Laura Rittenhouse | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Public Relations

Many companies are feeling the pressure to employ technology-based training solutions instead of continuing their reliance on traditional classroom training. Some have even taken the plunge with pilot projects, producing both favorable and unfavorable results. But before you go wading into the pricey waters of technology-based training, take the time to look at why many professionals feel it will vastly improve and enhance your … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Terrell L. Perry | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Education, Human Resources | Industry: Education / Training

So you’ve made the decision to use multimedia as part of your overall training strategy. You can take the low cost route and purchase generic off-the-shelf products, or you can expend more of your training budget on your own development. But do you know how to tell the difference between high quality multimedia and multimedia that is substandard (it may do the job … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Terrell L. Perry | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Education, Human Resources | Industry: Education / Training

How do you quickly establish yourself with those you lead? What do you do first? A Leadership Guide for new supervisors.

Content: Article | Author: Gregory P. Smith | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Management, Personal Development

To lead people, walk beside them …
As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence.
The next best, the people honor and praise.
The next, the people fear;
and the next, the people hate …
When the best leader’s work is done the people say, “We did it ourselves!”

Content: Quotation | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Leadership

Here is a list of 14 rules to follow in order to successfully design and implement an incentive program in your organization.

Content: Article | Author: Mike Higgins Jr. | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

Content: Quotation | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Vision

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Questions include:
What is a “double trigger”?
What is a secondary offering?
What is a “limit order”?
What is “spinning” and how does it relate to IPOs?
How low can a company’s stock price go before it runs the risk of being de-listed?
What is a “pre-syndicate bid”?
What is a “direct public offering”?
What is a private placement?
What is a syndicate?
When is … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Sources: CEO Refresher, EDGAR Online | Subject: Venture Capital

Product liability prevention focus is more than just a hazards analysis and warning label effort, although they are part of the big picture. It is also more than just an “Engineering” concern, and instead involves the entire organization. The fact that it involves so many areas of management is why the focus needs to be incorporated into the existing Total Quality program. The Corporate Quality … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Randall Goodden | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Legal

To grow and consistently exceed profit expectations businesses need to understand and apply the eight business basics of profitable growth.

Content: Article | Author: William H. Gaw | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Management, Strategy

This article takes a look at managing growth in military terms, specifically focusing on sales strategy. It offers the following interlocking elements to planning and execution:
1. Identify Objectives (Strategy)
2. Target Acquisition (Intelligence)
3. Mission Planning (Logistics and Support)
4. Mission Preparation (Training)
5. Deployment (Attack)
6. After-Action Reports and Assessment … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Marc Trezza | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Marketing / Sales, Strategy

Our consciences are littered like an old attic with the junk of sheer conviction.

Content: Quotation | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Ethics

A look at yet another one of the interesting best practices of the US Marine Corps – this time their practive use of HR.

Content: Article | Authors: Dan Carrison, Rod Walsh | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Best Practices, Human Resources