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Effectively Managing Technology Risk
In today's world, with rapidly increasing capabilities becoming available, managing technology risk can be a daunting task. Therefore, the question arises: if you were to focus on one or two actions which will make the most difference in managing that risk, what would those actions be?
A Trigger from Flash Foresight
The specific trigger that they called "Take your biggest problem and skip it", really got my thoughts crankin'.
Is IT an Opportunity to Grow or a Potential Risk? Yes!
IT presents a huge opportunity for growth for many companies, but there can be significant risk.
Short and Effective Ways to Manage Change (Transition)
Implementing significant organizational change (transition) is a primary responsibility of management. The form and structure of an organization; the processes used; products and services provided; and people hired, trained and assigned to jobs are the strategic responsibilities of those in management. The day-to-day responsibilities of what must be done to achieve success rests with the majority of an organization's workforce. The differences between management and employee roles needs to be clearly understood when judging organizational performance.
Agencies should look at employee engagement
Some frightening possibilities follow: According to research, it is estimated that American businesses may only be operating at one-third of their capacity because of the lack of a true connection with their employees.
Are You Outsourcing or Insourcing your Leadership?
Companies that try to do it all typically achieve less than optimum results. The same goes for those that outsource critical talent that they need to possess for business success. In some cases, this becomes a significant risk for the company.
The Generational Gap: "Can't we all just get along?"
It is critically important to utilize the differences between generations to identify and seek out the strengths represented by each. Melding those strengths together, and understanding how individuals in each segment of the workforce population think, will lead to cohesive, productive and supportive teams.
Focusing for Process Improvement: a Quick Look
Successful leaders know that perfection is impossible yet the effort to improve is a constant in successful organizations. This is based on the reality that there is no steady state in life, either things atrophy and die or
It isn't something that can be defined with words in a dictionary, but is instead an inward intangible force that radiates from you in all that you do.
Challenging Conventional Wisdom
As I perused the pages reading the accolades of The Top 100, I started to realize that this group appears to have something quite significant in common. They all questioned conventional wisdom. They did not dismiss it, rather they learned from it; in order to focus on improving the situation at hand.
Don't Confuse Marketing with Selling
From these lips you will not hear that marketing is not important: it is. However, selling skills and the time one devotes to selling is even more important! If your vision for the future is "I intend to be great", what are the actions you should take starting now?
Are You Managing To Prevent The Worst Or Bring Out The Best?
If most of the people in your company hit the lottery with a huge win, would they come to work the next day? If you thought "Who are you kidding?" after that question, maybe it's time to take a long hard look at how you're managing your human assets.
Fix the Toaster
Cost containment has become the mantra over the last several years for almost everyone. People have been accepting the thought, sometimes reluctantly, that they need to do what it takes to survive the downturn.
When Results are Disappointing
When we are feeling disappointed about the results we produced I often wonder if we truly understand the sources of our disappointment.
Opportunity to Lower Your Health Care Cost?
UPI recently reported that those engaged in their work tend to report excellent health, but emotionally disconnected workers tend to report poor health.
A primary reason for empowering a company's workforce is to support continuous improvement programs within organizations committed to achieving and sustaining outstanding quality and performance.
How to Improve Performance by Saying No
Consider how many times you have had conversations with a person to determine if there was sufficient interest to move forward. When you determine there really isn't enough reason to move forward, how often do you call the person and just let them know that? How often do we avoid the call because we are uncomfortable saying the word "No"?
The complex-sales method may not be best option
Today a number of selling and business development tools are available to independent agents that make it is easy to lose sight of the big picture—a personal connection.
When Will China Overtake US (Economy)?
Based on the Economists' projections that you read, somewhere between 2020 and 2040, the economy of China will overtake the USA economy.
Using the Negative to get a Positive
If your experience is anything like mine you have noticed that people can relate more quickly and better to a negative example. That is why anytime I want to try to get a point across I start with a negative example to get their attention, and then give the positive flip side to the same situation.
6 Leadership Actions to Enhance Positive Employee Involvement
Managers focused on high performance business results are searching for ways to maximize the contributions of all employees as their companies face increasingly demanding customers and extremely competitive markets. With heavy emphasis on high quality services and products, the most effective business leaders are recognizing that employees really are valuable resources in achieving daily business success.
Culture Clash
We were aware that any time people operate multiple locations or divisions, they are subject to a potential culture clash. But in preparing to help a build a team within a multinational client, we realized this can apply to much smaller organizations, even those operating locations across the street from each other.
The Buck Stops Here and Here and Here
If empowerment is taken seriously and you really want everyone in your company to take "ownership" in it, doesn't that mean the buck has to stop with each and every person in the company?
What is Passion and Hope Worth to Your Business Bottom Line?
As I was working with a client recently, we were discussing Values. As we started the discussion and it proceeded, the energy level in the room continually rose until there was a spirited discussion of the values of the organization.