BUSINESS planning
BUSINESS planning
Conventional wisdom says that, in a difficult economy, besieged by threats of terrorism and war and uncertainty in the Middle East, growth is impossible; thus, the only viable strategy is to hold one's ground. Michael...
Most companies know that they need to become more customer-focused, but because their systems, metrics, and strategies are based on an outmoded product-centered view, they are unable to implement this transformation...
In order to be successful in business today, companies need to go beyond old marketing techniques and embrace new approaches made possible by the Internet. In e-Riches 2.0, Scott Fox uses his...
America finds itself in a stagnant economy while the economies of China, India, Brazil, Germany, and other nations are growing. According to former American Express executive Steve Faktor, the reason for this...
While financial management is a topic that would seem to be most directly associated with accounting, there are many daily monetary concerns that must be taken into consideration throughout all departments and...
Successful business leaders believe that there is no such thing as a mature business and are, thus, relentless in their pursuit of profitable, sustainable, and capital efficient growth. This mindset is hot-wired into...
The key to a successful business is customer loyalty. Building enduring business relationships is a timeless strategy that transcends factors that are out of a service organization’s control, including technological...
Bossidy and Charan report that, in the year 2000, 40 CEOs (20 percent) of the top 200 Fortune 500 companies were let go. They were smart, highly regarded people, yet they failed to produce critical results-results they...
Toyota is defined by contradictions. The auto company has a famously efficient production system, but appears to have heavy layers of management and a surplus of administrative employees. It has a stable history...
Failing forward tells you how to look at life's setbacks and learn from your mistakes. If you haven't failed at anything, it means you haven't really...
