BUSINESS planning
BUSINESS planning
In Predictable Success, Les McKeown explains that any business, any organization—any group of any sort—that grows and reaches for success is going to go through certain steps and will have to endure...
How did companies like Nokia, Canon, Intel, HP and 3M become leaders of industry in terms of profit and quality? Why did firms like Toyota, Southwest...
Putting differences to work – creating an environment where diverse individuals can work more effectively to drive innovation and performance – has unlimited potential benefits. Unfortunately, however, organizations...
When it becomes necessary to search for cost efficiencies and business improvement ideas, company leaders tend to focus on fine-tuning processes (the hows) rather than focusing on what companies actually do and why...
If you are a small business owner, you should aspire for more than momentary success. Your goal is to push your organization towards achieving and...
After years of success, McDonald’s suffered a slow decline, falling out of favor with consumers. This can largely be attributed to the fact the brand did not focus on enduring profitable growth. McDonald’s created a...
In Smart Growth, Edward D. Hess challenges commonly held business beliefs that businesses must grow or die, growth is always good, public companies should grow smoothly and continuously, and quarterly...
Why do certain tasks seem easier for some people than for others? Why do some individuals excel in one job and flounder in another? Why are personal weaknesses relatively stable and difficult to change?
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“Doing well by doing good” has become a common maxim in the business world, yet the data is not clear whether or not corporate social responsibility (CSR) and philanthropy actually produce any measure- able business...
What began as a casual conversation during a weekend road trip has evolved into a global phenomenon. Startup Weekend has hosted more than 300 events in over 55 different countries. More than 34,000 people have attended...
