Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

They embrace innovations, while keeping the best traditions. Change is innovative. Technology is but one tool of the trade. In the 1940s, technology brought us the 45-RPM and 33-1/3-RPM records… adding up to the ‘mother speed’ of 78-RPM. Innovated It… and Teach You Why. by Hank Moore.

Planning 57

Planning Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing Budgeting 57

Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2014

The irony is that its principal corporate contributor (Eastman Kodak) fell by the wayside, a victim of changing technologies. The same fate had fallen the electronics industry, whose innovator (the Thomas Edison Electric Company) fell behind others in leading the trends and usage. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95

Strategy 89

Strategy Budgeting Audience Risk Management 89

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

The last decade ushered in an economic meltdown and technological breakthroughs that have forever changed the business world as we knew it. Historic innovation often comes during times of historic difficulty, as these breakdowns create the demand for something new to emerge. Suppressing Innovation. Book value is not guaranteed.

Ohno 50

Ohno Productivity Products Six Sigma 50

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 5, 2015

The Tech Trends Report also found that the gaps in IT skills that used to exist within these core segments are starting to narrow as organizations are uncovering the skill sets needed to use these technologies to their full advantage. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed.

Competitive Advantage 50

Competitive Advantage Trends Bottom-up Loyalty 50

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 10, 2015

The secret to success when technology is driving change rapidly in an established industry is to envision possibilities that many consider unthinkable: to make an effort to envision what a disruptive change might look like, and how it will transform the entire business process. Books typically valued from $14.95 - $29.95

Strategy 50

Strategy Succession Software Industry 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

economy spent one trillion dollars fixing and treating the so-called Y2K Bug, which we now know was a manufactured “crisis” by technology consulting companies. As was discussed in Chapter 8, technology constitutes one tenth of 1% of any organization’s overall Big Picture. Book value is not guaranteed.

Crisis 58

Crisis Crisis Management Retail Consultative 58

Strategy Driven

JUNE 19, 2015

Change is innovative. Apply thinking processes to be truly innovative. Technology is but one tool of the trade. Books typically valued from $14.95 - $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed. I’m the person who planted the ideas and strategy. The past is an excellent barometer for the future.

Case Study 50

Case Study Open-book Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing 50

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2014

LESSON: Don’t stay attached to old technology or products even though they have brought success and profit in the past. Companies like Amazon, Zappos, and Apple have marched to the head of the class by innovating BEFORE the market did, and they set the standard for others to follow. . Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95

Succession 50

Succession Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage Content 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 27, 2015

Being open to innovative solutions. Technology and platforms are used to collaborate in expanded ways, requiring good virtual skills for facilitation, listening, and engagement. Books typically valued from $14.95 - $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed. Name and address information required.

Diversity 50

Diversity Learning-by-Doing Competitive Advantage Open-book 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Technologies like 3-D printing, robotics, advanced motion controls, and new methods for continuous manufacturing hold great potential for improving how companies design and build products to better serve customers. Why are older incumbent firms slow to adopt new technologies even when the economic or strategic benefits are clear?

Technology 8

Technology Depreciation Christensen Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2018

Our study , published in the Journal of Corporate Finance, found that CEOs with strong connections to people of different demographic backgrounds and skill sets create higher firm value. We also found that this greater firm value comes from better corporate innovations and successful diversified M&As.

Diversity 14

Diversity CEO Sample Financial Leverage 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

In doing so they take the attention off price and features and appeal to the feelings customers value and the identities they want to experience and express. Great salespeople don’t imitate, they innovate. They are convinced of the value their company offers and they skillfully help their customers understand it as well.

Brand 8

Brand Disintermediation Price Long-term 8