Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

According to their human resource department, it is harder to get a job at Zappos than to be accepted at Harvard Business School. Leaders in the organization serve as role models through their ethical behavior and personal involvement in planning, communicating and developing others. No excuses. For more information.

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Newsletter Insurance Class Workshop 165

In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

The very best strategies aren’t generated by outside strategic planning consultants who bill thousands of dollars a day. There might be elements that are worth emulating, but certainly not the ethic of dominance, because by their very nature, small and medium sized operations have no clout.

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Competitive Advantage How To Human Resources Strategy 100

Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2011

Without visioning, other functions (marketing, human resources, financial, production, quality control, public relations, etc.) The Strategic Plan comes off the shelf and alive into action by being relative to all levels of the organization: Resource. Organizational and Business Planning. About the Author.

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Strategic Planning Benchmarking Long-term Consultative 68

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Diversity is about so much more than human resources issues. Every professional must embrace a set of ethics: Things for which each professional holds himself/herself accountable. Several years ago, we realized that specialized positioning and communications are necessary for social harmony and a global economy.

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Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 84

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 12, 2011

These are the visionaries who advise management in refining the organizational purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics and contributions toward the company’s long-term growth. Yet, excellence is a definitive process of achievement, dedication and expeditious use of resources. Philosophy. Good professionals must be role models.

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Mentor Strategic Planning Leadership Benchmarking 56

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Businesses should review their Strategic Plan annually. Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior. Human resources development. Adopt a policy of strategic planning. Strategic goals and objectives must filter downward throughout all the organization. Portfolio analysis. Cost containment.

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Goal Strategic Planning Benchmarking Budgeting 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Strategic Plan includes provisions for refinancing, equity and debt financing. Accounting firm utilization plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. Banking and investing plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. The organization maintains and lives by an ethics statement.

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Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Our human resources department takes care of that. We’re too worried about __ (some item in the news… the latest source of gossip). Interest rates are too high. Our lawyer can take care of any problems that arise. Until then, it’s business as usual.

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Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 72

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

7 Steps Toward Getting Your Budgets Accepted More Readily: Commitment toward strategic planning for your function-department-company. 7 Stages in Making a Case for Business Funding: Link to a strategic business objective. Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior. Human resources development.

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Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The 1970′s brought the first wave of strategic planning. The quality audit by objective outside communications counsel can also examine the production, marketing and strategic planning functions. They will conduct communications audits and strategic planning.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Human resources management. Pro-bono community involvement is a factor because it indicates character, ethics and integrity. He guides companies through growth strategies, visioning, strategic planning, executive leadership development, Futurism and Big Picture issues which profoundly affect the business climate.

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Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 59

Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2015

Take ownership of planning programs, rather than abdicate them to human resources or accounting people. Long-term track record, unlike anything accomplished by any other individual, all contributing toward organizational philosophy, purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth.

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Article Strategy Long-term Mentor 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Training is unfairly blamed and scapegoated for pieces of the organizational mosaic that Strategic Planning and cohesive corporate Vision should have addressed early-on. Human Resources Oversees Training. Trainers cannot reconstruct organizational structure, nor can other niche consultants.

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Education Company Succession Mentor 50

LDRLB

JUNE 30, 2011

I recently wrote two posts criticizing strategic planning. While Self wasn’t directly critiquing strategic planning (SP), that “tragic erosion of deep engagement” is an articulate description of many strategy plans as well. Strategy Mission strategic planning strategy vanderpyl'

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Strategic Planning Planning Mission Statement Gordon 90