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- How Does GE Address Global Issues in Innovative and Market-Changing Ways?
- GE has a rich history as an innovation leader. Managers have come up with a huge list of reasons why GE is synonymous with innovation, including diversity of businesses, constant growth and investment in R&D, commitment to eco-friendly technologies, and a global presence with a wide range of products. Imagination Breakthrough Leader Shahira Raineri outlines...
- Blog posts 2007-12-18
- Top 10 Business Stories of 2007 and What We Had to Say
- We're going to see a lot of 2007 wrap-up articles and blogs over the next couple of weeks (like our recently posted Best Productivity Tips of 2007) not to mention predictions for 2008. It's what you do in December, and we embrace it. BusinessWeek churned out a list of the...
- Blog posts 2007-12-17
- How to Become a Better Persuader: Six Principles to Follow
- The phrase "always be closing" doesn't just resonate with salespeople. Effective leaders also need to have that "closing" skill -- the ability to sell other people on ideas. As former Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca said, "You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't...
- Blog posts 2007-12-06
- When Is It Wise to Sacrifice Profitability for Market Share?
- Motorola's chief executive, Ed Zander, will hand over the reigns on January 1st, 2008. Zander's adamant it was his decision: "[It was] my date, my doing, my time frame." He even added that he'd told his wife he intended to be CEO for four years only. If you've followed Motorola's...
- Blog posts 2007-11-30
- Measuring ROI on Information Security
- Research indicates managers understand the value of managing information security risk and the importance of communicating that value in measurable terms to executives and stakeholders. But there's one question a lot of people are asking: why is it so difficult to determine ROI on information security? Christopher Hoff, Chief Architect of...
- Blog posts 2007-11-27
- Sprint Nextel Has to Answer the Police's Call
- Sprint Nextel's been struggling since ever since the $36 billion merger, and now that ex-CEO Gary Forsee is out of the picture, the company's scaling back on its ill-conceived WiMax plans (aiming to bring the high-speed wireless network to only a few markets, as opposed to making it available to 300 million...
- Blog posts 2007-11-21
- Word-of-Mouth Case Studies and Insights from the WOMMA Summit
- Last week, the Word of Mouth Marketing Association WOMMA held it's third annual summit in Las Vegas. Thanks to Mike Spataro of Visible Technologies for attending the three-day event, and recapping some of the highlights on his blog. If you're looking for some great word-of-mouth case studies, take...
- Blog posts 2007-11-19
- Companies Save Millions by Seeking Proof of Dependent Eligibility
- "Hey Bob. Nice presentation today. How's the wife and kids? By the way, can I see their birth certificates?" This is the start of an awkward conversation that may occur at your company some time soon. An increasing number of businesses -- including Boeing, GM, and American Airlines -- are now conducting...
- Blog posts 2007-11-19
- Need to Cancel a Vacation for Work? No Problem
- It's becoming increasingly difficult to justify taking time to yourself (despite abundant research on the benefits of work/life balance, which should release us from feeling the need to find justification). Research shows that 19 percent of workers have cancelled a vacation for work at least once -- and vacation insurers are counting on this. ...
- Blog posts 2007-11-15
- Crisis Management Strategy: Prayer?
- The south's drying out in a drought, and government officials are starting to wonder if the devil went down to Georgia. Sonny Perdue, the state's governor, is doing everything in his power -- including invoking a higher one -- to combat the drought. Today he'll join lawmakers and ministers on the...
- Blog posts 2007-11-13
- Research Shows Why You Are Always Right
- Have you ever worked with someone who's always right? You know, one of those people who can always find a reason why a customer, client, or coworker is to blame for their personal shortcomings. Poorly prepared presentation? The client lacks vision. Accounting error? Faulty software. Disagreement about corporate strategy? It's all you're fault...
- Blog posts 2007-11-12
- How to Escape From Time Vampires
- Today being Halloween, it seems appropriate to discuss a topic that's relevant all year-round, but fun to say today: escaping from time vampires. You know; those people who feed off your time and energy, always trying to get more than your better judgment says you should give -- coworkers, clients,...
- Blog posts 2007-10-31
- Merrill Lynch Gives Stan O'Neal the Boot; Now What?
- Merrill Lynch posted a $2.3 billion net loss for the third quarter — its biggest since its founding 93 years ago — thanks to risky investments in subprime mortgages. The brokerage firm allowed chief executive Stan O'Neal to "retire" after the board learned of his secret merger talks with Wachovia. (The many ex-employees whose jobs...
- Blog posts 2007-10-30
- Saving the Newspaper Industry, Slashing One Section at a Time
- The LA Daily News has diminished and moved its business section to make room for KNOW, a section that will "contain in-depth information about everything from relationships to cars, from issues of faith to the history of the region." The business section, now located in B2, no longer includes stock listings. Likely, KNOW will start...
- Blog posts 2007-10-30
- How to Create a Data-Driven Boss
- Is your organization making the shift to a more data-driven model? It can sometimes be a frustrating experience. Yes, the benefits are vast, but the transformation can take years, and you may come up against resistance here and there. Following up on an older post called "Seven Steps...
- Blog posts 2007-10-24
- How to Recover From a Bad Business Deal
- Bad deals happen to good people. Perhaps your company responded to industry changes with a good-on-paper strategy that failed to be transformational. Maybe some of the big guns made decisions based on high-up relationships but failed to foster the integration of corporate cultures. Or maybe conducting due diligence became more about...
- Blog posts 2007-10-16
- Are You Lobbying Against Your Shareholders?
- For some companies, supporting regulations for climate change is a matter of conscience (and positive PR.) If that stance is going to hurt earnings, though, what responsibility does the company have to its shareholders? A new report reveals that USCAP United States Climate Action Partnership members are...
- Blog posts 2007-10-02
- How to be a Demographic Realist
- There's an interesting article in strategy+business called "How to be a Demographic Realist" that presents some false assumptions about retirement -- something 21 percent of the global population will need to think about by 2100, as opposed to 7 percent now. It's probably not news to you that the burgeoning senior population faces some challenges...
- Blog posts 2007-09-26
- Satellite Radio Merger: What Customers SIRIUSly Want
- Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio, discussed the proposed Sirius/XM merger at the Merrill Lynch Media and Entertainment Global Investor Conference in Marina del Ray, California. Karmazin highlighted the benefits for customers -- low-cost a la carte price plans that cost less than each company's current basic plans. ...
- Blog posts 2007-09-18
- Daily Dispatch: Countrywide Financial, Amgen, Netflix, and J.C. Penney
- Countrywide Financial Corp. tapped its entire $11.5 billion credit line to offset a surge in loan defaults and to address the company's liquidity crunch. CFC plans to originate mostly conforming loans, which are backed by government-sponsored entities like Fannie Mae, from this point forward, nearly eliminating its riskier...
- Blog posts 2007-08-16
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