All Entries Tagged With: "Management"
Lack of “Diversity” on Facebook Board
“We’re long past having to defend or explain why women should be on boards, given all the data that shows how companies with female as well as male directors perform better,” said Anne Mulcahy, former chairman and chief executive officer of Xerox Corp. and a director at Johnson & Johnson Co., Target Corp. and Washington Post Co.
Success as CEO: Do This
A start-up’s core cultural and philosophical principles evolve as the company grows. Someone who was a great fit for a company of five or 10 may not be for a company of 25 or more. This is why you must be an integral part of the hiring process. And every person you hire, regardless of the role, should meet with everyone on the management team at least once.
Presentation Lessons for Entrepreneurs Pt. 3
Design is a trick area in presentations, because it’s a thin line between sparse and overkill. Schultink has offered some tips on how to find the right balance.
The Effective Executive Part 4
There is one final question the effective decision-maker asks; “Is a decision really necessary?” Doing nothing is always one alternative. One has to make a decision when a condition is likely to degenerate if nothing is done.
Presentation Lessons for Entrepreneurs Pt. 2
We learn that content is king. Many presenters get consumed in aesthetics, as opposed to value creation. Think, Steve Jobs; simplicity – taking out the unnecessary is where the magic is.
The Effective Executive Part 3
Effective executives lead from strength in their own work. If there is any one “secret” of effectiveness, it is concentration. Effective executives do first things first and they do one thing at a time.
Presentation Lessons for Entrepreneurs Pt. 1
The views are both prosaic and esoteric, yet effective. They help you determine what’s necessary to deliver a great message and influence whatever stakeholders you are trying to convince.
How to “Breakthrough” Against Adversity
He then went on to make the Inc. 500 list in 2010. Outstanding results for any business person, but what I find particularly amazing is that this young entrepreneur achieved all of this against some very significant odds.
The Future: Education and Innovation
Executives from Xerox, Verizon and Ford tackled the topic of commonly overused platitudes about the importance of innovation, such as the importance of failure, etc. But the experts also shared some tips.
Closing Like A Closer
The contract comes back to you, bleeding with red ink–or worse, they insist on throwing out your contract. Is the deal in jeopardy? Absolutely not. Here’s are a few things that you can do to help the deal close quickly and avoid the legal abyss.
New Manager: Don’t Do This
“Why Smart Executives Fail.” It turns out that the senior executives at these companies all had 7 Habits in common. Finkelstein calls them the Seven Habits of Spectacularly Unsuccessful Executives.
Some Uncertainty: Might Be Good – Right?
Where to go from here? And how to face the challenges ahead? Sunday Business asked the six economists who write the Economic View column to do a little blue-sky thinking on issues as varied as the Fed, Europe and housing. The best advice for 2012 may be this: Hold tight.
Lessons Learned: Through Both Inspiration and Malfeasance
We asked a group of leading business thinkers what books make their must-read lists. Fiction, nonfiction, even drama made the cut, each offering an oft-surprising business lesson. Here are some of their top picks.
The Effective Executive Part 2
An executive’s focus on contribution by itself is a powerful force in developing people. People adjust to the level of the demands made on them. This executive raises the sights and standards of everyone working for him.
Lessons for a Life Without Limits Pt 1
Some introspection and to forecast the possibilities of a new beginnings or end’s to unwanted ends, but it is time to change – to get better – to go forward with the full complement of our talents and abilities.
The Effective Executive Part 1
Effective executives focus on outward contributions. They gear their efforts to results rather than to work. They start by asking, “What results are expected of me?” rather than the work to be done, let alone its technique and tools.
Fail Up Pt. 3
Failure is temporary and can even be turned into an asset. We will experience failure, and the eventual identification of the causes and the pathway to reconciliation is the difference between incredible success and abject failure.
What’s In A Name?
We say that we are strategic, but don’t truly understand our businesses’ competitive market place. But worst of all, we can’t decide what to call ourselves. Maybe we should ask Marketing for advice.
Fail Up Pt. 2
Continuing our examination of Fail-Up by commentator and author, Tavis Smiley – we look at the essential measures one needs to repurpose him or her self after experiencing setbacks, and how to initially see trouble spots.
