Does this picture fit you? sleeplessness being angry a little too often frequent frustration increased absenteeism from work presenteeism (going to work when you were so sick you should have stayed home) reduced concern for customers/ clients emotional exhaustion a reduced sense of accomplishment unable to switch off from work These are some of the pains you feel when the demands of work and personal life are all too much for you. They can be summed up in one word - stress. The hidden dange... Read Full Story

In your kitchen you probably have a spice or powder-filled container with a plastic top that has two tabs – one for pouring or spooning, and one for sprinkling. That top is most likely derived from the original Flapper my company invented. Today there’s an entire line of Flapper products used by over 150 companies, including Durkee, Cremora, San Giorgio, Ronzoni, and McCormick. Thanks to that initial success, over the years I’ve been able to build a multimillion-dollar manufacturing company t... Read Full Story

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Special Edition 21d - An Interview with Duane Sparks, author of Masters of Loyalty explores how professional salespeople can move customers beyond being merely satisfied to true loyalty such that t... Read Full Story

“Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.” Eleanor Roosevelt First Lady of the United States (1933 - 1945)                 If you enjoyed this posting, we encourage you to become a StrategyDriven Registered Member and ask that you recommend us to others you feel will benefit from using our website. Registered Members gain access to the many members only whitepapers, models, and categories and regi... Read Full Story

Shifting the Focus for Profitability by American Express Today’s midsize companies are enhancing profitability by seeking a wide range of cost-cutting measures. Whether it’s more frequent cost reviews and forecasts, engaging your staff to help reduce expenses, or initiating compensation freezes, financial executives are looking everywhere for ways to enhance profitability. Learn more about how they’re: Tracking liquidity and cash flow Seeking efficiencies in capital and ove... Read Full Story

Strategies to Run a Lean Supply Chain: How Principles of Lean Manufacturing Transfer Benefits to Operations by Epicor Software Corporation Explore the process of lean manufacturing and how it can be applied to supply chain management. In the last several years, the manufacturing sector has moved from vertically organized structures to horizontal organizations; that is, a single company no longer controls its product from, let’s say, the mine to the store shelf. Instead, today’s co... Read Full Story

Are You Leaving No Stone Unturned? by American Express Find out how finance executives are maintaining cash flow - and with it, their companies’ survival - by implementing fresh ideas. Today many finance executives are going “back to basics,” but that’s just the beginning. They’re also relentlessly seeking creative ways to help ensure they maintain the cash flow their companies need to continue operating. Some of these include: Re-evaluating their financial tool... Read Full Story

Is leadership defined solely by results? Most of the flood of leader literature makes that assumption. Leaders get things done. They win wars, championships, fortune, fame. They cure sick teams, organizations, whole countries. Not by themselves, of course – we followers have a limited role, as foot soldiers, employees, voters, or, as Michael Jordan once memorably described his Chicago Bulls teammates, “my supporting cast.” But the leader is that (usually) charismatic individual who is somehow... Read Full Story

Self assessments aggregate huge amounts of data in order to provide a very few high value insights. (See Figure 1: Data Refinement and Consolidation Model below) As an assessment progresses, evaluators often feel increasingly overwhelmed by the volume of data they must sift through, organize, and analyze. Time seems to slip away and pressure to find the key insights mounts; making the objective appear to be that of finding a needle in a haystack with only a moment’s notice. To be su... Read Full Story

“When faced with a challenge, look for a way, not a way out.” David Weatherford                       If you enjoyed this posting, we encourage you to become a StrategyDriven Registered Member and ask that you recommend us to others you feel will benefit from using our website. Registered Members gain access to the many members only whitepapers, models, and categories and registration is FREE! If you have not already done s... Read Full Story