How the ABC’s of Leadership Behavior Impact Safety Management Systems by DNV This paper focuses on how leadership behaviors as Activators and Consequences support or undermine an effective Safety Management System. The basic ABC’s of traditional employee based behavioral safety programs are well imbedded within the safety community. The use of Activators stimulating Behaviors and the use of Consequences to reinforce safer behaviors or provide coaching to correct undesired behavior... Read Full Story

The High Performance Information Workplace: How Social Computing, Team Collaboration and Enterprise Content Management Drive Competitive Advantage by EMC This white paper reviews how utilizing an integrated approach to incorporating content from collaborative sources can reduce business and IT risks and costs. StrategyDriven has partnered with TradePub.com to offer you complimentary one-year subscriptions and/or free trials to dozens of leading business publications. No coupons, credit cards,... Read Full Story

The Pillars of Employee Performance Management for Mid/Large Companies by SumTotal Systems Does your organization consider Employee Performance Management a laborious, tactical annual practice, or is it a strategic, business-critical cycle? Maybe it’s time to reassess. Now more than ever, HR professionals like you are tasked with optimizing Employee Performance Management processes across the board to ensure the most efficient use of corporate resources. Employee Performance Management ... Read Full Story

Fortunes are made during recessions - it’s the perfect time to pull ahead of competitors. Challenging times require that we raise the bar on expectations and that we celebrate the accomplishment of those expectations. Here are seven you need to implement NOW. 1) Be a Giver…NOT a Taker Your relationship with current customers, prospective customers, and centers of influence should be based on giving. They should hear from you every 90 days - lest they forget you and acquaint themselves with yo... Read Full Story

Philosophically speaking, no one, including managers, should ever be afraid to have ‘the boss’ know or observe what he or she is doing. Being human, we naturally feel self imposed pressure to perform well especially when we are being watched. Subsequently, management observations will always make the conscientious employee at least somewhat nervous. When then does a manager announce that he or she will be observing an individual’s performance? In most cases, shortly befo... Read Full Story

“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” William Jennings Bryan ‘The Great Commoner’ 41st United States Secretary of State                                 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 ... Read Full Story

CIO Digest by Symantec Corporation Symantec’s quarterly magazine containing strategies and analysis for senior and C-level IT leaders around the world. Each issue of CIO Digest includes an exclusive interview, an industry feature, a solutions feature, customer case studies from thought leaders around the globe, an update from Symantec Technology Security & Response, and more. StrategyDriven has partnered with TradePub.com to offer you complimentary one-year subscriptions and/or fre... Read Full Story

Keeping hold of your customers, especially in tough economic conditions by Oracle Corporation You know as much as anyone about the challenges faced by midsize organizations. There are always competitors with deeper pockets, customers demanding more for less, and suppliers giving preferential terms to larger organizations. How can you sharpen your competitive edge? Read this white paper to learn how Oracle can help you: Retain customers by deepening insight and improving service Retain custom... Read Full Story

Preparing for the Upswing by American Express Learn how other midsize companies are staying poised for economic recovery by maintaining staff and spending in their most crucial areas. There are always key areas of any business that cannot be cut if the business is to remain ready for an economic upswing. Find out how some companies consider the current climate a window of opportunity to: Invest in core activities Cultivate the most qualified employees Maintain customer relationships To see ... Read Full Story

In the absence of a great dream, pettiness prevails. - Peter Senge At some point in his or her career, every politician gets tarred with a catch phrase - and usually not a flattering one. George Bush, Sr. is stuck with two. There was “Read my lips, no new taxes,” of course. But only slightly less unfortunate was his dismissal of what he called, “The ‘vision thing.’” He was trying at the time to shake the impression that he was a competent day-to-day manag... Read Full Story