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Complimentary Resource - The Top 10 Reports for Managing Vulnerab…
StrategyDriven | December 5th 2009 by Nathan
The Top 10 Reports for Managing Vulnerabilities by Qualys, Inc. This free guide covers the key aspects of the vulnerability management lifecycle and shows you what reports today’s best-in-class organizations are using to reduce risks on their n read more
New Century Leaders
StrategyDriven | December 4th 2009 by Nathan
What kind of new world leaders should we expect? Here is one magnifying and surprising solution. I believe we need to teach future business leaders that in our carbon and capital constrained world it is now mission critical to refine all the tools o read more
Complimentary Resource - Business Process Efficiency: Honing a Co…
StrategyDriven | December 4th 2009 by Nathan
Business Process Efficiency: Honing a Competitive Edge by Adobe Explore how to improve margins, accelerate processing, eliminate errors, and increase customer satisfaction. In today’s hypercompetitive market, financial services companies must learn read more
Three Feet from Gold
StrategyDriven | December 3rd 2009 by Nathan
Given the current economic roller coaster, does it feel like you are taking two steps backwards for every one step forward? Have you ever felt like quitting? Even though you knew you were on the right track? Once a highly coveted and symbol of ultima read more
New Whitepaper Release - 80 Percent Efficiency Estimate
StrategyDriven | December 1st 2009 by Nathan
StrategyDriven contributors are pleased to announce the release of our eighth whitepaper: Resource Projection - 80 Percent Efficiency Estimate. Perfect human efficiency? Not likely. How then should personnel resources be estimated? Human beings are read more
Leadership Inspirations - The Deception of Subtlety
StrategyDriven | November 30th 2009 by Nathan
“Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.” Oliver Cromwell First Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland; best known for his involvement in transforming England into a republican Commonwealth &nbs read more
Complimentary Resource - All About ROI Magazine
StrategyDriven | November 29th 2009 by Nathan
All About ROI Magazine by North American Publishing Company Is the practical, information packed publication devoted to helping online merchants, catalogers, retailers and brand marketers tackle industry challenges and discover the opportunities to g read more
Complimentary Resource - BusinessWeek Magazine
StrategyDriven | November 28th 2009 by Nathan
BusinessWeek Magazine by BusinessWeek Provides a deeper understanding of the trends that drive growth, how technology creates opportunities, and what best practices keep them ahead of the competition. Try 4 Issues of BusinessWeek – Risk Free! Subsc read more
Complimentary Resource - Business Guide to Background Checking
StrategyDriven | November 27th 2009 by Nathan
Business Guide to Background Checking by HireRight 10 Best Practices to Begin or Improve Your Background Checking Program. Armed with this important information about employment background checking for businesses, you can feel more confident about yo read more
7 Steps Towards Turning Your Work/Life Pain into Pleasure
StrategyDriven | November 26th 2009 by Nathan
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 emotio read more
Worrying is Not a Business Plan
StrategyDriven | November 25th 2009 by Nathan
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 th read more
Leadership Inspirations - Great Minds
StrategyDriven | November 23rd 2009 by Nathan
“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, w read more
Complimentary Resource - Shifting the Focus for Profitability
StrategyDriven | November 22nd 2009 by Nathan
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 read more
Complimentary Resource - Strategies to Run a Lean Supply Chain: H…
StrategyDriven | November 21st 2009 by Nathan
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 sev read more
Complimentary Resource - Are You Leaving No Stone Unturned?
StrategyDriven | November 20th 2009 by Nathan
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 basi read more
A Better Brand of Leadership
StrategyDriven | November 19th 2009 by Nathan
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 c read more
Self Assessment Program Best Practice 7 - Be Prepared from the St…
StrategyDriven | November 17th 2009 by Nathan
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 vol read more
Leadership Inspirations - Find a Way
StrategyDriven | November 16th 2009 by Nathan
“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 Regist read more
Complimentary Resource - How the ABC’s of Leadership Behavior I…
StrategyDriven | November 15th 2009 by Nathan
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 trad read more
Complimentary Resource - The High Performance Information Workpla…
StrategyDriven | November 14th 2009 by Nathan
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 coll read more
Complimentary Resource - The Pillars of Employee Performance Mana…
StrategyDriven | November 13th 2009 by Nathan
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& read more
Thank God For a Good Recession: 7 No Fail Strategies to Pull Ahea…
StrategyDriven | November 12th 2009 by Nathan
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 imp read more
Management Observation Program Best Practice 6 - Observation Anno…
StrategyDriven | November 10th 2009 by Nathan
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 wat read more
Leadership Inspirations - Destiny is a Matter of Choice
StrategyDriven | November 9th 2009 by Nathan
“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 &nbs read more
Complimentary Resource - CIO Digest
StrategyDriven | November 8th 2009 by Nathan
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 f read more
Complimentary Resource - Keeping hold of your customers, especial…
StrategyDriven | November 7th 2009 by Nathan
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 f read more
Complimentary Resource - Preparing for the Upswing
StrategyDriven | November 6th 2009 by Nathan
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 t read more
The “Vision Thing”: How to Find It, Frame It, and Live It
StrategyDriven | November 5th 2009 by Nathan
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 read more
Organizational Performance Measures Warning Flag 1 - Source Data…
StrategyDriven | November 3rd 2009 by Nathan
All organizational performance measurement systems rely foundationally on their source data. And like a house built on sand, these performance measurement systems fail if their source data becomes corrupt. Source data manipulations occur for many rea read more
Leadership Inspirations - Bringing the Future into the Present
StrategyDriven | November 2nd 2009 by Nathan
“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.” Alan Lakein well-known author on personal time management and creator of Lakein’s Question: “What is the best use of my time right n read more
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