The concept is administrative guidance or executive guidance; the concept is Immediate Feedback Response (IFR). IFR provides sightless navigation to the pilots, who represent your executive team. Original writing date: November 10, 2006 …;
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You Must Have Had A Past
We’re not exactly sure what happened. “Kevin” was a wonderful associate (we call employees “associates”). He came whenever, he had a great disposition, he was truly grateful when he was appreciated, and everything else that…;
Essay: The Industrial Revolution
The concept of organization is certainly not a new one as one looks back over centuries of history. Aristotle, for example, referred to the importance of organization in his discussion of household management in his…;
Essay: The Industrial Revolution
The concept of organization is certainly not a new one as one looks back over centuries of history. Aristotle, for example, referred to the importance of organization in his discussion of household management in his…;
Jack Welch Central Message
Find the best people. World class company with world class products. Build a learning organization. Values define management structure. Better than the best company. Strategic targets motivate. Managers facilitate. Boundary-less company. Values and people. Common…;
Fragment – product acceptance
How do you minimize resistance to the acceptance of a new product? 1. You make the products which have strong feature sets, potentially 10 times better (but require behavioral compatibility). 2. You look for the…;
Fragment – Energy
Matter is energy in waiting.
Fragment – shareholder value
Shareholder value is lost more precipitously in transition periods than any other time in a company’s life, and the battle can be won or lost on whether you capture the support of the conjoined employees….;
Fragment – acquisition
Four firm rules of an acquisition communication strategy: no secrets, no surprises, no hype, no empty promises. Original writing date: June 19, 2006
Passage of Time
One problem with the linear passage of time is that you don’t have an opportunity to revisit alternative possibilities. So, for example, had we not gone to Vietnam, where would we be with respect to…;