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Current Strategy & Management Articles
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2009
Alyce Lomax
Health Insurance: The New Competitive Advantage Wal-Mart is spearheading a government-backed effort to create an "employer mandate," which would force most companies to provide health insurance to employees. With Wal-Mart's size, it might have an advantage over its competitors in satisfying such a mandate. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2009
Selena Maranjian
The Most Candid CEO The latest rankings are out -- see if the CEOs of companies you own stock in made the list. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz
Sirius XM: 90% Stock Decline? Here's a Raise! Sirius XM Radio is locking up CEO Mel Karmazin for a few more years by bumping his annual salary and granting him 120 million options. mark for My Articles similar articles
CRM
July 1, 2009
David Myron
Innovate Your Way Out of a Recession In a recession, an innovative organization can learn to focus on fewer projects - but ones that can meet and even exceed expectations. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2009
Christopher Barker
Outsourcing Becomes the New Insourcing The trend of American manufacturing companies moving operations into China continues in full stride, but the enticement to do so has changed dramatically. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2009
Tim Beyers
Facebook Prepares to Face the Bankers ... With a new CFO. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
July 2009
James J. Green
Danger & Opportunity: Taking the Really Long View A conversation with Robert Manning, CEO of MFS Investment Management. mark for My Articles similar articles
LOMA Resource
July 2009
Jennifer Rankin
People Power Mass career customization restructures both the expectations and the mechanics of how careers are built. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
June 29, 2009
Kim S. Nash
System Security: 5 Ways to Improve Your Defenses Against Attack A former Air Force CIO highlights practical ways to improve system and network security. mark for My Articles similar articles
HBS Working Knowledge
June 29, 2009
Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change Learn about building a business in a down economy, motivating the troops, and other current topics. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2009
Christopher Barker
Saddle Up for the Straight Talk Express A steel-industry executive, Nucor's Daniel DiMicco, speaks his mind about the domestic economy. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2009
Anders Bylund
Netflix Has a Million-Dollar Advantage Media companies that will dominate in the future are those that know how to get the user to the content he/she wants. The Netflix Prize competition shows how seriously Netflix takes the whole movie recommendation issue. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
June 26, 2009
Kim S. Nash
Obama's Cybersecurity Push: What It Means for CIOs President Obama aims to fix U.S. cybersecurity, but can the feds hit a moving target? Not without private sector support and practical solutions. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
June 26, 2009
Kim S. Nash
Why CIOs and IT Need a Vacation When the economy finally recovers, workplace stress will only rise. CIOs should set a good example for their staff and rest up with a week off, now. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
June 25, 2009
Kristin Burnham
How BPM Brought IT and End Users Together A business process management project did more than improve design processes for NACCO Materials Handling Group. It provided a lesson in how to work better with end users. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
June 25, 2009
Albert R. Eng
What Your IT Budget Says About Your Organization's Value Can anyone tell what IT contributes to your business just by looking at your budget? If they can't, you're less effective than you could be. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
June 25, 2009
Rick Swanborg
Beyond Virtualization: How Raytheon's IT Department Helps Meet Green Goals Raytheon's Green IT initiative started with data center virtualization. But today's Green IT initiatives encompass system development and business efficiency. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
June 24, 2009
Maryfran Johnson
A "Whac-A-Mole" Approach to Security Current cybersecurity threats and responses are explored by several CIOs. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
June 24, 2009
Michael Friedenberg
Best Practices Revealed at the CIO 100 Symposium At the 2009 CIO 100 Symposium, CIOs will learn best practices from speakers such as InterContinental's CIO Tom Conophy and JetBlue's CIO Joe Eng. mark for My Articles similar articles
Bank Technology News
July 2009
John Adams
A BIT of Competition How much sharing banks should do with other institutions is a tough decision for CIOs and CROs, and even the forces that advocate shared assessments says convincing banks to fully relinquish proprietary controls is a challenge. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
June 26, 2009
Tim Beyers
Someone at Apple Should Pay Earlier reports from The Wall Street Journal were confirmed this week: Apple chief executive Steve Jobs had a liver transplant two months ago at a Tennessee hospital. This should have been disclosed sooner. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
June 25, 2009
Catherine Arnst
Reform and Jobs Pay-or-play isn't sitting well with the business community. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
June 25, 2009
Jena McGregor
The Midyear Review Takes On More Weight Widespread hiring freezes mean companies need to make the most of their talent - and get under-performers up to speed (or out) quicker. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
June 25, 2009
Jena McGregor
Straight Talk in a Slump What to say to a worried workforce. mark for My Articles similar articles
InternetNews
June 25, 2009
Ed Sutherland
Study: Top CEOs 'Miserable' At Social Networking Only two Fortune 100 CEOs use Twitter and no top business leaders maintain a personal blog, findings that show "a miserable lack of social engagement," according to a new study. mark for My Articles similar articles
Fast Company
July 2009
Adam Werbach
Nature's 10 Simple Rules for Business Survival In the emerging fields of biomechanics and biomimicry, scientists are decoding rules that can help form businesses as hardy and long lasting as a forest. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
June 24, 2009
How Social Networks Bloom in the Enterprise Council-member CIOs rely on employee word of mouth, user direction, and new attitudes on control to drive Web. 2.0 momentum. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
June 24, 2009
Download Personnel Matrix Models Adapt this method for managing IT support resources across functional lines. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
June 24, 2009
Users Tackle Business Transformation in Parallel Teams Quintiles Transnational CIO Bill Deam engages teams to map and perform business workflows. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
June 24, 2009
How to Save Your Strategic Rights The CIO of Santander Consumer USA convinced the business to keep him on the IT strategic team. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz
The Cable Empires Strike Back In an effort to avoid losing subscribers to competing services, Comcast is teaming up with Time Warner to launch the TV Everywhere movement, offering content to cable subscribers online at no additional cost. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2009
Alyce Lomax
Citigroup: No Bonus? No Problem! The people at Citigroup aren't getting any bonuses. However, it looks like some of them are getting massive pay raises instead. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2009
Selena Maranjian
These Companies Are Giving Money Away In a survey of 140 corporations, 53% of respondents upped their giving during 2008, even companies with profits down in the same period. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Age
June 23, 2009
Pete Swabey
Making the invisible visible Social network analysis can reveal the impromptu, ad-hoc business processes that really propel the enterprise mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Age
June 17, 2009
Pete Swabey
The social process How social software is changing the way companies design and execute business processes mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Age
June 17, 2009
JJ Robinson
IBM continues to tout data as a strategic asset IBM reiterates its 'data as a strategic asset' message as revenues dip 11% mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Age
June 17, 2009
Kenny MacIver
People, process, technology According to conventional IT management theory, these are the three areas in order of importance that a successful technology implementation or change management project must address. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
July 2009
Randy B. Hecht
Pay Me! How to get the money you're owed when no one seems to have any. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
July 2009
Jeff Wuorio
Ramp Up Marketing in a Downturn 5 ways to save money and still get your message heard. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
July 2009
The Superfluous Position Make sure every title has a necessary and definable role. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
July 2009
Neale Martin
You Can't Beat Habit Learning how to alter customers' routines likely means making significant changes to your own. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
July 2009
Robert Kiyosaki
You Can Rebuild It Sometimes you just have to melt down and start over. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
July 2009
Jennifer Wang
Will Business be Stimulated? A panel of experts make predictions about the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment act of 2009. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
July 2009
Susan J. Lindner
The Perfect Formula to Build Your Brand It's not enough to build a product and assume it will be the base of your brand. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
July 2009
Lindsay Holloway
Why Events are Going Virtual As companies continue to costs, trade shows are becoming an expendable expense. Virtual platforms, however, are fast becoming the way to host, exhibit at and attend a tradeshow. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2009
Alyce Lomax
Poor Move at Talbots Despite all the sacrifices employees have had to make, Talbots CEO Trudy Sullivan will receive $1.2 million to offset recent reductions in her retirement benefits. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 22, 2009
John Churchill
Sir Allen Stanford Indicted Allen Stanford, the flamboyant 59-year-old billionaire CEO of the Stanford Group Companies was indicted Friday on charges of conspiracy to commit securities, mail and wire fraud. mark for My Articles similar articles
Fast Company
July 2009
Adam L. Penenberg
Amazon Taps Its Inner Apple By introducing the Kindle, Jeff Bezos is emulating Steve Jobs -- and taking him on. mark for My Articles similar articles
Fast Company
July 2009
Danielle Sacks
Behind the Rebranding Campaign of Wal-Mart's Scarlet Woman Nearly three years after being fired by Wal-Mart, marketer Julie Roehm faces her toughest rebranding campaign ever. mark for My Articles similar articles
Fast Company
July 2009
Chuck Salter
Why America Is Addicted to Olive Garden Technology, savvy brand management, and a little bit of soul have made $6.7 billion Darden Restaurants the world's biggest casual-dining operation -- and it's still growing, even in tough times. mark for My Articles similar articles
Fast Company
July 2009
Tom Foster
Patagonia's Founder on Why There's "No Such Thing as Sustainability" An exclusive interview with Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, who may be pessimistic about the earth's future, but is determined to keep fighting. mark for My Articles similar articles
Fast Company
July 2009
Adam Werbach
How Xerox Tapped the Power of Reuse How Xerox tapped the power of reuse. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
June 18, 2009
Maria Bartiromo
Inside the Big Deal Between BlackRock and Barclays An interview with Barclays President Bob Diamond and BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
June 18, 2009
Barry Maggs
Come Back from the Beach a Bit Savvier This summer reading roundup spotlights a rake's guide to success, outsourced espionage, and a delicious wine caper, among other books. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
June 17, 2009
David Welch
Henderson's Strategy to Fix GM With the Obama Administration pressuring for quick results, the CEO's first job is to remake a bureaucracy notoriously resistant to change. mark for My Articles similar articles
CRM
June 1, 2009
Christopher Musico
Service and Social Media: You're Not Social (Enough) Communities and channels are rapidly expanding - and your company needs to at least know its place in all of them. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
June 17, 2009
Jill Jusko
Financing Energy Projects For organizations willing and able to do the required homework, utility and government incentives can ease the burden of funding energy-efficiency projects within your organization. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
June 17, 2009
Jill Jusko
Federal Dollars Will Fuel Investment into Renewables A significant chunk of federal dollars will flow to developers of renewable energy technologies and other energy-related technologies as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
June 17, 2009
Guy Barlow
Keep Risk At Bay Although risk assessment never will be an exact science, today's IT solutions are effective and can help companies identify and mitigate risk. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
June 17, 2009
Executive View -- Energized for Efficiency Neil Rasmussen is helping Schneider Electric pursue its ambitious agenda of becoming a global leader in energy management -- and working to save the planet in the process. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
June 17, 2009
Thought Leader -- Reducing the Supply Chain Footprint HP's Christian Verstraete brings a systems engineer's eye for the big picture to managing the supply chain's "ecosystem." mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
June 17, 2009
Jonathan Katz
Energy Management Champions How many companies have made energy efficiency and sustainability a part of their overall performance strategy? mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
June 17, 2009
Steve Minter
Can GPOs Help Ease the Pain? As manufacturers look for cost-cutting that won't cripple them in a recovery, group purchasing organizations let them "swing a bigger bat." mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
June 17, 2009
Steve Minter
Increase in Global Sourcing Expected Despite Supply Chain Risks Nearly two out of three financial executives expect global sourcing activities at their companies to increase during the next three years, a new study reports, even in the face of significant risks from extended supply chains. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
June 17, 2009
David Blanchard
The Dos and Don'ts of Third-Party Logistics Although a third-party logistics provider can manage your logistics tasks, you still have to manage the 3PL. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
June 17, 2009
David Blanchard
How to Select a 3PL Look for a third-party logistics provider that can help you optimize your supply chain network. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
June 17, 2009
Jill Jusko
PLM Extends its Reach into Product Development Experts say they expect a steady expansion of product lifecycle management's reach within product development and a continued recognition that manufacturers remain focused on the mantra of better, cheaper and faster. mark for My Articles similar articles
CRM
June 1, 2009
Lauren McKay
Social Shepherds Many enterprises are developing social strategies to become more transparent, which is great for customers and corporations in general. There's always some amount of risk, however. mark for My Articles similar articles
CRM
June 1, 2009
Christopher Musico
Poking Holes in Attrition Social networking has the potential to transform the day-to-day operations of customer service representatives. mark for My Articles similar articles
CRM
June 1, 2009
Jessica Tsai
Required Reading: Socially Aware The co-author of Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom explains why it's not so easy for companies to simply hop aboard the social media bandwagon. mark for My Articles similar articles
CRM
June 1, 2009
Jessica Tsai
Social from the Inside Out By focusing on connecting employees, a socially entwined culture benefits clients. mark for My Articles similar articles
CRM
June 1, 2009
Christopher Musico
Infusing Social Communities into Service With Helpstream's on-demand offering, Infusionsoft bolsters its customer support. mark for My Articles
CRM
June 1, 2009
Rudy Chang
A Community Gives Pitney Bowes Its Stamp of Approval A forum designed to address one problem evolves into an enterprise asset. mark for My Articles similar articles
AskMen.com
Mr. Mafioso
Mafioso: Kim Jong-il It might be beneficial to learn from the mistakes of world class cafone Kim Jong-il. mark for My Articles similar articles
AskMen.com
Nate Steere
Addressing Employee Complaints Employee complaints are inevitable, and it's not always easy to know what to say. mark for My Articles similar articles
Bank Systems & Technology
June 10, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz
Bonuses Still Point of Contention for Obama The President continues to push for restrictions on bonus compensation for financial executives. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 11, 2009
Matt Wilkinson
Dow Corning emphasises innovation US silicone-materials maker Dow Corning is transforming its business strategy to focus on innovations in sustainability, efficiency and alternative energy. mark for My Articles similar articles
PHONE+
June 11, 2009
Sam Allman
The 7 Deadly Sins of Business Working hard is no guarantee of success. With this in mind, here are seven common causes of business failure. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
June 10, 2009
Maryfran Johnson
Why Even Successful Speakers Need To Practice Rehearsing your speech is the key to successful delivery. But when it comes down to practicing, there's more than one way to get it done. Our favorite speakers share their methods. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
June 10, 2009
Kristin Burnham
How to Handle Negative Online Comments, Hold a Concise Meeting and Decline an After-work Invite Useful tips for at work behavior, including to how to present yourself online and keeping a meeting on track. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
May 12, 2009
Stephanie Overby
The Truth About Obama's "Tax on Outsourcing" Misconceptions about President Barack Obama's plan to close overseas business tax loopholes abound. CIO.com sets the record straight about the five most common misperceptions. mark for My Articles similar articles
Inc.
June 2009
Margot Fraser
How I Did It: Margot Fraser Margot Fraser, the founder of Birkenstock, USA, recalls 40 years of peace, love, and clunky sandals. mark for My Articles similar articles
Inc.
June 2009
Ryan McCarthy
An Indie Record Store Fights for Survival To save their indie record store chain, the owners of Millennium Music decided to completely change it. mark for My Articles similar articles
Inc.
June 2009
Jason Del Rey
Update: When Prices on Raw Materials Rise Faced with a spike in wholesale chocolate prices, gourmet chocolate company Choco-Logo raised prices and reexamined its entire cost structure. mark for My Articles similar articles
Inc.
June 2009
Leigh Buchanan
Review: In Pursuit of Elegance Author Mathew E. May writes about the virtues of simplicity and symmetry in solving business problems. mark for My Articles
Inc.
June 2009
Blogger Logic: Why you should never rehire a quitter JobDig chairman G.L. Hoffman's blog post on 100 lessons for entrepreneurs was recently Twittered by start-up guru Guy Kawasaki. Here is lesson No. 70. mark for My Articles similar articles
Inc.
June 2009
Carl Schramm
The Silver Lining for Small Business in a Recession The Kauffman Foundation president talks about why great companies tend to get launched during recessions. mark for My Articles similar articles
Inc.
June 2009
April Joyner
CEO Passions: Herding Cattle Russ Mann, CEO of San Diego online marketing firm Covario, has a passion for herding cattle. mark for My Articles similar articles
Inc.
June 2009
Managing Business Insolvency and Bankruptcy Even after a business fails, an owner has important choices to make. mark for My Articles similar articles
Inc.
June 2009
Under Armour's Kevin Plank on How to Motivate Employees The founder of Under Armour speaks on motivating employees and improving employee morale during a recession. mark for My Articles similar articles
Inc.
June 2009
Nadine Heintz
Managing: Unleashing Employee Creativity How West Paw Design turned all of its employees into designers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Inc.
June 2009
Nadine Heintz
Ready, Set, Innovate Six tips for turning employees into innovators. mark for My Articles similar articles
Inc.
June 2009
Norm Brodsky
Norm Brodsky: When Negotiating, Always Listen Before You Speak It pays to find out what the other side is thinking, then adjust your position accordingly. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
June 2009
How Much Does Your CEO Make? Another sign food & bev companies are doing well: CEO pay increases. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
June 1, 2009
Elizabeth Wine
BofA Gets New Chairman, New Capital As financial advisors continue to bear up under a perfect storm of market turmoil, and watch their companies raked over the coals for their roles in the economic collapse, the bad news keeps on coming. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
June 1, 2009
Carri Degenhardt-Burke
Don't Burn Bridges, They Lead to the Future In this environment of consolidation and constant change, it pays to get to know the guy on the other side of your street mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
June 1, 2009
Frances A. McMorris
Admitting Mistakes Now, Avoiding Them Later Find the time and a place to do a thorough and thoughtful analysis of your business practices and how it affects your clients. Find out what works and what doesn't. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
June 2009
Karen DeMasters
Total Service Baystate Financial uses its wide array of services to advise small business owners. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
June 2009
Sherri Scordo
Advisor Emporium Genworth Financial Wealth Management is enhancing its investment management platform to help advisors through the current challenging market mark for My Articles similar articles
Insurance & Technology
May 29, 2009
Anthony O'Donnell
Alan Hughes Named BCBSNC CIO Hughes comes to Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina from GE Financial, where he has been CIO for Global Risk Management and Distribution Finance. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 1, 2009
Russ Banham
Fray on Pay The battle over executive compensation and what it means for you. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 1, 2009
Randy Myers
Cleaner (Balance) Sheets: The 2009 Working Capital Scorecard Hard times have inspired companies to wring lots of cash out of working capital. How much better can they get at it? mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 1, 2009
Alix Stuart
Cheaper Advice It's a buyer's market for consulting services, but if you don't manage an engagement carefully, you could pay more than you bargained for. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 1, 2009
Scott Leibs
Comp & Circumstance Government involvement in executive compensation could spur unintended consequences, but wiser pay policies still may emerge. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 1, 2009
Alix Stuart
Prescription for Progress? The enormous changes being contemplated for health care, and the staggering costs associated with them, which could draw heavily upon corporate coffers, ensure that even if the road to reform is fast, it will not be smooth. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 1, 2009
Reason & Stuart
Crackdown Alert After a GAO report documents a slowdown in the SEC's case generation and penalty volume under former chairman Christopher Cox, the regulator's new leaders talk tough. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 1, 2009
Hot or Not? When cash is tight, which business activities should rank among a company's top spending priorities? mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 1, 2009
Kate O'Sullivan
Going Green Now Five types of environmentally responsible corporate initiatives that will pay for themselves quickly. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 1, 2009
Josh Hyatt
Structural Improvements Squeezed by a contracting economy, everyone from lawyers and accountants to ad agencies and recruiters is changing price structures to reduce upfront costs for buyers. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 1, 2009
Scott Leibs
Live and Learn Companies get better at using technology to use training dollars more efficiently. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 1, 2009
Vincent Ryan
Tripped Up More companies are violating loan covenants, but there are ways to avoid taking a hard fall. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 1, 2009
Kate O'Sullivan
Disciplinarians' Dilemma Derided as enemies of innovation, CFOs can, in fact, be its valuable friends. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 1, 2009
Vincent Ryan
Green Counters Sophisticated tools for carbon-emissions accounting are coming to market. But are U.S. companies ready for them? mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 1, 2009
Edward Teach
"I Should Have Said No." A CFO who confessed to fraud wants business students to learn from his mistakes. An interview with Aaron Beam, former CFO, HealthSouth Corp. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 1, 2009
Josh Hyatt
Think Small "Door-to-door" expense management can be a great way to reduce the cost of business travel. mark for My Articles similar articles
MyBusiness
Jun/Jul 2009
Megan Pacella
Fair Trade The down economy has a lot of small businesses in a money squeeze, but you don't always need cash to get the products and services you need to run your business. mark for My Articles similar articles
MyBusiness
Jun/Jul 2009
Megan Pacella
Management 101 Take a peek inside DK Publishing's Essential Managers series for answers to common employer questions. mark for My Articles similar articles
MyBusiness
Jun/Jul 2009
Recession Risk What kind of entrepreneur opens up two temporary stores during this economy? mark for My Articles similar articles
MyBusiness
Jun/Jul 2009
Shannon McRae
This Is Your Life If you're ready to let go of the feeling that your business can't operate if you're not behind your desk, having a star team of employees is the first step toward making the leap. mark for My Articles similar articles
MyBusiness
Jun/Jul 2009
Sue Marquette Poremba
Chain Reaction How a business reacts to a crisis can be the difference between keeping customers happy and losing them -- and their referrals -- for good. Here are some tips to help you handle your next customer crisis. mark for My Articles similar articles
MyBusiness
Jun/Jul 2009
Megan Pacella
Strong Support Train your people to have the answers customers want -- even when hard questions arise. mark for My Articles similar articles
MyBusiness
Jun/Jul 2009
How Much Is Too Much? You say the customer is always right, but sometimes, good client service can cost you. How do you avoid the high cost of good customer service? mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
May 29, 2009
Steve Minter
Purchasing Officers: Confident Now, But is Trouble Ahead? While the recession has strengthened their negotiating positions, many purchasing professionals have not yet assessed the impact of the recession on their supply-management strategy. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
May 29, 2009
Steve Minter
Closing the Gap on Ad-Hoc Spending Saving $74 million mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Age
May 19, 2009
JJ Robinson
IT Outsourcing: A Buyer's Market Businesses are demanding shorter deals and more flexibility from their outsourcing providers, says Morrison and Foerster's Alistair Maughan. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
June 2009
Thomas D. Giachetti
Not Just the CCO While the chief compliance officer (CCO) should be the main player in the compliance review process, whenever possible at least one other firm officer be involved. mark for My Articles similar articles
Bank Technology News
June 2009
John Adams
Rebuilding Trust in Mortgage Lenders The bad times that remain in the consumer lending market are partly born of a sense of betrayal - secondary market investors simply no longer trust lenders. mark for My Articles similar articles
Bank Technology News
June 2009
John Adams
Madoff Backlash Increases Need For Self-Service Tools Bernie Madoff's journey to jail has had a lot of fallout, including effects on wealth managers who now have a new dynamic on their hands: scared clients with shrinking assets who've also lost faith in the wealth management profession. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
June 2009
Mark Henricks
When Second Really is the Best When Donna DeCunzo-Taddeo set out to launch a new high-end tequila in 2000, her plans were decidedly ambitious: take on market leader The Patron Spirits Company of Las Vegas. Sometimes it pays to follow a good act. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
June 2009
Amy Cosper
Editor's Note: Brilliance in the New Bailout The key to surviving the recession is doing everything better and exploiting hidden opportunities. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
June 2009
Mikal E. Belicove
The Purpose-Driven Website Assuming your website is successful, what will it have accomplished? mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
June 2009
Asheesh Advani
Put Your Advisory Board to Work It's time to rethink the roll of advisors and how they are compensated. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
June 2009
Cliff Ennico
Keep Lawsuits off Your Back 5 ways to reduce your liability risk. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
June 2009
Chris Penttila
Knowledge is Power Ensure that important company clients, projects and processes aren't lost when an employee walks out the door. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
June 2009
Barry Farber
Chasing Down Large Accounts Six tips to help you land larger clients. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
June 2009
George Solomon
Quiz: Risk Assessment Calculator See if you score high on the financial fitness quiz. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
June 2009
James J. Green
Leadership In volatile times, communication and culture are broker/dealer leaders' touchstones. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
May 27, 2009
Josh Cable
Firms Focus on Information Security Protecting trade secrets and intellectual property is critical in any economy. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
May 27, 2009
Josh Cable
Tips for Selecting an ERP Software Vendor The right ERP software vendor will be equipped to offer the kinds of support services and tools that allow you to solve your most difficult business challenges, rapidly deploy applications and maximize your return on investment. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
May 27, 2009
Josh Cable
Green Computing More Hype than Reality According to the preliminary findings of a survey conducted by Columbus, Ohio-based Redemtech, companies are making limited progress toward making their corporate IT programs more sustainable. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
May 27, 2009
Josh Cable
Five Infrastructure Shortfalls that Impact Security There are a number of core factors contributing to the occurrences of corporate security and data breaches. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
May 27, 2009
David Blanchard
How to Optimize Your Supply Chain to Improve Cash Flow Manufacturers today face three significant organization-related challenges: maximizing profits, conserving cash flow and creating shareholder value. One way to solve these challenges is through the process of EBITDA optimization. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
May 27, 2009
Josh Cable
Lean Gurus For many manufacturers embarking on a path of continuous improvement, the lean journey begins with a call to a consultant. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
May 27, 2009
Josh Cable
Lean On These Keys to Success Lean experts offer these insights into core concepts and best practices that companies need to understand when starting on the lean path. mark for My Articles similar articles
Wired
May 22, 2009
Chris Anderson
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Bookshelf: Management Rewired: Why Feedback Doesn't Work and Other Surprising Lessons From the Latest Brain Science Author Charles S. Jacobs takes a leap from the latest neuroscience to its implications for business-world competitiveness. mark for My Articles similar articles
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Outlook for M&A: 2009 Interestingly, for some banks, M&A will be a viable -- even attractive -- strategic option. mark for My Articles similar articles
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