Monthly Archives: March 2011

Incredibly Small Steps (think small) Can Achieve Gigantic Results—The Kaizen Way (“continuous improvement … change for better”)

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Bizshifts-Trends
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  “About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends” ~ Herbert Hoover How can “think small” be an effective strategy for significant change? “Small Steps” are actions or initiatives that require few resources or little … Continue reading →

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Sales Process Mapping, Work-Flow, Roadmap, Playbook… Essentials for Effective Sales Management and Funnel Staging…

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Bizshifts-Trends
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“A sales team’s fundamental job is to move a greater number of larger deals through the sales process in less time.” “ There should be no reason that the principles of process engineering would not work in the sales process”. … Continue reading →

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Unethical, Deceptive, Dishonest, Illegal, Misleading, Unfair…: Is There Need for “Code of Conduct” in Business?

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Bizshifts-Trends
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“I have always recognized that the object of business is to make money in an honorable manner. I have endeavored to remember that the object of life is to do good.” – Peter Cooper; Inventor, Manufacturer, and Philanthropist. Business ethics … Continue reading →

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Gender Pay Inequity – The 24-cents Pay-Gap: Myth or Reality? (Do women make less than men?)

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Bizshifts-Trends
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The 76-cent myth: Do women make less than men? The wage-gap ratio isn’t the best gauge for pay discrimination, and overemphasizing it can undermine an important issue. Then it comes to pay discrimination, the one statistic you hear over and … Continue reading →

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Business War Gaming: Key to Winning Business Strategy – is it the Future?

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Bizshifts-Trends
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Business is about strategy – how to move from point-A to point-B. This is influenced by: Objectives: What the business is trying to achieve… Knowledge: What the business knows about its environment.. Assumptions: What the business assumes about itself and … Continue reading →

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The Innovation GAP: U.S. vs. Europe, Japan, China, India, Russia,…

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Bizshifts-Trends
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What is Innovation? – Innovation is one of those words that can mean different things to different people…..it may be defined as exploiting new ideas leading to the creation of a new product, process or service. It is not just … Continue reading →

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U.S. Manufacturing is Dead: True, Myth, or Somewhere in Between?

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Bizshifts-Trends
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You might think American manufacturing is dead, reading most of the nation’s editorial pages or watching the endless laments in the news that “nothing is made in America anymore,” and that our manufacturing jobs have vanished to China, Mexico and … Continue reading →

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The 70/20/10 Rule: Google, Tweeter… Learning and Development…

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Bizshifts-Trends
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         “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower” ~ Steve Jobs The 70/20/10 rule for “innovation” was instituted at Google by Eric Schmidt, CEO. This means that 70 percent of the company’s money is invested in areas relating to its … Continue reading →

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