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Tag Archives: Management
Mixed marketing metaphors.
I have a mate who is an academic economist, a really smart guy used to arguing a point of view, and with a box of stats on call to support any contention he makes, alternatively to pull down anything that … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Management, Strategy
Tagged Change, change management, competitive strategy, Governance, Leadership, Management, performance assessment, SME, Strategy
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2 tools SME’s have to have
Most SME’s I see are run by a single person, without the benefit of any sort of advisory board beyond those with whom he/she has dinner sometimes, when they get the time. The hats they wear make Josephs coat … Continue reading
Another bloody meeting
Meetings are supposed to be a place where work gets done, accountabilities exercised options articulated and examined, decisions made, and outcomes reported. However, often they become just a reason to have another meeting. Whilst the public sector comes in … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Leadership, Management
Tagged communication, Governance, lean, Management, performance assessment
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Managing complexity.
I am not a car nut, but as a young bloke, I used to fix my own cars. There was not much you could not do without a reasonable set of Sidchromes, a block and tackle, mechanical manual, and a … Continue reading
Organised serendipity
At first sight, “Organised” and “Serendipity” are at opposite ends of the scale, almost mutually exclusive. Serendipity occurs by chance, when the stars align, the unexpected happens and not by any organised process, or so we are led to believe. … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Collaboration, Innovation, Small business
Tagged Change, change management, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Marketing, performance assessment, Strategy
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Small businesses biggest problem
Cash flow is the lifeblood of every business, from the one person micro business working out of their garage, to the largest multinational. To call it “Lifeblood” sounds like a cliché, but the thing about clichés is that generally they … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Management, Small business
Tagged Governance, great management, Management, Operations, performance assessment, SME
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Value development process.
Innovation is a process, mostly it is managed for better or worse with some sort of stage-gate process. Sensitive project management of innovation is vital, the context of the project, the culture, management engagement, business model, the source of resources … Continue reading
Posted in Customers, Innovation, Marketing, Strategy
Tagged competitive strategy, customer, Innovation, Management, Marketing, performance assessment, Sales, Strategy
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Toyota’s tent joins Ford and GM in the boot.
As a little kid, the milkman used to deliver from a horse drawn cart. Even then, in the mid fifties it was outmoded, almost rustic, but endlessly engaging for a 5 year old boy. Much later, I was the … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Management, Operations
Tagged Change, change management, competitive strategy, Governance, Management, Operations, Personal Rant, Politics
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The year of analytics
In Australia today, January 26, it is “Australia Day”, the day we Aussies, or most of us, think the place was started, conveniently ignoring the thousands of years of habitation before Captain Philip turned up with a bunch of convicts … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Governance, Marketing, Small business
Tagged analytics, Change, change management, customer, Governance, Innovation, Management, Marketing, SME, Social Media, Strategy
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A mark out of 10
In a post in January last year, I made 10 predictions for 2013. In the interests of accountability, it is reasonable to see how I went. So, here goes: Marketing is digital and personal, mass marketing is dead! As with … Continue reading
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Tagged Change, change management, Governance, great management, Leadership, Management, performance assessment, Strategy
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Some non PC views on Holden
Amongst all the emotional rhetoric and dubious numbers being visited upon us by various interest groups and pollies after the announcement by GM that they will be folding their tents, there seems to be very little sensible analysis of the … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Management, Operations, Strategy
Tagged change management, competitive strategy, Leadership, Management, performance assessment, Risk
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Political inconsistency is trumps
So, the Treasurer has blocked the acquisition of Graincorp by Archer Daniels Midland. However, the acquisition of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter by Canadian group Saputo is OK. Go figure! These two businesses are amongst the last significant, strategically important agribusiness … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Governance
Tagged Agriculture, Change, change management, communication, Management, Politics
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New verb. “To Netf..k”
The verb that describes the process of retailers ignoring the shift to digital. Payment, e-shopping, mobile selection of destination, on-line reviews, and so on. The business model is rapidly evolving, whatever your current model may be, nothing is set in … Continue reading
Posted in Change, retail, Sales, Strategy
Tagged category management, Change, change management, competitive strategy, customer, Management, Marketing, retailer, Sales, Social Media
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Do unto others…..
The metaphor for business as war is widely used, and it does have considerable value when considering strategy, tactics, capability development and resource deployment. Marketing is a base component of this mix. It requires you to see the world, … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Management, Marketing, Strategy
Tagged communication, customer, Governance, Leadership, Management, Marketing, performance assessment
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The semantic disruption of Agriculture
The success of the last 250 years in western economies is based on the economies of scale. Harnessing technology to deliver greater productivity per unit of input, capital, labour, and raw material. All industries have been disrupted from the cottage … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Demand chains, Marketing, Strategy
Tagged Agriculture, category management, Change, change management, communication, customer, demand chain, Management, Marketing, Strategy, supply chain, Value chain
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Marketing defined, again.
Definitions of marketing abound. A bit like a scratch in the morning, everybody has one! The lament of President Roosevelt that if you had 7 economists in a room, you had 8 opinions, is equally true for marketers, except that … Continue reading
Posted in Customers, Management, Marketing, Personal Rant
Tagged Advertising, Branding, category management, great management, Management, Marketing, Strategy
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Fire yourself.
Small business owners work harder, and often take home less than their employed peers. I see this all the time, again and again, in all sorts of contexts. Ever wondered why? In my experience, most go into business because they … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Management, Marketing, Small business
Tagged Entrepreneur, Management, managing yourself, Operations, SME, Strategy
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Digital policy “Snafu”
Governments and their regulation centric thought processes always lag the digital developments that are accelerating in our world. Typically, they are regulating to close the barn door well after the horse is across the paddock, and failing to consult … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Governance, Management, Marketing, Small business, Social Media
Tagged analytics, Change, communication, Governance, Management, Social Media, Strategy
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Choose your customers
The sorts of customers you have play a significant role in defining who you are. A former client had a customer base that valued the hands on, custom design, and short supply chain they offered on their packaging component items. That … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Customers, Lean, Operations, Sales
Tagged Change, competitive strategy, customer, demand chain, Management, negotiation, performance assessment, Sales
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Success is a contingency
Success is the result of hard work, smarts, good teams, focus, with a hit of “right place, right time” thrown in, etc, etc, right? Right. At least that is what I always believed, knocked into me by my Dad who believed, … Continue reading
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