September 17, 2009
by Oliver
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Keeping track of all tasks and projects can be difficult sometimes. However, this is an essential part of manager’s roles. That led us to the question, whether there are any small pieces of software which might help managers to keep … Continue reading
September 4, 2009
by Oliver
Comments Off on Heroes of cost cutting
A provider of on-demand sales tools and related services has published an interesting paper on cost cutting. Its title is quite promising: “Simple Savvy Savings – 9 ideas to make anyone a Cost-Cutting Hero”. The underlying idea behind this paper … Continue reading
June 23, 2009
by Oliver
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A few days ago I did participate in a discussion concerning the transfer of existing print mail campaigns to new e-mail-campaigns. An issue within this discussion was, whether and to what extent content and structure should be changed. The basic … Continue reading
May 26, 2009
by Oliver
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…and how to manage them. When company managers discuss their personal experiences in terms of external consultants you can find a broad range of opinions and beliefs. Point of views may vary between very positive experiences when hiring external knowledge … Continue reading
February 26, 2009
by Oliver
Comments Off on Resarch Data – Global Financial Employment Monitor
Despite the poor economic situation many finance departments seem to be afraid that their key players could switch to a competitor. More than half of HR managers and finance department heads in the world see the risk to lose their … Continue reading
January 26, 2009
by Oliver
Comments Off on Change is everywhere
No, I don’t want to write a post about the change which is related to the presidency of Mr. Obama. I guess that there are articles enough available in the media which discuss this issue. In the case that you … Continue reading
January 4, 2009
by Oliver
Comments Off on Strategy in dynamic times
A couple of days ago I was involved in a discussion concerning the sense of strategy in the times of financial crisis. I think that is a very interesting question, whether organizations should “think strategically” in a situation with a … Continue reading
January 2, 2009
by Oliver
Comments Off on 2008 – a great year!
Well, we do not have been published posts for a while. There is a very good reason. Also the headline might be confusing. Enterprises, people, and governments have to manage the results of a large financial crisis that started as … Continue reading
October 21, 2008
by Oliver
Comments Off on Mac vs. PC
When I read about this advertising campaign I remembered a specific strategic approach called “judo strategy”. This strategy was presented in the book “Judo Strategy: Turning Your Competitors’ Strength to Your Advantage”; the authors describe an approach how this kind … Continue reading
October 19, 2008
by Oliver
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A large number of articles concerning the financial crisis have been published these days. In sum all write offs in financial institutions (worldwide) have reached a total of 485 billion USD this week. 42 billion USD write offs can be … Continue reading