Verne Harnish
Processes vs. Functions: Reducing Business Insanity
Twitter It!By Verne Harnish “Growth Guy”
Customers experience your company’s processes, not its functions. Yet executives spend most of their time focused on making sure the functions of the firm i.e. sales, operations, finance, HR, IT, etc. are properly led, staffed, and driven by appropriate key performance indicators (KPIs).
For the sake of customers and the [...]
Reducing Insanity; Critical Processes; Living Longer; European Tour
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HEADLINES: Must Watch Documentary — Thomas Friedman, the acclaimed NY Times columnist and author, featured Steve Mariotti and NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship) in his Sunday column entitled “More [...]
Is “Going East” in your 2010 Plans?
Twitter It!By Verne Harnish “Growth Guy”
One of India’s wealthiest business leaders, Anil Ambani, invests $325 million in Steven Spielberg’s movie studio DreamWorks – something unimaginable just five years ago. In turn, Warren Buffett invests $230 million for a 10% stake in Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD, the same investor who shunned technology investments earlier this [...]
Jim Collins Top Ten Books; Jim Collins Key Disciplines; Jim Collins Interview; Power of PICS
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HEADLINES: (Growth Summit Highlights Day 1, 2 minute interviews)
Best News from Jim Collins — THE question that got the attention of a lot of entrepreneurs and their teams in the room last week was when Jim was asked whether founders were able to actually build a company beyond start-up i.e. would they [...]
Hiring the Right #2: Avoiding the Biggest Talent Mistake
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“Jemma is a great barrier to protect the team from my overzealousness and enthusiasm,” notes Naomi Simson, founder and CEO of Sydney-based RedBalloon. “She balances all my ‘brilliant’ ideas with a focus on making them process driven.
The single most important decision most entrepreneurs and CEOs make is who is [...]