http://quantumleadersblog.com Executing Strategy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:20:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Finding people is a consistent problem we encounter just about every time we ask CEOs or key executives what their biggest issue is when it comes to hiring. If it isn’t in the top three it is always in the top five. Yet when you ask them what their process is ... http://quantumleadersblog.com/2010/02/09/can%e2%80%99t-find-people-they-are-hiding-in-plain-sight-%e2%80%93-3-examples/ Disclaimer: I am what you would likely call a “Mac bigot” or “Apple fanboy”, as I have been using Apple products for about 30 years now - although not on a totally exclusive basis - we have had somewhat of an “open relationship”, and I am currently playfully dallying with ... http://quantumleadersblog.com/2010/01/31/a-perspective-on-the-ipad-computing-as-an-appliance/ Yes that’s what I said, strategic planning has become obsolete.  Are you surprised that someone who has spent the last 35 years working with executives and Boards of Directors developing and implementing plans to achieve corporate goals and strategies, would now declare strategic planning a waste of time?   What is ... http://quantumleadersblog.com/2010/01/28/strategic-planning-is-obsolete/ Part One listed four of seven things companies can do to retain their top talent without spending a lot or giving increases in compensation. The first four from Part One are: 1) Verbal Praise 2) Achievement Awards 3) Learning and Development 4) Fun and Recreation Events Each of these can be done at the department or ... http://quantumleadersblog.com/2010/01/28/retaining-top-talent-with-non-monetary-rewards-part-2/ As a recruiter for almost thirty years, I have interviewed and spoken with thousands of candidates.  More often than not, compensation isn’t the reason we are able to get them interested in a new opportunity. Most of the time compensation is a secondary concern. In fact, both myself and my ... http://quantumleadersblog.com/2010/01/18/retaining-top-talent-with-non-monetary-rewards-part-1/ The issue of principles-based business decision-making came to the forefront this past week with the decision by Google to withdraw from the Chinese market following an apparent major cyber-attack on it’s systems (as well as a number of other technology firms.) Google’s corporate motto is “Do no evil”, and it personally ... http://quantumleadersblog.com/2010/01/13/when-does-a-company-exit-a-market-based-on-principle/ We often hear from our clients, colleagues, and online audience: “Your model really resonates with my experience of business and it seems to help explain that which is often hard to explain, but does it produce real results?”   Of course, the results business leaders are talking about are the impacts to ... http://quantumleadersblog.com/2010/01/12/improving-bottom-line-results-applying-the-living-organization%c2%ae-model/ Hiring is one of those processes in many companies that is often ignored, until it is needed.  My partner Barry Deutsch and I have spoken to hundreds of CEOs and key executives in the last three years, and there is a theme that most of these CEOs and key executives ... http://quantumleadersblog.com/2010/01/08/hope-and-luck-are-not-a-hiring-process/ When I was involved in the venture capital world helping to fund a number of technology startups, one thing that struck me as significant but never voiced by anyone was the disconnect of objectives between the two parties in the transaction. Entrepreneurs start their companies because of a passion to a ... http://quantumleadersblog.com/2009/12/29/the-real-challenge-of-our-financial-system-today-who-is-the-ends-and-who-is-the-means/ Most have heard that hiring is a PR event. You should make sure that, whether you hire the person or not, they leave your company wishing they got the job. That way, they will speak highly of your company to others that might want to work there. This is especially ... http://quantumleadersblog.com/2009/12/22/letting-employees-go-is-a-pr-event/