Sunday, July 17, 2011
Consultancies return to MBA hiring
Consulting remains a popular career choice for MBA students and there is no shortage of work for them as demand for business school graduates continues to grow.
These days a top MBA is almost a prerequisite in order to reach senior or even mid-management levels at many of the major consulting firms. The leading strategy consultancies in particular have redoubled their recruiting efforts: McKinsey hired over five hundred MBAs in 2005 and this figure was set to rise in 2006; Booz Allen Hamilton, BCG, Bain and IBM Consulting all hired over one hundred MBAs in 2005 and were expecting increases again in 2006. By comparison, the larger banks have been hiring as few as two hundred MBAs a year and the numbers relating to the technology and industry sectors are significantly lower again.
According to the 2005 TopMBA.com Recruitment and Salary Survey, demand for MBAs in the consultancy sector rose by a colossal 35% in just twelve months (June 2004-5), and it’s a trend that looks set to continue. The dip in economy and the consulting market at the start of the decade meant that many consultants used the time to study for an MBA; now that the market is on the rise again, consultancies are looking to these MBA graduates with prior consulting experience to meet their needs.
More MBAs hired from non-consulting backgrounds.
There are also an increasing number of MBA graduates who are being hired from a non-consulting background. Cambridge University’s Judge Business School, for example, reports that in 2005 only 13% of those entering a consulting career post-MBA had previous experience in the field. Similarly, at INSEAD Business School in France the number of graduates being hired into consulting from different backgrounds, such as industry, rose from 36% to 47% in one year (2003-4). What is behind the change? Consultancies are recognising the diversity and wealth of experience and expertise that candidates from a non-consulting background can bring, particularly as the average age and work history of MBA students rises. There is an increasing need for consultants with specialist skills and knowledge and these attributes can often be acquired outside the consulting profession.
Strong UK market attracts more MBAs than anywhere else in Europe.
Demand for MBA graduates is particularly strong in the UK. The healthy economy and policy to attract highly skilled migrants make it the most popular destination for European MBA graduates. Overall the UK drew 23% of INSEAD students in 2005 and of those choosing to remain within western Europe, it attracted an enormous 37% (the next most popular destination being France with 18% and Germany with 8%).
Consulting remains a highly lucrative option for MBA graduates. According to the 2005 annual report from the London Business School, earnings for consulting jobs outweighed those in both finance and industry, averaging at £65,000 per annum before bonuses. This compares with an average figure of £58,000 for those who found jobs in the finance sector and £55,000 for those in industry. Employees also received an average annual bonus of £25,000 and a sign-on bonus in the region of £10,500. Companies are also attempting to lure in the brightest graduates by offering a range of perks, from company cars to all-expenses-paid days out.
Lifestlye and choice are stronger motivations than salary.
Interestingly, though, the reason that are given by the majority of MBA graduates for making consulting their preferred career choice is not high salaries. According to the students, the real motivation for making the move into consulting is the career and lifestyle options it can bring – the opportunity to find a stimulating and varied role with the chance to progress in different directions.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Brisbane Sales Training and Sales Training in Brisbane
Looking for Sales training in Brisbane with a reputable company that provides successful outcomes? It can be hard task to find that business that has years of sales experience, delivers that latest learning’s, has public sales training classes in Brisbane and private sales training classes in Brisbane also.
Don’t take the risk with a one man business, you need world class skills, content and experience. You need a team to ensure the delivery of a professional and successful sales training engagement.
Ziglar Australia operates through established offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane providing training through both public and private training classes. Specialising in sales training and management we utilise small classes to ensure all participants receive the attention needed to address their individual needs and be able to build their learning into usable content for immediate use in the work environment.
People often ask us why Ziglar is so different from other performance enhancement or “sales training” companies. Beyond the more than 50 years of worldwide experience our founder, Zig Ziglar, brought to the thinking and design of our programs, we believe our programs are a dynamic blend of heart, inspiration and cutting-edge personal development technology.
Through years of development and refinement Ziglar has evolved into a world renowned performance enhancement company serving a myriad of disciplines guided by the belief that you build better companies by building better people.
Some programs take a piece-meal approach to performance improvement. Here at Ziglar, we look at an organisation as a whole and then work to incrementally improve all the working parts of that whole. The end result is each person in an organisation produces at a “True Performance” level that catapults the entire organisation beyond its goals. Beginning at the individual level and improving performance from the inside out brings your business phenomenal results.
Ziglar is here to improve your company’s performance by maximising internal productivity and performance for customers through proprietary programs and work force development. All of our programs, including Ziglar VIP, our revolutionary new web-based program designed to bridge the gap between skill building and performance, are designed specifically to improve profitability.
Zig Ziglar’s internationally recognised personal development techniques combined with Ziglar’s expanded tailored performance enhancement solutions is a winning combination that has resulted in Ziglar working with a diverse client base including Fortune 500 corporations, Government agencies, small- and mid-sized businesses, schools and non-profit agencies.
The Ziglar organisation is uniquely equipped to work with organisations to assess needs, identify strengths, and design curricula that serves each client’s unique circumstance. Our approach works in tandem to maintain brand equity and uphold the ideals and vision each company embraces. With many available program designs, Ziglar has a performance enhancement solution for virtually every need.
Don’t take the risk with a one man business, you need world class skills, content and experience. You need a team to ensure the delivery of a professional and successful sales training engagement.
Ziglar Australia operates through established offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane providing training through both public and private training classes. Specialising in sales training and management we utilise small classes to ensure all participants receive the attention needed to address their individual needs and be able to build their learning into usable content for immediate use in the work environment.
People often ask us why Ziglar is so different from other performance enhancement or “sales training” companies. Beyond the more than 50 years of worldwide experience our founder, Zig Ziglar, brought to the thinking and design of our programs, we believe our programs are a dynamic blend of heart, inspiration and cutting-edge personal development technology.
Through years of development and refinement Ziglar has evolved into a world renowned performance enhancement company serving a myriad of disciplines guided by the belief that you build better companies by building better people.
Some programs take a piece-meal approach to performance improvement. Here at Ziglar, we look at an organisation as a whole and then work to incrementally improve all the working parts of that whole. The end result is each person in an organisation produces at a “True Performance” level that catapults the entire organisation beyond its goals. Beginning at the individual level and improving performance from the inside out brings your business phenomenal results.
Ziglar is here to improve your company’s performance by maximising internal productivity and performance for customers through proprietary programs and work force development. All of our programs, including Ziglar VIP, our revolutionary new web-based program designed to bridge the gap between skill building and performance, are designed specifically to improve profitability.
Zig Ziglar’s internationally recognised personal development techniques combined with Ziglar’s expanded tailored performance enhancement solutions is a winning combination that has resulted in Ziglar working with a diverse client base including Fortune 500 corporations, Government agencies, small- and mid-sized businesses, schools and non-profit agencies.
The Ziglar organisation is uniquely equipped to work with organisations to assess needs, identify strengths, and design curricula that serves each client’s unique circumstance. Our approach works in tandem to maintain brand equity and uphold the ideals and vision each company embraces. With many available program designs, Ziglar has a performance enhancement solution for virtually every need.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Computer Monitor Accessories Top My Holiday Gift List
Although the PC has revolutionized the way we work, live, shop, and play, the promise of a "paperless office" has never materialized. Indeed, having been in the workforce for close to thirty years, it seems as though I had just as much clutter - if not more - in my office as I did before the widespread adoption of the personal computer.
The truth is that papers, sticky notes, business cards, copy clips, and office accessories were strewn around on my desk, and even a desktop organizer or card holder didn't seem to help. Each work day, I found myself searching for a phone number I need, a business card I misplaced, or - worst of all - sticky notes that somehow fell off of my computer monitor and were lost in the detritus, resulting in my forgetting to attend a meeting or missing a deadline.
What I really needed - and ultimately found - were computer accessories that actually helped me get and stay organized. I was overjoyed when I discovered a frame that fit around my PC monitor, and that held all the sticky notes, pictures, and business cards that I wanted or needed close at hand. Better than a desktop organizer, card holder, or any other number of home office accessories, this PC frame allowed me to streamline my workspace and get rid of much of the clutter.
I use the frame around my monitor to slip in a variety of important information. Along one side, I'm able to slide in those annoying sticky notes that would always fall off when I tried to stick them to the my monitor frame or that left residue when I used tape to attach them. I use the sticky notes to remind me of meetings, deadlines, and other "to do's" - and I never have to worry about them falling off. Plus, once I complete a task, it's easy to just slide one out and toss it away.
Along the top of my computer monitor, I use the frame to slip in photos of family members and friends, as well as a wallet-sized calendar. I can see the month at a glance, and every time I look up, the smiling face of my daughter looks back down at me. I love it!
I use the right side of my PC frame for a variety of items, like a list of phone numbers I frequently call, an index card that lists the steps I need to take in order to complete a repetitive task I perform at my job, and business cards from people I recently met and with whom I have to follow up. Again, it's easy to slip the papers in and out of the frame, making it a dynamic tool to help me stay organized.
Because so many of my colleagues have asked about my monitor frame, I've decided to give everyone in my office computer monitor accessories for the holidays. Several of my family members and friends have home businesses, so I'm planning to give computer gifts to them as well. Life is just so much less stressful when the clutter around your computer vanishes and you have everything you need to get the job done within plain sight.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Como Mantener tu Salud Mental
En los últimos años la mucha gente se ha dado cuenta de la importancia de una dieta apropiada y acompañada de ejercicio físico. En los pasados 20 años sin duda ha habido un cambio en cuanto al estado de salud de muchas sociedades, que ha determinado una mejor calidad de vida. Sin embargo, esto no ha traído salud mental que es tan importante como la salud física.
Hoy en día, la mayoría de la gente hace de 4 a 6 horas de ejercicio por día, y se asegura de que todo lo que ingiere, no tiene azucares o preservantes, pero no prestan atención a su salud mental. Es decir, mucha gente no toma las vacaciones necesarias, ni siquiera en los fines de semana largos. La gente trabaja 60 horas por semana, llevándose a las casas los problemas del trabajo y trabajando los fines de semana también. Todo esto con esperanzas de mejorar la calidad de vida material. Pero, ¿de que sirve todo el esfuerzo cuando el cerebro esta abundado y sientes explotar en la oficina?
Al final, la salud física puede sufrir no importa que bien comas y hagas ejercicio. Probablemente tengas alta presión, estrés y tensión lo cual pondrá en alto riesgo tu salud.
Para ayudarte a evitar llegar a alguna de las anteriores situaciones, aquí te presento algunos consejos para mejorar tu condición mental.
Si disfrutas la adrenalina, te recomiendo que pruebes deportes como kite surfing, bunge jumping, y demás. Si disfrutas andar en motocicleta es muy bueno andar en contra del viento como terapia para relajarse y disfrutar un buen viaje.
Buscar actividades que te desconecten de la rutina diaria (la cual a veces puede ser estresante) es la clave principal. Por ejemplo, si disfrutas leer, un buen libro de ciencia ficción como "Harry Potter", "Lord of the Rings" u otros pueden ser perfectos para ti. Si disfrutas en cambio mirar películas, entonces comienza con hacerte socio de una tienda de DVDs y veras que bien te hará.
Actividades como paseos fuera de la ciudad, visitar viñedos, campos, parques y demás son esenciales a la hora de relajarse. Si disfrutas las montañas, todavía puedes ir a visitar la nieve, esquiar y aflojar tu mente. Las vacaciones, por más pequeñas que sean te llenaran el alma con memorias alegres y positivas.
Si disfrutas andar en bicicleta, o en patines esas son actividades que te destaparan y ayudaran a sentirte mejor. Siempre es divertido hacerlo con amigos que estén dispuestos a un poco de aventura. Organizar un grupo grande de gente que quiera hacerlo es una buena idea, que los puede llevar a conocer lugares que nunca creías que ibas a encontrar. Ríos abandonados, pasajes que están cerrados para la gente, bosques y demás lugares increíbles para conocer.
En fin, hay un sin fin de actividades para llevar a cabo si buscas caminos diferentes para mejorar tu salud mental y relajarte naturalmente. No olvides que la salud mental es tan importante como la física y que para tener una hay que tener la otra!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Chinese Gambling Games: Casino Games with Chinese Origins
The Chinese culture has a significant influence on the American gambling industry. Many of todays popular casino games were introduced to American casinos by Chinese immigrants. In this review, you can read about some of the most popular Chinese gambling games that had a successful immigration to the West.
Pai Gow Poker
Pai Gow Poker is a hybrid of American poker and traditional Chinese tiles game called Pai Gow. The original tile game Pai Gow, which means Make 9, is one of the most ancient gambling games that are still available in cotemporary casinos. Pai Gow Poker is played with playing cards instead of tiles and it uses the traditional poker hand ranking. It is one of the most popular casino games worldwide and it can be found in almost every major casino in the US. Its online version can be played at most casinos on the internet.
The object of the Pai Gow Poker is to form the highest possible two poker hands, one five card hand and a two card hand, out of the seven cards dealt to each player. Each player competes against the banker that can be either the casino dealer or one of the players who can afford paying the players winnings.
Sic Bo
Sic Bo is yet another popular casino game with roots that go back to ancient China. The chance game came to the States around the beginning of the 20th century by Chinese immigrants. It can be played in most land based casinos in Macau, the US and the UK. Sic Bo has an online version as well.
The meaning of Sic Bo is Dice Pair. It is played with three standard dice on a special table. Each player places any number of bets on the table and then tosses the dice. The outcome is determined by the combinations of the three dice. Each combination has a different payoff according to a payoff schedule, which vary from one casino to the other.
Fan Tan
Fan Tan used to be the most popular gambling game among Chinese gamblers but the glory days of Fan Tan have already passed. During the 1890s, Chinese immigrants brought the game to the United States. At that time, every Chinatown in American City had several Fan Tan houses that were always full of enthusiastic gamblers. Nowadays, you can find Fan Tan in some casinos in Macau as well as in some online gaming sites.
Traditional Fan Tan, not to be confused with the card game of the same name, used to be played with any objects such as coins, dried beans or small buttons on a table with a square marked on it. Fan Tan. The object of the game is pretty simple and odds are 1: 4.
The play begins with the banker puts on the table a pile of objects then covers them with a bowl. Each player has to bet on one of the numbers that mark the four sides of the square, or on one of the corners of the square. After the bowl is removed, the croupier removes four of the objects each time until the last group remains. If 1 object is left, then the player who placed a bet on 1 wins the pot, and so on.
Mahjong
Mahjong is probably the biggest inherit of Chinese culture to the gaming world. The ancient Chinese tile game has many variants worldwide including variety of online games. According to the myth, Mahjong was developed by Confucius around the 500 BC. The game was brought to the United States during the 1920s and soon was very popular especially among women. The game was played in Chinese style decorated rooms with waiters wearing traditional customs.
The American version of Mahjong was developed during the 1930s and it is played in America until today. At the same time, the National Mahjong league was founded. In addition to American Mahjong, there are Japanese, Vietnamese, Cantonese and other variations of the game, which vary from one to the other by their scoring structure, number of tiles and rules variants. In 1998, the China State Sports Commission had set a standard set of rules that will differentiate the illegal gambling game from the skill game.
Mahjong Solitaire, the online version of Mahjong, gains wide popularity recently. The online version of the classic Chinese game is a matching game that uses the Mahjong tiles. Online Mahjong games can be found in many online gaming sites in variety of layouts and versions.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Casino et Football font ils Bon Menage
En effet, Casino 888.com sponsorisait le FC Toulouse et PartyGaming le FNCA de Nantes! Oui mais voila, c'était sans compter sur la Ligue Professionnelle de Football.
Dimanche dernier, sur les maillots du FC Toulouse, on retrouvait bien les couleurs du casino mais les signes ???.com. Qu'est ce donc ???.com me direz-vous. Il s'agit tout simplement de son sponsor Casino 888.com.
Pourquoi?
Alors que les joueurs ont pour obligation de porter les couleurs et le nom du casino, la Ligue professionnelle a, quant à elle, décidée d'exclure les casinos de la publicité et du sponsoring. D'où l'omission. Or, tout le monde l'aura compris le sigle - faisait bien référence au casino sponsor de l'équipe.
La Ligue explique son refus. Du fait de l'arrestation de certains géants de casinos en ligne depuis le mois de septembre, dont le derneir en date de Bwin arreté en France, la ligue se voit le droit d'interdire la publicité, le sponsoring pour les paris en ligne.
Samedi, une autre équipe, la FC Monaco a rencontré le même problème que le FC Toulouse lors de son match face au Mans. Un représentant de l'équipe explique que, sans cette alternative, le coup d'envoi du match n'aurait pu être donné.
On se souvient encore des paroles de Jean-Luc Gripond, vice-président du club nantais, "le FCNA a décidé de s'associer à un nouveau sponsor disposant: "premièrement une dimension internationale, et notre football a besoin de partenaires de cette dimension, deuxièmement un lien avec les nouvelles technologies, ce qui représente pour nous le futur".
Qu'en est il aujourd'hui? Un enquête a été menée ( voir notre article Bonnes Nouvelles pour les Casinos en Ligne). Les paris sont monopole d'état en France et on pourrait penser que l'arrestation des cadres de BWin s'est opérée au bénéfice de la Française des jeux. Aussi, peu de temps après, la Commission européenne a décidé de s'intéresser de plus près à la question du monopole d'État pour les paris et les jeux. La volonté de la commission est clairement affichée, soit les États membres les considèrent néfastes pour leurs ressortissants et interdisent totalement les jeux en ligne, soit ils les autorisent et permettent aux sociétés comme 888.com d'offrir leurs services sur le marché.
Qu'en est il aujourd'hui? Un enquête a été menée ( voir notre article Bonnes Nouvelles pour les Casinos en Ligne). Les paris sont monopole d'état en France et on pourrait penser que l'arrestation des cadres de BWin s'est opérée au bénéfice de la Française des jeux. Aussi, peu de temps après, la Commission européenne a décidé de s'intéresser de plus près à la question du monopole d'État pour les paris et les jeux. La volonté de la commission est clairement affichée, soit les États membres les considèrent néfastes pour leurs ressortissants et interdisent totalement les jeux en ligne, soit ils les autorisent et permettent aux sociétés comme 888.com d'offrir leurs services sur le marché.
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Monday, July 11, 2011
Candy Wrappers Home Business
Starting a candy wrappers business is great for someone who wants to start a low-cost home-based business venture that is fun. A candy wrappers business is also ideal for someone who has a creative side or an eye for detail. But while it helps to be artistic, you don't have to be a magnificent artist to create fantastic and professional looking candy wrappers because there are plenty of options for obtaining graphics to use in your candy wrapper creations.
Who Will Want to Buy Your Candy Wrappers?
There's a never-ending array of customers who will buy your candy wrappers! And any holiday or festivity is an appropriate occasion for offering your wrappers. Here are some examples of occasions for which you can offer your candy wrappers:
- Babies - shower invitations, adoption announcements, baptism, first communion
- Weddings - shower favors and invitations
- Holidays - Christmas, Easter, Hanukkah, Halloween, Mother's Day, Father's Day
- Parties - invitations and mementos for anniversary parties, family reunions, and birthday parties
- Corporations may also use candy wrappers for trade shows, seminars, and as gifts for customers
- Put on your thinking cap, and you'll come up with more!
Types of Candy to Wrap
Chocolate candy bars are not the only option, as you can also create personalized candy wrappers for rolls of hard candy such as Life Savers or Mentos. You may also want to consider including gourmet chocolate candy bars on your product list. But the candies that make an ideal candy wrapper canvas are:
- Cadbury
- KitKat
- Nestle's Crunch
- Hershey's chocolate bars and Hershey's chocolate miniatures
Designing Your Candy Wrappers
As mentioned previously, you don't have to be an artist to create good-looking candy wrappers. You can purchase candy wrapper graphic software online, and there are also plenty of membership sites that offer clip art for commercial use. This makes adding cute and eye-catching designs to your wrappers easy! Some places that offer candy wrapper software are candykit.com, quiglow.com, and BillyBear4Kids.com.
Starting an Online Candy Wrappers Business
The beauty of this home-based business is that you can sell your candy wrappers over the Internet. Some people may think selling over the Internet is a daunting and risky venture to pursue, but just imagine finding 50 customers online in your first week. If you can get enough Web traffic and entice customers to buy once they land on your site, your income can grow exponentially. Then as your business grows, you can hire employees or outsource tasks so that you're not doing everything by yourself. First register a domain name and hire someone to design your candy wrapper business website. You'll also want to do some research on the type of shopping cart that will best suit a candy wrappers business. You will need a shopping cart that allows customers to add text or upload pictures for inclusion in their orders. Also, before your online business can take orders, you'll need to do some research on payment processors.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Business websites should be steeped in professionalism
It has really become obligatory to have some space of your own in the world of internet. No business can grow in isolation, which means that the need of partnership in business can not be neglected. Every business requires some customers who may help them to grow and expand. That is one of the reasons that websites are becoming more and more essential with every passing day.
Although, all sorts of websites are important, but when it comes to business sites, things get even more complicated. There are a lot of things which are to be considered in order to develop and design the best website that may successfully portray all of the business aspects of a company.
It is the time when all sorts of businesses can really expand as the opportunities are equal for all sorts of people. However, there are some specific points that can be used in designing website and to get more viewers. Take the example of a site that is to display the electronic items. Electronic items are diverse in nature and it is so easy to find customers for this business as there are a lot of people who always find it irresistible to buy new gadgets.
However, it takes a lot of time and energy to build a site that may incorporate all the electronic items in a systematic way and that is the point that has to be understood. So, you should not take any chances in this regard as a novice can really spoil your website and he may not be able to bring out the right feel that is required to get more customers.
For electronic items like mobiles, iPods and other such things, pictures are really essential. So, first thing is to take pictures in a way that it may become easy for the customers to explore the product in the best possible way. You can use the help of a professional here as if you will not be able to present pictures in the best possible way, you may end up losing a lot of prospective customers.
After completing this, you can then move on to other features which are essential. For instance, security features are really important as people will never buy from a site which is not secure. So, find a nice hosting partner who may help you in this regard. Another thing that you can do is to use the options of comparing different electronic items.
It is obvious that there are so many people with different electronic items with different price tags, so, it is imperative to provide facility that may enable people to compare the prices of different electronic items. Always remember that more convenient it is, better will be the chances of expanding business and sales. Some nice offers and discounts that may flash on your website for every visitor will be a nice thing to acquire more customers. So, it is compulsory to consult with a professional instead of losing customers.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Business Cards with a Big Bang
Ever felt how wonderful it is to have your name in print for the first time? This is not just any ordinary printing with you name and details in them. They are your own business cards. Any other of these cards would contain names, addresses and contact numbers. That would be the typical business card.
These days, business cards are made into marketing tools to promote the owner’s business and a source of advertisement that serves as reminders for people reading them. As small as these cards may see, they have been a necessity for information getting since then. These have become the perfect equipment for entrepreneurs to be able to get clients and stay of their competitors.
As a marketing tool, these small prints need all the marketing strategy they can get to maintain effectiveness. Using all the right techniques with the modern machines, you have made the perfect business card. This would mean that you have gotten the attention of the holder. The next big thing to be considered is the content of the card. Does it appeal as much as the designs do? The most commonly overlooked marketing factor in business cards is the message that the card conveys. What does it say to the people reading them?
Having the perfect look and designs does not always guarantee customer response using these cards. It is important to note the words that are used to describe the business, its products and the services rendered.
To begin with, the slogan or logo should be able to make the reader isolate your card from others. People tend to just set aside these cards along with other cards and files, to be searched on later when the need arises. Making your card as unique and a standout would distinguish it from those others. When the time comes for it to be of use, something about the card that the readers have seen would come to mind and they would remember that certain card. It could be the printed words, or the drawings that are inherent in them, or a design that was stuck to memory. Or the contents. It gives them a good reason to choose and call you.
A bottom line that is irresistible would definitely arouse enough interest to set you apart from the rest. An example is phrases that offers discounts, new products and promos. These can guarantee customers coming and going back to know more. Putting motivational lines that opens the door for them to respond to you is also a must. It is best to not let customers left hanging in confusion as to what to do next after reading your cards. Guide them on what to do next by giving hints about it in your cards. There is always no harm in a bit of guidance.
Business cards may be small and seemingly insignificant, but they are also easy carriages. What’s more, they are continuously being passed on. You never know who its next holder would be.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Business – Strategy and Execution
Every company aims to formulate good strategy and execute that strategy well. But many times it is found that it was either good strategy, bad execution or bad strategy and good execution. Why and how to avoid this?
Let us begin with what is a strategy? In simple terms, it means the plan to achieve the desired goals or results. If any organization has well defined goals, and can develop a strategy to achieve them, it should be half the battle won. But it is seen that execution fails. Why should that be so? It may be the fault of the team that executes the strategy, or certain unknown factors that unexpectedly or unknowingly creep in while executing the plan.
What should be done? Ideally the team that forms the strategies should consider the factors such as who are the people who will execute, does the company have the capacity to execute, what if any unexpected change or event occurs while executing, what are the risks involved, and so on. No strategy can be created without taking into account the ability of the people who will be executing it. One may create a great marketing plan but if the field marketing staff fails to understand and execute the game, it is bound to fail and then the blame game begins.
Can a company make a single team that not only creates the strategy but is also responsible to execute it? This will eliminate many such hiccups on the way. The problem is expertise. I am a good strategist and not a good executor. You are a bad strategist but a good executor on the ground. What if such arguments are presented by the team under formation? All right, how about creating a strategy and keep the execution team in the loop throughout the process of creating strategy? This creates another set of problems. The views of both the teams may be so different that no positive outcome will ever result.
I have discussed in brief about these factors above. In real life, more complications arise and especially in large organizations, the complexities increase. The only solution for the top management is to set goals and discuss them with every one. After getting every one in confidence, create strategies and let every one participate in the strategy formation. Decide about what is totally achievable and why may be achievable. Let the team that will execute commit itself to achieve what is totally achievable and promise them with rewards if they manage to achieve the other part also. The synergy between the strategy makers and the executors will ultimately decide the final outcome.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Boss Cologne Review
Boss Cologne Review Helps You Choose Your Product
There are many different cologne products available on the market to select from. One popular one is Boss Cologne products. When choosing which product you want to buy it is very helpful to read a Boss Cologne review. This will give you an idea of what others think about the particular product in the line.
What do you look for in a good Boss Cologne review?
The first thing you want to look for is the length of the review. A good review will be more than a paragraph or two. You want to research until you find one that has some length to it. A person that has used the product line will have more than just a couple of paragraphs to say about it.
Where is a good place to find a Boss Cologne Review?
There are many websites that offer product reviews. In addition, you can search the Internet for good product reviews on blog sites. Bloggers love to let other people know about various products and services.
What products are in the Boss Cologne line?
There are many different products available in the Boss Cologne line. Some of the fragrances for women include: Boss, Boss Femme, Boss Intense, Boss Intense Shimmer, Hugo, Hugo Deep Red, Hugo Boss and Hugo Pure Purple. Some of the fragrances for men include: Hugo Dark Blue, Hugo Energise, Hugo Hype, Boss, Boss #6, Aqua Elements, Elements, Boss in Motion, Boss in Motion Black, Boss in Motion Blue, Boss in Motion Green, Boss Selection and Boss Soul. There are many available for you to choose a product.
Gifts Sets Available in the Boss Cologne Line
Boss Cologne has many different men and women gift sets available in their product line. Reading a Boss Cologne review will help you decide which gift set is best to give to a friend, co-worker or family member. They have a huge price range, so you are sure to find one that fits your budget and your wallet.
Boss Cologne Aftershave Line
When reading through a Boss Cologne review, I found out that Boss Cologne has an aftershave product line. These are designed for men to use after straight razor or electric shaving. The scent choices and prices were varied and would also make a great gift for someone special. The aftershave colognes came in both liquid that you can splash on your face or in the spray bottle.
Pricing Boss Cologne Product Lines
The pricing of the Boss Cologne product lines varied. There were some at the low end of the price spectrum for thrifty shoppers that want a name brand at an affordable price. There were additional product lines at the higher end of the price spectrum as well.
When shopping for Boss Cologne products make sure that you are getting a good price. If the price seems extremely low, double-check the shipping and handling fees. Some online shops offer very low product prices and make up the cost difference with extremely high shipping and handling fee charges.
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