by Philip R. Diab | May 2, 2012 | Management Trends
A friend of mine sent me a message yesterday asking why it has been a while since I blogged and frankly I did not have a good answer other than laziness. Then I recalled an article that I came across a few months ago about habits and routines. The authors explained...
by Philip R. Diab | Nov 13, 2011 | Management Trends
Social media tools have enabled organization to reach audiences and communicate on ways that have revolutionized marketing and strategy. Yet the viral nature of the Internet can sometimes be a medium that can back fire when it comes to containing bags news. As a...
by Philip R. Diab | Nov 12, 2011 | Management Trends
Effective leadership in organizations is often associated with action. The whole idea of not taking action is seen as negative, however, there are instances where action creates nothing but confusion and issues. Sometimes the best course of action is applying a wait...
by Philip R. Diab | Nov 10, 2011 | Management Trends
One of those stories that is told in MBA programs, which probably is more myth than fact, is about Pepsi’s vision statement for a long time has been “beat Coke.” I don’t know how true this is but the idea is that this simple strategy was all...
by Philip R. Diab | Nov 7, 2011 | Management Trends
One of the nuggets of wisdom that organizational leaders quickly learn about is that whatever made their firms successful in the past is not necessarily what will make it successful in the future. In fact, the components of competitive advantage are often discovered...
by Philip R. Diab | Nov 4, 2011 | Management Trends
One of the most important aspects of consulting is building up interviewing skills. Much of what is expected revolves around the need for the consultant to learn about the client’s business, market, resources, and challenges. In addition to gathering documents...
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