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Hub You - Business Planning Buzzword Bingo
The task of creating an indelible impact on the memory of your target market is arduous but can be made much easier with a well thought out logo. The word comes from the ancient Greek where it was used in philosophy and theology to mean “the divine reason implicit in the cosmos, ordering it and giving it form and meaning.” The function of a logo in today’s business world is much the same – to make the visual identification of your company implicit by giving it form and meaning.The form and meaning of a logo are expressed in three elements – name, slogan, and icon. Think for a moment of the fabulously successful sporting goods and apparel company, Nike. The name obviously, is the name of the company. The slogan “Just do it” explains t
Ducks: as in having one's ducks in a row sometimes as a result of careful bottom up planning.
Duck shuffler: a duck shuffler, usually someone in senior management, comes around and rearranges them for you just when you do get all your ducks in a row; usually as a result of top down planning.
Employees: people
Associates: people
Colleagues: people
Consultants: people
Human resources: people
Human capital: people
Living assets: people
Head count: number of people
Contractors: less important people
Dotted line: organizational speak for people in a division who do not have direct repo
Temporary employment can be a good way to get your foot in the door of a company you’d like to work for fulltime.I’m not necessarily referring to temp work, where you work through a temp agency and they help you find short term work assignments with different companies doing accounting and office work and things of that nature.I’m referring to where you are brought into a company for a short period of time, perhaps for several weeks or longer, to complete a specific task or project or perhaps to fill in for an absent staff member or during a busy period.When I left university my first job was with a large telecommunications firm and I was hired on a temporary basis to work in a new group in the marketing area. They required
Bottom up planning: planning completed from the absolute building blocks of the business so that the targets are in complete synchronisation with the resource requirements in terms of capital and operating expenditure, human resources by competency level, systems and processes taking into account any mandatory legal, corporate, government and community requirements. A plan built up from the bottom, brick by brick so that all elements of cause and effect are known.
Top down planning: that which occurs when bottom up planning gives the wrong result.
Key Result Areas: the areas of the business where the result is key to the business performing well; in most plans written as a list of tasks.
Objectives: the objectives of the key result areas of the business; in most plans written as a list of tasks.
Activities: the activities required to reach the objectives of the key result areas; in most plans written as a list of tasks.
Key Performance Indicators: those variables in the business which indicate whether the objectives of the Key Result Areas are likely to be met; in most plans written as a list of tasks or target dates.
Targets: the target range of a variable which indicates whether the objectives in a Key Result Area are likely to be reached; in most plans written as a list of tasks.
Tasks: the specific list of tasks which need to be completed for each activity to reach the objectives of each Key Result Area; rarely ever included in a business plan.
Decentralisation: a management strategy that involves the diffusion of power throughout different levels of a company.
Empowerment: a strategy intended to increase employees' motivation by increasing their involvement in their work.
Job satisfaction: the combined attitudes and beliefs (positive or negative) that are held about a job, usually on a real downer when the decentralisation project does not devolve power but just tasks.
Planning: the formation of goals and the development of strategies and tactics to achieve these goals.
Strategic planning: planning.
Corporate planning: planning
Tactical planning: planning
Business planning: planning
Deck: a requirement of each corporate planning presentation; the PowerPoint deck of slides.
Fact-based management: consultant speak for evaluating and measuring a given business process, and using those "facts" to streamline it.
Anecdotal evidence: information gathered through conversations with a handful of customers, suppliers or salespeople used by stubborn executives to counter fact-based management.
Customer Relationship Management: Treating customers as individuals and customizing what you do to make them happy. Large companies do this with multimillion-dollar computer systems. Small companies generally do it with a coffee, handshake and a smile.
CRM: see Customer Relationship Management
CRM: Consultants Raking in Millions
Downsizing: An invented word which is usually paired with re-engineering. It means to have a smaller number of people being employed.
Rightsizing: An invented word meant to allay the fears of employees by suggesting that there may be an increase in the number of people employed. Nine times out of ten, read downsizing.
Capsizing: downsizing gone awry. It's the process of a company repeatedly reducing head count, but not the work, until it goes under.
Ducks: as in having one's ducks in a row sometimes as a result of careful bottom up planning.
Duck shuffler: a duck shuffler, usually someone in senior management, comes around and rearranges them for you just when you do get all your ducks in a row; usually as a result of top down planning.
Employees: people
Associates: people
Colleagues: people
Consultants: people
Human resources: people
Human capital: people
Living assets: people
Head count: number of people
Contractors: less important people
Dotted line: organizational speak for people in a division who do not have direct repor
Have you ever recruited someone who looked good at interview only to find out when they started that they “Were not up to it” or, “They just didn’t seem to fit in”. Most of us have made these mistakes (if you haven’t, then you are probably new to management). Why?• We often rely too much on the interview as the main selection process, or• We place too much emphasis on professional credentials at the expense of ability to do the job and best values fit, or• We recruit too often “in our own likeness”.What’s the best way of finding out whether someone can do the job? Try them out. Not all of us have the resources to be able to “give someone a go”, unless we are recruiting for a position such as “air traffic controlle
Activities: the activities required to reach the objectives of the key result areas; in most plans written as a list of tasks.
Key Performance Indicators: those variables in the business which indicate whether the objectives of the Key Result Areas are likely to be met; in most plans written as a list of tasks or target dates.
Targets: the target range of a variable which indicates whether the objectives in a Key Result Area are likely to be reached; in most plans written as a list of tasks.
Tasks: the specific list of tasks which need to be completed for each activity to reach the objectives of each Key Result Area; rarely ever included in a business plan.
Decentralisation: a management strategy that involves the diffusion of power throughout different levels of a company.
Empowerment: a strategy intended to increase employees' motivation by increasing their involvement in their work.
Job satisfaction: the combined attitudes and beliefs (positive or negative) that are held about a job, usually on a real downer when the decentralisation project does not devolve power but just tasks.
Planning: the formation of goals and the development of strategies and tactics to achieve these goals.
Strategic planning: planning.
Corporate planning: planning
Tactical planning: planning
Business planning: planning
Deck: a requirement of each corporate planning presentation; the PowerPoint deck of slides.
Fact-based management: consultant speak for evaluating and measuring a given business process, and using those "facts" to streamline it.
Anecdotal evidence: information gathered through conversations with a handful of customers, suppliers or salespeople used by stubborn executives to counter fact-based management.
Customer Relationship Management: Treating customers as individuals and customizing what you do to make them happy. Large companies do this with multimillion-dollar computer systems. Small companies generally do it with a coffee, handshake and a smile.
CRM: see Customer Relationship Management
CRM: Consultants Raking in Millions
Downsizing: An invented word which is usually paired with re-engineering. It means to have a smaller number of people being employed.
Rightsizing: An invented word meant to allay the fears of employees by suggesting that there may be an increase in the number of people employed. Nine times out of ten, read downsizing.
Capsizing: downsizing gone awry. It's the process of a company repeatedly reducing head count, but not the work, until it goes under.
Ducks: as in having one's ducks in a row sometimes as a result of careful bottom up planning.
Duck shuffler: a duck shuffler, usually someone in senior management, comes around and rearranges them for you just when you do get all your ducks in a row; usually as a result of top down planning.
Employees: people
Associates: people
Colleagues: people
Consultants: people
Human resources: people
Human capital: people
Living assets: people
Head count: number of people
Contractors: less important people
Dotted line: organizational speak for people in a division who do not have direct repo
Depending on whom you ask, you will get told many “truths” about advertising. The question I have for you today is this – “Is the only bad advertising, no advertising?”Before we begin, it might help us to agree on what advertising is, so here’s one definition:“Advertising is the non-personal communication of an individual’s paid persuasive information regarding products, and or services via various media.”In other words, someone is trying to “sell” us on something – be it a product, or a service, or just picking up the phone. Advertising is all about getting people to do something – well, for the majority of us, it should be.So, if advertising is about selling stuff, then perhaps we can answer our question now: “Is th
Job satisfaction: the combined attitudes and beliefs (positive or negative) that are held about a job, usually on a real downer when the decentralisation project does not devolve power but just tasks.
Planning: the formation of goals and the development of strategies and tactics to achieve these goals.
Strategic planning: planning.
Corporate planning: planning
Tactical planning: planning
Business planning: planning
Deck: a requirement of each corporate planning presentation; the PowerPoint deck of slides.
Fact-based management: consultant speak for evaluating and measuring a given business process, and using those "facts" to streamline it.
Anecdotal evidence: information gathered through conversations with a handful of customers, suppliers or salespeople used by stubborn executives to counter fact-based management.
Customer Relationship Management: Treating customers as individuals and customizing what you do to make them happy. Large companies do this with multimillion-dollar computer systems. Small companies generally do it with a coffee, handshake and a smile.
CRM: see Customer Relationship Management
CRM: Consultants Raking in Millions
Downsizing: An invented word which is usually paired with re-engineering. It means to have a smaller number of people being employed.
Rightsizing: An invented word meant to allay the fears of employees by suggesting that there may be an increase in the number of people employed. Nine times out of ten, read downsizing.
Capsizing: downsizing gone awry. It's the process of a company repeatedly reducing head count, but not the work, until it goes under.
Ducks: as in having one's ducks in a row sometimes as a result of careful bottom up planning.
Duck shuffler: a duck shuffler, usually someone in senior management, comes around and rearranges them for you just when you do get all your ducks in a row; usually as a result of top down planning.
Employees: people
Associates: people
Colleagues: people
Consultants: people
Human resources: people
Human capital: people
Living assets: people
Head count: number of people
Contractors: less important people
Dotted line: organizational speak for people in a division who do not have direct repo
Manufacturing environments that use oil-based cutting fluids often put workers health at risk. Applications such as CNC machines, screw machines and surface and centerless grinders produce an oil mist from the coolant used to keep cutting tools from overheating. Oil mist, also known as cutting oil or metalworking fluid, is an oily liquid aerosol dispersed in the air. Fine oil mist hangs in the air for long periods, similar to tobacco smoke.It has been estimated that up to one million workers in the United States are exposed to oil mist. The health effects of exposure to oil mist have been studied for several decades. Many Epidemiological studies have indicated that long-term exposure to oil mist can lead to increased susceptibility to sev
Customer Relationship Management: Treating customers as individuals and customizing what you do to make them happy. Large companies do this with multimillion-dollar computer systems. Small companies generally do it with a coffee, handshake and a smile.
CRM: see Customer Relationship Management
CRM: Consultants Raking in Millions
Downsizing: An invented word which is usually paired with re-engineering. It means to have a smaller number of people being employed.
Rightsizing: An invented word meant to allay the fears of employees by suggesting that there may be an increase in the number of people employed. Nine times out of ten, read downsizing.
Capsizing: downsizing gone awry. It's the process of a company repeatedly reducing head count, but not the work, until it goes under.
Ducks: as in having one's ducks in a row sometimes as a result of careful bottom up planning.
Duck shuffler: a duck shuffler, usually someone in senior management, comes around and rearranges them for you just when you do get all your ducks in a row; usually as a result of top down planning.
Employees: people
Associates: people
Colleagues: people
Consultants: people
Human resources: people
Human capital: people
Living assets: people
Head count: number of people
Contractors: less important people
Dotted line: organizational speak for people in a division who do not have direct repo
One of the most sensitive and confidential service is offered by a private investigator. Usually the job involves a high degree of character reliability to gain the client's full trust. UK private investigators are hired to solve specific problems on a personal and business level.SURVEILLANCE:Gathering of credible and accurate facts is one of the most important tasks accomplished by a UK private investigator. When this could be done by anybody, hiring a professional private investigator can get data discreetly. The result of the surveillance is a report, usually supported by factual photos, video footages and specific evidences taken secretly to avoid suspicion from the person spied.BACKGROUND CHECK:Like common su
Ducks: as in having one's ducks in a row sometimes as a result of careful bottom up planning.
Duck shuffler: a duck shuffler, usually someone in senior management, comes around and rearranges them for you just when you do get all your ducks in a row; usually as a result of top down planning.
Employees: people
Associates: people
Colleagues: people
Consultants: people
Human resources: people
Human capital: people
Living assets: people
Head count: number of people
Contractors: less important people
Dotted line: organizational speak for people in a division who do not have direct reporting responsibility to a manager in another division, but have shared responsibility. They always defer to their own division before contacting the manager whom they "dot" into, thus the dotted line is a guaranteed means of confusing people and abdicating accountability.
Bubble up: The act of letting an idea or issue rise up the organization chart to a superior; much like bottom up planning.
Core competencies: What we do well. “In this plan, we are concentrating on our core competencies”. Translation: “We have been overstretched and our last plan did not work”.
Key learnings: that which went wrong with the last plan.
Learning opportunity: mistakes made that will somehow be turned into future breakthroughs; a nice way of saying we're trying to make the best of a bad situation.
Matrixed environment: an organizational structure where people report to a divisional manager, but have most of their work assigned and managed by a project manager from a different area; working for two bosses.
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