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Managing in Times of Austerity: 5 Rules of Thumb

Contributed by Anya Faingersh on May 9, 2013 in Operations & Supply Chain, Organization, Change, & HR

There are several terms not so pleasant to our ears that seem to dominate the news lately, terms like sequestration, spending cuts and most of all – austerity. The abundance of these subtractive terms in the media may well mean that they pretty much define the current situation, and we, as Managers, will need to […]

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Applying Military Concepts to Business Planning: Operational vs. Tactical vs. Strategic

Contributed by Anya Faingersh on April 24, 2013 in Information Technology, Operations & Supply Chain, Strategy, Marketing, & Sales

We usually divide Planning into three analytical levels with a strong military flavor: Operational, Tactical and Strategic (a clear example of a classical proverb that in the Military everything consists of three parts ). Despite the fact that all these levels are defined pretty clearly (Strategic – where are we going? Tactical – what are […]

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