 |  |
Tags :
marketing, sales
Description: Do good cooks make good business people? That might be a big call, but perhaps there's some commonality in the learning curve of trying to master each of them.
Julia Bickerstaff from The Business Bakery says people often go into business without understanding the science that lies behind it. Baking, she says, is the same. It needs some mathematical respect. Too much of one ingredient can kill the taste just as it can destroy a business.
Tags :
Benefits And Compensation, company culture, HR, human resources, podcast, talent management
Description: The TLNT Radio Show is a weekly podcast where we talk to the top minds in HR and talent management.
Tags :
human resources, Recruitment & Selection, talent management
Description: What changes should your organization consider in order to get the most out of the recruitment process? New York Times bestselling author, George Anders, discusses this in his new book entitled, The Rare Find: Spotting Exceptional Talent Before Everyone Else. George emphasizes the importance of new technologies and social networking and how they play a critical role in finding all stars for your organization. In addition, George explains why testing and assessments are key elements of the recruiting process to build a strong team and corporate culture.
Tags :
marketing, online, reputation management, social media
Description: Ever wonder if you can control what is said about you on the internet? Well, you can’t. But that doesn’t mean you can’t control most of it. Don’t be passive about your reputation online. Be pro-active and learn ways you can mitigate negative comments about your brand. Matt and Brandon lay out all the options on how take back your reputation online. Source: Automate My Small Business (www.automatemysmallbusiness.com)
Tags :
consumer product, finance, finance transformation
Description: The role of Finance is more important, more complex, and more demanding than ever. In addition to the typical finance function requirements related to delivering reliable financial information at an optimal cost, CFOs for Consumer Products companies face a number of business issues, among them:
- Defining an optimized global operating model
- Measuring their key business drivers
- Attracting, developing, and retaining the talent for the Finance function
Tags :
communications, customer feedback, sales, sales meeting
Description: Sometimes, the best questions you could ask your clients in interviews, sales meetings, or casual conversations don’t occur to you until after the encounter. That’s happened to me more than once while driving home from a meeting.
In this podcast, I ask Andrew to share his best power questions, especially those that can help you through a sales process. We also talk about the questions you shouldn’t ask.
7 Power Questions (out of 337 in the book)
- How did you get started?
- What in your life has given you the greatest fulfillment?
- What has surprised you?
Tags :
inspiring people, leadership, strategic management
Description: We are all born with leadership potential according to Rosaleen Blair, Chief Executive of Alexander Mann Solutions, who pioneered the concept of recruitment process outsourcing in Europe. That potential has to be drawn out into skills and competencies, among them, the ability to inspire others to follow. Rosaleen Blair, Chief Executive, Alexander Mann Solutions
Source: Cambridge Judge Business School
Tags :
business partner, finance, finance department, podcast
Description: The role of the finance function in the consumer products sector is changing. What was once considered a support service is now becoming a business partner. This podcast explores nuances of that shift and delves into other findings of a new Deloitte point of view, Finance transformation in consumer products: It’s a whole new world. It’s the first of several points of view from the Consumer Business & Transportation’s Global Center of Excellence program, which was created to help executives in the global consumer industries address their highest-priority challenges.
We'll discuss:
Tags :
Business, entrepreneurship, strategy
Description: Under Tata ownership Jaguar Land Rover is going from strength to strength. Its £1 billion profits are testimony to that success. Paul Mills, Head of Organisation Performance, Human Resources, Jaguar Land Rover, explains the importance Tata has placed on empowering its workforce to generate entrepreneurship and developing its global mindset.
From: Cambridge Judge Business School
Tags :
Innovation, strategic management, strategy, vision
Description: Alliances which link science and services, such as the Cambridge Service Alliance, of which IBM plays a core role, are critically important for the future explains Rometty. Everything is interconnected and to so