Using 360 Degree Feedback in Your Organization
Many organizations use 360 degree feedback to provide assessment for employees via multiple sources to analyze the knowledge, skill and behavior of employees. It is also known as multi-rater feedback, multi-source feedback, 360 Degree Review and multi-source assessment, since it is used frequently for assessing the performance of an employee and to determine his/her future […]
A Step-by-Step Guide to Developing Growth Mindset in Your Team
The most successful teams and workplaces are known to be oriented on growth. But what exactly the much buzzed growth mindset popularized by the likes of Microsoft and LinkedIn entails? In short, it stands for switching from a highly individualist culture where everyone is expected to act as the smartest people in the room, to […]
An Executive Guide to Management Consulting
Management consulting continues to be a lucrative field for those who have very specific skills that meet organizational needs in a variety of areas – IT, HR, Finance, Logistics, etc. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the US, the job outlook for this profession looks bright with a 14% predicted growth […]
All You Need to Know About Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Analyzing failure is essential for rectifying issues and preventing them in the future. It can be catastrophic for a business to have a breakdown which halts an entire process; be it the manufacturing of a product or delivery of a service. One of the early test conducted to prevent such a breakdown is often the […]
How to Carry Out a Feasibility Study and Get Better at Business Decision Making
It’s a well-known fact that projects fail more often than they succeed. This happens for a multitude of reasons, but the lack of proper planning tends to be the most common one. The best tool for determining whether your project will be a win or a loss is a feasibility study. In this post, we’ll […]
How to Enhance Productivity Using the Getting Things Done Concept
Sometimes when things get difficult and you feel like procrastinating your tasks, you need to put in the extra effort and get things done. The GTD or Getting Things Done method is all about making sure you get things done on time by planning your tasks systematically. How Getting Things Done (GTD) Method Works? The […]
How to Develop an Effective Lead Generation Strategy
Getting plenty of traffic does not automatically equals sales and profits. Most people need time to shop around and make up their mind, especially in the B2B niche. Case in point: cross-industry only 3% of your target audience is actively buying, 56% are not ready and 40% are at the awareness/consideration stage of their buying […]
How To Use Hoshin Kanri For Business Planning
Without successfully implemented strategic planning, businesses are doomed to fail. That’s a well-known fact, so most companies regularly schedule planning sessions, create reports, forecast and so on. The real issue? All those “paper” efforts rarely result into action. Strategic planning, or more specifically, strategic execution fails as executives are tied with too many priorities, and […]
How to Overcome Analysis Paralysis to Make the Best Possible Decision
Many people who believe they’re not good at making decisions are actually not all that bad at coming up with the right decision; provided they can overcome their tendency of overthinking and procrastinating decision making. In other words, they simply suffer from Analysis Paralysis. There are a few things that can help you overcome this […]
The Presenter’s Guide to Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Introduction The Porter’s five forces analysis framework is one of the tools that is used for analyzing the competition within a business industry. It is a simple yet powerful tool that most businesses utilize in identifying their strategy’s potential profitability. One of the biggest threats to startups or established businesses is competition. The five forces […]
How To Use SWOT Analysis or SOAR Analysis
Introduction The SWOT and the SOAR analysis models are two different business management tools that are used as organizational frameworks to enhance business performance. Some organizations use both methods, while other will choose one or the other. SWOT Analysis is an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. SOAR Analysis, on the other hand, stands […]
US Department Of Energy Award Won By Team Using Slide Model Templates
Slide Model is proud to inform its readers that students from the University of California, Berkeley have won the award for the “Most Innovative” Proposal by the US Department of Energy, using Slide Model’s PowerPoint Templates.