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From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
To implement its business strategy, a company needs to pull its assets together in an efficient manner. That’s where Services Thinking comes in, a new, broader approach to Service-Oriented Architecture. ]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:20:00 -0400 Putting the Pieces in Place: The Power of Services Thinking 10238724 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/meeting-the-people-challenge-the-transformation-of-human-resources/10238724/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
Companies today face significant talent challenges that barely existed a few years ago. What are these challenges, and what are companies doing to address them effectively? ]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:18:49 -0400 Meeting the People Challenge: The Transformation of Human Resources 9961740 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/putting-your-house-in-order-why-companies-benefit-from-entity-simplification/9961740/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler.” While Albert Einstein was referring to physics when he made this statement, his words are just as applicable to business. ]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:22:24 -0400 Putting Your House in Order: Why Companies Benefit From Entity Simplification 9833792 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/going-beyond-boxology-why-companies-should-put-organization-front-and-center/9833792/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
We all know how important it is to think outside the box, but many companies still need to learn how to think outside of 10 or 15 boxes. When it comes to designing an effective organizational strategy, companies frequently fall victim to boxology, where instead of clearly defining the capabilities, structure and roles required to execute business strategy, they settle for simply redrawing their organizational charts. ]]> Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:20:08 -0400 Going Beyond Boxology: Why Companies Should Put Organization Front and Center 9717328 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/balancing-act-a-risk-management-solution-for-spreadsheets/9717328/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
What company could do without spreadsheets? After all, they’re ubiquitous, efficient and cost effective. For executives they can provide an instant and concise snapshot of their organization that often drives critical business decisions. But that snapshot may be out of focus. ]]> Tue, 27 May 2008 11:44:47 -0400 Balancing Act: A Risk Management Solution for Spreadsheets 9574795 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/gearing-up-for-change-why-u-s-companies-could-benefit-from-international-financial-reporting-standar/9574795/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
Not only is the adoption of a single accounting language desirable in an era of increasing globalization, but it carries many benefits as well — including reduced complexity, greater transparency and improved efficiency in financial reporting. ]]> Tue, 20 May 2008 06:21:29 -0400 Gearing Up for Change: Why U.S. Companies Could Benefit From International Financial Reporting Standards 9431780 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/putting-a-price-on-risk-how-u-s-investors-can-succeed-in-emerging-markets/9431780/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
Putting a value on a target company’s assets can be tricky at best, but it’s especially so in politically unstable countries with shaky economies and unpredictable legal systems. ]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 10:37:37 -0400 Putting a Price on Risk: How U.S. Investors Can Succeed in Emerging Markets 8507748 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/losing-out-by-aiming-too-low-the-transformational-power-of-outsourcing/8507748/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
Companies that outsource and offshore their services and labor are on a metaphorical diet. By focusing narrowly on cost reduction, they can lose sight of the other important benefits outsourcing can offer. ]]> Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:39:40 -0400 Losing Out by Aiming Too Low: The Transformational Power of Outsourcing 7519172 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/spinning-off-successfully-what-companies-need-to-know-about-divestiture-strategy/7519172/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
Divestiture isn’t simply integration in reverse. It’s a complex process that requires special skills. ]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:01:08 -0400 Spinning off Successfully: What Companies Need to Know About Divestiture Strategy 5841829 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/navigating-rough-waters-why-m-a-can-still-work-in-a-time-of-uncertainty/5841829/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
Each day seems to bring more news of roiling markets, debt write downs and tightening credit. Financial analysts are practically reduced to reading tea leaves to figure out whether the economy is about to stall out or rebound. ]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:46:37 -0500 Navigating Rough Waters: Why M&A Can Still Work in a Time of Uncertainty 4014347 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-greening-of-it-what-companies-can-do-to-save-energy-money-and-the-environment/4014347/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
Information is a hot commodity — literally. The servers, drives and other electronic components that make information technology (IT) possible generate a great deal of heat and consume a surprising amount of energy besides. With soaring energy costs and growing alarm about climate change, however, companies are waking up to the need to go green. And they are realizing that one of the best places to start is with their IT functions. ]]> Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:58:24 -0400 The Greening of IT: What Companies Can Do to Save Energy, Money and the Environment 3904804 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/develop-deploy-connect-harnessing-the-power-of-generation-y/3904804/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
Our industries are facing a talent crisis the scope of which we are only now beginning to understand. The skills shortage and aging work force, combined with the increasingly sophisticated and global nature of business, have made talent recruitment, retention and management imperative. Representing the manufacturing, real estate and financial services industries, our professionals discuss strategic and innovative solutions that focus on harnessing the power of Generation Y. ]]> Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:24:28 -0400 Develop, Deploy, Connect: Harnessing the Power of Generation Y 3904805 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/giving-credit-where-it-s-due-why-shared-services-organizations-get-overlooked/3904805/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
It’s only when our cars, computers and cell phones stop functioning that we bother to think about what made them work in the first place. That’s true of major companies as well. What keeps them running smoothly is a shared services organization (SSO). SSOs can streamline and standardize a company’s processes, improve its technology and deliver services to internal customers at competitive levels of cost, quality and timeliness. Many SSOs, however, have a hard time getting the respect they deserve, and once an SSO gets a bad reputation, it can mean a lot of lost time, money and energy for all concerned. ]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:56:14 -0400 Giving Credit Where It’s Due: Why Shared Services Organizations Get Overlooked 3904808 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-authentic-edge-getting-it-right-with-gen-y/3904808/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
There’s a new kid on the block, a member of a rising new breed of innovative young talent entering the workforce and radically reinventing the way companies do business. ]]> Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:08:37 -0400 The Authentic Edge: Getting it Right with Gen Y 3904811 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/checking-the-vital-signs-why-non-financial-measures-matter/3904811/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
If a doctor only checked a patient’s blood pressure but didn’t bother to ask him how he was feeling or how well he was sleeping, we wouldn’t put much faith in her diagnosis. But that, in effect, is what many companies are doing when they focus only on profits and losses and neglect many other vital signs of corporate health: the company’s reputation, employee commitment, the loyalty of its customers, the quality of its governance and its capacity for innovation. ]]> Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:41:47 -0400 Checking the Vital Signs: Why Non-financial Measures Matter 3904814 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-critical-balance-work-life-and-ethical-behavior/3904814/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
The behavior of leaders is the most critical element in establishing an ethical workplace culture. What must leaders consider each day and how do leaders think about ethics in the work force? What behavioral influences do employees look to for ethical guidance? What work-life strategies promote an ethical environment that attracts and retains the top-level talent necessary to grow and sustain America’s corporations? ]]> Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:57:20 -0400 The Critical Balance: Work Life and Ethical Behavior 3904819 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/be-the-board-you-want-to-be-putting-it-on-the-front-burner/3904819/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
Information Technology (IT) is the elephant in the room. Ask most directors what they really know about IT, and you are likely to experience an arctic freeze strong enough to build igloos on the equator. ]]> Tue, 29 May 2007 09:51:09 -0400 Be the Board You Want to Be: Putting IT on the Front Burner 3904832 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/solving-the-strategy-paradox-avoiding-the-collision-between-commitment-and-uncertainty/3904832/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
The Strategy Paradox, that explores the nuances of success and failure, and introduces profound new ideas to help leaders to implement strategies that deliver remarkable results without unnecessary exposure to an uncertain future. ]]> Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:46:12 -0500 Solving the Strategy Paradox: Avoiding the Collision Between Commitment and Uncertainty 3904841 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-wholly-sustainable-enterprise-a-lean-green-earning-machine/3904841/
From : Deloitte Insights Podcast
Since the industrial revolution, the business model for success has been the relentless pursuit of growth and profitability. This model, this machine if you will, has sought out growth on a global scale with a corresponding expansion in need for ever more resources - people, facilities, technologies, organizations and natural resources. Throughout most of the 20th Century, these resources seemed limitless and their impact on the environment secondary; however, as that century came to close and the new one began, the realization was that these resources were not limitless and the impacts of unbridled growth on the environment were real and should be a priority. ]]> Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:40:59 -0500 The Wholly Sustainable Enterprise: A Lean, Green, Earning Machine