THE ROLE OF FINANCE IN THE STRATEGIC

Back in 2006, McDonald's saw its growth stall. The fast-food chain decided that the problem was its limited menu, so it tried out a great many new items and ended up doubling the offerings. But sales hardly budged. Finally, in 2016, it took a new tack. It went back to basics, dropped most of those additional items, and instead extended its popular breakfast offerings. Sales finally jumped, with same-store revenue up 6% in 2017, and the stock rose by 40% .

APPLYING TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE PRODUCTION COSTS

As organizations grapple to find solutions to the twin problem of resource shortages and food waste, technology used by NASA could provide a timely solution. Hyperspectral imaging — a form of technology which uses images to measure chemical information — has been used by the U.S. space agency for decades.

4 KEY STRATEGIES FOR GROWING AND MARKETING BUSINESS

John Sculley helped build brands including Pepsi and Apple into what they are today. Here's how he did it. He was the president of PepsiCo, CEO of Apple and a founding team member at MetroPCS.

8 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE CHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER (CCO) OPEN A SECOND LOCATION

Thomas Smale - Founder of FE International said even though the oft-cited cliché that says “nine out of every 10 small businesses fail" is demonstrably false, at least according to the Washington Post, the Bureau of Labor Statistics does show that about 50 percent of small businesses fail within five years.

HIRE PEOPLE WHO DON’T BELIEVE IN THEIR MISSION?

In modern-day management, there’s a whole lot of hoopla around mission statements. Your mission should sit alongside unique values that together offer a vision for a world changed, however narrowly, by whatever your company makes, sells, or promises.

9 MISTAKES ALL GREAT LEADERS AVOID IN BUILDING WORK CULTURE

Culture eats strategy for breakfast. It doesn’t matter how great your plans to introduce a new product to the market are if your culture weakens execution. Culture is how things get done around a company. Great leaders focus on the work culture their leadership helps create as much as they focus on business strategy.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN SMALL BUSINESSES

Small business owners are often overloaded with tons of activities revolving around their business, and they have very little time left for managing cash flows or scratching their heads on company’s finances

APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN PRODUCTION

Companies are cutting supply chain complexity and accelerating responsiveness using the tools of artificial intelligence. Through AI, machine learning, robotics, and advanced analytics, firms are augmenting knowledge-intensive areas such as supply chain planning

LEARNING VALUES FOR LEADERSHIP

One day in the early 1960s, 44-year old Sam Walton founded his first department store in Bentonville, Arkansas a few years after being forced to let go of his first successful store for contract problems.

HOW TO ATTRACT CUSTOMER'S ATTENTION?

Sujan Patel - Entrepreneur and Marketer, Co-founder of Web Profits has identified that technology connects us to more people than ever before and it continues to make new things possible. However, many leadership, management in the business environment has yet to take full advantage of this lucrative resource.

THREE STEPS TO A HIGH-PERFORMANCE CULTURE

Senior executives tend to think about corporate culture as a topic that’s hard to measure and hard to change. As a result, many choose not to invest in it despite all the evidence that, when skillfully managed, culture can be a powerful and enduring source of competitive advantage.