Generating Cash

Roger Parry, Former Chairman & CEO of Clear Channel International, advises that Cash is King and following it will lead to increased assets and greater success. This lesson, along with Chairman, President & CEO of Geomagic’s lesson, Rising From The Ashes After A Crisis, and Former Chairman of Alliant Energy Corporation’s lesson, Managing Through A Crisis, are just three of the numerous lessons offered in the library providing practical business insight on navigating through this economic crisis.

 

Video: Generating Cash

Roger Parry
Former Chairman & CEO
Clear Channel International

Summary:

Follow the cash, advises Roger Parry, and it will lead to increased assets and greater success.

 

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4 Things To Do As You Ride Out The Storm

Irrespective of your industry or your location, it seems that everyone is being affected by the current economic crisis. Consumers are a little wearier of spending, corporate budgets are tightening, decisions are being deferred. However, with every challenge comes opportunity. Here are a few ways in which you can look to leverage the economic crisis to enhance learning within your organization:

Here are 4 ways to prove your value and help you ride out the storm:

1) Take Initiative - Re-evaluate your programs and your budget. Is there an opportunity to offer programs where the learning could immediately benefit the organization?

2) Drive Follow - Through of Lessons Learned - During this time of crisis, it is important to play an active role in encouraging the adoption and implementation of learning.  Times of change provide the perfect opportunity to overcome resistance and embrace new ideas and approaches.

3) Develop Financial Acumen Across the Organization - By providing your employees with a better understanding of the company’s financials, they will be able to see how the firm generates cash, how their role plays a part in affecting the firm’s bottom line, and provide them with an increased sense of ownership.

4) Don’t Lose Sight of the Longer Term - This crisis will pass. Don’t abandon your long-range plan simply to accommodate the situation at hand.  Modify for the short term, but ultimately keep your eyes on the longer term goals and forecasts.

Newly Released Lessons Learned

Below is a list of the this month’s newly released Executive Lessons.

	Michael Dell Chairman & CEO Dell, Inc.	Building A Relationship With Your Customers Encouraging Risk, Innovation And Change Getting The Best Out Of A Team How Strategy Evolves In A Large Organization Managing Our Impact On The Environment Restructuring The Top Of An Organization The Early Entrepreneurial Years The Opportunities And Challenges Of Working In China
	William George Former Chairman & CEO Medtronic	Define The Purpose Of Your Leadership Good Leaders Are Authentic Leaders Integrated Leadership Leadership Is About Empowering Others To Lead Sometimes A Leader Has To Go Against The Grain
	Paula Barbary Shannon Chief Sales Officer & Senior VP of Sales Lionbridge Tech, Inc.	Aligning Sales & Operations Learn Not To Fear Feedback Refresh Account Team To Ensure Innovation The Importance Of Global Account Managers There Are Deals You Should Walk Away From
	Heather Dawson Executive Coach Praesta	Find Time To Think And Focus Foundation Skills To Thrive In A Faster World What To Do When You’re About To Lose It
	David Bell Chairman Emeritus The Interpublic Group	Anticipating Customers’ Needs Big Deals Are All About Emotion Customer Dissatisfaction Is A Great Opportunity Great Innovation Meets A Need Winning New Business In The Service Industry

Rising From The Ashes After A Crisis

Ping Fu, Chairman, President & CEO of Geomagic, shares a number of key ways an executive can respond to crisis that will ultimately lead to business stability.This lesson, along with Former Chairman & CEO of Clear Channel International’s lesson, Generating Cash, and Former Chairman of Alliant Energy Corporation’s lesson, Managing Through A Crisis, are just three of the numerous lessons offered in the library providing practical business insight on navigating through this economic crisis.

 

Video: Rising From The Ashes After A Crisis

Ping Fu
Chairman, President & CEO
Geomagic

Summary:

By its very nature, a crisis can make or break a company. Many people want to abandon ship during a crisis – but there are ways that executives can respond to crisis that rights that ship and steers it to calmer waters. Ping Fu describes the keys to responding to crisis.

 

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Qualities Of A Boardroom Member

Peninah Thomson, Executive Coach of Praesta and Author of A Woman’s Place Is In The Boardroom, shares the skills and qualities that any candidate pursuing a senior management or board position should cultivate

It isn’t often where you have the opportunity to hear and learn from one of the world’s most accomplished entrepreneurs. In an exclusive interview featured on Fifty Lessons.com, under the new Special Feature section, Peninah Thomson shares the skills and qualities that any candidate pursuing a senior management or board position should cultivate to succeed.

Each month, a new, exciting, and accomplished business leader will be highlighted in the Special Feature section. These speakers have been selected to stand out not only for their impressive backgrounds, but also for their superior, applicable, and memorable business advice. Not only will each leader’s lessons be featured in this section, but each leader’s lessons will also be launched into our growing Library of close to a thousand video stories and more than 200 world-class business leaders.

This month: Peninah Thomson, co-author of A Women’s Place Is In The Boardroom

Video: The Qualities Necessary To Succeed In The Board Room

Peninah Thomson
Executive Coach

Praesta

Summary:

Peninah Thomson divulges the skills and qualities that any candidate pursuing a senior management or board position would do well to cultivate.

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