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Do you know what your legal responsibilities are as a manager? Do you know that in certain circumstances you may be held personally responsible for the actions of others? How can you protect your organization and yourself when dealing with legal issues? As a manager, knowing the answers to these questions can help you make decisions that are better for you and your organization. It is essential that managers understand the principles of business law as they fulfill their responsibilities. This course will explore the impact and legal implications of your decisions at...
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How does the law impact you in your day-to-day operations? Have you ever thought about the issue of legal accountability and how it will determine the decisions you have to make as a manager? Because you're a manager, you're in a position of leadership. In many cases, this means you bear the responsibility of protecting your employees, your organization, and yourself from legal issues. Through this course, you'll be made aware of some of the most common business law issues that can impact you in your daily activities. These include the function of sales and contracts,...
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Six Sigma improvement begins with assessing the current performance of an organization's processes and products, and comparing it with the desired performance. An important part of this assessment is choosing a set of measures that will provide a comprehensive picture of how the company is achieving its goals of customer satisfaction, organizational learning and improvement, internal process performance, and bottom-line financial growth. This course examines business measures in two categories: business performance measures and purely financial measures, exploring how...
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Business plans are created for many different reasons â to get funding for a project, to evaluate future growth, or to fulfill strategic initiatives. But many plans go out of date before they're even complete. Changes happen fast in business and, for a plan to have any value, it needs to evolve with your organization and stay relevant in the face of uncertainty. Ongoing analyses of the internal and external environments are important to help keep plans relevant. This course describes how to carry out an internal analysis, including the assessment of your organization's...
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Anyone who wants to gain support for an idea or initiative needs a well-prepared business plan. A business plan is like a road map that helps you clearly see the opportunities and obstacles you'll inevitably face as you pursue your business idea. Preparing a plan takes a lot of time because a plan typically contains many sections and comprehensive information. But it's worth spending time on it. With a well-prepared plan, you stand a better chance of getting the support you need to succeed. This course describes what a business plan is, why you use it, and its main...
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One of the most difficult aspects of business planning is moving from strategic thinking to action. This course describes activities that help coordinate the implementation of business plans, including developing action plans, determining how the implementation should be measured and monitored, as well as how to assess outcomes. It details how to use an action planning process to facilitate business plan implementation. This process entails steps such as clarifying the outcomes you want, listing the actions necessary to achieve those outcomes, assigning responsibilities,...
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Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is the methodology associated with the design of a process, product, or service, which results in Six Sigma output that satisfies both the external customer and internal business requirements. DFSS is an innovative strategy for the design or redesign of a process, product, or service from the ground up. This course examines several of the common methodologies utilized in Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), beginning with the two common counterparts to the DMAIC methodology: DMADV and DMADOV. Design for X is emerging as an important knowledge-based...
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An essential element of management is the ability to effectively communicate with people. The capacity to successfully communicate in today's global economy is a pivotal element to the success of any organization. Managers need to be aware of emerging technologies and how these affect international communication. To meet an improvement project's specified goals and objectives, a manager must also effectively plan, estimate, and monitor the progress of the project and know what tools to apply. This course explores how communication takes place, and presents techniques...
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Maintaining a competitive edge is an on-going process. This Challenge product focuses on Competitive Awareness and Strategy.
Target Audience
Mid- to upper-level managers and executives; all high potentials and fast trackers, including individual contributors.
Expected Duration (hours)
0.2
Lesson ObjectivesCompetitive Awareness and Strategy
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To formulate successful competitive marketing strategies for your organization, you need to understand your competitors. Who are your key rivals and what drives their marketing decisions? What do they do well and where do they miss the mark? Gathering and analyzing this kind of information is the starting point for developing effective strategies that can increase your competitive advantage and build market share. This course describes a process for developing a competitor intelligence system that enables you to better understand what you're up against and how you can use...