Oct 27, 2015 9:39:01 AM
Creating world class business leadership solutions is our speciality at Maximus International. We draw on our top talent as well as deep market insights to develop solutions that are customised and tailored to our clients’ needs. To do this, we utilise a variety of strategies that truly personalise our approach.
Topics: Competitive Advantage, Strategy, Leadership, Maximus International
Oct 13, 2015 2:10:31 PM
In our quest to improve business processes, we are constantly reading and looking for new sources that add value and improve functionality to Maximus. Books that showcase new ways of thinking or that portray ideas in new ways are ideal for adapting our business design. Here are the top three reads right now that we are utilising at Maximus. They focus on the principles of design thinking to enable our business to adapt to changing markets and offer services that fit customer needs. These reads are not only applicable in a business sense but can also change the way you perceive sitons on a day-to-day basis.
Topics: Competitive Advantage, Resources, Organisational Development, Innovation, entrepreneurship, Leadership, Maximus International, Organisational Design
Sep 16, 2015 1:56:00 PM
Traditional corporate learning doesn’t leave much to the imagination. The usual classroom-led courses and 70-20-10 mindset are familiar reminders of what corporate learning means to most employees. During these learning experiences, we hope that employees take away as much knowledge as possible and utilize it to make them not only better performers, but better human beings. All good intentions aside, this learning strategy often fails to truly shift an employee’s way of thinking. It is necessary for companies to get creative, get collaborative, and turn learning on its head.
Topics: Competitive Advantage, Leadership Development Lessons, Tips, Leadership, Maximus International, Employee Learning, Employee Development
Jan 16, 2014 1:54:00 AM
Among all the terrific posts we published last year, be sure not to miss the most-read articles of 2013.
Topics: strategy books, Competitive Advantage, succession plan, Resources, Sales Training, trends, Senior Leadership, Leadership Development Lessons, Organisational Development, Strategy, Harvard Professor Mills, General Business, Tips, Maximus, overcoming fears, Maximus Breakfast, Business, Customer Centricity, Leadership, maximus recommends, change, Leadership in Crisis, How To, Peter Bregman, Harvard, Maximus International, Maximus People and Authors
Apr 17, 2013 6:34:00 PM
“The golden rule for every businessman is this: Put yourself in your customer’s place.” – Orison Swett Marden
In part one; we outlined six questions to audit sustainable competitive advantage. This week, we shift our focus to customer centricity. Put simply, customer centricity is all about understanding your brand value and delivering it consistently to your customers and clients.
Topics: Competitive Advantage, Resources, Strategy, General Business, Customer Centricity, How To, Maximus People and Authors
Mar 29, 2013 1:32:00 AM
“An organisation’s ability to learn and translate that learning into action rapidly is the ultimate competitive advantage.” – Jack Welch
Achieving competitive advantage is vital to surviving in an increasingly complex business environment. To achieve this, you need deep and meaningful insights into your organisation, your competitors, your industry and your market. It’s not about customer surveys and short range insights; you need to be creative with different sources of information. Journey maps, global mega trends, experience mapping, and customer and competitor observation research and analytics, are all key to achieving this knowledge.
Below we outline a model to audit your strategy, stimulate your thinking and refocus your goals for the year ahead.
Topics: Competitive Advantage, Resources, Strategy, General Business, How To
