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.
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Topics:
Competitive Advantage,
Resources,
Organisational Development,
Innovation,
entrepreneurship,
Leadership,
Maximus International,
Organisational Design
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.” - Henry Ford
Here are five of our favourite resources discussing innovation, strategy, futurism and alignment!
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Topics:
Resources,
Strategy,
General Business,
Business
Among all the terrific posts we published last year, be sure not to miss the most-read articles of 2013.
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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
The idea of change has long rested in the minds of corporate executives as the market landscape becomesincreasingly complicated. The lines between industries are becoming blurred and traditional business models are almost constantly being challenged.
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Topics:
Resources,
trends,
Organisational Development,
General Business,
Innovation,
Leadership,
change
"There is always a better strategy than the one you have; you just haven’t thought of it yet" - Sir Brian Pitman
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Topics:
strategy books,
Resources,
Strategy,
General Business,
Maximus,
maximus recommends
“The real challenge in crafting strategy lies in detecting subtle discontinuities that may undermine a business in the future.” – Henry Mintzberg
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Topics:
Resources,
Strategy,
General Business,
Tips,
Maximus,
How To,
Maximus International
“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.
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Topics:
Competitive Advantage,
Resources,
Strategy,
General Business,
Customer Centricity,
How To,
Maximus People and Authors
“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.
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Topics:
Competitive Advantage,
Resources,
Strategy,
General Business,
How To
Spotlight on Ant Williams: Associate Director, MaximusInternational
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Topics:
Resources,
General Business
“A salesman, like the storage battery in your car, is constantly discharging energy. Unless he is recharged at frequent intervals he soon runs dry. This is one of the greatest responsibilities of sales leadership” – R.H. Grant
Here are our Top Three Sales Books to recharge your thinking and get you results.
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Topics:
Resources,
Sales Training,
General Business
