Two Critical Challenges to Effective Business AI Artificial Intelligence can have a powerful impact on business, but two major challenges make implementation critical and difficult: Getting the target right Getting the process right The problem is that these challenges are rooted in pervasive, thorny management issues, and many AI initiatives focus largely on its technical [...]

Maximize Your Profit Health Index In my recent article, “How to Manage Your Variance Profit Cycle,” I explained how to systematically answer two of the most important, but vexing, questions that CFOs, CEOs, and boards of directors face every month: Why did we miss our budget? And what can we do about it? We’ve had an overwhelmingly [...]

A New Manager ’ s Game Plan For The First 100 Days A manager’s first 100 days in a new position is one of the most critical periods in his or her career, and this is especially important for top managers (e.g., C-Suite managers and strategic business unit—or SBU—heads). In this short, intense period, effective [...]