Growth happens when products meet customer needs, not the needs of internal focus groups.
Now it has had to cut back on the internal focus groups and bare its teeth.
While the internal focus is on dining and creature comforts, outside the Palazzo it is about exploration, and guests are provided bicycles for that purpose.
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When revenues are down, it is natural to focus on short-term strategies that eliminate costs, yet an internal focus can debilitate your business down the line.
Blue House represents the fruits of that internal focus on the Web: an expansion of IBM's online offerings, not just for its employees but also for its customers.
Moreover, CFOs tend to focus on internal problems, and early-stage tech companies should not try to solve problems.
These are owners of roofing, landscaping and metal-stamping firms too wrapped up in the grind to focus on internal controls and long-term strategy.
From a practical standpoint, it would narrow the focus of the Internal Revenue Service for tax compliance.
While many focus on providing better services directly to the public, others focus on increasing internal government efficiencies to save taxpayer dollars.
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Effectiveness of the internal audit function including management focus and action on reports that cited weaknesses and other serious issues to address.
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Mr Chiarelli reckons that the companies' focus on improving internal operations and greater customer convenience, along with their steady market share, may lure back investors.
He will be the focus of an internal police investigation once the criminal investigation is completed, which is standard police procedure in any officer-involved shooting, the commissioner said.
Advisory boards are a growing trend for large and small businesses who want to tap into the expertise and thought leadership of professionals in specific industries or areas of focus without hiring internal headcount or outsourcing consultants.
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This critical early-stage support offers companies more time to focus on innovation and internal development, allowing them to differentiate themselves from their competitors more effectively.
The parochial church council said the total cost of repairs meant the project would focus on reorganising the internal layout of the nave, including removable seating, rather than the building of a new cloister.
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Focus on protecting infrastructure from internal and external attacks.
Please recognize that by shifting my focus from your problems to your internal state I am not making light of your problems, but only suggesting that getting you into fighting shape is the best way to handle what you have to deal with.
British conservative Giles Chichester protested about the "internal German discussion", and asked MEPs to focus on "the European issue".
These public outcries invited scrutiny of internal practices and a company culture that fails to focus on nutrition and safety issues, according to critics.
The recent dearth of new releases and silence from the company was apparently due to some internal restructuring in which the company moved people around to focus on product groups.
None of that has changed--in fact, the latest evidence is that China is again mopping up Treasury notes--but what's coming into clearer focus is that the Chinese have their own internal imbalances that are no less difficult to correct.
It will take a board of directors that can overcome internal schisms, its natural aversion to risk and a focus on the next quarter and similar pressures by short-term investors to put its faith in the kind of leader who can be a positive force for change.
He told Labour rebels it was their "duty" to focus on the challenges facing the country rather than internal party rows.
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The focus is primarily on gaining operational efficiencies in the internal environment, improving customer relations, and efficiencies through improved partner access.
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After an impressive string of successes, the company focus shifted away from meeting customer needs toward the internal goal of beating General Motors and maximizing growth.
Even worse, with all of the attention on internal process changes, many of the newly acquired companies lost focus on their customers and saw falloffs in revenue in the first year.
He also echoed the concerns of some business leaders that "referendums have often turned countries inward" warning that "it is best for everyone, we think, when leaders have the time to be able to focus on common challenges rather than spending their time on internal workings".
As individuals, we are unhappy if we are denied our basic material needs, but we are also unhappy if the pursuit of higher incomes replaces our focus on family, friends, community, compassion, and maintaining internal balance.
Regarding how MF Global treated customer funds, the subcommittee will focus on whether the rating companies looked into the futures firm's internal processes and systems.
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