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Read the latest global press coverage, commentary and interviews with Forum experts and our clients.

• In Transition: Transitioning executives need to hit the ground running in their new positions

  Sep 2010 — Human Resource Executive Online

  It's vital for transitioning executives to hit the ground running in their new positions, and companies are learning that recognizing their talents early and maintaining communication after the move will help ensure those moves work out.

• Accelerating Execution: Three Critical Factors

  Aug 2010 — CPA Trendlines

  If you think you don’t have the time for hand-holding and motivation, then think again. Slowing down to work one-on-one may actually speed up your strategic initiatives.

• Success in Strategic Speed

  Aug 2010 — The Star BizWeek (Malaysia)

  Speaking to StarBizWeek via video link from Boston recently, Forum CEO Ed Boswell discussed the theories in the new book, Strategic Speed: Mobilize People, Accelerate Execution.

• Video interview: Strategic Speed

  Jul 2010 — Thinkers50.com UK

  Strategic Speed co-author and Forum EVP of R&D Jocelyn Davis discusses our latest book with Stuart Crainer of Thinkers50.com in London, UK.

• Three Traps That Slow Down Strategy

  Jul 2010 — BNet UK

  The surprising truth is that you achieve strategic speed by focusing on people. Many executives recoil from dealing with people issues because they equate them with slowing down, with having to wade through a morass of human emotions, questions, quirks, and complaints.

  But skilful mobilisation of people is actually a key differentiator between slower and faster organisations.

• Put People First to Implement Strategies Well

  Jul 2010 — Associations Now

  For organizations to succeed, they need to be faster and smarter than their competition. However, success won't happen with only the most streamlined processes and a ton of resources. What's required to implement strategy quickly and well is making your people the main component.

• 'People Factors' Key to Success

  Jun 2010 — The Arizona Republic

  Ed Boswell, co-author of "Strategic Speed: Mobilize People, Accelerate Execution" (Harvard Business Press, 2010), met with The Arizona Republic to discuss how entrepreneurs can successfully and speedily implement business strategies.
  
  
• “Faster” Companies Widen Revenue and Profit Gap Over Slower Counterparts Through Focus on People

  Jun 2010 — Forum Press Release

  Nine out of 10 organizational leaders believe speed is critical to business success but only 4 out of 10 believe they are faster than their competition, creating a gap that faster organizations are exploiting to achieve greater profit and sales growth, according to the authors of Strategic Speed: Mobilize People, Accelerate Execution (Harvard Business Press).

• Three Keys to Making Behavior Changes Stick

  May 2010 — CLO Magazine- Executive Briefings newsletter

  Done right, investing in sustainable learning enables workers to close the knowing vs. doing gap. For sustainment to work, however, a real shift in thinking is required. For sustainment plans to be successful, they need to fit with the learning environment, the nature of the work, and the work styles and capabilities of the target audience.

• Executing With Strategic Speed

  May 2010 — Harvard Business Publishing video interview

  Ed Boswell, CEO of the Forum Corporation, explains why you need to slow down to speed up. He is the co-author of Strategic Speed: Mobilize People, Accelerate Execution.

• Need Speed? Slow Down

  Apr 2010 — Harvard Business Review- May 2010

  Ultimately, strategic speed is a function of leadership. Teams that become comfortable taking time to get things right, rather than plow ahead full bore, are more successful in meeting their business objectives.

• 4 'Musts' That Turn First-Time Buyers Into Repeat Customers

  Apr 2010 — Sales & Marketing Business Brief

  What does it take to turn first-time buyers into repeat customers? A study by The Forum Corp. identified four key dimensions of service most important to first-time buyers.

• Forum Recognized As Top Provider of Leadership Development

  Jan 2010 — Forum Press Release

  Forum was named one of the top 20 providers of leadership development training services by TrainingIndustry.com, a leading portal for searching and accessing information about the training industry.

• Learning at Top Speed

  Jan 2010 — CLO Magazine- January 2010

  Given the pace of global competition, it’s not surprising that most business executives are worried that their companies are moving too slowly to keep a competitive edge. In a recent global survey of senior business leaders, The Forum Corp. found that 90 percent of respondents considered speed critical to their business success, but only 42 percent thought they were much faster than others in their industry.

• School's Out?

  Jul 2009 — Human Resource Executive

  Tough economic times have cut into financial resources for executive education and training. As a result, more companies and HR professionals may be steering clear of business schools and looking elsewhere to develop leadership competencies. When programs focus on solving real business problems, they are less likely to be cut.

• Leading A Business in Tough Times

  Jun 2009 — Imaging Executive podcast with Forum CEO Ed Boswell

  In this AIE Imaging Executive podcast, Forum CEO Ed Boswell shares his insights on many topics, including what leaders can learn from history, and what steps to take while navigating an organization through choppy waters.

• Manage Well in Slumps

  Jun 2009 — Investors' Business Daily

  Layoffs, seesaw markets and distracted employees challenge managers in economic downtimes. Research by Forum of companies that successfully navigated past recessions reveals lessons of what managers should do now to emerge from the downturn poised for success.

• Cutting Room

  Jun 2009 — Insight Magazine- Illinois CPA Society

  Cut costs in a bad economy—but don’t go overboard with the shears.

• Despite Recession, Top Salespeople Close Deals by Using Five Smart Strategies

  May 2009 — Forum Press Release

  According to Forum, top salespeople know how to use tough economic times to close deals, increase revenue and strengthen long-term relationships. 

• Stay for the Climb: Enable Star Performers to Reach for Success and Longevity

  May 2009 — The Leading Edge

  Ed Boswell, CEO of Forum, was interviewed for the feature story of the Winter 2009 issue of The Leading Edge.

• Training Without A Campus

  Apr 2009 — The Wall Street Journal

  This article from The Wall Street Journal discusses how firms like Forum are favored over business schools because they offer customizable, cost-effective, and impactful leadership development programs.

• Deep Differences: How to Use Your Sales Team to Differentiate Your Company

  Apr 2009 — Selling Power Magazine

  How to Use Your Sales Team to Differentiate Your Company

• How to Ask More of Your Employees in Tough Times

  Mar 2009 — Monster.com

  Retaining top talent during a recession.

• In Business, Trust is The Key

  Mar 2009 — Minneapolis Star-Tribune

  Trust is the most important word in business. Trust is central to doing business. Without it, you have another word that begins with T: trouble.

• Your CFO's Recession Survival Kit

  Mar 2009 — Business Finance Magazine

  Challenges faced by the financial sector in a recession

• Manage Workplace Climate for Better Business Results

  Mar 2009 — Talent Management Magazine

  Talent Management talks to Forum's Jocelyn Davis, EVP of Research & Development, on the importance of workplace climate.

• Avoiding Small Business Layoffs

  Mar 2009 — BankRate.com

  Alternatives to layoffs during an economic crisis.

• Manage Sales Reps Like Customers

  Feb 2009 — SellingPower.com

  Managing your salesforce in the face of a recession.

• Recession Lessons

  Feb 2009 — Forum Press Release

  Forum is launching management workshops aimed at helping business leaders adapt to change, keep motivation high, engage top talent, and maximize earnings.

• Cutting Pay, Not Workers

  Jan 2009 — Houston Chronicle

  Layoffs--and why leaders are avoiding them in favor of creative cut backs in this recession.

• 10 Steps to Survive A Recession

  Dec 2008 — Workplace Magazine

  Businesses that take 10 important steps have a better chance of emerging from the current recession in a position to succeed.

• Developing Better Sales Managers

  Dec 2008 — CLO Magazine Executive Briefings e-newsletter

  Many sales employees are disconnected from their organizations’ sales strategies and their managers often lack the leadership skills necessary to help them succeed. Sales force effectiveness in economic crisis depends on strategy alignment, management, behaviors and skills, and climate.

• Tips for a Challenging Economic Environment

  Dec 2008 — CLO Magazine Executive Briefings e-newsletter

  10 tips on how to successfully lead and manage climate during a recession,

• Head in the Right Direction Despite the Economy

  Dec 2008 — Boston Herald- Women's Business Section

  Forum's Carol Roby identifies ten actions that successful business leaders take during economic downturns.

• Waypoint and Forum Roll Out New Sales Skills Process

  Nov 2008 — Forum press release

  Waypoint engaged with Forum Corp. to roll out a new sales process and enhance selling skills.

• Sales organizations' ability to weather current economic storm depends on four "people priorities"

  Nov 2008 — Forum press release

  Forum's research reveals what fuels great sales performance-even in these turbulent times. It's all in the people.

• New England Cable News interview with Ed Boswell

  Sep 2008 — September 3, 2008. Forum CEO Ed Boswell is interviewed on NECN Boston

  Managers are being asked to produce the same results with a smaller workforce. The Forum Corporation recommends looking to past recessions for clues to success.

• 10 Leadership Actions to Ride out a Recession

  Aug 2008 — ChiefExecutive.net

  Chief Executive magazine reports on successes and failures of the world's most influential CEOs.

• Training Tomorrow's Talent Poses Challenges Today

  Jun 2008 — Boston Business Journal

  What are companies doing--or what should they be doing--to prepare young executives in the face of the coming retirement boom? Forum CEP Ed Boswell is quoted about the urgency of senior management succession planning.

• Corporate Gravity: Escape Its Powerful Pull

  Jun 2008 — Leadership Excellence Magazine

  Forum's Steve Barry writes about corporate gravity--and how you can escape it's powerful pull.

• Redesigning Performance Management

  May 2008 — HR Executive

  Forum is quoted in this issue of HR Executive focused on strategic issues in human resources.