Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

What did 2010 look like for you and your company? If an organization can’t get things done, nothing else matters – not the smartest strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even game-changing technology. OnPoint Consulting’s 2010 Execution Gap Maker Round-Up… Execution Gap Maker #1: BP (Need I say more?)

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Ideas Plus Influence by Starbucker on December 2, 2010 (This is Part 1 in a two-part blog series which I’ve worked on with a colleague, Denise Lee Yohn. And I say “we” because I’ve been as guilty of this as anybody.

Influence 275

Influence Blog Politics Learning-by-Doing 275

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2011

When the devastating earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010 , killing more than 250,000 and injuring countless more, donors and governments sent billions in aid and in-kind support. Yet rape has only been outlawed in Haiti since 2005 and hundreds of thousands are still housed post-quake in insecure tent cities. Leverage your know-how.

Porter 12

Porter Core Competence Globalization Business Model 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. a 525-employee software company, began applying agile methodologies in 2005. This takes time. Systematic Inc.,

Agility 8

Agility White Paper How To Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2014

And shortly thereafter (and not long before he died in 2005), Drucker declared that increasing the productivity of knowledge workers was “the most important contribution management needs to make in the 21st century.”. In his HBR piece, Drucker suggested that our great transformation would be completed by 2010 or 2020.

Drucker 14

Drucker Survey Learning-by-Doing Knowledge Management 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

A 2010 meta-analysis detailed many of the different issues that make divestiture so hard to evaluate consistently. The divested business should have the financial resources needed to bridge the transition period to full independence from its former parent, and to implement a strategy that is different from “business as usual.”

Chemicals 8

Chemicals How To Kahneman Reputation 8

Terry Starbucker

MARCH 15, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The Missing Link In Building The Perfect Team by Starbucker on March 15, 2010 They are often thrown into their jobs head first. Mark Silver March 17, 2010 at 8:43 am Yes and yes. Popularity: 2% [ ?

Team 261

Team Training Blog Skills 261

Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Get out in the field – engage with your teammates, roll up your sleeves, talk to customers – especially if there’s distance between you and your actual operations. At the same time, it’s a great reminder to the more experienced ones who may have forgotten some of these key strategies. SURESHKUMAR.S

Leadership 337

Leadership How To Blog Learning-by-Doing 337

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2012

In 2010, Gap announced a brand new logo, then retreated after a week. An effective strategy must therefore either prevent discontent in the first place, or prevent it from spreading to a wider population. The third step is to understand the most effective strategies for countering insurgency. The same strategy applies to brands.

Brand 15

Brand PR Strategy Politics 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

In 2010, 20% of China's urban consumers spent more money than they did the previous year because they were first-time buyers; that figure dropped to just 5% in 2011, according to our survey. That's important for growth; many multinational companies still operate only in a handful of top-tier cities in China.

Productivity 15

Productivity Products McKinsey Survey 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2015

Organizations have always depended on data — to manage operations, to communicate with customers, to pay employees and suppliers, to plan their futures, and so forth. Data has enabled strategy, but, with few exceptions, neither driven strategy nor sat at its heart. That’s changing.

Business Model 8

Business Model Price Competitive Advantage Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Great stories are credible, simple, consistent, and use both financial and nonfinancial metrics to link a long-term vision and firm values with a distinctive business strategy and focused operational priorities. ” Keeping it simple, with five core strategies in his long-term plan, helped people remember his message.

CEO 9

CEO Short-term Long-term EPS 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

It’s unreasonable to expect the architects of the strategies and practices that led to your downfall to see the error of their ways, or the right path forward. By 2010 the company had become the best-performing stock in the S&P 500, worth $30 per share and earning investors a return of 29 times. The results were amazing.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8