Strategy Driven

APRIL 11, 2012

If culture was a pyramid there would be four cornerstones: staff, teams, purpose & values, and strategic planning. Teams that are high performance teams. ‘C Players’ are mediocre employees; these employees are marginal in their performance and unremarkable in any positive attribute they bring to the workplace.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Complimenting the StrategyDriven Management & Leadership articles, these conversations examine the real world challenges managers face every day that are not easily solved with a new or redesigned process and instead demand the application of soft leadership skills to achieve a positive outcome.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

You can’t hide behind ‘the team’ You are out there on your own. The negative aspect of the emphasis on the ‘the team’ in this country is that people can point the finger at someone else for the team’s failure… and often they do. This creates a certain sense of urgency and determination to win.

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Asset Management Sports Human Resources Learning-by-Doing 56

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

– How to Create and Implement a Knowledge Transfer Program, part 1 Posted by Ken Ball and Gina Gotsill on November 10, 2010 · 2 Comments The clock is ticking: next year, in 2011, the oldest of the 76 million Baby Boomers turn 65. Many will decide to stay in the workforce and replenish their savings and retirement accounts.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2010

In a string of GE positions of increasing responsibility, Randy excelled as a turnaround specialist who transformed every organization he led and established a winning record of improved earnings.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 25, 2012

The corporate mission and values are created by the senior leadership team, captured on posters, and strategically tacked up around the building. They are the conduct and beliefs that will support positive and productive interaction between employees. Alona has been with CMI since February 2011.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Igniting Commitment: Engaging Employees for Breakthrough Performance Having a mediocre team or great team all depends on you. Demonstrate positive work values that build a productive work culture. Provide strong, positive leadership. Such thought is particularly unwise as the economy improves after a downturn.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 28, 2011

Thought leader Sharon Drew Morgen has uncovered what keeps organizations from moving forward and in her new book, Dirty Little Secrets , she reveals what potential buyers need to know to expedite the process of bringing positive change to their companies. But we can’t continue to use our positions merely to influence others.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 29, 2012

These resources provide the company a highly differentiated position from which to secure large contracts. For this reason, a senior executive team should review large deals (if not already being done) including an evaluation for indirect financial impacts. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Igniting Commitment: Engaging Employees for Breakthrough Performance Having a mediocre team or great team all depends on you. Demonstrate positive work values that build a productive work culture. How to SPARK employee engagement in your organization: S et High Goals. K now Your Values. And communicate them often.

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Newsletter Learning-by-Doing Mentor Resources 62

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Innovation begins with management; by fostering a culture that prioritizes innovation, creativity is incentivized among team members. Recent data has shown the top 1,500 companies worldwide increased their R&D by 12 percent in 2011, as they have identified the need to maintain their edge in their respective industries.

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Organization Open-book Innovation Technology 59

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 31, 2011

Unleashing Genius : Leading Yourself, Teams and Corporations by Paul David Walker. From Paul’s 25 years of experience coaching CEO’s and Executive leaders he shares the foundational elements of ‘The Secret’ to unleashing individual genius and team wisdom. Organizing Deep Wisdom on Your Team.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Understanding why a deal is won or lost is critical, yet most sales teams and companies have a limited understanding of the true reasons for winning and losing. It is only through this type of process that sales teams can learn the true, candid reasons why they win and lose. In short, it works.

Analysis 62

Analysis Benchmarking Newsletter Learning-by-Doing 62

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Over the past two decades, data-rich companies have found their analytics teams playing the role of internal service providers. The analytics community is ideally positioned to become the translation layer. Analytics teams must align requests to the strategic priorities of the organization. Better return on insights.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Posted by Elinor Stutz on December 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment Marketing professionals refer to strategy as your unique selling proposition while sales folk use the term ‘positioning.’ ’ However you view it, the implementation and outcome need to be taken very seriously.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 27, 2011

You can use this process to break down barriers – and to create changes that have a positive effect on your whole workforce. If you go straight to the topic of controversy, most people will quickly get stuck in defending their positions and attacking their opponents. Use and encourage positive language.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 16, 2011

In all of the diagrams, we use a target as a symbol for the goals of the position and an ‘X’ as a symbol for the starting place of the person in that position (they are about to begin to achieve their goals). He later held executive positions in several companies, ranging from start-ups to a Fortune 100.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2014

Everyone in the company must respect and recognize the work of the sales team. Focus on the positives of each experience. She served as Vice President of Programs for the Phoenix Chapter of International Coaching Federation in 2011. This is the exact type of thinking that breeds Sales Call Reluctance.

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Competitive Advantage Learning-by-Doing Training Content 69

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Whether through blog posts, comments, posted videos, or other methods, it’s easy – and prudent – to use social media to give others an extra positive push. Collaborate with your team to be more productive. Inspire and motivate. Listen to, and do your best to inspire, others with whom you’re interacting.

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Guidelines Management Media Newsletter 62

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Companies who succeed in today’s volatile business economy must learn to conquer obstacles like a championship basketball team in a ‘FastBreak’ overcoming the insecurities that hold them back and responding instantly to the flow of the game. Unleashing Genius : Leading Yourself, Teams and Corporations by Paul David Walker.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Fighter Pilots and Special Operations teams have discovered and used a secret to continuous improvement – a tool every enterprise can benefit from. Debriefing also supports the development of better leaders and more cohesive teams. Debriefing requires a team leader to lead the debrief. Duke and James D.

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Short-term Tools Learning-by-Doing Schein 64

Strategy Driven

JULY 20, 2012

When you are part of a senior management team running a large business, it can be easy to become insulated from the day-to-day realities of how your company is handling its customer base. He is the author of a book, From a Good Sales Call to a Great Sales Call (McGraw-Hill, 2011). For more information about Richard, click here.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 24, 2011

Assist cross-functional teams in being more effective. Then you will have converted them from employees doing a daily job to believers who see themselves as members of a team going someplace special. I perceive companies as participants in a race, running lap after lap in an effort to position themselves at the head of the pack.

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Energy Follow-up Industry Learning-by-Doing 66

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Busy managers, who are already overwhelmed with previous change initiatives, tend to panic and jump in too fast with new systems; they act without proper preparation and neglect to get input from their team which leads to a very bumpy ride. They can be deleted, sent on with a terse message, or ignored. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 24, 2020

Why is it that some people who appear ready, willing and apparently able for promotion into positions of leadership either fail outright, woefully underperform, or at the very least never come close to reaching full potential? 1] Higher trust translates into higher performing team. How does a leader earn trust?

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 10, 2011

Learn to use the interview process to knock out the candidates who aren’t the right fit for you, and you’ll end up with a new team member who will be an asset to your brand, your morale, your momentum, and your productivity for a long time to come. It’s much better to be temporarily short-staffed than to lower your standards.

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Learning-by-Doing Books Morale Process 57

Strategy Driven

JULY 27, 2011

Thought leader Sharon Drew Morgen has uncovered what keeps organizations from moving forward and in her new book, Dirty Little Secrets , she reveals what potential buyers need to know to expedite the process of bringing positive change to their companies. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. The result? All rights reserved.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 29, 2011

Assess your supervisory and management team! If they do not respond to training and show significant improvement, remove them from an influential role and replace them with someone that does what is truly desired and required for the role and position they are in. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Manage Visibly!

Learning-by-Doing 50

Learning-by-Doing Open-book Training Micromanagement 50

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Before a team can reach its full potential, leaders must act in ways that transcend employees’ fears of organizational power. Trust is the currency you will need when the time comes for you to make unreasonable performance demands on your teams. and held senior management positions at several large IT companies. Carl had a Ph.D.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

In many professions, the idea of full-scope, sophisticated positioning has been foreign up until now. Your key management team is dynamic, in terms of business issues. Your team encompasses multi-dimensional professionals…concerned with much more than the immediate responsibilities of the work at hand. Statements.

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Positioning Company Strategic Planning Guidelines 50

Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

In another scenario, a CEO had one executive on his team whom he really trusted and in whom he could confide. One day, a couple of other members of that company’s executive team made a presentation at a board meeting that didn’t go so well. MISTAKE #3: Being two-faced (and assuming others won’t notice). Does he ever mean what he says?

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CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 57

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Before a team can reach its full potential, leaders must act in ways that transcend employees’ fears of organizational power. Trust is the currency you will need when the time comes for you to make unreasonable performance demands on your teams. and held senior management positions at several large IT companies. Carl had a Ph.D.

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Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The steroids usage norm in some team sports has the effect of institutionalizing breaking the rules, even though the health of some is seriously endangered. Financial Position. Team members still have to fight the system and each other to get their voices heard, rather than function as a team. Customer Service.

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Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Do you lead your team like you’re the great and powerful head of your own nation? The best way to turn negatives into positives is to first understand the problems and then discover alternatives to prevent them in the future – and that means establishing a give and take with the people in the trenches. Consider leaving a comment!

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Innovation How To Retail Motivation 50

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Why was this once-dominant player unable to execute and maintain its market position? It’s what I push my clients to focus on as they seek to improve organizational performance – and it’s the lens I urge all leaders to look through as they review 2010 and make their ‘business resolutions’ for 2011. So what happened?

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Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 2011

Accepting change as a positive guiding principle, one then seeks to find, analyze and apply fresh approaches toward addressing the old problems. Research shows that change is 90% positive and that people and organizations change at the rate of 71% per year. For most people, the team becomes an extended family.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 28, 2011

But you can and should convene a team of A Players to help you analyze what the culture in your department currently is, how it is holding your performance back, and the values and associated behaviors that would change it in a positive way. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

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