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Know Your Enemy

Chartered Management Institute

This article was written for the Law Society Magazine, February 2011 Edition. Related Content: Basic Gap Analysis Using Creativity During SWOT Analysis Early Warning Competitive Intelligence - Mergers within Law Firms Are you giving away your information? Graeme Dixon looks at how competitive intelligence could benefit your company.

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Employee empowerment and motivation are board level (strategic) issues

Chartered Management Institute

In the challenging business environment of 2011, it will be even more important for a success of any organisation to find a way how to motivate its employees to release their full potentials. Early Warning. You are not watching this post, click to start watching.

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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

B usiness Model Generation caught my eye in a book store in December – It is rare I find myself in book stores anymore given how many books are sent to me as a blogger and my preference in reading on Kindle or IPad. Process : This business model design has 5 phases; Mobilize, Understand, Design, Implement and Manage.

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The CEO as Chief Brand Custodian | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • October 17, 2011 • Branding , Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 3 Comments. The conversation in the 2011 branding world is well beyond product and service brand discussion by marketers and ad agencies. October 18, 2011 at 5:02 am. And, the SWOT analysis is not the way to do it.

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Should the Strategic Plan Rest in Peace? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • June 27, 2011 • Leadership , Strategy • 4 Comments. The process that started in the 1950’s evolved through various strategic analyses including SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats), Michael Porter’s competitive strategy model, core competencies, strategic intent and business transformation.

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The Startling Fact About the Criteria to Make More Effective.

CO2

SWOTCreator by Model Creator – The origins of SWOT are not well known and a bit interesting. By brainstorming you can effectively collect idea sets that may have escaped you without it. Try using Brainstorm to generating new and exciting possibilities before you begin to sort those ideas with criteria.

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Criteria for a Critical Decision

CO2

SWOTCreator by Model Creator – The origins of SWOT are not well known and a bit interesting. By brainstorming you can effectively collect idea sets that may have escaped you without it. Try using Brainstorm to generating new and exciting possibilities before you begin to sort those ideas with criteria.