Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

“Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.&#. Vince Lombardi (1913 – 1970). Head Coach of the Green Bay Packers (1959 – 1967); winning five league championships. The National Football League’s Super Bowl trophy is named in his honor. If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

What role do capabilities play in successful mergers? Too big to fail has proven to be a flawed notion. In The Path to Coherence , Booz & Company partners Gerald Adolph and Paul Leinwand continue their discussion on the role of capabilities in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and explain why pursuing a capabilities-driven M&A strategy produces more successful companies that enjoy a right to win.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Special Edition 56 – An Interview with Andy Kanefield, co-author of Uncommon Sense explores how to create greater organizational alignment while at the same time maintaining the diversity of ind

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Estimating any initiative’s return on investment is extremely challenging and often suspect. This article addresses the frequently forgotten and unanticipated factors diminishing the return on process reengineering projects. Companies invest $10,000s, $100,000s, and even $1,000,000s in the transformation of their business processes only to realize all of the cost but far less of the value than originally projected.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Compensation Management in the Recovering Economy. by Plateau Systems. Adopt compensation practices that will improve retention, productivity and growth during the economic recovery. Many businesses took extraordinary measures to ensure their survival during the recession. Now, there may end up being unintended consequences as the economy pulls out of its tailspin, including losses in the area of growth and productivity, and a difficult time retaining valuable employees.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Increase the impact of customer insights and analytics. How to break down the barriers between the analytics community and the business. Data is omnipresent and within our grasp yet business truths are still elusive. Finding meaning in that data requires sifting through droves of extraneous information for business insight. It means distilling raw information into a “story” about our customers, our business growth levers, and the business challenges we face – all with a view of moving the busine

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

7. The Unclear Communiqué. DON’T: Assume others have all the information they need, or that something you know isn’t really all that important. These hastily drawn conclusions that result from chronic poor communication can lead to serious mistakes and major missed opportunities. Plus, lack of clarity is incredibly frustrating to those who must work with you.

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