CO2

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Recently, when working with clients to bring the strategic planning process out of the board room and into mail room, we brought to life Motivation 2.0. Every company can implement strategic planning by involving all or many employees at every level.

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CO2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

When your strategy is so ingrained into the culture do you still need to list it as a strategy in your strategic plan ? Does Nordstrom’s have to say that they will be known for exceptional service in their strategic plan each year or is it so ingrained in the culture that it does not have to be said any longer.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

“Yes, my team can do that for you,” might mean, “I’m going to have to postpone our team’s strategic planning offsite. In our Courageous Cultures research, 67% of employees said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.”

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CO2

DECEMBER 29, 2010

“A word is dead when it is said some say, I say it just begins to live that day&# – Emily Dickinson When you work on a strategic plan – even if you keep them as short as we do at CO2 Partners , to one page, each word you choose is so critical. Cohen Full Bio Just Ask Leadership Anonymous Interesting post.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 5, 2023

I was asked to facilitate an annual strategic planning retreat with a senior leadership team. Hmm…oh, oh… Looking at the typical approach they’ve used before, four common strategic planning problems immediately popped out: The agenda was loaded with about 17 project/operational presentations/reviews and updates.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

In fact, this ubiquitous field of science seems to now be having an impact on almost every industry, as intelligent entrepreneurs and business managers recognize the need to make data-based decisions while conducting everyday operations and setting long-term goals. Please consider the environment before and after printing this article.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 7, 2013

StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC launches StrategyDriven Advisory Services, a management consulting firm dedicated to helping executives and managers define organizational needs and develop and manage the complex, mission critical projects needed to improve operational effectiveness and lower costs in response to today’s most pressing challenges.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 19, 2014

Going paperless is a great way to streamline office operations – and help save the planet by reducing paper. You just finished reading Three Ways Document Management Software Can Streamline Operations ! Please consider the environment before and after printing this article. About the Author. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 6, 2023

However, trucking firm owners and managers can still plan for sustainable and achievable growth even in an uncertain economic environment. In this article, some key ways in which scalable and sustainable growth can be managed will be explored.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Create a Clear Vision, Strategic Direction and Communicate It Constantly. In my years serving as CEO I have made it a priority to build a living, breathing strategic plan. To make this happen, we put a system in place with six key focus areas: 1. Organize Around the Client and Simplify the Offerings.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 26, 2019

The Disconnect puts the sales team outside of the strategic conversation. Typically, Finance, Marketing, and Operations all have input, direct or indirect, on the creation and revision of the strategic plan. The plan, and its revenue targets are dictated to Sales. Sales often have no such contribution.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

David Grossman of The Grossman Group provided Communicating Your Strategic Plan to Employees. So, no matter where your employees toil, this article offers three high-impact practices to support employee wellbeing, engagement and results. Laura Schroeder of Working Girl provided Resilience Starts with Operational Excellence.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 11, 2014

Let’s see how many of us have been involved in this type of conversation: Strategy Consultant: “ Do you have a Strategic Plan? Strategy Consultant: “ Umm, this isn’t a strategic plan. ”. Strategic Planning is one of those things that every leadership team claims to do, but, few actually perform.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2018

It happens all the time: A group of managers get together at a resort for two days to hammer out a “strategic plan.” But have they produced a plan with a strategy? ” (I see this frequently in published strategic plans as well.) ” Done and dusted, they all head home.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Click here for more information on Maintaining Continuity of Operations with a Disaster Tolerance Strategy. For some companies, even a few hours of downtime can become a business disaster. IT risks must be considered as serious as any other significant business risk. No coupons, credit cards, special codes, or purchases are necessary.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 15, 2023

<PDF PRINTS / COPIED TEXT OF ARTICLES> 3.4. Innovation and Strategic Planning Exploring AI-driven innovation strategies, trend analysis, and long-term planning to keep the organization ahead of the curve. Sample Prompt: Read the attached industry newsletter and provide a summary of the key points.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2018

Why is it that when a group of managers gets together for a strategic planning session they often emerge with a document that’s devoid of “strategy”, and often not even a plan ? Your strategic plan can’t be all things to all customers. Alicia Llop/Getty Images. But methods can be learned.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2015

My article was about the significance of anniversaries as important milestones. My articles reflect the Big Picture of Business. No entity can operate without affecting or being affected by its communities. Digest of Take-Aways From 36 Articles. ! Please consider the environment before and after printing this article.

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Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

On the National Baldrige Performance Excellence website, there''s a great article entitled " Why Take The Baldrige Journey? ". Strategic planning. Operations focus. Organizations everywhere are looking for ways to effectively and efficiently meet their missions and achieve their visions. Customer focus. Workforce focus.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 11, 2014

I’m a big advocate of Strategic Planning and Visioning. I know from experience that planning while going through the ‘alligators’ is the most effective way to conduct the process. By seeing the daily changes resulting from the planning, companies are poised to rise above the current daily crises.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

While this is understandable, it is nonetheless naive, and it constitutes a major flaw in the business logic of most strategic plans. This is so much the case that the most often overlooked aspect of strategic planning is adequately addressing contingencies as part of the planning process.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2015

There are financial factors too, and your operational costs may be lower when outsourcing. 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. Please consider the environment before and after printing this article.

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Six Disciplines

MAY 24, 2013

On the National Baldrige Performance Excellence website, there''s a great article entitled " Why Take The Baldrige Journey? ". Strategic planning. Operations focus. Organizations everywhere are looking for ways to effectively and efficiently meet their missions and achieve their visions. Customer focus. Workforce focus.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 23, 2019

This article is all about managing those finances efficiently. The internet is an incredible resource for anyone looking to find expert advice, for free, on how to operate more efficiently in the world of finance. Each adult in this world has a personal financial world to manage and nurture as they move through life.

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Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

On the National Baldrige Performance Excellence website, there's a great article entitled " Why Take The Baldrige Journey? ". Strategic planning. Operations focus. Organizations everywhere are looking for ways to effectively and efficiently meet their missions and achieve their visions. Customer focus. Workforce focus.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 21, 2015

The future of operations requires state of the art systems to assure premier service to our customers. Integration with a data center whose primary products are systems and data processing is strategically the right move. We have a strategic plan for every person affected by this organizational integration.

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Six Disciplines

MAY 7, 2012

On the National Baldrige Performance Excellence website, there's a great article entitled " Why Take The Baldrige Journey? ". Strategic planning. Operations focus. Organizations everywhere are looking for ways to effectively and efficiently meet their missions and achieve their visions. Customer focus. Workforce focus.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 22, 2011

All business operations consume a portion of the organization’s limited resources and each presents its own value proposition. However, the strategic planning process often only considers newly presented initiatives and available resources in excess of those consumed by core business processes and previously approved ongoing initiatives.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2013

As a result, many strategic plans end up as shelf decorations or hard-to-find files in crowded hard drives. Since this is the season when many companies are engaged in strategic planning, it’s just the right time to break bad habits. Templates are often a standard fixture of strategic planning.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

But design thinking can also be applied to other business-related challenges such as devising entrepreneurial practice models, expanding professional services, operations, and even setting fees or pricing plans. Strategic plan as jigsaw puzzle. He currently leads Building Informatics Group based in North Bethesda, MD.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Never stop planning for the next phase. From careful study (not whims or gut instincts) stem true strategic planning. 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. Change is inevitable and 90 percent positive.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

When you own and operate a business you need to have certain procedures for an efficient and seamless function. Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. An inefficient operation results in unproductive activities which often miss the point and worse yet, result in wasted time and wasted resources.

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Six Disciplines

MAY 7, 2012

On the National Baldrige Performance Excellence website, there's a great article entitled " Why Take The Baldrige Journey? ". Strategic planning. Operations focus. Organizations everywhere are looking for ways to effectively and efficiently meet their missions and achieve their visions. Customer focus. Workforce focus.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

This premise also holds true for each corporate operating unit and department. The whole of the business and each sub-set must always educate corporate opinion makers on how it functions and the skill with which the company operates. Are the long-range strategic planning and budgeting processes integrated?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2024

The immediacy of day-to-day operations can lead to a strategic process that is more about ticking boxes and filling templates, which often end up languishing, unopened, in an inbox. Strategy and foresight were once the same discipline. And they should be again.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Many a Strategic Plan was written by piecing together song fragments, nostalgic remembrances and movie scenarios, then were aptly converted into contemporary corporate nomenclature. I have spoken at conferences, strategic planning retreats, symposia, workshops and board meetings for hundreds. Helping others.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

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. Please consider the environment before and after printing this article. Consider leaving a comment! Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved.

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