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Why Many Planning Sessions Are a Waste of Time and How to Fix Them

The Practical Leader

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. The session focused on operational and tactical issues. Nap by PowerPoint. How do you know?

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Why and How to Build an In-House Consulting Team

Harvard Business Review

In-house strategy and consulting groups are growing in popularity , supplementing and increasingly winning business from traditional consulting firms such as McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company. McKinsey, Bain, or Boston Consulting Group). Work on discrete projects. Exceed client expectations.

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Fixing a Weak Safety Culture at General Motors

Harvard Business Review

Understanding how difficult it is for bad news to make it up the corporate hierarchy, he asked managers to color code their reports: Green for good, yellow for caution, red for problems. Auto industry Change management Crisis management Failure Leadership Manufacturing Operations' Reward problem detection.

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