Skip Prichard

MAY 17, 2021

Often the lack of this balance between the long-term strategy and the short-term operational demands is the cause of numerous problems from crisis to scandal to poor results. The response here cannot just be a tactical one. On the contrary, we are positive that there are many people who get the message.

Short-term 108

Short-term Leadership Long-term How To 108

Next Level Blog

MAY 1, 2019

This tactic works best when you’ve got a little bit of margin based on the mix of availability of time, talent and fit. Rent : There may be short-term but critical needs on your team where it makes more sense to rent talent rather than buy it or build it. When you need to sell, you need to sell.

Real Estate 129

Real Estate Development Team How To 129

In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 2, 2012

The 100% boundary can get crowded and those obsessed with winning or defending their territory often resort to non-strategic tactics. The tactic that works best to defend or build share in the short term is price cuts or special discounts. Be forewarned, this tactic destroys profits.

Sports 228

Sports Tactics Competitive Advantage Short-term 228

In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 22, 2012

Suffice to say, most of the issues were short-term and operational rather than strategic. Fortunately for me, I grew up in strategic environments and I learned to balance operational challenges with strategic opportunity. Many have never lived through strategy’s positive effects. Squeaky wheels get the grease.

Strategy 196

Strategy Short-term Constraint Strategic Planning 196

Leading Blog

AUGUST 11, 2017

There was no open position that aligned with the individual. Instead, I let short-term tactical thinking cloud my execution. This was someone who had made a positive impact but who had, over time, become less effective in his role. Multi-tasking sounds positive.

Leadership 169

Leadership Tactics Self-aware Short-term 169

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Often used by people within positions of power within organizations, these clichés support control, group cohesion, or an agenda. Although these clichés might serve short-term management objectives, they often hinder long-term innovation, suppress employee morale, and foster a culture of compliance over mutual growth.

Strategy 78

Strategy P&L Taylorism Taylor 78

Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 2, 2015

However, senior executives should know before they decide on a CCO, that this position requires a personal commitment from them. Take Personal Ownership The CEO should position the work of the CCO as a priority of their agenda. Is there a commitment for organizational transformation, not some one-off tactics and silver bullets?

CEO 120

CEO Succession Customer Loyalty Tactics 120

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 7, 2012

It’s generals that craft military tactics, so it must be your executives that develop a business strategy. It’s your leaders who best understand your business’ culture and values, and whether or not they must be changed to accommodate the new customer-centric tactics. Only they have the bird’s eye view of the operations.

Strategy 248

Strategy CRM Development Document 248

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 7, 2012

It’s generals that craft military tactics, so it must be your executives that develop a business strategy. It’s your leaders who best understand your business’ culture and values, and whether or not they must be changed to accommodate the new customer-centric tactics. Only they have the bird’s eye view of the operations.

Strategy 248

Strategy CRM Development Document 248

LDRLB

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Suffice to say, most of the issues were short-term and operational rather than strategic. Fortunately for me, I grew up in strategic environments and I learned to balance operational challenges with strategic opportunity. Many have never lived through strategy’s positive effects. Squeaky wheels get the grease.

Strategy 122

Strategy Short-term Constraint Strategic Planning 122

Strategy Driven

APRIL 8, 2020

Both of these solutions can save you money in the short-term. Some people will realize the difficult positions that businesses are currently in and will accept these decisions, if they at least know in the back of their mind that they will have a job waiting for them when this crisis is over.

Short-term 107

Short-term Crisis Operations Cost 107

Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Not just in terms of their own career growth, but in how it would open up a whole new understanding and area of knowledge in their field of study, if not also inspiring others to take up the cause to learn more about this elemental key to our existence. One that benefits not only us or a select few, but all those around us as well.

Leadership 277

Leadership Short-term Long-term Uncertainty 277

LDRLB

JULY 23, 2012

The 100% boundary can get crowded and those obsessed with winning or defending their territory often resort to non-strategic tactics. The tactic that works best to defend or build share in the short term is price cuts or special discounts. Be forewarned, this tactic destroys profits.

Sports 121

Sports Tactics Competitive Advantage Short-term 121

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations.

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Blog Mission Statement Tactics Objective 395

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

You've got to deliver on short-range commitments, while you develop a long-range strategy and vision and implement it. Getting it done in the short-range, and delivering a long-range plan, and executing on that.” - Jack Welch. First and foremost, your senior leadership has to be on the same page with a crisp and clear long term vision.

Execution 70

Execution Strategy Succession Short-term 70

N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

A short vernacular and dialect, the language of Performance Driven Execution speaks these six words: Novo (to make anew, change). And, they must constantly reevaluate critical decisions to meet long-term, strategic objectives. Design the campaign plan with compressed timeframes (Parallel Operations).

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Execution Objective Learning-by-Doing System 345

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It is a catalyst toward long-term evaluation, planning and implementation. Crystallize the core business in terms of viabilities to move successfully forward to some discernible point. Technology is a tool, which feeds into tactics. Sales is a tactic, one of dozens of tactics which an organization must pursue.

Mission Statement 79

Mission Statement Benchmarking Tactics Strategic Planning 79

LDRLB

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Suffice to say, most of the issues were short-term and operational rather than strategic. Fortunately for me, I grew up in strategic environments and I learned to balance operational challenges with strategic opportunity. Many have never lived through strategy’s positive effects. Be Proactive.

Strategy 74

Strategy Short-term Constraint Strategic Planning 74

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Have a Medium-Term Goal, and Stick to It. When you drew up your business plan, it’s pretty much a given that you set a range of short and long-term goals, but what about medium-term ones? Every good business plan should have a long-term vision and mission , which you’ll ultimately want your business to reach.

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Short-term Long-term Stage-Gate Mentor 63

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

It is important to teach business domestically and internationally that: We must understand how to use power and influence for positive change. Unethical dealings for short-term gain do not pay off in the long-run. How we meet corporate objectives is as important as the objectives themselves.

Ethics 50

Ethics Mission Statement Strategic Planning Benchmarking 50

Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

She outlines how to rid yourself of failed motivational tactics and shares ways to go beyond discipline, willpower, and goal setting. “High-quality motivation results in the positive energy that sustains your efforts to change behavior or achieving your goals.” In it, Susan tackles motivation in a fresh way.

Motivation 85

Motivation Energy Learning-by-Doing Quality 85

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

One of the worst things a leader can do is to let their ego write checks their talent can’t cash… Humility is actually the trait that magnifies all other positive attributes. I have always been intrigued by the concept of the "servant leader" a term coined I think by Robert K. Mitch A very good article, thanks.

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Blog Leadership Servant Leader Long-term 419

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Organizations that fail to continuously revise assumptions about their operating environment (i.e. Fighter Pilots and Special Operations teams have discovered and used a secret to continuous improvement – a tool every enterprise can benefit from. market) risk obsolescence or irrelevance. But how is this done? Duke and James D.

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Short-term Tools Learning-by-Doing Schein 63

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

He is one of my favorite leadership bloggers, and hopefully we’ll still be on speaking terms after this post. It is the responsibility of executive leadership to set the tone for great teamwork by putting forth a clearly articulated vision, and then aligning every aspect of strategic and tactical decisioning with said vision.

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Consensus Team Building Blog Team 388

Strategy Driven

JUNE 27, 2011

Leverage the first months in a new executive position- that time of transition that promises opportunity and challenge, but also brings a period of great vulnerability. If your organization operates in section one, you will probably experience some short-term success. See Figure 1). Figure 1 : Strategic Success.

Competitive Advantage 50

Competitive Advantage How To Short-term Execution 50

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 28, 2014

But, at the same time, what most people learn the hard way is that it is not a short drive in the beautiful countryside. It is here that leaders must be proficient in identifying the bridge between planning (strategy) and execution (tactics). Chair, Organizational Development, N2Growth. shifting results.

CEO 393

CEO Succession Tips How To 393

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2018

Note, for example, the spirited defense by Paul Polman of Unilever of his long-term, sustainable business philosophy in the wake of a takeover attempt. In it, he points to the growing threat posed by activist investors who push for short-term share-boosting tactics without regard for firms’ long-term viability.

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Drucker Long-term Short-term Decentralization 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

They are not interested in hearing about the technological, regulatory, and societal developments that will determine the long-term, strategic positioning of this company.". Some large investors already have a long-term view. CEOs can seek to attract long-term investors in several ways: 1.

Long-term 13

Long-term CEO Short-term Asset Management 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

We still believe the executives at Tejon Ranch made some mistakes, as did we, but our biggest collective mistake was thinking in terms of threats rather than opportunities. As the tension built, the chance of working together positively and constructively to add value for the benefit of all shareholders slipped away.

CEO 8

CEO Real Estate Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2013

Ackman''s short-selling campaign against vitamin distributor Herbalife has blown up in his face, with the company''s stock up more than 75% since he unveiled his position last December and some of his most prominent hedge fund competitors profiting from his misery. Hedge funds are often criticized as short-term speculators.

Hedge 8

Hedge Short-term Long-term Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2017

In short, he became the unintended victim trapped by what the Financial Times called “byzantine organizational politics.” Organizational politics refers to a variety of activities associated with the use of influence tactics to improve personal or organizational interests. So what is it?

Politics 14

Politics Bureaucracy Long-term Short-term 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

We wanted to unpack the how by identifying what sets these teams apart in terms of how they spend their time and the critical behaviors they engage in. In short, the organization must commit to focus on what it is good at and then go after it. more effectively than lower-performing teams), positioning the enterprise for future success.

Execution 14

Execution Strategy Team Succession 14

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The more you know about them, the more effectively you can position your information. If you know that the person you’re presenting to has a short attention span, you want to get to your point as soon as possible. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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Planning Audience Succession Library 50

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2018

In fact, many of the founders I coach describe networking as draining, saying it sometimes robs them of the energy they need to work on actual business operations. But positive first impressions require large amounts of mental energy, social strategy, and perspective-taking , which you may not have if you’re drained.

How To 8

How To Long-term Entrepreneur Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Most organizations will shrink or disappear in the long term: only a third of excellent companies remain excellent for decades, and when organizations try to transform themselves, even fewer succeed. For these to be embraced in the long term, the right leadership skills and mind-sets must also be in place. 1) Where do we want to go?

Long-term 15

Long-term Short-term Engineering Self-aware 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2016

To this day, Microsoft Office remains the dominant office software suite, a position it has held since the 1990s. Both companies, while under a corporate umbrella, operate as independent brands with largely independent development teams. The theory is that, like a social network, creating new social links can reduce long-term barriers.

Film 8

Film Christensen Short-term Software 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

In his introduction to Working , the landmark 1974 oral history of work, Studs Terkel positioned meaning as an equal counterpart to financial compensation in motivating the American worker. In terms of sheer quantity of work hours, organizations will see more work time put in by employees who find greater meaning in that work.

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Creativity Report Conference Mentor 15