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.

Short-term 63

Short-term Long-term Stage-Gate Mentor 63

CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

In fact, long-term business viability depends on it. As a leader in your organization, it’s up to you to determine whether your company’s legacy and corporate culture will be positively driven by a corporate purpose or negatively driven by a short-sighted focus on profit alone. Every company needs a corporate purpose.

Mission Statement 78

Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

In fact, long-term business viability depends on it. As a leader in your organization, it’s up to you to determine whether your company’s legacy and corporate culture will be positively driven by a corporate purpose or negatively driven by a short-sighted focus on profit alone. . Every company needs a corporate purpose.

Mission Statement 78

Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

It tends to be short-term, uses familiar (traditional) metrics and development systems like Stage Gate. Almost every company has a Stage Gate process because they work well for incremental innovation. Breakthrough (changes the game) innovations, contrary to popular belief, need a top-down approach.

Process 15

Process Innovation Stage-Gate Net Present Value 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2011

The performance engine is bigger, is the center of power, and can justify resources based on short term financial results. Incremental innovation can be pushed down into the organization where the strategy is clear, decision metrics are understood, and management models like Stage-Gate create a level playing field.

Critical Success Factor 15

Critical Success Factor Innovation Stage-Gate Succession 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2018

Even companies that claim to have a long-term orientation worry about whether R&D is worth the investment. According to Williamson, a current concern among many institutional investors as well as corporations is that long-term investments in R&D have little payoff. Thus, they exhibit less short-termism.

Long-term 10

Long-term Innovation Technology Stage-Gate 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

The statistics behind these programs indicate promise that graduate schools and other intermediary organizations can make a meaningful difference in not only attracting MBA talent to social sector jobs, but also supporting long-term careers focused on social change. And what does it take to keep them on this path? Create robust experiences.

Stage-Gate 8

Stage-Gate Career Entrepreneur Short-term 8