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DECEMBER 29, 2022

The workshop also went to some of the renowned organizations globally helping people/teams with visual thinking strategies. The work ranged from visually facilitating strategy off sites, coaching program for new leaders and enabling strong organizations through senior leadership coaching.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Here’s quick 2×2 matrix that enables thinking around quick-wins.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2019

I see many business leaders who excessively focus of creating a grand vision, have a compelling strategy, run great communication programs and have innovative ideas but still fail to engage people and get desired results. That’s because they don’t focus enough on the foundation of leadership – building trust.

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APRIL 2, 2017

Along the same lines, I read Elizabeth Doty’s post titled “ How to Accelerate Learning on Your Team ” at Strategy+Business blog with great interest. To overcome these disabilities, we explored disciplines of a learning organization and the role of reflection in how we learn.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

Most re-organization efforts either focus on hard stuff (processes, strategy, structure, KPI’s) or on soft stuff (culture, values, relationships, feelings). I have seen very few reorganization efforts in my career that are focused on the most important aspect of how value is delivered to customers: Simplicity.

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APRIL 18, 2023

Essentialism by George McKeown When facilitating strategy discussions with customers, I often came across situations when teams commit to work on multiple critical priorities at a time.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

A lot of companies think of adaptability through short term measures like overhauling organization structure, changing the product strategy, putting new processes in place or bringing new talent. When we talk about building a sustainable culture, we have to move beyond tactics and address the fundamentals.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

This got me thinking on what it really means to ‘carve out’ anything – whether it is a business strategy or a career or life itself, for that matter. At the heart of shaping our unique strategy, career or life is our underlying need to express who we truly are.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

They cannot define a strategy or a plan of action that takes them closer to that grand vision. Leaders establish a lofty vision for a large scale change initiative and then strategize to align the team. Sometimes, the team gets over-excited by this grand vision and get stuck. Planning for a change is a tricky [.]

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FEBRUARY 12, 2012

I remember having attended a strategy meeting where head of the department (call him boss) was explaining a new strategy that none of us had heard about before. People want to do everything instantly, including understanding, comprehension and making sense of something.

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JUNE 16, 2015

So, there is a reason why Peter Drucker famously said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Strategy is created in boardroom but culture determines how people on the floor actually implement the strategy – and how well! But unless you build a great culture, it is incredibly difficult to accelerate growth.

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JANUARY 23, 2011

When we run a business or execute a project, we set clear goals of what we want to achieve, create detailed plans, devise strategies and set up milestones. But leadership, just like life, is ambiguous and paradoxical.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Back in 2010, I interviewed John Spence on this blog when he released his new book titled Awesomely Simple – Essential Business Strategies For Turning Ideas Into Action. The book offers great ideas to simplify work life which I often refer.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

I have seen senior leaders spending days (and nights) doing meetings to frame a grand strategy when it is really the small and basic things that they are really missing. What would happen if they trade grandeur of strategy with simplicity? This applies in almost every aspect of business and life.

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JANUARY 16, 2011

Leaders frame complex strategies, use heavy weight terminologies to describe their plans, set up complex processes and use a lot of jargons when communicating for a change. They spend heavily on getting those strategies across the board and aligning people to it. Yet, strategies fail because people fail to connect.

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MAY 21, 2012

I contributed a 23 page chapter titled “ From Quality to Excellence: Essential Strategies for Building a Quality-Oriented Culture ” (download the table of contents and a sample chapter here ). This is a very non-traditional approach to write a handbook of management development! I am grateful to Lisa for inviting me to write in this book.

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AUGUST 6, 2013

Social media has become mainstream and an integral part of business strategy. Social media is at the center of how people connect, consume information, drive conversations, initiate movements and promote brands. At a time when everyone seems to be on social media, the challenge for those who wish to make a difference is to generate influence.

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JANUARY 22, 2013

In this context, I enjoyed reading an insightful post titled “ Finding more time for real management ” at Business Strategy Review, London Business School. Sometimes, the best management is to do simple and obvious things more effectively. Here is an important question raised in the post. The classic example is people management.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Purely rational, planned strategies will never allow organizations to have major breakthroughs. An individual who always goes with conventional wisdom, proven tracks and charted paths quickly becomes “one amongst many”. Parents who drive kids with their own pre-existing beliefs do more harm to kids than help.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

That’s also a lame strategy. Do nothing because the someone else shot it down or simply avoid sharing your ideas in future? I have seen many professionals who just step back when their ideas are rejected. That is the easiest way out because it involves no risk. The result? Your ideas never see the light of the day!

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JULY 1, 2012

One of the simplest strategies to generate buy-in is to generate results. Once they see results of their efforts, resistance will slowly give way to acceptance. They lose momentum. Sometimes, situation can be overwhelming establishment can take up months. Let it not affect your results. Handhold and facilitate when needed.

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JUNE 5, 2013

Learning and extending that learning to others in an organization is not a “feel-good-nice-to-have” thing – it is a competitive strategy that helps in innovation, improvement and growth. - – – – -. It is about gently and constantly pushing them towards higher plane of possibilities and learning.

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MAY 11, 2014

Self awareness plays a central role in a leader’s ability to articulate vision, form strategies, drive motivation and energize the team. On the other, it also keeps them reminded them of their own vulnerabilities and blind spots.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Strategy development is an opportunity to set direction, and develop people. Here are 3 posts and snippets that I enjoyed reading so far, and you will too: Executives can’t do it alone, and must be masters of developing people. Problem solving is an opportunity to solve a problem, and develop people.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

I wrote in my book #QUALITYtweet that middle managers are the glue that joins the strategies at the top with actions at the bottom. It has a direct impact on overall employee morale’ and your effectiveness as an organization.

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

Quiet often the strategy changes, people are expected to align to new strategy, work differently, teams get split up or merged and priorities change. I am so glad the ideas in my post resonated well with you. Best, Tanmay By Vamsi , October 15, 2010 @ 2:41 pm Excellent point! Re-orgs are costly.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

This week, I read a book titled Lead Well and Prosper: 15 Successful Strategies for Becoming a Good Manager by Nick McCormick. This book outlines 15 successful strategies for becoming a good manager. Nick was kind enough to send me a signed copy for review.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

These insights will help readers frame their quality strategy by effectively leveraging processes, people and leadership to build a customer-centric organization. Short-term gains may be a stroke of luck – but luck is has never been a sustainable strategy! Same principles apply to your quality improvement initiative.

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DECEMBER 25, 2011

Read his latest series: Strategies for Success ). He doodles, compiles lists and writes great books. His generosity in sharing his best work with me never fails to amaze me. I am so glad I know him. Utpal Vaishnav is a blogger and a cool friend. He reviews my work, validates my thoughts and adds value through his own experience.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

To deliver higher value to customers, business leaders implement complex strategies, restructure the organization periodically, lay out new initiatives, improve upon they existing processes, focus on sales, training, people etc. It is all a value game, I agree, and focusing on value delivery is at the core of any business.

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APRIL 1, 2012

In his post, Sustainable Means More Than Recycling , Mark Bennet nudges us to think what can happen when leadership is focused on how they manage talent and shape behaviors to the same extent it is focused on strategy and structure.

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JULY 14, 2010

Oftentimes, in the larger corporate culture of focussing on quarterly results, the priority becomes the immediate short- term strategy–leading to high risk growth. The latter is a much better strategy for long term success as a leader and long term success of the organization. It should all start from Top in an organization.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

After all, to accomplish a goal, you first have to know where you are in order to develop the right strategies to get there. The plan sets goals, lays out strategies for achieving those goals, and helps each individual see clearly how he or she will learn, grow, and succeed along with the company.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

When we start important projects/initiatives, we create plans and strategies for execution. It also comes out that the amount of preparation, practice and thinking that goes in when developing your product/service is inversely proportional to the pain you will undergo when delivering. Our chances of failure just multiply.

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OCTOBER 24, 2010

Use these meetings to give them a broad overview of strategies and purpose. Here are a few forums you can establish/use to promote quality consciousness across the organization: Promote quality initiatives in all your monthly/weekly team meetings. Let people at all levels know that excellence in work is not optional.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Try any of these 3 random strategies. Leaders can have a bigger impact when they focus to “ Work ON the business ” rather than “ Work IN the business ”. Not sure what you should do to get out of the comfort trap? They not only pull you out of your comfort zone, but can also add tremendous value to your team/organization.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2009

And energy cannot be created or destroyed, it just changes form” – Rhonda Byrne (Discoverer of Secret) “The best strategy for building a competitive organization is to help individuals become more of who they are” – Marcus Buckingham (Motivational Expert) “How people treat you is their karma. Einstein told us that.

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