Chart Your Course

JANUARY 20, 2015

Many chief executives and corporate boards recognize they need to alter or even drastically reshape their corporate culture, but few follow through and benefit from the successful transformation they envisioned. Among the successes of this project are: Service department sales up 22% in less than one year.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 27, 2012

As the recession reared its ugly head in 2007 businesses started to see capital tightening up and were unable to get the standard loans and lines of credit they counted on for help with cash flow, equipment purchases and expansion. Crowdfunding is potentially the solution for little guy and the start up.

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 2, 2014

Keep up the great work through the rest of the year. Catalyst Atlanta 2013 Recap. Google Analytics released new terminology which changed things up. I’ve got a couple of projects in the pipeline as I type this. If you’re not, share your favorite post from a blogger you follow. You Are Not A Tree. Jon Stolpe.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Success is derived from purpose, no matter how large or small the project or idea. ” If meaning truly is one of mankind’s most significance pursuits, it follows that meaningless activities have the power to completely demoralize. Once you decide on a model, you are freed up to decide how to customize it. Dan Miller.

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Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Some examples from all three could include leading a new project, supporting a project on another team (or a joint team), doing a rotational assignment, attending a seminar, joining a professional association or networking group, completing a new certification, becoming a board member for a non-profit in your industry, or reading a book.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 27, 2013

This guide includes tips for success, pre-agenda planning, a recommended iteration schedule for new teams, and a sample agenda to follow. 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. Consider leaving a comment!

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2015

In my new book, Endless Encores , a veteran CEO named Daphne spends an evening talking with an up-and-coming executive named Paul, helping him come to terms with the potential first failure he could be facing following a huge initial success. We can all dream up big ideas, but few of us can bring them to market.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 21, 2013

January 21, 2013. Who are the key leaders in this field I should be following? If they get the impression they’ve signed up for more than they’ve bargained for, it can lead to an unpleasant experience for them! I picked up the Hybels book you mentioned on Kindle. Home About Coaching Contact Guest Posts Archives.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

For example, many effective leaders have the following strengths: •Coaching others. Why do you, or would you, follow them? The following functional areas exist within XYZ Widget: Finance, HR/Admin, Sales, Customer Service, Planning & Procurement, Materials Management, Manufacturing, and Quality Control. Influencing skills.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 2, 2020

However, women are not encouraged to take up leadership roles as often as their male counterparts. This book also talks of persistence and taking failure in your stride and not giving up. Women gaining more power to lead, green-light projects, and innovate does not come at the expense of men. by Ryan Holiday.

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leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 28, 2013

Better yet, in some cases this allowed me to strike alliances and mount joint projects with like-minded engineers and managers – to the benefit of all our organizations. Many factors may conspire, in varying combinations, to prevent such external exchanges: An ingrown culture which simply prevents the option from being considered.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 26, 2014

Any human, in fact, any animal will tend to repeat behavior that is followed by positive reinforcement. The higher we move up the organizational ladder, the more our employees let us know how wonderful we are! The higher we move up the organizational ladder, the more our employees let us know how wonderful we are!

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 3, 2020

If you follow your intuition, you will more often than not err by misclassifying a random event as systematic. By 2003, not all industrial companies were fully committed to accommodating their organizations to new tools and following the principles described in Experimentation Matters. The employee was forbidden to work on the project.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2013

They are easily recognizable by the following characteristics: They love big words to make themselves sound more important. This gives you enough money to fund you pet projects or cut costs without any effort when you are forced to do so. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Inflate budgets.

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The objectives for this project include; Have Fun! Create-Learning Facilitators Arrive and set-up - Create-Learning trouble-shoots and ensures all audio / visual equipment is operational - Companies planning committee and Create-Learning meet to go over logistics i.e. lunch, breaks, safety, order of events, what if situations, etc….

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

StrategyDriven advisors work with executives and managers to define their organization’s 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. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Instead of building an entirely new tribe (like with AdKarma), we started building small groups within the old structure to champion important projects. We believe that once other employees see these small tribes succeed in the transformed structure, they’ll follow suit. You can follow him on Twitter @BobbyAdkarma.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Don’t focus on task or project completion. Rather, think what will happen AFTER the project is completed. Lots of successful ones do rant, but there are rules to follow if you’re one of them. They are respected and followed because of their commitment. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

His latest project with former American Idol finalist Danny Gokey will be released by NavPress in October 2013. Unconditional love is not necessarily the first topic that comes up for ministry leaders. It doesn’t add up. Ben is a writer and consultant. Unconditional Love Can Change the World. It doesn’t make sense.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 30, 2020

That’s always an option, but what if we end up in another place just like it? 29% of Americans believe that armed rebellion might be necessary in the near future to protect their liberties from government intrusion (Cassino, Jenkins, 2013). But it’s nothing more than a polished-up version of throwing colleagues under the bus.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Almost every day we read about a CEO ouster, a logo change that backfires, or a product launch that fails to live up to its hype. Valuable time is wasted discussing mundane and pointless subjects that don’t impact the overall success of the project. As a result, no one else takes execution seriously and it fails.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

If you keep following the edges and watch what the youngsters are doing, it gives you a pretty good idea of what’s coming.” By contrast, Tesla grew up in Europe and showed early signs of genius. I think the most important thing that I look for [when funding a project] is really, who’s that champion?” Indra Nooyi.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

REALITY: If you follow the customer’s RFP requirements you will lose even if you win. Ask for a clause to be put into the RFP that states all claims must be backed up with customer testimonial videos as proof. Especially as it relates to their actual experience and their projected needs. That’s the bad news.

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The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 26, 2012

You should be able to pick up a Mayan calendar at half price now! ‘Tis the season for futurists, forecasters, and analysts to line up with seers, fortune tellers, and prophets to earnestly foretell what 2013 has in store for us.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Ajay Kaul, managing partner at AgreeYa Solutions , brings over 25 years of experience in sales, staffing, and IT project management for clients throughout the world. 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.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

We followed these families observing their moods and behaviors, and discussed their impressions as they experienced the parks to determine what was really at play during a family vacation. 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.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

What’s the best way to get your passion project moving? So, whether you want to start a company that could become The Next Big Thing or you have a hobby that you’d like to spend more time on, here are some ideas to get your idea up and running. So, where should you start? What the Experts Say. Create a strategy.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Received dollars are real easy to record, but if you’re a salesperson and your boss needs to know what activity you’re doing every day – whether you’ve made five follow-ups and whether you did three cold calls – you’re doing it all backwards and you’ve got the wrong boss. I made it up. Best regards, Jeffrey.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 2, 2014

we are contending with wave after wave of jobs moving overseas, markets that whip up and down, and energy prices rising at an unprecedented rate. As business leaders, we are troubled by the regular announcements of once-proud companies being sold, broken up, or downsized. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2013

For example, in a climate of fear and micromanagement, a sales person might focus on the projected revenue of a prospective client, the anticipated results and closing date that were promised to the boss. Positive Attitude: The opposite of leader is not follower. These all add up to showing how much you care. Get to know them!

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2017

The angel on the other side pipes up, imploring you to aim for focus, strategy, meaning, and impact instead. Our “angel” of favorite tasks and projects is someone else’s devil, and vice versa. Delegation is what resuscitated my business from the brink of collapse in 2013. ” trap and treading water again.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2014

It details how in 2010, Samsung set up a small consumer-focused innovation team in London, headed by Luke Mansfield. After more than three years of operation, it was clear that the team had worked out how to do this: by late 2013, the total measurable profit contribution from their projects was expected to hit half a billion dollars.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 30, 2017

Lean methods, such as value stream mapping and improvement projects carried out by cross-functional teams can break down barriers and increase understanding. Many hands go up. Again, many hands go up (although not always the same hands). This lack of understanding isn’t the fault of these individuals.

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LDRLB

MAY 26, 2014

Actually, this project started probably three or four years ago when Paul’s last book came out, which is called Jumping the S-Curve. Because when these innovations show up, they are better and cheaper right from the start. If you follow his advice, you’re going to wait too long. DAVID: Yeah.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Consider the following impacts of sequestration on Federal health agencies and activities: Cuts to the FY13 budget: $1.71 Among the effects: 703 fewer new and competing research projects. Cuts to 2013 budget : $285 Million or 5%. Cuts to 2013 budget: $11.08 Cuts to 2013 budget : $209 Million or 5%. billion or 5.5%.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2015

But the development landscape is littered with projects that never got past the pilot stage. When the seed funding from philanthropies or governments runs out, if projects haven’t signed up enough paying users, there’s nothing to fuel growth. As simple as it sounds, development projects need revenue.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2016

In each case, a subset is selected to join an intrapreneurial version of a start-up accelerator. Take Unilever’s “UL2020” CEO Paul Polman, an advocate of purpose-driven leadership, launched the program in 2013 in order to grow leaders who would thrive in a world of constant turbulence and change.

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