Strategy Driven

MARCH 19, 2013

Well-crafted strategic and annual business plans provide a sense of purpose and direction. They establish the operations and initiative activities the organization will implement in order to achieve defined outcomes. Given the value strategic and annual business plans represent, how much should be invested in their development?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Just the act of thinking about something, breaking it down and making a plan, is a thing of beauty in and of itself. Strategy is The Plan, the 360 view. His 2013 book, Strategy: A History, which took 40 years to write, is the best book ever written outlining the entire history of the development of strategy. And so does ours.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 24, 2020

It’s more so during a pandemic when work routines and business plans are completely disrupted. Plan – A lot of the folks I’m talking with are struggling with their diets because they’re in so many online meetings and end up snacking instead of stopping for a real meal. Prep – While you’re planning, do some prepping.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 7, 2013

StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC launches StrategyDriven Advisory Services, a management consulting firm dedicated to helping executives and managers define organizational 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.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 22, 2021

Read this book even if you don’t plan to sell your business but want to learn how to operate at peak performance. You’ll find answers to your critical questions and issues , including: When and how do I plan my exit strategy? Weak profits are never the problem, they are always a symptom of not operating on the other five P’s.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 12, 2021

Read this book even if you don’t plan to sell your business but want to learn how to operate at peak performance. You’ll find answers to your critical questions and issues , including: When and how do I plan my exit strategy? Weak profits are never the problem, they are always a symptom of not operating on the other five P’s.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 20, 2021

Read this book even if you don’t plan to sell your business but want to learn how to operate at peak performance. You’ll find answers to your critical questions and issues , including: When and how do I plan my exit strategy? Weak profits are never the problem, they are always a symptom of not operating on the other five P’s.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

In 1994 having ostensibly completed this successfully I was transferred to the mining side of the business, in iron ore, then aluminium – running the Aluminium Product Group, back to Iron Ore to run this Product Group and then in early 2013 I was promoted to Global CEO. I have been extremely fortunate to have had a very varied career.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 23, 2014

Faced with new business challenges, senior leaders are often quick to assemble steering committees or task forces at a moment’s notice to put plans into action. These individuals probably have some history of working together but they also operate with the same obstructed viewpoint. Now how about the last time you celebrated a failure?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 9, 2014

At the same time, the advent of new ground breaking technologies such as electricity and motorization – today we would call them disruptive – allowed the estates to operate with significantly less staff. You can read more on mastering this difficult balancing act in the Hay Group 2013 Best Companies for Leadership study.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

In the year 1540, ten men with no capital and no business plan, but with relentless commitment, built what is today considered the most influential business of its kind. With a passion for serving others but no plan on how to run a school, they nevertheless established thirty colleges in less than a decade. Bertrand Russell.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 20, 2013

In his book, he explains that to be successful you need to know more than your industry and just the basic concepts of leadership, management and operations. Planning is about preparing for the future, not predicting it. Author Bill McBean has spent nearly 40 years as a successful business owner. His advice?

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 16, 2013

Transforming an organization while keeping day-to-day operations running is like fixing a car as it is being driven; it’s complicated, risky, and it’s not clear whether the team can pull it off. For each change, leaders must define it, create a vision of the post-change world, and mobilize their teams to make it.

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

February 11, 2013. When each individual comes up with different good ideas, the operating environment quickly gets complicated. So what's your plan? © 2013 Thoughts for the Everyday Leader — Standard by 8BIT. Home About Coaching Contact Guest Posts Archives. Thoughts for the Everyday Leader. Recent Posts.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 19, 2013

Most salespeople fail because they don't understand the impact of their personalities on the person at the other end of the call.and.they are blindly 'winging it' by operating without a proven sales process methodology. Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek, January 14, 2013 and "Ask the Coach". 2013 Business Resolutions.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Depending on the degree to which a person uses the top and bottom systems in optional ways, he or she will operate in one of four cognitive modes: Mover, Perceiver, Stimulator and Adaptor. But they don''t make and execute grand plans. They don''t update or correct their plans when events unfold in unexpected ways.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Finally, I ask, “How many of you are operating in a constantly changing competitive environment?” Beginning with the Financial Crisis of 2008, most organizations have adopted a do more with less approach to their operations. That’s usually about 100 percent of the hands. That is most definitely 100 percent of the hands.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Over 90% of business operations are now stored digitally, so this increase is not surprising. After the 2013 Yahoo data breach and the recent Equifax hack, operating without proper security measures in place is no longer acceptable. What’s surprising is how so many businesses still take information security lightly.

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

February 4, 2013. Eventually Carnegie established the corporate training firm Dale Carnegie Training (which still operates today) and wrote several bestselling books, including the timeless classics How to Win Friends and Influence People and How To Stop Worrying and Start Living. So what's your plan? by Nathan Magnuson.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 9, 2018

With the New Year now well under way, many of us are understandably creating goals and developing plans for what we’d like to achieve over the course of the next 12 months. In the meantime, here are my Top 10 leadership insights of 2017 as chosen by you, the readers of my award-winning leadership blog. “The

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Continuous performance improvement requires focus on both near-term operational priorities and long-term strategic capabilities and initiatives. By using self-assessment planning calendars, program coordinators gain the prerequisite insight to schedule assessments and resources far enough in advance to achieve these two imperatives.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Research by Gallup, as reported in The State of the American Workplace in 2013, discovered that roughly 70% of workers were disengaged. It is important to develop these apps, and the techniques associated with applying them, but what about the operating system that runs them? A 2001 study by the Hay Group indicated a 2.5x

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 31, 2014

Before my trip to Catalyst Atlanta 2013 , I purchased the Acer C710-2856 Chromebook laptop. I wasn’t sure how I was going to like this laptop as it uses a different operating system than I’m used to. My plan was to use it to live blog the event. However, that was easily overcome after a short period of usage.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2013

If you operate a home décor company that strives to connect to style-savvy urban hipsters but your website is cluttered, and very UN-edgy, you’re going to be perceived as anything but hip. Initiating informal conversations during off-peak hours is also part of your game plan. Or, big execution. Need a tangible? Your website.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 2, 2013

Each organization faces a unique set of risks challenging the continuity of its operations. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Relate Articles: Risk Management Best Practice 1 – Map Corporate Risks to Operational Processes. All risks, however, are not equal. Consider leaving a comment!

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 10, 2012

A couple summers ago I had the incredible opportunity to attend a one week Dynamics of International Terrorism course with the Air Force Special Operations. So what's your plan? © 2013 Thoughts for the Everyday Leader — Standard by 8BIT. December 10, 2012. — 6 Comments. hGVa9 8 hours ago. Try these 16 tips.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 11, 2013

StrategyDriven Enterprises LLC and Xen Wireless form StrategyDriven Analytics to provide utility industry executives and managers with asset management program benchmarking data supporting operational and investment decisions and fleet and individual plant performance assessments. Plant Maintenance and Operations. About StrategyDriven.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Successful project managers know that the success of their project hinges on the development of a solid plan, the diverse consideration of integration challenges, and the right evaluation of resources. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Click here to learn about the benefits of a StrategyDriven Premium Membership.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 24, 2013

. “Utility leaders must find cost effective ways to replace aging assets, transfer knowledge to a new generation of workers, release currently unavailable capital, and optimize strategic operations and maintenance programs,” explains Nathan Ives, StrategyDriven’s Chief Executive Officer. Risk management and compliance.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The increased communication and collaboration required of Beta organizations demand a new style of leadership and career planning. In turn, these experts must be encouraged to drill down deep in their own specializations, develop plans and strategies, and share them with the rest of the organization. ed performance. About the Author.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 20, 2013

Most managers would acknowledge that the use of efficient metrics is a key component to the successful planning, tracking, and execution of projects. Greg Gaskey is a StrategyDriven Principal with over twenty years of nuclear plant operations, maintenance, and large-scale program and project management experience. All rights reserved.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Every organization is challenged by risks manifest through its many different day-to-day operations. Well-conceived risk management dashboards aid oversight organizations including internal audit, management oversight, and compliance groups, in monitoring the organization’s overall risk profile and risk-based operational performance.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 3, 2020

Despite all of that, the best, most carefully crafted plans may fail miserably. When it finally came to my attention, I realized right away that large-scale, controlled experimentation would revolutionize the way all companies operate their businesses and how managers make decisions. Experiment. There must be a better way.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Block provides operational executives and managers with the insight needed to relate ‘shop floor’ decisions and activities with the organization’s financial future. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Whole Business Thinking – A Guide To Exceptional Business Performance. by Robert S.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 19, 2015

Organizations rely on their data in order to make critical operational, tactical, and transactional business decisions that significantly affect the survival and livelihood of their company. An organization’s customers, transactions, operations, and reports can all be affected by its data integrity. References: Cosgrove, T.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

An operations goal might articulate a cost savings. An operations area of focus might identify areas you want to explore for cost savings. In fact, one could argue that you need both together — the goal specifies where you're going and the area of focus describes how you plan to get there.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Despite the realization that computer software greatly enhances the efficiency with which businesses operates, the use of recruitment software is not widespread. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Talent Management Best Practice 5 – Include Talent Needs in Business Plans. Consider leaving a comment!

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