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. An organization can easily convince itself that as the project gets bigger, then so do the metrics. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Large capital projects represent a significant investment on the part of an organization and can therefore impact, either positively or negatively, the company’s financial position, if not its viability. The text above is only a small portion of this article.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 4, 2013

Emerging Trends in Project Management. Implementing project management soft skills into your projects will become increasingly important over the next several years; opening your mind to these emerging trends will open your door to new opportunities. Click here for more information on Emerging Trends in Project Management.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 21, 2013

So what does any of this have to do with Project Management? The common theme from the above is with projects themselves. Just like art, there are projects that have major impacts on society, like the Sistine Chapel (Pyramids, Moon landings, etc.). While other types of projects are more the paint by numbers type.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 16, 2013

Guest post from Phil Buckley : Most leaders will lead their organizations through multiple big change projects. Constant change is a business reality and organizations must continually adapt to their environments to stay competitive or risk losing relevance and becoming obsolete.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 2, 2021

The paper highlights how corporate venturing is a rapidly expanding endeavor, and corporate investments in startups have grown from 980 in 2013 to 3,232 per year today. A second paper, from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM), highlights how corporate venturing can help organizations to survive the pandemic.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 20, 2023

Making two promises to himself post-transplant, Choudhrie committed to becoming a source of positive energy and touching the lives of organ donors and recipients alike. Through this organization, the family supports medical projects and health education programs globally, including the #OrgansWill campaign in the U.S.,

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 14, 2023

in 2013, compared to 2.5% Something is not right, and the root of the problem is in how we are managing and investing in innovation, both inside individual organizations and also in the larger society,” he argues. “We

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Take for example Mack McCarter, founder and a leader of Community Renewal International, a not-for-profit organization that helps rebuild safe and caring communities through the restoration of personal relationships and trust. The foundation is projected to touch the lives of 50,000 children by 2014. Make It Matter. When you: 1.

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Guest Post by Grayce Belvedere Young, president of the Organization Development Practice at Prouty Project (learn more about Grayce at the end of this post). Or if another team member says he wants to deepen his financial acumen, consider involving him in the 2013 budgeting process.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Over the past two decades, technology has advanced exponentially; and with that burgeoning growth, IT organizations have seen tremendous expansion. As the IT industry continues to evolve, the question becomes more relevant: how does one build an IT organization that is both impactful and lasting?

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 28, 2021

leading to a projected market of $331 billion by 2022. Google was even later to the party, with its Cloud Platform not launched until 2013. What’s more, their $35 billion in revenues is projected to grow by 36% year on year.

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Jason Womack

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

I'm amazed at the connections that abound; that within moments we can find out about someone doing amazing work, within days we can connect and explore those things we have in common; and, within weeks we can produce a project together. Small Business Success in 2013. For much more - and to download that PDF - just visit this page.

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Change Starts Here

JUNE 19, 2013

Are you responsible for implementing change in your organization? The path to implementing change in an organization isn’t always smooth. In this working session, you will apply the Irresistible Change model on a real project or initiative. You can use the Irresistible Change approach no matter your role or project.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 23, 2014

Therefore, organizations are increasingly looking to cross-functional teams to address seemingly intractable problems within the organization. Trust not only serves as the foundation for the speed organizations require to outperform the competition, but it is also the foundation of any prosperous relationship.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Guest post from August Turak : The main reason why transformation fails is because organizations are very resistant to change, especially in organizations where powerful executives have their own interests and territory. Genetics teaches us that the vast majority of "change" called "mutations" are actually harmful to the organism.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 23, 2014

If any doubt existed that Disney’s magic was back, it was put to rest with the 2013 release of the blockbuster movie Frozen. Second, no organization is sustainable that allows harm to come to its people. The Incredibles, Bird and Walker’s first project at Pixar, was a homerun. He identifies three reasons.

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Jason Womack

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

If you want your life to be different, there's just one thing you need to do: Organize Your Contacts. Then, I "challenge" myself to write down AT LEAST 3 bullet points (ideas, projects, goals, ideas, etc) on EVERY card. Write down the year 2013 and ask yourself, "How fast have the past 5 years gone?" The Realist. Not convinced?

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Leading Blog

JULY 14, 2017

I first walked that trail – 435 miles over 29 days – in 2013 and have returned twice since. Since the Camino, I am more thoughtful when I start a new project to look for lessons from the past. Any trail that has remained popular for over 1000 years can teach us how to build longevity in our organization. Think About the Future.

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Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

They’ve proved quite handy for many organization seeking to develop employees’ leadership skills (instead of only job skills). Other organizations have a more ad hoc system involving the use of IDPs. IDPs also allow employees and organizations to communicate and reach consensus on what constitutes a developmental win.

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Steve Farber

MAY 15, 2013

If you’re in the Midwest of the US–or just have a hankering to travel there–please join me at The Extreme Leadership Intensive in Des Moines, IA on July 18 & 19, 2013. This day-and-a-half program will help you apply the principles of Extreme Leadership directly to your business.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 17, 2013

The 2013 program runs from March 6 to May 1. Within every human service organization, people are asked to team with others. As of this writing, I used a team document today to organized a team that will be working together mostly online – a real challenge. Register early , as it will fill up quickly! "I

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Given the number of baby boomers expected to retire between now and 2030 (the last group of baby boomers reach of the age of 65 in 2030, and, of course, some may choose to work past age 65) organizations need to prepare others to take over leadership roles. Long term vision/goal setting and the ability to communicate that to the organization.

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leaderCommunicator

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Culture change is a journey that takes time and effort at every level in the organization. And if you are going through or planning a culture change in your organization, know this: Organizations with effective change and communication are 3.5 1 2013-2014 Towers Watson Change and Communication ROI Study Report.

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Jason Womack

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

I'm also positive that "some"where you're keeping up with a calendar, so that you can organize your meetings, travel and events. So, it may seem intuitive to write down your upcoming projects.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Some were leaked super secret to the Create-Learning Letter a mostly-monthly newsletter that has Organization Development, Team Building, Managerial-Leadership, Experiential Theory application + articles + ideas. A visual progress chart of team project. The project-team uses post-it notes to write the tasks in succinct language.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 13, 2013

The fifth edition of the PMBOK Guide® was released and once again the profession of project management moved forward. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Relate Articles: Complimentary Resource – Business Intelligence: The Definitive Guide for Midsize Organizations. Consider leaving a comment!

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Change Starts Here

DECEMBER 27, 2012

If You Want to Change Your Organization, Change Management. Projects Mean Change – Are You Ready? Best wishes for 2013, Heather. The top 5 Enclaria blog posts from this year are: Who Should Influence Up – You or Your Boss? Ten Lessons on Change (and Life) from My 20-year High School Reunion.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Complimentary Resource – Business Intelligence: The Definitive Guide for Midsize Organizations. Complimentary Resources business management complimentary resource complimentary whitepaper Project Management project planning Rally Software strategydriven teamwork'

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leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 28, 2013

Have you tried to communicate with your peers in other organizations lately? In my case, my most powerful ideas – ideas that enabled me to lead innovative programs of worldwide scope when I was at Intel – have come from conversations with people in other organizations. Attend professional conferences.

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

I called the project 15 Coaches. Given the overwhelmingly positive response I have received for this project, I have decided to expand the program from 15 to 100 coaches! The project is now called 100 Coaches and I am currently working on the selection of the next 75 coaches! I wish I could mentor everyone who applied.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 8, 2017

Guest post from Amy Blankson: In 2013, the National Center for Biotechnology Information reported that the average attention span of a human has dropped to a mere eight seconds , one second behind that of a goldfish. I’m stepping away from my email to finish this project. Why does this matter? I’ll be back in one hour).

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 27, 2014

Over the past two weeks, I’ve had the distinct honour of being recognized by two organizations for my work in the field of leadership. In terms of leadership, though, what this approach also helps us with is opening ourselves to a learning mindset, so we can be more adaptive to the changes happening within and outside our organization.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2013

The result, I think, is a set of ideas that together are important, useful, and original, and that feel like quite an accurate account of the management concerns many of us shared in 2013. The right kind of project management — and project manager — really matters. government, excellent project management is extremely rare.

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Tim Milburn

MAY 19, 2013

Project management is a skill every leader needs. Basecamp is an online community where you can effectively manage projects from the development stage through the final product. NOTE/ iGoogle will no longer be available after November 1, 2013. Leaders need to have great organization and communication skills.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 6, 2014

Amar told me in 2013 that some factors have changed since he first published his findings, for example, access to capital is more widespread through crowd-funding, along with a mainstream popularization of entrepreneurship and rise of a global startup ecosystem. Agnes McCourt now 72, created unislim, Ireland’s biggest slimming organization.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Excess Transportation, the second of the 8 biggest wastes of Lean Operations, focuses on the additional transportation costs incurred by an organization when unnecessarily moving materials, parts, or finished goods within the operations cycle. Can you think of examples of excessive transportation waste within your organization?

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