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Strategy Execution and The Balanced Scorecard

Six Disciplines

Kaplan, one of the original creators of the Balanced Scorecard in 1992. Key take-aways from their latest research: Companies often manage strategy in fits and starts. Senior management teams needs to have regular, probably monthly, meetings that focus only on strategy.

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Strategy Execution and The Balanced Scorecard

Six Disciplines

Kaplan, one of the original creators of the Balanced Scorecard. Key take-aways from their latest research: Companies often manage strategy in fits and starts. Senior management teams needs to have regular, probably monthly, meetings that focus only on strategy. Leadership sets the ambitious vision and stretch targets.

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How Leaders Make Business Metrics Meaningful

Let's Grow Leaders

Meaningful Business Metrics Aren’t About the Number When it comes to business metrics, there’s a secret that top-performing leaders understand, but might not tell you aloud: “Your customer doesn’t care about your internal scorecard.” Your customer doesn’t care what grade your team received on your internal scorecard.

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The Strategy Book

Leading Blog

Second, there are some of the most influential tools from the field of strategy and management. Third, there are tools that I have found valuable in my work with some of the most successful organisations in the world."

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The Year Is Half Over…Do You Know Where Your Strategic Plan Is?

CO2

According to Robert Kaplan, creator of the Balanced Scorecard, the main cause of strategic planning failure is poor execution. These are pretty sobering statistics, given all the time and effort you and your management team likely put into the preparation of your strategic plan. If you aren’t sure, you’re not alone.

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If You Use Outlook, Why Not Look Into Six Disciplines Outlook Edition?

Six Disciplines

You already know what Outlook helps you do: your email, your calendar, perhaps you even use it to manage your To-Do lists (tasks) - and your contacts. Project management. Performance management. Time management (time tracking). Measurement (KPIs, balanced scorecard). Meeting management.

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The Year Is Half Over…Do You Know Where Your Strategic Plan Is?

CO2

According to Robert Kaplan, creator of the Balanced Scorecard, the main cause of strategic planning failure is poor execution. These are pretty sobering statistics, given all the time and effort you and your management team likely put into the preparation of your strategic plan. If you aren’t sure, you’re not alone.