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Are CEOs Really Necessary Anymore?

Strategy Driven

But, what about agency, or intentionality, or what today we generally call strategy? Famously, Steve Jobs had no interest in market research when imagining where Apple needed to go next. He has been instrumental in developing enterprise operating systems for EOS Worldwide, Accenture, and The Balanced Scorecard Institute.

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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

It turned out that the unit was driving profits by raising prices and cutting marketing and advertising expenditures. Higher prices and reduced advertising created an opening for competitors to take away market share, which they did. So while profits were rising and ROIC was high, market share was declining.

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What Makes Six Disciplines for Excellence A Different Kind Of Business Book

Six Disciplines

” (Sam Decker, Decker Marketing). “Full of incredibly useful tools and charts -- all about how small businesses execute strategy.” “The approach is current and I love that it ties technology and systems with strategy. Skip Angel, Random Thoughts of a CTO). “But the book doesn't stop there!

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Many Strategies Fail Because They’re Not Actually Strategies

Harvard Business Review

Many strategy execution processes fail because the firm does not have something worth executing. The strategy consultants come in, do their work, and document the new strategy in a PowerPoint presentation and a weighty report. Many so-called strategies are in fact goals. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution.

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Effective Meeting Models

CO2

Our ability to predict the future is getting more and more difficult as the population grows, markets shift, competitors switch strategies, and systems interact. They know where they’re headed and why. Quarterly Strategic Review Meeting. Monthly Staff Meetings. It’s an opportunity to assess what is working and what isn’t.

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8 Reasons Companies Don’t Capture More Value

Harvard Business Review

But in truth businesses rarely focus on only profitability; most strive to satisfy various stakeholders and meet the goals of balanced scorecards. Growth: A TV cable company offers special subscription plans for new customers, aiming to achieve a strong market position within 24 months.

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Why Management Ideas Matter

Harvard Business Review

An idea can change an entire industry and ideas, from kaizen to the balanced scorecard , continually transform the way we work and lead our businesses. In The Innovator's Dilemma , he looked at why companies struggle to deal with radical innovation in their markets. Second, management matters.