First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

In a book published in 1996, The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy Into Action, Robert S. Norton developed in much greater depth and detail a concept they introduced previously in an HBR article (January/February, 1992): the balanced scorecard. Kaplan and David P.

Balanced Scorecard 112

Balanced Scorecard Norton Kaplan Article 112

Six Disciplines

APRIL 4, 2011

Many corporate managers have been introduced to a corporate management system called the Balanced Scorecard. According to the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative almost 75% of companies implementing a BSC will also implement a software solution to automate its process.

Balanced Scorecard 101

Balanced Scorecard MBO TQM Norton 101

Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The tools include: SWOT analysis, Porter's 5 forces of competition, McKinsey's 7-S framework, BCG’s product portfolio matrix, Kim and Mauborgne's blue ocean, Kaplan and Norton's balanced scorecard, Mintzberg’s deliberate and emergent, Prahalad's bottom of the pyramid and twenty-one more. * * * Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal (..)

Strategy 281

Strategy Books Balanced Scorecard Mauborgne 281

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 15, 2011

The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment Robert S. Norton Harvard Business Press (2000) The Perilous “Journey&# to Breakthrough Performance Note: This is another “business classic” I read when it was first published and then recently re-read it.

Balanced Scorecard 89

Balanced Scorecard Norton Kaplan Strategy 89

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Norton (creators of the Balanced Scorecard) offer their insights concerning the "rules" of successful strategy execution: The failure to balance the tensions between strategy and operations (execution) is pervasive. Kaplan and Dr. David P. By creating a closed-loop management system, companies can avoid such shortfalls.

System 98

System Balanced Scorecard Execution Strategy 98

Six Disciplines

MAY 10, 2011

While all of us agree there's a disconnect between strategy formulation and strategy execution, the developers of the Balanced Scorecard (Robert Kaplan and David Norton) offer up this terrifying observation: On average, 95% of a company's employees are unaware of, or do not understand, its strategy.

Balanced Scorecard 101

Balanced Scorecard Execution Strategy Norton 101

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Norton (creators of the Balanced Scorecard) offer their insights concerning the "rules" of successful strategy execution: The failure to balance the tensions between strategy and operations (execution) is pervasive. Kaplan and Dr. David P. By creating a closed-loop management system, companies can avoid such shortfalls.

System 85

System Balanced Scorecard Execution Strategy 85