Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2022

Eventually, we transitioned to a national model with eight regional fulfillment centers, evolving from a local market model to a regionalized footprint. Instead of brainstorming about promotions or marketing, you could ask your team: why do we sell compact cars? Focus on the Why. About the Author. Follow Janet on LinkedIn.

COO 126

COO Supply Chain Globalization Learning-by-Doing 126

Coaching Tip

APRIL 9, 2015

We text message friends while standing in line at the bank. Being busy with the day-to-day operations of the business is the most common excuse from executives for not having time to think and work on winning moves. We scan the Internet while talking on the phone, then get interrupted by call-waiting.

Market Segmentation 70

Market Segmentation Strategic Planning Brainstorming Executive Coaching 70

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2017

” Be “flexible” and willing to brainstorm, says Edinger. “I needed to get a sense of the broader macroeconomic environment George was operating in,” he says. A few years ago, David was in a sales meeting with a big bank that wanted to cut its approval process for credit seekers to less than 10 seconds.

Skills 21

Skills How To Brainstorming Case Study 21

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2013

How can I help marketing retain more customers? Over a short two or three day period the team will brainstorm around the problem involved and bring together as much data and as many analytical frameworks as they can to both frame up the problem and outline potential solutions or at least pathways to solutions.

Analysis 8

Analysis Storytelling Brainstorming Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

BuildDirect was founded in 1999 by CEO Jeff Booth with his good friend Rob Banks. Booth and Banks each invested $20,000 to start a company that could ship heavy home-improvement products more efficiently. Right before the brainstorming began, the CEO announced that each executive had $5,000 of bonus money riding on what it produced.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Brainstorming Proposal CEO 8

CO2

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Because growth is unpredictable, it’s unwise to bank on a certain set of assumptions. Brainstorm potential outcomes, barriers, and opportunities, then assess the likelihood of these coming to pass. In healthy and aligned organizations, the stated values and operating values are one and the same.

Strategic Planning 78

Strategic Planning Planning Balanced Scorecard Mission Statement 78