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What’s That Musky Smell?

The Practical Leader

He’s like the high IQ, low EQ, dehumanizing retail/technology global VP who joined us (and met the Canadian leadership team for the first time) at a strategic planning retreat a few years ago. Surely people are not assets in the same way that their desks and chairs are assets, or that factories or bank balances are.”

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How to Thrive Against Giants

In the CEO Afterlife

The answer lies within those factors that do not require fat bank accounts. The very best strategies aren’t generated by outside strategic planning consultants who bill thousands of dollars a day. There are far more than you think. I’ll start with leadership. The same argument can be made for strategies.

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Design and Influence Irresistible Change – Learn How in this Special Workshop

Change Starts Here

The list includes but is not limited to Human Resources, Organization Development, Project Management, Process Improvement, Information Technology, Strategic Planning, and Sustainability. The workshop will be held at long-time OCA partner, the Atlanta Community Food Bank , located at 732 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd.

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Where Do They Go To Get Business Advice?

Strategy Driven

Businesses spend so much time on momentary pieces of their puzzles that they neglect long-term Strategic Planning and miss potential successes. Costs of band aid surgery and make-good work cost six times that of planning for business on the front end. Banking, insurance benefits, human resources, etc.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Success Checklist

Strategy Driven

Strategic Plan includes provisions for refinancing, equity and debt financing. Accounting firm utilization plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. Banking and investing plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. Cash flow, forecasting and budgeting are consistently monitored.

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PRINCIPLES OVER PROCESS

N2Growth Blog

One of our pharmaceutical clients was recently recognized for successfully executing his company’s strategy and told us: “If I had to do it over again, I would have had the human resources organization intimately involved much sooner to ensure that our organization and people were prepared to deliver. Engineered to Win.

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The Big Picture of Business: Institutional Reviews Help Public Companies to Learn from the Downturn and Move Forward

Strategy Driven

This review is the basis for most elements that will appear in a strategic plan, including the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, actions, challenges, teamwork, change management, commitment, future trends and external forces. He has advised two U.S. Presidents and spoke at five Economic Summits.

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