Leading Blog
JANUARY 14, 2019
I N AN IBM global survey of CEOs, the overwhelming consensus was that more than rigor, management discipline, integrity or even vision, successfully navigating an increasing complex world will require creativity. The Benchmarking Mindset. In a world where we must adapt or die, we need creative solutions.
Michael Lee Stallard
DECEMBER 9, 2010
When we work in an environment that recognizes these realities of our human nature, we thrive. When we work in an environment that fails to recognize these realities, it affects our ability to become engaged and deliver sustainable results. It’s how we are wired. We feel more energetic, more optimistic, and more fully alive.
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Strategy Driven
JUNE 9, 2016
As a Buyer, before I bought anything I had to align my values-based criteria with my team’s often divergent and – conventional choice benchmarks aside – subjective, criteria. Please consider the environment before and after printing this article. Consider leaving a comment! Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 5, 2011
The strategy is fuzzy, and traditional metrics can't be applied early in the process, because that which is truly new has no frame of reference nor benchmark. Autocratic decision-making fails to engage all of the critical stakeholders, while consensus sinks every decision to its lowest possible common denominator.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 23, 2012
Trend lines, market sizing, and competitive benchmarks that served companies well during periods of gradual market evolution do little good in industries where new technologies create seismic shifts, demand is uncertain, and rivals emerge from left field. Industry upheaval often calls for tough choices, and consensus will not be possible.
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