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Managing Company Culture Anthropologically

Leading Blog

Despite its perceived importance, for the most part, companies have a miserable track record when it comes to managing their people. The Culture Dilemma Employee engagement in American companies has hovered around 30 percent for 60 years. Consultants love a gap-closing program almost as much as they love a SWOT analysis.

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Skill and talent analysis using NOISE

Mike Cardus

When I developed the NOISE analysis is was to present a solution-focused alternative to SWOT. When a vice president of a company called me and mentioned that they wanted to use the NOISEanalysis as a way for employees to look at their personal skills and talents, I thought, sure, let’s see how we can do this.

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The Usefulness of SWOT Analysis Before Strategic Planning

Six Disciplines

Managing or eliminating threats. That's what SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) is all about. SWOT analysis is a powerful technique for understanding your strengths and weaknesses, and for looking at the opportunities and threats you face. Leveraging strengths. Minimizing weaknesses.

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The Usefulness of SWOT Analysis Before Strategic Planning

Six Disciplines

Managing or eliminating threats. That's what SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) is all about. SWOT analysis is a powerful technique for understanding your strengths and weaknesses, and for looking at the opportunities and threats you face. Leveraging strengths. Minimizing weaknesses.

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NOISE Analysis, an alternative to SWOT. Strategic Planning

Mike Cardus

Having a solid strategic plan will allow your company and team to flourish and accomplish needed results. Working with companies and developing strategic plans everyone seems to feel that the default method is a SWOT analysis strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats. You must have a format and a process that is effective.

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Why a Business Coach Is Every Entrepreneur’s Best Friend

Strategy Driven

Business coaches help entrepreneurs and business owners clarify the vision of their companies. They can take an honest and critical look at your venture and complete a type of SWOT analysis , identifying its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. A business coach, on the other hand, is a completely neutral, impartial party.

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The Strategy Book

Leading Blog

The problem is following a plan so closely without responding to events that you will “lead the company efficiently in the wrong direction.” Second, there are some of the most influential tools from the field of strategy and management. In fact, says McKeown, unplanned opportunities may be your best chance of creating a great strategy.

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