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The Disconnect Between Strategy And Execution

Six Disciplines

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.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2023

Leading Blog

Master of Change : How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You by Brad Stulberg (HarperOne, 2023) From social disruptions like economic recessions, pandemics, and new technologies to individual disruptions like getting married, career transitions, and becoming a parent, we undergo change and transformation—both good and bad—regularly.

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10 Fresh Ways to Write ‘Please Find Attached’

HR Digest

Mr. Norton would love to discuss the company could make the transition easier for you; here’s a link to his calendar: [Add link to the tool.]. Our team is currently developing the soiree initiation and would like your feedback on which design you prefer. You’ll find the contract below and let me know if you have any questions.

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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

Some examples include new technologies, changes in customer preferences, new ways of serving customers, and disruptive threats. Kaplan and Norton point out that customer satisfaction, internal business processes, learning, and revenue growth are important drivers of long-term performance.

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CEOs, Get to Know Your Rivals

Harvard Business Review

I decided to test his claim by interviewing current and former C-suite executives, including Bob Crandall, former CEO of American Airlines; David Norton, former CMO of Harrah’s casinos; Will Ethridge, CEO of Pearson Education; and Pat O’Keefe, former CEO of Watts Water Technologies. Play to your strengths, not your rival’s.

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The 5 Things All Great Salespeople Do

Harvard Business Review

I’ve spent 16 years in technology sales, with most of that spent in sales leadership at Salesforce and other technology companies. If you don’t start with the MacGyver mindset, then you will never fully develop the skills associated with being resourceful. So how do they do it? What’s their secret?

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On Undo's Undue Importance

Harvard Business Review

Every few years the same piece of technology gets re-announced, and it's as important as ever. Back in 1982 Norton Utilities launched its "Unerase" product. In 1986, Lotus Development Corporation announced the latest version of its (at the time) wildly popular 1-2-3 spreadsheet, one that now sported a spiffy new "undo" feature.