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Half-Life of a Strategic Plan

CO2

A dear friend of mine came over a few months ago for a glass of wine and asked me, “What’s the half-life of a strategic plan ?” ” Why is it that strategic plans start to lose their value so quickly? How can leaders boost the half-life of their strategic plans? by Gary Cohen.

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Crafting Leadership Excellence: The N2Growth Approach to Executive Development

N2Growth Blog

Leaders have the responsibility and power to shape the course and outcome of their companies by influencing the organizational structure, culture, decision-making process, and employee performance. These include effective decision-making, strategic thinking, high emotional intelligence, and the ability to influence and inspire others.

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IT Professional Search: Discovering the Tech Leaders of Tomorrow

N2Growth Blog

The ability to navigate the complexity of professional relationships, strategic plans, and a host of emerging technologies will be a key differentiator between excellent technology leaders and sub-par performers. Technical expertise forms the foundation for any IT professional.

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Five Must-Do’s to Lead Like an Ambassador

Next Level Blog

Here are five must-do’s: Create Strategic Plans – As an ambassadorial leader, you need to lay out a strategic plan for your remit that supports and aligns with the strategic goals of your company. Stay Visible – When you’re the ambassador, you’re always on stage.

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How to Influence When You’re Not in Charge

Nathan Magnuson

Here’s a game plan for you. It’s hard to influence when you don’t have any visibility for one reason: people give more credibility to folks they recognize. Having tunnel vision is the quickest way to limit your influence. What does this years’ strategic plan look like?

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What goes into our strategic plan

CO2

When your strategy is so ingrained into the culture do you still need to list it as a strategy in your strategic plan ? Does Nordstrom’s have to say that they will be known for exceptional service in their strategic plan each year or is it so ingrained in the culture that it does not have to be said any longer.

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Strategic Planning – Motivation 2.0

CO2

Recently, when working with clients to bring the strategic planning process out of the board room and into mail room, we brought to life Motivation 2.0. Every company can implement strategic planning by involving all or many employees at every level. How far do you reach with your strategic planning?