Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2016

In most organizations, culture and strategy tend to be discussed in separate conversations. Executives know that culture is important and that a negative culture can hurt company performance, but they often don’t know what to do about it. ” What most executive teams typically fail to do is to connect the company’s culture with how the company makes its strategy work. It was always: ‘Would you do me a favor?’

Diversity 12

Diversity Bond Insurance Crisis 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2015

Once again, he had turned around a struggling company, transformed its business model and made its operations hum. When Netflix emerged as a disruptive threat, Antioco met it head on. As the General himself put it, “It takes a network to defeat a network.”

Operations 12

Operations Resistance Efficiency Objective 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Everyone thinks they have a digital strategy these days. But while your company may have a business or IT strategy that incorporates digital technology, an IT strategy does not equal a digital strategy. Does your strategy capitalize on that?

Offshoring 11

Offshoring CIO Class Efficiency 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2017

Walmart’s recent change to free two-day shipping for online orders, no membership required, is the latest in a series of moves the company has made to fight Amazon and grow its e-commerce business. Last year, it purchased Jet.com and installed Jet’s founder, Marc Lore, as head of its e-commerce division. Walmart does need to shore up its e-commerce capabilities, but its attempts to out-Amazon Amazon aren’t a winning strategy.

Price 10

Price Core Competence Brand Competitive Advantage 10

leaderCommunicator

MARCH 25, 2019

Changes in the healthcare landscape forced sweeping changes to its strategy. A major division of a healthcare company that’s part of a Fortune 50 global healthcare conglomerate faced a tough road. Employee Engagement Internal Communication Communicating Change Case Study

Case Study 72

Case Study Globalization IT Strategy Strategy 72

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 31, 2017

It is used to respond to changes in the marketplace and react to customer demands. It tends to be summary information composed from individual business transactions performed throughout the business. While this approach is commonly used, it is not recommended.

Information 240

Information Management Storytelling Fashion 240

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2016

It’s a generic way to think about an enterprise and how most are organizationally design. These are the people responsible for setting strategic direction and guiding the enterprise towards its future. So, when it comes time to roll-out your next key strategy, where do you begin?

Tips 311

Tips Middle Management Objective Strategic Planning 311

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 14, 2012

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. I just finished reading an article where the author (a self professed innovation guru) recommended strategy be aligned with capability, and that to allow ambition to exceed capability is a nothing short of a recipe for disaster.

Advice 374

Advice Strategy Brand Resources 374

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 24, 2017

Do Less Better is also a culture and a strategy of organizations and their leaders. The added complexity and loss of focus on the Nike brand was a lesson well-learned and it didn’t take Nike long to see the error of their ways. It is an expectation placed upon us at a very young age.

Company 170

Company Apparel Human Resources Competitive Advantage 170

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 14, 2016

In the global economy, each company is constantly adjusting its strategies to enable it to stay ahead of its competition. He is accountable for returning value to customers by driving the strategy to ensure returns for the next five years. It is a good practice.

Incentives 230

Incentives CEO Finance Performance Review 230

Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

The cumulative effects of misalignment are a significant constraint on the ability of an organization to execute its strategy. As a result, it becomes an increasing drag on the success of the company until corrected. Strategic misalignment occurs suddenly, when the leadership sets a strategic VFO (vital few objective) -- but the systems and resources of the organization are not deployed to support it.

Constraint 92

Constraint Resources Objective Organization 92

The Empowered Buisness

JANUARY 2, 2014

Is over-emphasizing positive thinking in your company’s culture, actually creating negativity without you even knowing it? Is having 0% employee turnover actually a good thing to sing high praises about, or is it overshadowing another truth ? Rather to learn from it.

Company 160

Company Organization Competitive Advantage Cost 160

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 17, 2014

The critical question for every business leader is, “ How do I build an organization that consistently executes its strategy?”. The answer: it takes a complete program. Simply reading best-selling books won’t do it. Strategy Execution Coaching to nurture and nudge to stay the course. The reasons other approaches do not last is that they are missing key elements. Technology (i.e., performance mangement software) alone is not enough.

Execution 84

Execution Strategy Software Executive Coaching 84

Six Disciplines

MAY 10, 2011

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. Of course, it doesn't have to be that way.

Balanced Scorecard 90

Balanced Scorecard Norton Execution Kaplan 90

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 8, 2016

This article was written by Jennifer Horn for the June 2016 issue of Strategy Magazine. As Ogilvy’s Ian MacKellar, who helped develop the current creative platform, would say: “For any campaign or creative idea, it helps to have a conflict, a tension, an enemy.”

Brand Management 141

Brand Management Brand Management Advertising 141

First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Every company needs to determine if its strategy requires an [.]. biz leaders: It's time to rethink everything BlackBerry DuPont Facebook Fortune Magazine Fortune on PBS Geoff Colvin Google Harold Longman Award Hewlett-Packard Home Depot Instagram Intuit Kodak Listen up Microsoft Motorola Nokia Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else the Great Depression Wall Street Week We're not living in ordinary economic times What is our core?

Article 79

Article Class IT Strategy Resources 79

Change Starts Here

JUNE 21, 2016

It tells you what is capturing their hope and anticipation, and what gives them the energy to move forward. This is good feedback because it tells you what part of the change they’re connecting with (sometimes it’s not what you thought it would be).

Workshop 114

Workshop Participative Long-term Survey 114

leaderCommunicator

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

I learned quickly that if I was going to do my job effectively, I would have to earn their respect, not think it would be granted automatically because I was in the front of the classroom. We live in a skeptical world.

Restructuring 154

Restructuring CEO Business Model Commitment 154

Six Disciplines

MARCH 21, 2011

The cumulative effects of misalignment are a significant constraint on the ability of an organization to execute its strategy. It's what we describe in detail in Discipline III. As a result, it becomes an increasing drag on the success of the company until corrected. Strategic misalignment occurs suddenly, when the leadership sets a strategic VFO (vital few objective) -- but the systems and resources of the organization are not deployed to support it.

Constraint 90

Constraint Resources Objective System 90

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The critical question for every business leader is, “How do I build an organization that consistently executes its strategy?” The answer: it takes a complete program. Simply reading best-selling books won’t do it. Different experts may use alternate terms for these concepts, but rather than fixating on terminology for now, it’s better to focus on understanding the underlying principles.

Execution 79

Execution Strategy Executive Coaching Technology 79

Six Disciplines

MARCH 15, 2013

The critical question for every business leader is, “How do I build an organization that consistently executes its strategy?” The answer: it takes a complete program. Simply reading best-selling books won’t do it. Different experts may use alternate terms for these concepts, but rather than fixating on terminology for now, it’s better to focus on understanding the underlying principles.

Execution 81

Execution Strategy Executive Coaching Technology 81

Six Disciplines

AUGUST 1, 2011

Think about it for a minute. Sure, you'll come up with a long laundry list of challenges: competitive pressures, growth and expansion, talent shortages, price sensitivity, margins, R&D, industry consolidation.and the list goes on - AND - it changes every day.forever. Once a challenge has been addressed or solved, it's replaced by another challenge (and if you're good at solving problems, the challenges get even greater, not easier!). Is this the way it HAS to be?

Core Competence 92

Core Competence Software Execution Executive Coaching 92

Six Disciplines

AUGUST 1, 2011

Think about it for a minute. Sure, you'll come up with a long laundry list of challenges: competitive pressures, growth and expansion, talent shortages, price sensitivity, margins, R&D, industry consolidation.and the list goes on - AND - it changes every day.forever. Once a challenge has been addressed or solved, it's replaced by another challenge (and if you're good at solving problems, the challenges get even greater, not easier!). Is this the way it HAS to be?

Core Competence 89

Core Competence Software Execution Executive Coaching 89

HR Digest

JANUARY 27, 2019

Apple has dismissed not less than 200 of its employees working on the Titan Project. People familiar with the matter told CNBC that the company this week laid-off workers from its stealthy autonomous vehicle group. Apple on its pay-roll has incredibly talented team members who are working on autonomous systems and associated technologies. It is meanwhile believed internally that the dismissals from the group this week is a restructuring anticipated under every new leadership.

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Project Restructuring Automotive System 28

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 16, 2012

When it comes to hiring, it’s all about quality, not quantity. Whether a company succeeds or fails ultimately depends on whether it hired the right people to effectively execute its strategies. It’s true.

Resources 115

Resources Guidelines Quality Newsletter 115

LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Global firms have employed blue ocean strategies to cater their services and offerings to the BoP (Bottom of Pyramid). Many companies have derived BoP strategies from C.K. There are some excellent business & corporate strategy examples of companies implementing the BoP model.

Competitive Advantage 152

Competitive Advantage Prahalad Glocalization Blue Ocean Strategy 152

CO2

APRIL 30, 2013

by Calvin Guyer We have all heard the phrase “Culture eats strategy for lunch (or breakfast, or dinner).” ” But what exactly does it mean and what, as a business leader, can you do to improve your organization’s culture? That culture can help and it can hurt.

Organization 142

Organization Executive Coaching Stress Operations 142

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Norton (creators of the Balanced Scorecard) offer their insights concerning the "rules" of successful strategy execution: The failure to balance the tensions between strategy and operations (execution) is pervasive. Monitor and Learn: hold strategy reviews; hold operational reviews.

System 89

System Execution Balanced Scorecard Norton 89

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Just imagine how intriguing it would be to hear stories about six road trips. Mazzeo : We were continually surprised by the creative strategies that small businesses had developed to compete better in their markets. Panhandle developed its strategy around dealing with this uncertainty.

PR 92

PR Travel Fashion Uncertainty 92

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 7, 2015

Then, it executed several strategic moves with seemingly little communication and proceeded to churn its executive ranks through a revolving door. In the process, Reddit upset nearly everyone; investors, employees and its fanatical community of users alike. You can't do it alone.

How To 142

How To Consensus Leadership Guidelines 142

Survive Your Promotion

JANUARY 22, 2010

It’s tough to build an IT strategy when you want to spend all of your money to support your mission, so many non-profits lack both the resources and the understanding of how to leverage IT within their organizations. Survive Your Promotion!

Resources 141

Resources CRM COO ROI 141

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Just imagine how intriguing it would be to hear stories about six road trips. Mazzeo : We were continually surprised by the creative strategies that small businesses had developed to compete better in their markets. Panhandle developed its strategy around dealing with this uncertainty.

PR 88

PR Travel Fashion Uncertainty 88

Eric Jacobson

JULY 2, 2014

Just imagine how intriguing it would be to hear stories about six road trips. Mazzeo : We were continually surprised by the creative strategies that small businesses had developed to compete better in their markets. Panhandle developed its strategy around dealing with this uncertainty.

Succession 89

Succession PR Travel Fashion 89

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

When it comes to hiring, it’s all about quality, not quantity. Whether a company succeeds or fails ultimately depends on whether it hired the right people to effectively execute its strategies. It’s true.

Resources 99

Resources Guidelines Quality Newsletter 99

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Norton (creators of the Balanced Scorecard) offer their insights concerning the "rules" of successful strategy execution: The failure to balance the tensions between strategy and operations (execution) is pervasive. Monitor and Learn: hold strategy reviews; hold operational reviews.

System 80

System Balanced Scorecard Execution Norton 80

Survive Your Promotion

DECEMBER 7, 2009

It is considered to be necessary spending in most cases, but the goal is to spend as little as possible to effectively meet the needs of the organization. Certain aspects of IT fall squarely under the category of Risk Management and are generally considered a “cost of doing business”.

Cost Center 130

Cost Center Competitive Advantage CRM ROI 130

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Your business thrives on how effective its marketing strategy is. Marketing is a concept that can almost consume a business that hasn’t got its strategy in order. Most businesses place a vast proportion of their budget towards marketing and its various sub-categories.

Marketing Strategy 115

Marketing Strategy Marketing Strategy Brand 115

LDRLB

MARCH 14, 2011

This post is the third in a series about the various schools and models of making organizational strategy. Strategy is a mental process. If the entrepreneurial school introduced the idea that strategy is a mental process that leaders engage in, the cognitive school began the study of that mental process. The cognitive school investigates the process of strategy formulation through the lens of cognitive psychology. Strategy cognitive strategy surveyingstrategy

Survey 60

Survey Strategy Process Objective 60

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2012

When it comes to hiring, it’s all about quality, not quantity. Whether a company succeeds or fails ultimately depends on whether it hired the right people to effectively execute its strategies. It’s true.

Resources 91

Resources Guidelines Quality Newsletter 91

Tim Milburn

AUGUST 14, 2012

Labovitz and Victor Rosansky, co-authors of Rapid Realignment: How to Quickly Integrate People, Processes, and Strategy for Unbeatable Performance. The first step toward rapid realignment is to get leadership team members aligned with The Main Thing of the enterprise and its strategy.

System 103

System Metrics Critical Success Factor Strategy 103

The Kini Group

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

At least that’s how it feels in the moment. It’s simple math – you give more away, you make less. It just means you have to find a responsible and strategic way forward. 5 Tips to a Prosperous Sales Rebate Strategy. The cornerstone of a successful sales rebate strategy is the ability to bring in more revenue than is lost through the rebate itself. It’s a waste of valuable time and resources. It also puts your company at risk for error.

Loyalty 31

Loyalty Discount Strategy Customer Loyalty 31

Change Starts Here

APRIL 24, 2012

But how do I actually do it?”. When you find something that works and facilitate a breakthrough, it’s an amazing feeling, isn’t it? But otherwise, it can seem like a constant uphill battle. It’s easy to get stuck, wondering why what you’re doing isn’t working, lamenting all the resistance you face, and not knowing for sure what to do next. How much is it? Using the Irresistible Change Guide, you can do it yourself for much less.

Webinar 69

Webinar Price Resistance Workshop 69

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

It’s that time of year again: time for business owners and senior executives to take stock of the past twelve months. But there’s only one that really matters: Did your company effectively execute its plans and initiatives? Based on extensive research and years of practical experience, Closing the Execution Gap outlines five prerequisites for effective execution and five ‘Bridges’ that differentiate companies that do it best. It turns out that no one did.

Execution 97

Execution Company Cooper Decentralization 97