In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Leadership. by John • September 12, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 4 Comments. You’d think a company drilling on the ocean’s floor would be adept in risk management planning. Tags: CEO , Crisis Management , Human Resources , Leadership , Risk Management , Strategy. In the CEO Afterlife.

Crisis Management 268

Crisis Management Crisis CEO Management 268

Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Leadership Tip: Great communicators start by asking “What story does my presentation want to tell?” In the depths of the COVID-19 lockdown, executives at Salesforce developed a long-term scenario-planning tool to help enterprise customers rediscover their decision-making confidence in a world turned upside down.

Storytelling 124

Storytelling How To Audience Scenario Planning 124

HR Digest

OCTOBER 7, 2020

At the heart of any organization’s talent management strategy is headcount planning to ensure that it has the right number of talent with the right skills. Hiring managers must consider scenario planning to surmise all possible outcomes and device strategies to address each of these different possibilities.

Management 98

Management Supply Chain Crisis Scenario Planning 98

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2018

It first influenced business decades ago, through the development of an unmistakably hard skill that senior managers must master: strategic planning. Leaders today would be wise to learn from the past and to view strategic planning and mindfulness together. Planning well, in his estimation, required “training the mind.”

Scenario Planning 12

Scenario Planning Strategic Planning Kleiner Management 12

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The concept delves more deeply than mere regulatory compliance, stretching towards a proactive approach that involves risk anticipation, scenario planning, and sound decision-making processes. The strength of governance can be significantly amplified with the employment of a dedicated leadership team.

Compliance 235

Compliance Efficiency Ethics Metrics 235

CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

The Empathy Map looks like this: In this chapter the authors walk you through processes to arrive a enhanced design like Customer Insights, ideation, providing an introduction to the value of visual thinking, how to use prototyping, story telling, and Scenario Planning. Pulse Meme Feed What Is Your Brand Against?

Business Model 141

Business Model Executive Coaching Execution Blog 141

Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 22, 2020

What makes strategic leadership different than leadership in general? Effective strategic leadership – and the ability to solve strategic leadership challenges – requires different skills and perspectives than those required by day-to-day operational leadership. The Importance of Strategic Leadership Today.

Leadership 106

Leadership How To Long-term Short-term 106

Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 10, 2019

One issue has been on my mind for quite some time. Let me share with you a key learning from my innovation work in and with diverse companies over the years. It can be termed pretty catchy as: Window of Corporate Opportunity. In brief, this notion can be delineated as follows: Sustainable, effective and impactful corporate innovation.

Innovation 79

Innovation Diversity Scenario Planning Company 79

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The restaurant chain, Olive Garden, uses predictive analytics to guide its food buying and retail staffing plans. This isn’t a retread of scientific management , nor is it an updated take on scenario planning. Scientific management and scenario planning, while forward-thinking, rely on information that’s in the rear view mirror.

Strategy 11

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 11

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Engaging in scenario planning or gaming is not to make accurate predictions, but “the very act of trying to imagine alternatives to the conventional view helps you perceive your options more clearly.” To make good decisions, we need to make those kinds of imaginative leaps. Johnson prescribes simulations to do just that.

Cost-Benefit Analysis 282

Cost-Benefit Analysis Scenario Planning Storytelling Objective 282

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Scenario planning is impossible. They told me that in the world where there are no precedents, you have to trust your own judgment. There are multiple ways of getting around each challenge, and a variety of consequences that can come from your actions. So instead you simply move forward in the way you know in your heart to be right.

Uncertainty 15

Uncertainty Scenario Planning Media Planning 15

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Budgets get more attention than the umbrellas under which they rightfully belong: Strategic Planning and Visioning. By itself, Budgeting does not constitute full-scope planning and business strategy. Does your strategic plan adequately describe what you do? How diverse is the planning committee? Know your values.

Strategic Planning 70

Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 70

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2018

Real-time data, unquestioned accuracy, relentless customer focus, process excellence, and analytical leadership underlie the control tower operations of these retail operations. Similarly, a steel company built a customized scenario-planning tool into its control tower platform that increases supply chain responsiveness and resilience.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Management Retail Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2016

Mindfulness meditation — the practice of cultivating deliberate focused attention on the present moment – has caught on as a way to bring focus, authenticity, and intention to the practice of leadership. Practically speaking, can organizational leaders integrate mindfulness practices into strategic planning processes?

Strategy 8

Strategy Goleman Strategic Planning Parcell 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2017

This revealed five essential leadership and organizational capabilities: discipline and focus, agility, connectivity, openness and transparency, and empowerment and alignment. Agile businesses run planning and execution in parallel, investing in scenario planning so they can act promptly when opportunities arise.

Organization 8

Organization SPM Content Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2011

No country or bloc seems to want to take on the burden of global leadership. For example, when it comes to preparation for a possible showdown involving North Korea, there has been no discussion or scenario planning between American and Chinese top brass — not a recipe for good crisis management. State Department.

Politics 14

Politics Gordon Scenario Planning Globalization 14

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Next comes Crisis Planning. What-if scenario planning is similar to the processes utilized in overall company strategic planning and visioning. The crisis plan must be part of the bigger process, not an adjunct or afterthought. Have a plan in force, and be sure that every employee has a copy.

Crisis Management 79

Crisis Management Crisis Risk Management Budgeting 79

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Sure, the value of an in-depth discovery phase; comprehensive, quantitative, and qualitative research; stakeholder interviews; scenario planning; and alignment are undisputed. And how often have you crafted a meticulous three-year strategic plan, only to have it become obsolete after a few months, or even weeks?

Agility 8

Agility Strategy Short-term Long-term 8