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Writing academic reports and references

Rapid BI

Writing academic reports and references Often I am asked about the references for some of the pieces I have written about on this site, for example SWOT, PESTLE & SMART, so I thought it was about time to provide an answer here rather than just in person. Unfortunately writing a reference for some of these […].

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The Strategy Book

Leading Blog

Max McKeown has created a strategy reference work – The Strategy Book – to guide you to the answers. Second, there are some of the most influential tools from the field of strategy and management. What changes have to be made? How should changes be made? How shall we measure progress?

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A Closed-Loop Strategy Execution System

Six Disciplines

Breakdowns in a company’s management system, not managers’ lack of ability or effort, are what cause a company’s underperformance. By creating a closed-loop management system, companies can avoid such shortfalls. Discipline I. Decide What's Important ). Discipline IV. Work The Plan ). Discipline IV.

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A Closed-Loop Strategy Execution System

Six Disciplines

Breakdowns in a company’s management system, not managers’ lack of ability or effort, are what cause a company’s underperformance. By creating a closed-loop management system, companies can avoid such shortfalls. Discipline I. Decide What's Important ). Discipline IV. Work The Plan ). Discipline IV.

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StrategyDriven Professional Podcast Episode 2 – Standing Out Among Professional Peers, part 2 of 3

Strategy Driven

During our discussion, Wendy Powell, author of Management Experience Acquired : Necessary Skills for Successfully Managing Any Employee , shares with us her insights and illustrative examples regarding: six of twelve steps to standing out among professional peers. Wendy Powell is the author of Management Experience Acquired.

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SWOT analysis and university students

Rapid BI

SWOT Analysis – an email question. Yes another article on SWOT analysis. On this site we have several pages exploring the SWOT analysis, and from time to time we receive emails asking for help. Usually from students on university or professional courses studying Management, Business studies or Human Resources.

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The Strategic Planning Process

Coaching Tip

By writing out, in a SWOT (the firm''s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats ) worksheet, each leadership team member''s perception of the company''s "identity elements" becomes a work-in-progress toward clarifying what the leadership team collectively (in a combined and confidential SWOT) wants to see happen.