Skip Prichard
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
We demonstrate that agile organizations possess both strategic and tactical agility. Tactical agility enables employees at all levels to take smart risks, capture opportunities, improvise and innovate as they execute a clear strategy. What if you are in middle management and the top management isn’t fully there.
Skip Prichard
JUNE 22, 2022
As it turns out, what passes for strategy in many businesses, government agencies, and military operations is ultimately just a mix of wishful thinking and a jumble of incoherent policies. One of those books is Richard Rumelt’s The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists. Richard Rumelt.
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Sales Wolf Blog
AUGUST 9, 2010
In the latest installment to his Little Big Things video series Tom Peters declares war on these systems and encourages managers to make it easy for all members of an organization to identify problems with an organization's systems and provide bottom-up feedback for improving the way the company operates.
Sales Wolf Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2010
Why You Should Check It Out: First and foremost, you should follow The Conference Board because it publishes several leading economic indicators gauging where the economy is heading which can be used to help make both strategic and tactical decisions in your organization.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 9, 2016
One of the CEOs I most admire can do this — she goes from 10,000 feet to ground level in 30 seconds, linking her answers to the macro questions (this purpose, this brand positioning, this customer offer) to the micro operational implications for the business. But what she does really well is come back up.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 18, 2013
With these rules in place, 8 cross-functional teams—each composed of middle managers, a consultant guide, and a sponsor from the leadership team—were formed. During an intensive 8-week pilot, each team was trained and then it analyzed the cost structure of one function and recommended cost reduction tactics.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
” Middle management wasn’t free from trouble, either. She notes that key-punch operation — one of the main areas of job growth — is “universally regarded as a dead-end occupation, with no promotional opportunities.” Unaddressed, coping mechanisms became organizational liabilities.
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