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Managing Company Culture Anthropologically

Leading Blog

Consultants love a gap-closing program almost as much as they love a SWOT analysis. Passion projects: They now allow employees to take outside employment or to start their own businesses on top of their commitments to Fujitsu. He is a founding partner of Experient, a workplace culture and strategy consultancy.

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NOISE points to bright spots to support change

Mike Cardus

An often used strategic planning process is SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats). SWOT is used alone, with a team, or multiple teams, to determine the current environment and gather various perspectives. . The problem with SWOT is that is can lead people to feel that all of the issues are overwhelming.

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NOISE Analysis, an alternative to SWOT. Strategic Planning

Mike Cardus

Working with companies and developing strategic plans everyone seems to feel that the default method is a SWOT analysis strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats. When we understand the NOISE conditions, we can create a path towards the future that allows the company or team or project to flourish. NOISE Analysis. Flip Chart Paper.

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Five whats and a how – solution-focused method to make team progress

Mike Cardus

A way to identify current conditions, I have my NOISEanalysis , which is an alternative to SWOT to say what the existing strengths of the project are? Where are the needs of the project or team? What are the opportunities?

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Solution-Focused Consulting and Training in Toronto, Canada

Mike Cardus

NOISE Analysis, an alternative to SWOT. Pre-Animate: Project Planning Team Building Activity. Here are some links that I shared with the group afterwards: SOLVED Solution-Focused Method: Find what works and do more of it. I2U2ME2WE – Opening activity to integrate purpose and objectives. Distinctive:Working Well:100 Days Future Perfect.

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8 Guidelines for Leadership Coaching and Team Building Activities

Mike Cardus

NOISE Analysis, an alternative to SWOT. To-Do : In-Progress : Complete: Target Chart – Team Building and Project Management Activity. Pre-Animate: Project Planning Team Building Activity. MindSpin: Team Building Activity for Brainstorming and Solution-Finding. Strategic Planning. Distinctive:Working Well:100 Days Future Perfect.

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Favorites of 2012: Team Building & Leadership activities / simulations

Mike Cardus

NOISE Analysis, an alternative to SWOT. A visual progress chart of team project. The project-team uses post-it notes to write the tasks in succinct language. Each variation can be used as a stand alone, or can be sequenced into an experiential learning and team building program. To-Do : In-Progress : Complete: Target Chart.