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3, 2, 1? StrategyDriven Podcast Coming Tuesday, November 27
2007-11-25 17:37:00 Less than three days remain until the StrategyDriven Podcast launch! In our first episode, Nathan and Howard explore the question: “What makes an organization strategy driven?” The StrategyDriven Podcast series elaborates on the best practice and warning flag postings on the StrategyDriven website; offering rich examples and additional insights. We believe this podcast series offers tremendous ... More About: Tuesday , November
Strategic Planning ? Why Do Organization?s Need Strategic Planning
2007-11-22 18:53:00 Do you know of an organization that performs extremely well during a crisis? Maybe your own? Organ ization s do well during times of crisis because executives, managers, and individual contributors all gain clarity of purpose, action, and expectation. Clarity, along with a sense of urgency, breaks down organizational barriers allowing people to work together efficiently towards the ... More About: Planning , Strategic Planning , Strategic
Resource Management Warning Flag 2 - Parkinson?s Law
2007-11-20 15:13:00 ?Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.? Parkinson ?s Law Wikipedia There exists a tendency among workers to use all of the time allotted to perform a task even if the work can be done in a shorter period of time. Some organizations, through high accountability and managerial engagement, minimize the amount of lost ... More About: Management , Warning , Flag , Resource
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
2007-11-18 15:05:00 The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty -first Century More About: The World
Organizational Accountability - Increase Opportunities with Accountability
2007-11-16 04:16:00 It does not appear as if you are logged-in as a Registered Member. If you were registered and logged-in, you would gain access to the many members-only categories, whitepapers, and models available on the StrategyDriven website. If you have not registered, it is easy and FREE! Please take a moment and register ... More About: Accountability , Opportunities , Unit , Organ
Self Assessment Program Introduction
2007-11-13 17:39:00 An integral part of the learning organization?s evaluation and control program, the self assessment program provides in-depth evaluations of particular organizational functions or characteristics for the purpose of identifying improvement opportunities. Self assessments are powerful tools deriving their heightened value from the synthesis of information from multiple sources; creating a rich, integrated picture of organizational ... More About: Introduction , Assessment , Program
StrategyDriven Podcast Series Coming Tuesday, November 27
2007-11-13 03:29:00 Long awaited companion to StrategyDriven?s best practices and warning flags, the StrategyDriven Podcast will make its debut on Tuesday , November 27! Hosted by Nathan Ives and Howard Dickens, this free podcast series focuses on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization?s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve better results. These ... More About: Series , Serie
Strategic Planning Whitepaper Introduction - Analysis
2007-11-11 07:21:00 StrategyDriven contributors are pleased to introduce the strategic planning whitepaper: Analysis . This whitepaper outlines and describes the major steps taken to assess the organization’s internal performance and external environment in support of long range activity planning. Strategic analysis is a critical component of the strategic planning process. An integral part of a company?s evaluation and control ... More About: Planning , Introduction , Strategic Planning
Strategic Analysis Best Practice 3 - Identify the Hidden Drivers (Continued
2007-11-09 01:01:00 Simply put, people tend to behave in the manner for which they receive reinforcement. There often exists both documented and undocumented performance drivers that exert unintended pressure on individuals to act in ways counter to achieving the organization?s mission goals. As a continuation of Strategic Analysis Best Practice 3 ? Identify the Hidden Drivers , this ...
The Advisor?s Corner - How Do You Sell a Major Change?
2007-11-06 21:55:00 Question: Feedback indicates my company?s current leadership training program, though inexpensive, yields little to no value. My research shows that an alternative training program has produced superior, measurable results at other organizations. How should I go about selling my manager and the organization on the need to change from our current training program to this alternative ... More About: Change , Corner , Sell , Major , Advisor
New Model Release - Opportunity & Problem Statement Development Model
2007-11-04 15:08:00 StrategyDriven contributors are pleased to announce the release of our seventh model: Opportunity & Problem Statement Development model. This model compliments StrategyDriven’s decision-making best practices Identify the Target and Multidiscipline Teams by illustrating the often complex, multifaceted nature of organizational opportunities and challenges and how cross-functional teams are needed to ensure full understanding and appropriate response is ... More About: Model , Release
Resource Projection Best Practice 3 - Controlling Assumption Changes
2007-11-02 01:54:00 Standardized activity resource assumptions enable decision-makers to anticipate the quantity and type of resources needed to perform approved work; facilitating selection between competing alternatives, long-term resource planning, day-to-day scheduling, and performance measurement. Over time however, personnel, process, and business environment changes will necessitate reevaluation and alteration of the organization?s standardized activity assumptions. To ... More About: Practice , Resource , Projection , Chang , Chan
Decision-Making Best Practice 4 - Identify the Target
2007-10-31 01:57:00 It does not appear as if you are logged-in as a Registered Member. If you were registered and logged-in, you would gain access to the many members-only categories, whitepapers, and models available on the StrategyDriven website. If you have not registered, it is easy and FREE! Please take a moment and register ... More About: Practice , Decision , Target , Decision-Making , Decision making
New Model Release - Information Development Model
2007-10-28 13:51:00 StrategyDriven contributors are pleased to announce the release of our sixth model: Information Development Model . This model illustrates the evolution of raw statistical data collected from business operations and the marketplace into highly refined information that provides executives and managers with the insights necessary to set strategic direction and establish day-to-day priorities. The Information Development, Stakeholder ... More About: Release
Organizational Accountability ? Evaluating Organizational Culture
2007-10-26 03:36:00 It does not appear as if you are logged-in as a Registered Member. If you were registered and logged-in, you would gain access to the many members-only categories, whitepapers, and models available on the StrategyDriven website. If you have not registered, it is easy and FREE! Please take a moment and register ... More About: Culture , Accountability , Organ
Strategic Analysis Best Practice 4 - Independent Assessors
2007-10-24 03:17:00 An individual?s perception of circumstances and events is largely shaped by his/her knowledge and experience, beliefs, values, and biases. In the organizational setting, this perception is influenced by the organization?s shared history, its culture, and the individual?s relationships with seniors, peers, and subordinates. Additionally, event perception is often limited by the individual?s ... More About: Analysis , Practice , Independent , Strategic , Epen
New Model Release - Stakeholder Commitment Evaluation Model
2007-10-22 02:42:00 StrategyDriven contributors are proud to announce the release of our fifth model: Stakeholder Commitment Evaluation . This model provides decision-makers with a tool to assess and re-assess the relative importance and contribution of each decision stakeholder as circumstances evolve. The Stakeholder Commitment Evaluation, Decision-Making Base, Business Process Relationships, Strategic Organizational Alignment, and Strategic Pyramid models are available ... More About: General , Model , Release
Decision-Making Best Practice 3 - Broad Commitment
2007-10-19 05:32:00 It does not appear as if you are logged-in as a Registered Member. If you were registered and logged-in, you would gain access to the many members-only categories, whitepapers, and models available on the StrategyDriven website. If you have not registered, it is easy and FREE! Please take a moment and register ... More About: Practice , Decision , Commitment , Decision-Making , Decision making
Organizational Accountability Introduction
2007-10-17 05:54:00 Accountable organizations are unique creatures; standing out from others because of their superior performance, greater employee loyalty, and higher customer satisfaction. Although the rewards are great, many companies will not embark on the journey to accountability because attaining and maintaining high levels of organizational accountability is extremely difficult. Organ izational accountability exists when all members of the workforce ... More About: General , Introduction , Accountability
The Accountable Organization
2007-10-14 18:25:00 The Accountable Organ ization : Reclaiming Integrity, Restoring Trust by John Marchica About the Reference The Accountable Organization: Reclaiming Integrity, Restoring Trust by John Marchica illustrates how executives and managers can build a corporate culture based on integrity, accountability, and trust. Mr. Marchica provides practical methods for building a principled organizational culture through planning, communication, leadership, conflict resolution, and risk ...
Strategic Planning Warning Flag - Business Unit versus Goal-Based Planning
2007-10-12 03:36:00 Executives and managers maximize their company’s value when they focus the efforts of the entire workforce on the organization’s prioritized mission goals and supporting objectives. Some executives and managers, by making the mission measurable, prioritizing those measures, and sharing accountability for identifying and executing the most value adding initiatives, ensure their workforce focuses on those ... More About: Business , Planning , Goal , Warning , Versus
Evaluation and Control Program Best Practice 1 - Data Synthesis
2007-10-10 03:32:00 Evaluation control programs must be credible in order to add meaningful value to the organization. Credibility is built not only by the quality of the data collected but also by the method by which it is collected, how it is combined, and how it is interpreted to create useful information in support of decision-making. Data synthesis ... More About: Practice , Evaluation , Program , Control
Manager Tools
2007-10-07 19:34:00 Manager Tools by Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman Website Address: www.Manager-Tools.com About the Reference Manager Tools by Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman is a weekly podcast that provides managers with the step-by-step tools and techniques for becoming more effective. Updated weekly, the Manager Tools podcasts provide insight to a broad range of topics including feedback, one-on-ones, coaching, and mentoring. Manager ... More About: Manager , Ager
Organizational Performance Measures Best Practice 6 - Diverse Indicators
2007-10-04 14:40:00 A picture comprised of only one color is not a picture at all; rather, it is simply a field of color. Likewise, a single performance indicator cannot paint a picture of performance. To acquire complete understanding of the overall performance of products, services, business units, or individuals requires multiple indicators to compare and contrast the ... More About: Performance , Practice , Diverse , Dive , Indica
Evaluation and Control Program Introduction
2007-10-02 14:02:00 An organization?s evaluation and control program is a data gathering and action initiation mechanism. This program monitors the external business environments, the internal performance of business units, processes, and individuals, and the output products and services of the organization. Once collected, data is processed to present a picture of the company?s overall performance and to ... More About: Introduction , Evaluation , Program , Control , Gram
The Three Signs of a Miserable Job
2007-09-30 21:06:00 The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees) by Patrick M. Lencioni About the Reference The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees) by Patrick M. Lencioni examines three causes of job dissatisfaction. Focused on the executive and management teams, Mr. Lencioni illustrates the harmful ...
New Model Release - Decision-Making Base Model
2007-09-28 03:13:00 StrategyDriven contributors are pleased to announce the release of our fourth model, the Decision -Making Base Model . This model illustrates the concepts of uncertainty and risk associated with hurdle and window decisions. (Hurdle decisions seek outcomes above a defined threshold while window decisions seek outcomes between an upper and lower threshold.) Additionally, the model ... More About: General , Release , Decision-Making
Resource Management Warning Flag 1 ? Frequent, Inaccurate Resource Needs Es
2007-09-26 04:01:00 All organizations face the dilemma of limited resources. Some organizations, through the use of deliberate work prioritization and sound resource needs estimation, ensure their resources are appropriately allocated to maximize the organization?s overall value. In other organizations, however, there exists an adversarial relationship between seniors and subordinates that results in inaccurate resource estimation and subsequently ... More About: Management , Warning , Flag , Resource , Resource Management
New Discussion Viewpoint - Warning Flags
2007-09-24 23:34:00 To succeed, it is often not good enough to have the best talent, the latest technology, and the most efficient processes. In many instances, the difference between organizations performing exceptionally and those that are merely good is the ability to avoid performance pitfalls. To date, the StrategyDriven website has been focused on those best practices that ... More About: General , Warning , Viewpoint , Discussion
First, Break All The Rules
More articles from this author:2007-09-23 16:48:00 First, Brea k All the Rule s : What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman About the Reference First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman explains how great managers select employees, set expectations, motivate people, and assign people to jobs that fit. Selected ... More About: The Rules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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