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What if you had a strategic planning meeting and the eight worst behavioral archetypes who appear on executive teams showed up? How would you handle them? Brad was the CEO of Liberty Consulting (all names have been changed), and he was frustrated with the tension and disconnect between his executives. Would getting them together to […]
Managing risk is a major element of the “chemistry of strategy.” You must understand strategic risks — what they are, how to identify them, and how to assess and manage them from a strategic perspective. Financial risk is embedded in all risks, since the impact of all risks is ultimately financial. There are five major
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John W. Myrna, Author, The Chemistry of Strategy: Strategic Planning for the Not-Yet-Fortune 500 Managing risk is a major element of the “chemistry of strategy.” You must understand strategic risks — what they are, how to identify them, and how to assess and manage them from a strategic perspective. Financial risk is embedded in all risks,
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Fred J. Conforti, Author, Beyond Goals…Beyond LEAN In the previous article we talked about needing a vision for the future. We also outlined the typical shortcomings keeping any company from being the best it can be. Now let’s look at one of the most common shortcomings keeping companies from reaching their vision– no Plan. Not
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Anton MItchell, President, Quviant We all have a war story about the boss who just couldn’t help themselves and needed to touch every process and nook and cranny of the project. This behavior puts employees in CYA mode and crushes creativity and calculated risk taking. Whether micro-managing is a control issue, delegation gone wrong or just a
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Anton MItchell, President, Quviant Based on my experience working with hundreds of teams compelled to use EVMS to bid large scale defense contracts, I’ve become a fan. EVMS or Earned Value Management System is the most comprehensive trend analysis technique available for managing programs and projects. By using trend data, EVM, aka performance measures are proven to
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A great deal of confusion exists about how assessments can help in hiring. Senior leaders typically leave these decisions to their HR departments, but the decision to use assessment should be made at the top of the organization. Only then can leaders ensure that they are using assessments effectively, legally, and ethically. Here are the
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Jeremy Kingsley, President, OneLife Leadership The generation that by most definitions we call the Millennials are becoming well established in the workforce. They’ve paved the way for their elders to become more accustomed to tattoos, more appreciative of diversity, and less insistent on spending office hours in an actual office. So now it’s time to start preparing
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Gershon Mader, President of Quantum Performance Inc. I’m sure you’ve seen this as many times as I have. People sit around a meeting table, nodding agreement as their leaders explain the plan for a critical change initiative. Once the meeting is over, they push back their chairs and drift towards their desks. As they congregate at
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Jim Buchanan, Author, Winning Customer Love Over the past 40 years I’ve worked in lots of different businesses, of all types and sizes, all around the world. I’ve held jobs on the shop floor, as a route salesman, as a mid-level supervisor and manager and in the C suite, including a couple of CEO roles. My
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