Lead from Within

AUGUST 27, 2024

Strategic Thinking: Winning leaders dedicate time to strategic planning and big-picture thinking. They understand market trends and prepare for future challenges. They are motivated more by a desire to be liked or admired. This can skew their decision-making and priorities.

Emotional Intelligence 170

Emotional Intelligence Delegation Long-term Micromanagement 170

HR Digest

JUNE 12, 2024

Love’s Travel Stops is all set to help employees work on their career aspirations with a program to support part-time and full-time employees in accessing education and skill development programs that can benefit them later down the road. The post Taking the Team Forward—Love’s Employee Education Program appeared first on The HR Digest.

Education 52

Education Team Travel Class 52

Leading Blog

JUNE 6, 2013

Cusumano reflects on his five careers as the lead singer of a rock band, an Exxon research scientist and executive, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, a filmmaker and a luxury hotel owner. Address a growing market, better yet, create one. Don''t waste your time on dying markets. Have a strategic plan but stay flexible.

Hotels 285

Hotels Strategic Planning Commitment Long-term 285

Lead Change Blog

MAY 11, 2020

She opened her own marketing and advertising business and more. A talented wordsmith, Jerri crafted a strategic plan called “The Success Suit” and the word quickly took off. More than 30 years ago, Jerri experienced a very challenging divorce that prompted her to get busy.

Core Competence 278

Core Competence Short-term Strategic Planning Human Resources 278

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 30, 2020

Such techniques will also help you implement your decisions well , and formulate truly effective long-term strategic plans. Solving the Planning Fallacy Specifically for the planning fallacy, my coaching and consulting clients have found three specific research-based techniques effective.

Planning 215

Planning Project Budgeting Cost 215

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 31, 2011

I began blogging about leadership, strategy, marketing and life last February. The Nuts and Bolts of the Strategic Plan [link]. Strategic Plans have to start with deep strategic thought and the right conviction. You’re Not a Real Marketer until You Create a Brand [link].

Blog 222

Blog Mission Statement Strategic Planning Brand 222

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

But often, these top-tier executives don’t know where to go to achieve this critical perspective and guidance at this stage in their careers. Executives who realize their potential can be far more satisfied with their careers and lives. Advantage 4: See Goals More Clearly and Purposefully.

Executive Coaching 322

Executive Coaching Execution Self-aware Company 322

Women on Business

JUNE 28, 2012

There is a new song out by Josh Turner entitled “Time is Love” Every time I hear this song it is a mini-exercise in personal and professional strategic planning for me. . In business, this consciousness is called strategic planning. How often do we think about what we really care about, what matters most?

Strategic Planning 198

Strategic Planning Career Crisis Planning 198

Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 3, 2013

In today''s hyper-competitive job market, you have to be hardworking, smart and educated, but you also have to be politically astute. Chapter 25 of " When Doing It All Won''t Do: A Self-Coaching Guide for Career Women " agrees that tales of political sabotage, power plays and turf wars are part of every organization’s history.

Politics 135

Politics Handbook Self-aware Management 135

Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Don’t you wish you had a GPS for your life and career? Wouldn’t it be great to simply plug in your dreams or goals for your life and career and have someone tell you in a very confident assuring voice how to get there? A “GPS Buddy ” could make a huge difference in how well you navigate in 2011 toward your life and career goals.

Press Release 160

Press Release Succession Discount PR 160

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

As you may know, a career in strategy or strategic planning implies you helping a corporation design their road to profitability and growth while overcoming competition and constant change. You can start your career in strategy at! Naturally, most of your responsibilities will deal with making the company run!

Strategy 50

Strategy Short-term Strategic Planning Career 50

Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the workplace, it’s primarily used to identify areas of improvement, skill enhancement, and to chart career progression paths. Here are examples of competency-based leadership feedback: “Your proficiency in strategic planning is evident. Consider attending a workshop or course to enhance this skill.”

Examples 52

Examples Team Succession 360-Degree Feedback 52

HR Digest

MAY 14, 2024

Performance Management : Assessing and managing employee performance to align with strategic goals. Learning and Development : Providing training and development opportunities to enhance skills and career growth. Succession Planning : Preparing for future leadership needs to ensure long-term stability.

Human Capital 52

Human Capital Management Technology Efficiency 52

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 3, 2017

The same is true of what people typically refer to as strategic planning (very narrow and well defined plans or "road maps" for achieving a company's mission over a 5/10 year period). That is why "strategic planning" is out of style and "vision" is in today.

Objective 127

Objective Planning Tactics Strategic Planning 127

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Every sound business initiative begins with a solid strategic plan. However while most anyone can cobble together a high level strategic plan, very few can author a strategy that can be successfully implemented. Actionable : A successful idea cannot remain in a strategic planning state. via n2growth.com [.]

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Blog Innovation Brand Strategic Planning 413

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

While this is understandable, it is nonetheless naive, and it constitutes a major flaw in the business logic of most strategic plans. This is so much the case that the most often overlooked aspect of strategic planning is adequately addressing contingencies as part of the planning process.

Contingency Plans 360

Contingency Plans Planning Blog Ryan 360

Strategy Driven

JULY 11, 2014

In it, Bogey reprised the 1930’s Broadway hit and movie that launched his career. I’m a big advocate of Strategic Planning and Visioning. I know from experience that planning while going through the ‘alligators’ is the most effective way to conduct the process. About the Author.

Energy 72

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 72

Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

but for now, most economists (and the market) agree that things are getting better. As part of your executive advisory program, with just some strategic planning up front, you can see such measurable results. The reality is — tough times never last. There is an end to the economic instability. Has your client base changed?

Licensing 294

Licensing Ethics Strategic Planning Executive Coaching 294

N2Growth Blog

MAY 5, 2011

Pricing impacts everything from strategy and tactics, to finance, to branding, to marketing and sales, to vendor selection and supply chain management, to recruiting and compensation, and to customer satisfaction and loyalty. Competition : Does your pricing place you at a competitive advantage, or disadvantage in the market?

Price 371

Price Discount Brand Supply Chain 371

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Make an equitable blend of ambition and desire: Fine-tuning one’s career is an admirable and necessary process. There are no fast-forward buttons or skipping steps inn developing an effective organization, just as there are no shortcuts in formulating a career and Body of Work. Entrepreneur is as entrepreneur does.

Entrepreneur 50

Entrepreneur Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting 50

Coaching Tip

APRIL 9, 2015

A common mistake is for companies to think about the market segments that they are in instead of understanding the person who really uses their products and services. Be proactive about scheduling time to work on your strategy and the future growth of your business. "When Doing It All Won''t Do: A self-coaching guide for career women" .

Market Segmentation 70

Market Segmentation Strategic Planning Brainstorming Executive Coaching 70

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

They are those prickly little creatures that make noises like; “ Yabut, the banks will never back us on this one… Yabut, the market is totally unpredictable… Yabut, we’ve never done that before… ”. Let’s take Stephen, for example. And it’s worth it. About the Author. You just finished reading The attack of the Yabuts!

Committee 50

Committee Strategic Planning Cooper Banking 50

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

What do great CEOs do when the business model, the strategic plan, and the revenue hurdles don’t seem to be in alignment? They don’t sit idly by and watch the business lose market share, suffer margin erosion, see their competitive value propositions vaporize, or watch their brand go into decline. They make changes.

Restructuring 305

Restructuring Blog CEO Brand 305

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc., Business models must be designed with great care at the outset, but they must also be fluid in order to react to changing market conditions and avoid becoming stagnant.

Business Model 270

Business Model Blog Brand Depreciation 270

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 13, 2012

That idea can also change you; believe me, there is nothing like a business breakthrough to set the right foundation for the rest of your career. But look at the opportunities – online marketing, social media, niche products and services, specialization, the list goes on. Mine was marketing. Your idea can change a company.

Entrepreneur 227

Entrepreneur Bureaucracy Creativity Energy 227

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

What types of ‘wild goose chases’ have you pursued in your networking career? Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. Are there networking situations which are beneficial for all parties?

Strategy 88

Strategy Budgeting Risk Management Strategic Planning 88

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2014

In it, Bogey reprised the 1930’s Broadway hit and movie that launched his career. I’m a big advocate of Strategic Planning and Visioning. I know from experience that planning while going through the “alligators” is the most effective way to conduct the process. That’s a trademarked concept that I call Yesterdayism.

Energy 55

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 55

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

An Overview on the Importance of Change : While there is little debate that the successful implementation of change can create an extreme competitive advantage, it is not well understood that the lack of doing so can send a company (or an individual’s career) into a death spiral. It must be actionable through focused tactical implementation.

Leadership 397

Leadership Competitive Advantage Due Diligence Short-term 397

CO2

JANUARY 23, 2011

I remember when I was at the beginning of my career and calling on AARP as a direct marketer to do their work. Where has time gone. You know the work of calling on Senior Citizens. My wife, Chris , thought it would be quite amusing to put the direct mail on my desk, yes, including the membership card.

Executive Coaching 74

Executive Coaching Strategic Planning Direct Marketing Taylorism 74

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Some performers made careers as supporting players. Learn to pace and be in the chosen career for the long-run. Study and utilize marketing and business development techniques. This historic teaming became the formula for most other TV sitcoms. Davis was Schultzy on “The Bob Cummings Show” and Alice on “The Brady Bunch.”.

Rogers 62

Rogers Henderson Mentor Learning-by-Doing 62

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 2, 2019

It used to be that you could learn the core skills for a career in college and graduate school – think management, accounting, law – and then apply it over forty years. Strategic planning in business assumed an existing playing field and known actors. How will AI impact the bulletproof approach?

Disaggregation 81

Disaggregation McKinsey Skills Gordon 81

Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2012

Long before it became fashionable, Saul was leveraging the power of business models in his career. That’s why we see so many good ideas either not make it to market or not for long. We know the importance of a living, adaptable, actionable strategic plan. It provides everyone with a common mission and purpose.

Kaplan 151

Kaplan Business Model Levitt Christensen 151

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 14, 2018

Guest post from Robert (Dusty) Staub : “Perhaps the only sustainable competitive advantage is increasing your ability to learn faster than your competition.” - Arie de Geus, former head of Strategic Planning, Shell Oil Company Are you getting the best results from the people–the embedded collective intelligence–in your organization?

Organization 158

Organization Teamwork Learning-by-Doing System 158

Strategy Driven

MAY 6, 2011

It may be: human resources, organizational development, training, technology, sales, marketing, advertising, public relations, coaching or financial management. Few of those have actually written Strategic Plans and do not really comprehend what the Visioning process actually is. Your charges are fair and reasonable.

Strategic Planning 76

Strategic Planning Advertising Consultative Planning 76

Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2018

What they were doing five years ago has no relationship to what they’re now marketing. Those who excelled at every assignment given and each stage of their career. Those who were downsized, out-placed, retired or changed careers, launching a consulting practice. Firms which package and market services. Senior level.

Advice 57

Advice Strategy Company Bureaucracy 57

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Business development has occurred primarily by accident or through market demand. Some people in your organization will devote much time to promotions, public relations, marketing and advertising. Operating units and departments must schedule and follow a program to market their worth to their companies. Strategic Plan.

Positioning 50

Positioning Company Strategic Planning Guidelines 50

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I believe the behavior of strategy tourists offer us a very useful career guide. Compromise over the important company issues, but dig in and fight forever over smaller topics that are important for you and your career. Strategic Planning execution innovation leadership strategy' I’m sure you also know some.

Strategy 58

Strategy Strategic Planning Porter Simon 58