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Managing Company Culture Anthropologically

Leading Blog

Despite its perceived importance, for the most part, companies have a miserable track record when it comes to managing their people. Companies consistently get culture wrong because they go about assessing it, and attempting to manage it from the top-down, not the bottom-up. But what does this mean?

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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. Developing knowledge plus skills to navigate the plan, allows us to choose focus points and what to eliminate. NOISE Analysis. michael cardus is create-learning.

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The Strategy Book

Leading Blog

Second, there are some of the most influential tools from the field of strategy and management. In his own words: “First, there are the most popular tools—those that are used most often in the workplace. Third, there are tools that I have found valuable in my work with some of the most successful organisations in the world."

Strategy 284
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Skill and talent analysis using NOISE

Mike Cardus

When I developed the NOISE analysis is was to present a solution-focused alternative to SWOT. Here is the template we developed. NOISE analysis skill/talent development template. We developed a qualitative report to show trends and opportunities for investing in changes and learning and development.

Analysis 190
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The Strategic Planning Process

Coaching Tip

By writing out, in a SWOT (the firm''s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats ) worksheet, each leadership team member''s perception of the company''s "identity elements" becomes a work-in-progress toward clarifying what the leadership team collectively (in a combined and confidential SWOT) wants to see happen.

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You Won’t Improve if You Don’t Focus

Lead Change Blog

Self-Assessment through SWOT Analysis. Things do not improve quickly, and therefore it is important to manage your expectations. I always remind myself that the butterfly was once in a cocoon, trying to rip the cocoon open to early will not help accelerate the development of the butterfly. Be patient while staying focused.

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Strategy is About Choice

LDRLB

The ritual follows a predictable series of steps: review last year’s plan, conduct a SWOT or other type of analysis, and decide on objectives for the new year. As these strategic plans are developed, the most common action is to examine last year’s plan and then adjust goals for the new year based on last year’s performance.

Strategy 167