Archive for Tactical Execution
Tactical Execution Best Practice 6 – Succession of Authority
“You are not open for business unless you are ready to do business.” StrategyDriven Contributors Limited resources, personnel, financial, and material, are a constraining reality faced by every business. These constraints prevent leaders from executing on business activities and in some avoidable cases result in customers not receiving the goods and services to which they [...]
Read moreThe Advisor’s Corner – When Should Consultants Be Used?
Question: We’ve brought in a number of high priced consultants to perform a business case analysis. In hind sight, it appears we could have done the same work with internal resources. Why then did we hire these costly advisors? StrategyDriven Response: There are many reasons for hiring consultants. One or more of these likely applied [...]
Read moreStrategyDriven Podcast Video Edition 2 – What makes an organization StrategyDriven?
StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the principle, best practice, and warning flag articles found on the StrategyDriven website. Episode 2 – What makes an organization StrategyDriven? examines the qualities and characteristics [...]
Read moreRecommended Resource – Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage
Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage by Scott Keller and Colin Price About the Reference In Beyond Performance, Scott Keller and Colin Price reveal that achieving organizational excellence is a combination of performance – the delivery of financial results – and health – the ability to perform year after year. Both are [...]
Read moreHow to Turn a Great Strategic Principle into Great Results
Results start with a strong strategic principle – a shared objective about what the organization wants to accomplish. The strategic principle guides the company’s allocation of scarce resources – money, time, and talent. The strategic principle doesn’t merely aggregate a collection of objectives. Landing in the Executive Chair: How to Excel in the Hot Seatby [...]
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