Standards and Expectations – Defining Performance Standards, part 1 of 8
Standards and expectations define how work is to be performed; providing guidance for the consistent, efficient, value-based execution of tasks. At the outset, developing a comprehensive set of performance standards often appears to be an overwhelming and daunting task as employees within even the ’least complex’ organizations perform countless different activities every day. However, it is not [...]
Read moreStrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 21e – An Interview with Duane Sparks, author of Sales Strategy from the Inside Out
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 best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Special Edition 21e – An Interview with Duane Sparks, author of Sales Strategy from the [...]
Read moreStrategyDriven Podcasts Close the Year with Top Honors in December
The StrategyDriven Team would like to thank you, our listeners, for helping us achieve the second place ranking for the StrategyDriven Podcast and the fourth place ranking for the StrategyDriven Leadership Conversation podcast from among the over 2700 business podcasts listed on Podcast Alley in December! In each episode, our co-hosts present a richer and [...]
Read moreManagement vs. Leadership Mindset: What Millennial Employees Need to Know As They Enter Leadership Roles
The confusion between the role of a manager and a leader has tripped up more than one business professional and cost many companies their very existence. Is ‘the person in charge’ automatically a leader? If you’re managing other people, are you also leading them, by default? Just what is the difference between the two? According [...]
Read moreThe Amazing Hoopla Team That Will Change Your Work Life Forever!
Admit it. The first time you heard the phrase “Hoopla Team®” – maybe last week, or last month, or ten seconds ago, in that headline – you rolled your eyes. Oh yes you did. But if you have heard it before, you probably also heard about the remarkable turnarounds that are happening across the country [...]
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