Honoring Those Whose Sacrifice Gave Us Freedom

Freedom is never free

It is the SERVICE MEMBER, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the SERVICE MEMBER, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to assemble.

It is the SERVICE MEMBER, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the SERVICE MEMBER, not the politician, Who has given us the right to vote.

It is the SERVICE MEMBER who salutes the Flag.

It is the SERVICE MEMBER who serves under the Flag.

Never before have so many owed so much to so few. Let us remember and be thankful to all those men and women who currently serve, who have served, and who made the ultimate sacrifice to secure the freedom we all enjoy.

All the Best,
Nathan Ives, StrategyDriven Principal
Nathan Ives
President and CEO
StrategyDriven

A Very Merry Christmas Wish from StrategyDriven


On behalf of the entire StrategyDriven team, I want to wish you, your family, friends, and colleagues a very Merry Christmas and the Happiest New Year. May you experience all the peace, hope, and joy of the holiday season!

All the Best,

Nathan Ives
President and Chief Executive Officer
StrategyDriven

StrategyDriven Enterprises Partners with Xen Wireless to Form StrategyDriven Analytics, a Utility Industry Asset Management Blind Benchmarking Service

 
StrategyDriven Enterprises LLC and Xen Wireless form StrategyDriven Analytics to provide utility industry executives and managers with asset management program benchmarking data supporting operational and investment decisions and fleet and individual plant performance assessments.
 
 
StrategyDriven Analytics LLCStrategyDriven Enterprises LLC and Xen Wireless announced the formation of StrategyDriven Analytics LLC to provide utility industry executives and managers with fleet and plant level asset management program benchmarking data. StrategyDriven Analytics combines StrategyDriven’s industry leading asset management and data analytics experience with Xen Wireless’s information technology and delivery expertise.

“Utility industry executives and managers face unprecedented challenges associated with aging assets, evolving regulations, and increasing budget pressures,” explains Nathan Ives, StrategyDriven’s Chief Executive Officer. “By providing these leaders with fleet and plant level asset management benchmarking data, we give them an additional perspective on which to make operational, investment, and performance improvement decisions.”

“We are excited about the opportunity to combine StrategyDriven’s utility industry experience with Xen Wireless’s technology expertise,” asserts Rob Reed, Xen Wireless’s Chief Operations Officer. “StrategyDriven Analytics will provide blind benchmarking data across a wide range of asset programs at the fleet and plant levels. Our system’s comparison capabilities will allow leaders to assess asset performance against similar utilities, peers within a geographic or interconnection grid region, and across the industry as a whole.”

StrategyDriven Analytics will provide utility industry leaders with an array of asset management program benchmarking data in the areas of:

  • Asset Health and Equipment Reliability
  • Online and Outage Work Management
  • Engineering Work Management
  • Plant Maintenance and Operations

About StrategyDriven

StrategyDriven provides executives and managers with the planning and execution advice, tools, and practices needed to create greater organizational alignment and accountability for the achievement of superior results. We believe a clear, forward-looking strategy, translatable to the day-to-day activities of all organization members, is critical to realizing success in today’s fast paced market environment. Not only does a compelling, well-executed strategy align individuals to common goals, it ensures those goals best serve the company’s mission.

At StrategyDriven, our seasoned business leaders deliver real-world strategic business planning and tactical execution best practice advice – a blending of workplace experience with sound research and academic principles – to business leaders who may not otherwise have access to these resources.

StrategyDriven refers to the family of organizations comprising StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. For more information, please visit www.StrategyDriven.com.

About Xen Wireless

Xen Wireless delivers high value, high impact, technology services and solutions to help our customers solve real world business problems.

Since 2000, Xen Wireless has provided services and solutions to many of the biggest names in Telecommunications market, including National Wireless Voice and Data Providers, Internet Service Providers, and Satellite Telecommunications providers.

Xen Wireless professional project managers, business analysts, systems analysts, and software engineers, are experts in Telecommunications Business Support Systems (BSS), Operations Support Systems (OSS), Network Management Systems (NMS), and Multi-Family WiFi Network Design, Implementation, and Operations. We have lead and participated in projects through all phases of the systems lifecycle from design to development to implementation and operations.

For more information about Xen Wireless, please visit www.XenWireless.com.

Giving Thanks to You, Our Listeners and Readers

As we reflect on the past year, we have many things to be thankful for and in particular the trust and support you – our listeners and readers – have given us.

Thank you for making our sixth year a very successful one. May you enjoy the happiest of Thanksgiving Holidays.
 
 
Best Wishes Always,
The StrategyDriven Team

Roxi Hewertson, CEO of the Highland Consulting Group, Authors Bi-weekly Column for StrategyDriven

 
Roxi Hewertson has joined StrategyDriven as a Principal Contributor and author of a bi-weekly column providing practical advice, tools, and practices for addressing everyday leadership issues and management challenges. Her common-sense advice and practical insights will help emerging and expert executives and managers quantifiably improve job performance and mission critical business results.
 
 
StrategyDriven Expert ContributorNationally renowned executive coach, speaker, and author, Roxi Hewertson, offers StrategyDriven readers insights about how their decisions and actions impact their people and organization. The “Dear Abby of Leadership,” Roxi imparts invaluable advice to executives and managers at all levels; helping them solve problems, become more effective, and realize a higher measure of business and career success.

“We are thrilled to welcome Roxi to the StrategyDriven team,” says Karen Juliano, StrategyDriven’s Editor-in-Chief. “Her extensive experience brings invaluable insights to our readers on organizational development, organizational effectiveness, and talent management.”

“A leader’s behavior creates an impact akin to a pebble landing on a lake,” asserts Roxi. “Everything within the lake reacts to the impact. The ripples grow and spread until they reach the boundaries of their influence. So it goes with leaders, regardless of intent.”

Through her bi-weekly column, Roxi will help StrategyDriven readers become more intentional about their behaviors and actions and truly understand their impact on their people and organizations. Her articles will help readers boost performance in the mission critical facets of their business; including strategic visioning, employee engagement and productivity, customer service, and results achievement.

About StrategyDriven

StrategyDriven provides executives and managers with the planning and execution advice, tools, and practices needed to create greater organizational alignment and accountability for the achievement of superior results. We believe a clear, forward-looking strategy, translatable to the day-to-day activities of all organization members, is critical to realizing success in today’s fast paced market environment. Not only does a compelling, well-executed strategy align individuals to common goals, it ensures those goals best serve the company’s mission.

At StrategyDriven, our seasoned business leaders deliver real-world strategic business planning and tactical execution best practice advice – a blending of workplace experience with sound research and academic principles – to business leaders who may not otherwise have access to these resources.
StrategyDriven refers to the family of organizations comprising StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. For more information, please visit www.StrategyDriven.com.