StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 38a – Overcoming Resistance to Change, part 1 of 2

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. Episode 38a – Overcoming Resistance to Change, part 1 of 2 explores the three different […]

Win Loss Analysis: A Strategic Imperative

The first question salespeople ask themselves when they lose in a new business situation is, “Why did I lose?” Salespeople often ask prospects why they lost a deal, but they don’t typically get a straight answer. In fact, according to sales research data, the complete truth from prospects is shared only 40 percent of the […]

StrategyDriven Leadership Inspirations Quote

Leadership Inspirations – Steps to Effectiveness

This week, remember three steps to effectiveness… Show up ready to affect change, Give you best to the team’s success, and Set the standard for excellence!   Howard Dickens Jr.

10 Ways to Improve Click Through Rates

So much time is spent on trying to get more traffic and all of that can be pointless if the user experience is poor once they reach your site. You have a split second to give users a sense of who you are. When a user comes to your site, the enemy is ‘Frustration’ so […]

The Business of Innovation – Innovate or Die

Innovation is the introduction of new things or methods and is the life blood of business today. Innovative companies realize remarkable marketplace rewards. The challenge before leaders is how to inspire their workforce to use the full measure of their creative power to advance the organization in new and better ways. The Business of Innovation […]

Leadership Inspirations – Find Solutions

“Don’t find fault, find a remedy.” Henry Ford (1863 – 1947) Founder of the Ford Motor Company American industrialist who sponsored development of the assembly line technique of mass production

Executive Vision – Being a Leader – A Job that’s Never Done: Energy

Executive Vision is a five part series created by CNBC and sponsored by Credit Suisse. Within each episode, Melissa Francis, Simon Hobbs, and a group of distinguished guests discuss what it takes to be a visionary leader; guiding their companies to success within the rapidly changing global marketplace. Distinguished Guests General Wesley Clark, Co-Chairman Growth […]

Are You A Strategy Driven Storyteller?

Marketing professionals refer to strategy as your unique selling proposition while sales folk use the term ‘positioning.’ However you view it, the implementation and outcome need to be taken very seriously. Whether you are a sales professional, entrepreneur or candidate for a new job, the same techniques come into play. I have learned that there […]

‘Woman Up’ (and Win in Business): How Valuing Traditionally Female Strengths Gives You an Edge in a Changing World

To date, the caring, nurturing side of women has gone mostly unappreciated in the workplace. But as social media takes hold and changes the way we do business, organizations that understand the importance of these qualities are the ones that will grow and prosper. We’re all aware of the glass ceiling, the wage gap, and […]

Doing ‘Different’ Right: Ten Big-Time Difference Makers and How They Made Some Serious Dough Thinking Outside the Box, part 2 of 2

The Difference Maker: The Bargains Group The Dared to Be Difference: Teaming up for A-level customer service. Jody Steinhauer began The Bargains Group in 1988 from her kitchen table by purchasing a variety of different clothing and reselling it to discount clothing stores. Today, she runs a multi-million-dollar firm with over 4,000 different items for […]