Strategic Planning Best Practice 10 – Future Focus

Today’s rapidly changing business environment presents a daunting challenge to executives and managers. Gone are the days when a company’s competitive advantage could be leveraged to bring it untold riches year after year. Technology and the phenomenon of the flattening world have created a new market environment in which a company innovates one day only […]

StrategyDriven Podcast Series

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 3 – Prioritize the Mission, part 1 of 2

Prioritize the Mission, part 1 of 2 defines what mission prioritization is, identifies the benefits of prioritizing the mission measures, and specifies the steps involved in prioritizing the mission measures

Organizational Performance Measures Whitepaper Introduction – Selection

StrategyDriven contributors are pleased to introduce the organizational performance measures whitepaper: Selection. This whitepaper focuses on the process of selecting measures that create complete understanding of organizational performance while at the same time aligning the organization’s efforts towards its mission goals. Organizational Performance Measures – Selection compliments and expands upon the principles discussed in the […]

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Strategic Planning Best Practice 9 – Avoid Using Jargon

Not everyone within an organization is a Harvard MBA graduate with a decade or more of business planning experience. Business planners using highly technical terms as a way to impress others with their business planning prowess will often find that they confuse the very people they are trying to communicate with, namely, the organization’s workforce. […]

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StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 2 – Make the Mission Measurable

Make the Mission Measurable examines what a mission statement is, identifies the benefits of making the mission statement measurable, and specifies the steps involved in making the mission measurable

Organizational Performance Measures Whitepaper Introduction – Types

StrategyDriven contributors are pleased to introduce the organizational performance measures whitepaper: Types. This whitepaper describes the many types of organizational performance measures and how each is uniquely suited to support decision-making for various circumstances. Selecting the best performance measure to be used for a particular situation can be difficult. Because there exists a wide range […]

StrategyDriven Business Performance Assessment Program Best Practice Article

Business Performance Assessment Program Best Practice 2 – Multidiscipline Teams

Complex business processes often involve many of the functional business units within an organization. Regardless of the process specifics, it is unlikely a single individual will possess the broad range of knowledge and experience needed to fully understand the influences and impacts each functional contributor has on the process’s overall outcomes. Therefore, when evaluating cross-functional programs, processes, and procedures it is critical that a multidiscipline assessment team be employed.

The Advisor’s Corner – Why Is My Organization’s Vision Unclear To Employees?

Question: My subordinates frequently asked for opportunities to speak with our business unit’s vice president in order to gain a sense of what she sees as the organization’s overall vision and what she feels is going well and what could be improved upon. Since the company’s vision is commonly held by all members of the […]

Organizational Performance Measures Whitepaper Introduction – Alignment

StrategyDriven contributors are pleased to introduce the organizational performance measures whitepaper: Alignment. This whitepaper elaborates on how a well constructed performance measurement system helps drive organizational alignment and provides executives and managers with timely information about adverse conditions so action can be taken to prevent undesirable consequences. Additionally, this whitepaper compliments and expands upon the principles discussed in the […]

StrategyDriven Business Performance Assessment Program Best Practice Article

Business Performance Assessment Program Best Practice 1 – Executive Sponsorship

There tends to exist a perception that companies are generally open to the identification and resolution of problems; that resources will be applied to solve issues if the gains expected can be shown to outweigh the costs. Reality is frequently different. Priority setting driven by limited resources and at times less visible agendas often precludes an organization from addressing small tactical issues and large global initiatives.