Managing the Nonprofit Organization by Peter F. Drucker About the Reference Managing the Nonprofit Organization by Peter F. Drucker addresses the unique management challenges associated with nonprofit organizations. In this book, Dr. Drucker explains the differences between managing for-profit and nonprofit organizations in the areas of mission, leadership, resources, marketing, and goals. Benefits of Using […]
Effective decision-making provides the organization with a unified direction aimed at achieving a primary objective and possibly one or more secondary objectives. Regardless of the decision’s complexity or its immediacy, the probability of achieving a successful outcome is directly related to the organization’s ability to execute the decision in a deliberate and focused manner. It is for this reason that decisions and direction for their execution should come from one individual.
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Question: Can a good strategy define a company’s future? StrategyDriven Response: Strategic certainty does not exist. Organizations should, however, leverage a good strategy to establish the vision toward which executives and managers focus employee efforts. Vision combined with excellent execution that reinforces desired behaviors generates a high degree of organizational alignment and accountability that in […]
The Advisor’s Corner expands on the strategic planning and tactical business execution dialogue between StrategyDriven contributors and our websites visitors. Postings in this category reflect questions asked by StrategyDriven members and guests and the advice provided by one or more of our highly experienced business professionals. Additionally, StrategyDriven members are provided the opportunity to share […]
There are likely some hidden performance drivers unintentionally created by the organization’s processes or embedded as an integral component of the organizations’ history and culture.
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Great Escapes: nine decision-making pitfalls and nine simple devices to beat them FORTUNE Magazine, June 27, 2005 by Michael and Jerry Useem About the Reference Great Escapes: nine decision-making pitfalls and nine simple devices to beat them by Michael and Jerry Useem explores the logic flaws that often skew perceptions and undermine decision-making effectiveness. The […]
For better or worse, our decisions and those of the other members of our organization define today’s realities and tomorrow’s outcomes. In a world that is becoming increasingly knowledge based, more and more members of an organization are making impactful decisions every day; thereby extending decision-making’s importance from the executive suites to the desks of […]
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Understanding the resource cost of activities is key to creating confidence that assigned work can be completed successfully and on time. Regardless of whether activities are frequently recurring and therefore well understood or one time efforts to produce a unique product or service, the use of standardized resource assumptions greatly helps the organization anticipate the quantity and type of resources needed to perform its approved work.
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Organizational silos act as barriers; hindering the performance of business units, work groups, and individuals as they strive to achieve the organization’s shared goals.
Bringing Out the Best in People by Aubrey C. Daniels About the Reference Bringing Out the Best in People by Aubrey C. Daniels illustrates how executives and managers can motivate their workforce to goal achievement through a system of positive reinforcement. Dr. Daniels’s process shapes worker behaviors by identifying an individual’s recognition and reward reinforcers, establishing a […]
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Recommended Resource – Managing the Nonprofit Organization
/in Management & Leadership, Recommended Resources/by StrategyDrivenManaging the Nonprofit Organization by Peter F. Drucker About the Reference Managing the Nonprofit Organization by Peter F. Drucker addresses the unique management challenges associated with nonprofit organizations. In this book, Dr. Drucker explains the differences between managing for-profit and nonprofit organizations in the areas of mission, leadership, resources, marketing, and goals. Benefits of Using […]
Decision-Making Best Practice 1 – There Can Be Only One
/in Decision-Making, Premium/by Nathan IvesEffective decision-making provides the organization with a unified direction aimed at achieving a primary objective and possibly one or more secondary objectives. Regardless of the decision’s complexity or its immediacy, the probability of achieving a successful outcome is directly related to the organization’s ability to execute the decision in a deliberate and focused manner. It is for this reason that decisions and direction for their execution should come from one individual.
The Advisor’s Corner – Guaranteed Future?
/in The Advisor's Corner/by StrategyDrivenQuestion: Can a good strategy define a company’s future? StrategyDriven Response: Strategic certainty does not exist. Organizations should, however, leverage a good strategy to establish the vision toward which executives and managers focus employee efforts. Vision combined with excellent execution that reinforces desired behaviors generates a high degree of organizational alignment and accountability that in […]
The Advisor’s Corner Introduction
/in The Advisor's Corner/by StrategyDrivenThe Advisor’s Corner expands on the strategic planning and tactical business execution dialogue between StrategyDriven contributors and our websites visitors. Postings in this category reflect questions asked by StrategyDriven members and guests and the advice provided by one or more of our highly experienced business professionals. Additionally, StrategyDriven members are provided the opportunity to share […]
Strategic Analysis Best Practice 3 – Identify the Hidden Drivers
/in Premium, Strategic Analysis/by Nathan IvesThere are likely some hidden performance drivers unintentionally created by the organization’s processes or embedded as an integral component of the organizations’ history and culture.
Recommended Resource – Great Escapes
/in Decision-Making, Recommended Resources/by StrategyDrivenGreat Escapes: nine decision-making pitfalls and nine simple devices to beat them FORTUNE Magazine, June 27, 2005 by Michael and Jerry Useem About the Reference Great Escapes: nine decision-making pitfalls and nine simple devices to beat them by Michael and Jerry Useem explores the logic flaws that often skew perceptions and undermine decision-making effectiveness. The […]
StrategyDriven Decision-Making Forum
/in Decision-Making/by StrategyDrivenFor better or worse, our decisions and those of the other members of our organization define today’s realities and tomorrow’s outcomes. In a world that is becoming increasingly knowledge based, more and more members of an organization are making impactful decisions every day; thereby extending decision-making’s importance from the executive suites to the desks of […]
Resource Projection Best Practice 1 – Standardized Assumptions
/in Premium, Resource Projection/by Nathan IvesUnderstanding the resource cost of activities is key to creating confidence that assigned work can be completed successfully and on time. Regardless of whether activities are frequently recurring and therefore well understood or one time efforts to produce a unique product or service, the use of standardized resource assumptions greatly helps the organization anticipate the quantity and type of resources needed to perform its approved work.
Strategic Planning Best Practice 7 – Shared Accountability
/in Organizational Accountability, Premium, Strategic Planning/by Nathan IvesOrganizational silos act as barriers; hindering the performance of business units, work groups, and individuals as they strive to achieve the organization’s shared goals.
Recommended Resource – Bringing Out the Best in People
/in Management & Leadership, Recommended Resources/by StrategyDrivenBringing Out the Best in People by Aubrey C. Daniels About the Reference Bringing Out the Best in People by Aubrey C. Daniels illustrates how executives and managers can motivate their workforce to goal achievement through a system of positive reinforcement. Dr. Daniels’s process shapes worker behaviors by identifying an individual’s recognition and reward reinforcers, establishing a […]