Performance appraisals are one of the most important responsibilities of a supervisor… and one of the most dreaded! Why? Perhaps the better question is – What can we do to remove the ‘dread factor?’ One way is to identify the five most important tips and make sure all your managers get a copy. Tip #1 […]
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Project managers know successful projects establish and maintain a balance between the elements of scope, time, and cost. Adding to or depleting any one of these elements necessitates a compensating change in one or both of the other elements; the integrity of the project management triangle being maintained.
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No event response plan is even worth the paper it is written on if not promptly and properly executed. And while an estimated 20,000 to 40,000 barrels (840,000 to 1,680,000 gallons) of oil gush into the Gulf of Mexico per day1, more questions arise about the appropriateness of British Petroleum (BP) and the U.S. government’s […]
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Removing the lead / lag confusion Many management books talk about “lead and lag indicators” which I believe merely clouds the KPI debate. Using this new way of looking at KPIs we dispense with the terms lag (outcome) and lead (performance driver) indicators. I have presented to nearly two thousand people on KPIs and I […]
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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 36 – An Interview with Robert Wysocki, author of Adaptive Project Framework explores […]
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The marketing arena can easily be compared to a three-ring circus. A few clowns, a few death-defying leaps and the ring leader is expected to single-handedly bring it all together. Of course, we can’t forget the one person everyone expects to see – the great magician: shrouded in mystery, quite dramatic and never without ability […]
Communicating assessment conclusions can be a difficult task, particularly in the case of improvement opportunities being presented to those directly managing or performing the function. Delivering the message is all the more difficult if those receiving it are organizationally senior to the self assessment lead or are influential favorites of the organization’s leaders. In these cases, business performance assessment leaders seeking a tactful way of communicating the ‘bad news’ often fall into the trap of crediting the good intentions and/or self identification of the issue by those responsible in order to put a positive spin on an otherwise negative message. Doing so, however, avoids the real issues at hand and can rob the organization of the opportunity to realize substantive performance improvements.
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In these rough and recessionary times, it’s important to escape the commodity pricing wars and to find ways to strengthen the marketing backbone of your company. The most reliable and affordable way to achieve both these goals is by building a strong personal bond with your customers. Loyal customers see you as more valuable than […]
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Performance Appraisals – Can They Really Be ‘Stress-Free’?
/in Management & Leadership, Practices for Professionals/by Sharon ArmsstrongPerformance appraisals are one of the most important responsibilities of a supervisor… and one of the most dreaded! Why? Perhaps the better question is – What can we do to remove the ‘dread factor?’ One way is to identify the five most important tips and make sure all your managers get a copy. Tip #1 […]
Project Management Warning Flag 4 – Too Much Time, Too Few People
/in Premium, Project Management/by StrategyDrivenProject managers know successful projects establish and maintain a balance between the elements of scope, time, and cost. Adding to or depleting any one of these elements necessitates a compensating change in one or both of the other elements; the integrity of the project management triangle being maintained.
StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Creating Event Certainty, part 3 of 3
/in StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective/by StrategyDrivenNo event response plan is even worth the paper it is written on if not promptly and properly executed. And while an estimated 20,000 to 40,000 barrels (840,000 to 1,680,000 gallons) of oil gush into the Gulf of Mexico per day1, more questions arise about the appropriateness of British Petroleum (BP) and the U.S. government’s […]
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Leadership Inspirations – How We See Things
/in Leadership Inspirations/by StrategyDriven“We see things not as they are, but as we are.” H. M. Tomlinson (1873 – 1958) British writer and journalist
The New Thinking on KPIs, part 4 of 4
/in Organizational Performance Measures/by David ParmenterRemoving the lead / lag confusion Many management books talk about “lead and lag indicators” which I believe merely clouds the KPI debate. Using this new way of looking at KPIs we dispense with the terms lag (outcome) and lead (performance driver) indicators. I have presented to nearly two thousand people on KPIs and I […]
StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 36 – An Interview with Robert Wysocki, author of Adaptive Project Framework
/in Project Management, StrategyDriven Podcast/by StrategyDrivenStrategyDriven 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 36 – An Interview with Robert Wysocki, author of Adaptive Project Framework explores […]
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The Great Marketing Circus – PR’s magic, revealed!
/in Marketing & Sales/by Allison BrinkmanThe marketing arena can easily be compared to a three-ring circus. A few clowns, a few death-defying leaps and the ring leader is expected to single-handedly bring it all together. Of course, we can’t forget the one person everyone expects to see – the great magician: shrouded in mystery, quite dramatic and never without ability […]
Business Performance Assessment Program Warning Flag 2 – Crediting Good Intentions
/in Business Performance Assessment Program, Premium/by StrategyDrivenCommunicating assessment conclusions can be a difficult task, particularly in the case of improvement opportunities being presented to those directly managing or performing the function. Delivering the message is all the more difficult if those receiving it are organizationally senior to the self assessment lead or are influential favorites of the organization’s leaders. In these cases, business performance assessment leaders seeking a tactful way of communicating the ‘bad news’ often fall into the trap of crediting the good intentions and/or self identification of the issue by those responsible in order to put a positive spin on an otherwise negative message. Doing so, however, avoids the real issues at hand and can rob the organization of the opportunity to realize substantive performance improvements.
Seven Secrets of Driving Customer Loyalty – and Profits
/in Customer Relationship Management/by Micah SolomonIn these rough and recessionary times, it’s important to escape the commodity pricing wars and to find ways to strengthen the marketing backbone of your company. The most reliable and affordable way to achieve both these goals is by building a strong personal bond with your customers. Loyal customers see you as more valuable than […]