Can you remember what you ate for dinner last night? Last week? Neither can many others. How well then will a worker remember the nuances of his or her job performance days or weeks earlier on which feedback is now being provided? Probably not very well.
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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 posts on the StrategyDriven website. Episode 27 – Making the Mission Measurable elaborates on Strategic Planning Best Practice 1 – Make […]
All too often vital communications go unheard, creating workforce discontent, reducing organizational effectiveness, and alienating clients. Why with today’s advanced communication mechanisms do so many messages go unnoticed? One answer is that people are so overwhelmed with modern society’s messaging that they sometimes don’t recognize the importance of a single announcement; filtering it out as noise. Another reason is that not all people meaningfully receive information in the same way and some important messages are only sent through channels not likely to be received. To overcome both these challenges, managers should consider communicating important messages seven times using seven different media.
Whether creating a new product or service or upgrading an internal process or software application, all projects fundamentally represent a change to the way an organization does business. This change is represented by two components, the technical object being added or altered and the emotional acceptance and implementation of the new technical object by the workforce. While each change component is equally important to the project’s success, it is the later that often poses the most risk of failure. To reduce this risk and thereby increase the project’s likelihood of success requires strong line ownership especially on the part of executives and managers.
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“Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) Irish poet and playwright “Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.” Bernard Berenson (1865 – 1959) American art historian Seemingly harsh words, but consider… Consistency is an interesting word. We often think of it as […]
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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 posts on the StrategyDriven website. Episode 26 – Introduction to Strategic Planning serves as a foundation for the upcoming series of […]
Leaders struggle with the prioritization decision of how to most optimally deploy their limited resources so to return the most organizational value. Professionals also face this choice with respect to allotting their own time and attention to the myriad of assignments before them.
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“You can expect only what you inspect.” Military Axiom Managers are responsible for establishing and reinforcing work priorities and standards of performance. Reinforcing expectations requires interaction with subordinates and is most effective when the manager personally observes, rather than reading or hearing about, performance behaviors and immediately provides feedback. Lasting individual and organization performance improvement […]
People, regardless of their position, experience anxiety relative to the unknown. Is my job secure? Will I be able to provide for myself and my loved ones? and Will I lose my home? are just a few of the questions that preoccupy the minds of all organization members during uncertain times. Like all distractions, these self survival fears steal time and focus from the job at hand, negatively impacting productivity. Unlike other distractions, these fears are nearly impossible to ignore and will only subside once conditions become more predictable. Therefore, it is critically important that the manager-leader minimize the magnitude and duration of uncertainty by providing subordinates with as much clarifying information as possible. The manager must communicate.
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Management Observation Program Best Practice 1 – Immediate Feedback
/in Management Observation Program, Premium/by StrategyDrivenCan you remember what you ate for dinner last night? Last week? Neither can many others. How well then will a worker remember the nuances of his or her job performance days or weeks earlier on which feedback is now being provided? Probably not very well.
StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 27 – Making the Mission Measurable
/in Strategic Planning, 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 posts on the StrategyDriven website. Episode 27 – Making the Mission Measurable elaborates on Strategic Planning Best Practice 1 – Make […]
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Business Communications Best Practice 1 – Communicate 7 Times, 7 Different Ways
/in Business Communications, Premium/by Karen JulianoAll too often vital communications go unheard, creating workforce discontent, reducing organizational effectiveness, and alienating clients. Why with today’s advanced communication mechanisms do so many messages go unnoticed? One answer is that people are so overwhelmed with modern society’s messaging that they sometimes don’t recognize the importance of a single announcement; filtering it out as noise. Another reason is that not all people meaningfully receive information in the same way and some important messages are only sent through channels not likely to be received. To overcome both these challenges, managers should consider communicating important messages seven times using seven different media.
Project Management Best Practice 3 – Line Management Project Ownership
/in Premium, Project Management/by StrategyDrivenWhether creating a new product or service or upgrading an internal process or software application, all projects fundamentally represent a change to the way an organization does business. This change is represented by two components, the technical object being added or altered and the emotional acceptance and implementation of the new technical object by the workforce. While each change component is equally important to the project’s success, it is the later that often poses the most risk of failure. To reduce this risk and thereby increase the project’s likelihood of success requires strong line ownership especially on the part of executives and managers.
Leadership Inspirations – Only Change is Constant
/in Leadership Inspirations/by StrategyDriven“Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) Irish poet and playwright “Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.” Bernard Berenson (1865 – 1959) American art historian Seemingly harsh words, but consider… Consistency is an interesting word. We often think of it as […]
Strategic Planning Best Practice 14 – Never Be Satisfied
/in Innovation, Premium, Strategic Planning/by StrategyDrivenToday’s fast moving, highly competitive marketplace demands a relentless pursuit or organizational improvement.
StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 26 – Introduction to Strategic Planning
/in Strategic Planning, 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 posts on the StrategyDriven website. Episode 26 – Introduction to Strategic Planning serves as a foundation for the upcoming series of […]
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Tactical Execution Best Practice 2 – Illustrated Priority Systems
/in Premium, Tactical Execution/by StrategyDrivenLeaders struggle with the prioritization decision of how to most optimally deploy their limited resources so to return the most organizational value. Professionals also face this choice with respect to allotting their own time and attention to the myriad of assignments before them.
Management Observation Program – Introduction
/in Management Observation Program/by StrategyDriven“You can expect only what you inspect.” Military Axiom Managers are responsible for establishing and reinforcing work priorities and standards of performance. Reinforcing expectations requires interaction with subordinates and is most effective when the manager personally observes, rather than reading or hearing about, performance behaviors and immediately provides feedback. Lasting individual and organization performance improvement […]
Management and Leadership Best Practice 1 – Open, Honest, Timely Communications during Times of Uncertainty
/in Business Communications, Management & Leadership, Premium/by StrategyDrivenPeople, regardless of their position, experience anxiety relative to the unknown. Is my job secure? Will I be able to provide for myself and my loved ones? and Will I lose my home? are just a few of the questions that preoccupy the minds of all organization members during uncertain times. Like all distractions, these self survival fears steal time and focus from the job at hand, negatively impacting productivity. Unlike other distractions, these fears are nearly impossible to ignore and will only subside once conditions become more predictable. Therefore, it is critically important that the manager-leader minimize the magnitude and duration of uncertainty by providing subordinates with as much clarifying information as possible. The manager must communicate.