The Business of Innovation – The Responsibility Revolution

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 […]

Recommended Resource – The Executive Guide to High-Impact Talent Management

The Executive Guide to High-Impact Talent Management: Powerful Tools for Leveraging a Changing Workforce by David DeLong and Steve Trautman About the Reference The Executive Guide to High-Impact Talent Management: Powerful Tools for Leveraging a Changing Workforce by David DeLong and Steve Trautman provides a complete talent management program blueprint covering: Diagnosis of talent related […]

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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – No Free Lunch

There exists a pervasive and ongoing belief among many that government has the power to eliminate hardship and create prosperity for everyone. Nothing, of course, could be farther from the truth. “You don’t make the poor richer by making the rich poorer.” Winston Churchill Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940-45, 51-55) and Nobel Laureate […]

Recommended Resource – Soup: A recipe to nourish your team and culture

Soup: A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture by Jon Gordon About the Reference Soup: A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture a business novel by Jon Gordon illustrates the significant impact senior leaders have on setting and nurturing their organization’s culture. Jon goes on to reveal how culture, in-turn, drives performance and […]

The Not-So-Secret Secrets to Making It Big: Five Surprisingly Doable Steps That Will Propel You to the Top

Have you ever said to yourself, How in the world did [insert name of powerful business executive] get to where he is? He’s not any smarter than I am! Well, chances are you’re right. That executive who made it big probably doesn’t have more powerful brain cells than you… but what he (or she!) probably […]

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The Advisor’s Corner – When Should Consultants Be Used?

Question: We’ve brought in a number of high priced consultants to perform a business case analysis. In hind sight, it appears we could have done the same work with internal resources. Why then did we hire these costly advisors? StrategyDriven Response: There are many reasons for hiring consultants. One or more of these likely applied […]

StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 61 – An Interview with John Maxwell, author of The 5 Levels of Leadership

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 61 – An Interview with John Maxwell, author of The 5 Levels of […]

Recommended Resource – The Talent Masters: Why smart leaders put people before numbers

The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers by Bill Conaty and Ram Charan About the Reference The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers by Bill Conaty and Ram Charan provides unprecedented insight to the people development programs of several legendary organizations including General Electric, Proctor & Gamble, and Novartis. […]

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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Socialization of Medical Care

The socialization of medicine is not a new discussion. Indeed, government involvement in healthcare has increased for decades. Regardless of the noble intentions of those desiring ‘healthcare for all,’ economics reveals that in the end everyone suffers. The following video is that of a lecture made by Nobel Laureate and Economist Milton Friedman. In his […]

Recommended Resource – What I Didn’t Learn in Business School

What I Didn’t Learn in Business School: How Strategy Works in the Real World by Jay B. Barney and Trish Gorman Clifford About the Reference What I Didn’t Learn in Business School: How Strategy Works in the Real World by Jay Barney and Trish Gorman Clifford reveals the shortfalls of the principles learned in the […]