PM Alliance

JANUARY 6, 2023

The list of activities needed to move an ERP implementation project from idea to reality is enormous, and the thought of checking off that last task can be exhilarating. But before you consider your ERP initiative truly done, there are a few closeout items that need to be handled. 1: Documentation. Do the same for external platforms.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JULY 31, 2017

I don’t know how to build a pipeline of leads ” or “ I’m not good at sales ” are common refrains. Most of us never had sales training so this concern is understandable, but reframing how we think about business development can turn concern into action. My blog post about knowing your niche can help with this.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 2, 2023

Different Strategy Perspectives to Consider to Get You Where You Want to Go Effective corporate strategies clearly plot how an organization translates its limited resources and initiatives into a corporate vision for success. This requires investing the time to consider different strategy perspectives.

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LSA Global

MARCH 25, 2024

Are You Thinking of Implementing a Cadence of Accountability at Work? Even the most well designed strategies need the corporate discipline to track progress, make adjustments, and follow through on action plans. If you are thinking about implementing a cadence of accountability at work, this article is for you.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Where Do You Stand on These Strategy Execution Readiness Questions? Is your leadership team and their direct reports seriously “in it to win it”? Many leaders say the right things, but when push comes to shove, they rank low on fundamental strategy execution readiness questions. Is Your Strategy Clear Enough?

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PM Alliance

JUNE 9, 2023

This desire for a truly hybrid experience extends to project management, where project teams and stakeholders face a growing need to strike a similar balance within processes and workflows as new technologies and new ways of working change how activities are carried out. Consider your communications strategy.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

A Coherent Business Strategy Matters Our organizational alignment research found that a coherent business strategy accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing companies in terms of revenue growth, profitability, customer loyalty, leadership effectiveness, and employee engagement.

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PM Alliance

APRIL 8, 2022

The final weeks of an ERP implementation can introduce a lot of stress for project teams and stakeholders. It can also erode stakeholder’s confidence that the system launch will turn out as planned. Start assessing your situation early. If your team appears to be in constant firefighting mode, look for resources to help.

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LSA Global

APRIL 12, 2023

Can Your Approach to Talent Management Maximize Employee Potential? Savvy corporate leaders know how critical it is to maintain the skills and motivation of their workforce to ensure employees have the confidence and competence to meet current and future business needs. This “reality” sets the foundation to maximize employee potential.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Are you currently a consultant and tired of shadow boxing negative stereotypes about this role and want to be seen as an essential strategic partner to executives? Then you're going to love this tutorial video because it will reveal to what the true purpose is for the consultant's role and how to fulfill your potential in this role.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Do you want to stop under-valuing yourself through sub-contracting with other consultants and take your place as a sought-after advisor to the C-Suite? Then you're going to love this tutorial video because it will reveal to what the true purpose is for the consultant's role and how to fulfill your potential in this role.

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LSA Global

MAY 2, 2023

Ready to Move from Strategy to Action? After a successful strategy retreat , smart leaders ensure that everyone is ready to fully accept and act upon the key strategic priorities in a way that makes sense to the people and the business. Are your leaders and their direct reports truly ready for the challenge ahead?

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Challenging Times Often Require a More Proactive Corporate Strategy Does your leadership team tend to focus on the immediate issues in front of them (a reactive corporate strategy) or do they pause and look for new opportunities (a proactive corporate strategy)? But what is the right balance?

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LSA Global

APRIL 4, 2023

Why Leaders Need to Create Faster Strategy Execution We think of strategic speed as the ability of an organization and its leaders to move quickly enough to take advantage of market opportunities and offset competitive threats. To succeed, you need an implementable strategy that everyone buys into and an agreed-upon way to execute it.

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LSA Global

MARCH 14, 2024

Is your vision for change clear and compelling enough to rally the troops? To mobilize commitment for change, everyone affected by change must be ready, willing, and able enough to execute on the new ways of thinking, working, and behaving. Study after study has found that the majority of change programs fail to meet expectations.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Strategy without Action Is Just Wishful Thinking Despite the time and effort leaders put into crafting a clear business strategy , one of the most distressing statistics, is that, according to a recent IBM survey, 90% of strategies fail to meet expectations. Where did things go wrong from strategy to action?

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PM Alliance

DECEMBER 23, 2022

For businesses that are running up against issues in a digital transformation project or are preparing to launch a modernization initiative soon, consider where gaps may exist in your internal knowledgebase. These areas represent potential risks that you’ll need to address before they derail your efforts.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We know from assessing organizational cultures that the majority of leaders and employees want much more from their HR Function than reactive plans and transactional experiences. High performing HR functions proactively create and implement both short- and long-term people strategies that accelerate, enable, and support business strategies.

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LSA Global

MAY 4, 2021

What’s Going Wrong with Strategy Execution? An IBM survey reported that less than 1 out of 10 strategies are effectively executed. Unless you are in that rarefied 10% of companies whose strategies are being successfully implemented, you better figure out how to better execute strategy and fix it.

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LSA Global

JULY 8, 2023

Disappointing Executive Team Results? Not all executive teams perform at their peak at all times. Ineffective executive teams tend to operate in silos , micromanage their teams , or make misaligned leadership decisions. Do your leaders have the positive frame of mind necessary to learn, grow, and change?

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LSA Global

JUNE 4, 2021

New Initiatives and Strategies Can Be Exhilarating When we facilitate strategy retreats , energy is typically high, executives are focused, and the possibilities are exciting. Yet, moving from the boardroom to the reality of strategy execution is tricky. The challenge is how to translate goals into actions.

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

According to Gitnux blog 56% of companies actively use remote workers. The Council on Foreign Relations shares global research on how productivity increases in remote work settings. Now however, controversy about the productivity challenges of leading remote work teams confront organizational assumptions about its effectiveness.

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LSA Global

APRIL 1, 2022

The Failure Rate of Strategy Execution Does your strategy have enough external perspective? Clear strategies — even those that are carefully designed — fail at an alarming rate. Just five years ago it was reported that two-thirds of corporate strategies failed due to poor strategy execution.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Strategic Alignment We define strategic alignment as the point at which your organization’s resources, investments, decisions, and actions work cohesively together to achieve your corporate priorities. So, How Do You Achieve It? Read on for 3 steps to strategic alignment. What Difference Does It Make? If only it were that easy.

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Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Business consulting services are those services which help organizations to overcome problems in the fields of management, planning, and execution. It is crucial for business owners to understand where they stand, what they want to achieve, and how to execute their strategies.

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LSA Global

MARCH 1, 2022

The Challenge of Strategy Execution From our three decades of experience which has been borne out by a recent IBM survey, we know that less than 10% of corporate strategies are being successfully implemented. Leaders need to learn how to boost strategy execution.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 25, 2023

Top 5 Challenges of Building a High Performing Leadership Team While executive leadership teams face many internal and external challenges, our leadership simulation assessment data found that five challenges of building a high performing leadership team rise to the surface. The speed and scope of change can be daunting.

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PM Alliance

JANUARY 13, 2023

Instead, savvy groups are taking a fresh look at where risks exist in today’s supply chain climate and updating their strategies to identify and remediate possible perils. If you’re seeking new ways to deal with what are becoming old problems, consider these tips to help adjust how you manage supply chain risks.

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LSA Global

MARCH 7, 2024

The Importance of Culture for Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers and Acquisitions remain at the core of many executive team growth strategies. Your strategies must go through your people AND your culture to be successfully implemented. But hope is not an effective culture integration strategy.

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PM Alliance

DECEMBER 2, 2022

With the right strategies in place ahead of time, you can mitigate the risks and keep your project on track for a timely completion. Most of these are frequently out of your stakeholders’ control. In each case, implementing a fix could mean a delay, something that has the potential to derail your project.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 6, 2021

Why Do So Many Fail at Strategy Execution Strategy execution risks are not new. We know from experience and from a recent IBM survey that less than 10% of carefully crafted strategies are being successfully implemented. How can we overcome strategy execution risks? The question is why.

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LSA Global

APRIL 2, 2021

What Are the Attributes of an Effective Corporate Strategy? Is your company’s strategy clear enough, believable enough, and implementable enough to be successfully implemented across your organization? How can you expect employees to execute and commit to a plan they don’t fully understand?

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LSA Global

JANUARY 4, 2021

Disconnect Between Strategy and Implementation Here is a typical scenario that illustrates the challenge when you try to translate strategies into actions. The executives at their strategy retreat produce a well-considered, extensive, and ambitious strategy. The implementation is left up to the employees.

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LSA Global

APRIL 20, 2023

Are You Leveraging Your Corporate Culture Mechanisms for Change? And when Deloitte looked at culture through workers’ eyes, they reported that 94% of executives and 88% of employees believe that an aligned and clear company culture is key to a company’s success. Organizational culture matters.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 28, 2017

For example: Mary Smith: Executive Coach & Consultant John Doe: Organization Effectiveness Consultant and Leadership Coach Usually there’s nothing wrong with this. But consultants are not executive coaches. There is a fundamental difference in how each approaches their work. Sometimes we call this “get s**t done.”

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LSA Global

JULY 2, 2022

Strategic Agreement Smart leaders and those who facilitate strategy retreats know that strategic alignment does not mean agreement. . This manifests itself as the executive team looking, feeling, and acting as a unified force working toward a shared outcome. And it all starts with the executive team.

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Epicflow

JUNE 10, 2022

So, the importance of risk management cannot be overestimated – it’s better to stay ahead of all possible threats to your project. . What are the most typical risks associated with aerospace engineering projects, and how to manage them effectively? They touch upon the following project management areas: Planning (e.g.,

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