Brimstone Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2020

McNulty, associate director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard, and Leonard Marcus, founding co-director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard, wrote , “The coronavirus crisis, like every crisis, is unfolding over an arc of time with a beginning, middle, and end. Build Agility.

Leadership 62

Leadership Agile Operations Survey 62

Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 17, 2020

Aligning your senior leadership team will help drive the results needed to move your organization forward through recovery. The alignment of the senior leadership team impacts growth, performance, profitability, and the ability of an organization to navigate change and disruption. Ownership ensures accountability and execution.

Leadership 52

Leadership Agile Metrics Operations 52

Business Consulting Agency

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Insufficient Planning and Strategic Execution : Reason : Inadequate business planning, flawed strategies, or poor execution. Impact : Financial instability, cash flow issues, and inability to sustain operations lead to business failure. Impact : Low brand visibility, inability to reach the target audience, and stunted growth.

Cash Flow 97

Cash Flow Financial Leadership Resources 97

LSA Global

JULY 8, 2023

Maybe It’s Time to Improve Leadership Mindsets at Work. Ineffective executive teams tend to operate in silos , micromanage their teams , or make misaligned leadership decisions. Leadership Mindsets versus Leadership Skills Can’t top tier leaders just focus on improving certain leadership knowledge, skills, and behaviors?

Leadership 36

Leadership Agile Enterprise Tools 36

Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 28, 2022

Effective leadership is communication. A few things about effective leadership communication are proven based on several studies over the past two decades. With these recommendations, you can focus on the critical few proven leadership communication solutions that create business results. Why Leadership Communication Matters.

Leadership 52

Leadership Emotional Intelligence Agile Culture 52

Brimstone Consulting

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Focus on executing your strategy with precision. You not only have the skills and knowledge needed to operate it, but you have also spent so much time on this boat, you know its unique quirks. You not only have the skills and knowledge needed to operate it, but you have also spent so much time on this boat, you know its unique quirks.

Strategy 73

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Agile 73

Business Consulting Agency

APRIL 11, 2024

Whether navigating challenges, optimizing operations, or seizing growth opportunities, consulting services offer a myriad of benefits that contribute to client success. Operational Efficiency and Process Optimization Consultants help clients streamline operations, optimize processes, and improve efficiency across departments.

Consulting 52

Consulting Deloitte Efficiency McKinsey 52

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. However, without a data strategy , the likelihood of achieving successful outcomes is greatly diminished.

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Report Data Strategy Strategy 98

LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

Developing an effective sales strategy requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and the ability to adapt to evolving trends. 5 Steps to Crafting an Effective Sales Strategy We know from our own organizational alignment research that strategic sales clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing sales teams.

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Sales Strategy Strategy Strategy& 36

LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

Developing an effective sales strategy requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and the ability to adapt to evolving trends. 5 Steps to Crafting an Effective Sales Strategy We know from our own organizational alignment research that strategic sales clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing sales teams.

Sales 36

Sales Strategy Strategy Strategy& 36

Brimstone Consulting

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Focus on executing your strategy with precision. You not only have the skills and knowledge needed to operate it, but you have also spent so much time on this boat, you know its unique quirks. You not only have the skills and knowledge needed to operate it, but you have also spent so much time on this boat, you know its unique quirks.

Strategy 61

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Agile 61

LSA Global

AUGUST 25, 2023

The CEO’s Best Tool for Success – A High Performing Leadership Team To thrive, organizations must be agile enough to meet everchanging market conditions. A CEO’s best tool for success is a high performing leadership team. The speed and scope of change can be daunting. A stagnant executive team is a less effective executive team.

Leadership 36

Leadership Construction Accenture Agile 36

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The leaders in the Facilitative Leadership Workshop faced the following challenges: High expectations to take, promote, and encourage a cross-functional and program focus vs. the predominant product and function focus that most of their internal customers follow and are rewarded for.

Leadership 36

Leadership Company Talent Agile 36

LSA Global

AUGUST 2, 2022

Do You Need to Upgrade Your Strategy? To succeed, we believe that it’s time to rethink and upgrade your strategy to meet the current and future challenges. Upgrade Your Strategy by Consistently Updating the Strategic Context When it comes to successful strategy execution, context matters. 3 Steps to Upgrade Your Strategy.

Strategy 36

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Talent 36

LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Strategic Leadership Competencies – Strategic vs. Operational Leadership. Strategic leaders need a different set of skills from those of operational leaders. Inspire Key Stakeholders to Commit to the Strategy. Does your organization foster the kind of strategic leadership required to thrive during chaos?

Leadership 36

Leadership Agile Operations Construction 36

Brimstone Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The board, leadership team, employees, shareholders – they all are at once excited and anxious about the impact a new leader will have on the organization, the bottom line, and what the change in leadership means for them as individuals. The outcome is an actionable three-year strategy. Our process drives results.

Leadership 81

Leadership Agile Metrics Strategy 81

Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

They help identify growth opportunities, assess market dynamics, and craft strategies that align with the company’s objectives. Strategic planning ensures that the business remains agile and responsive to changing market conditions. Operational Efficiency Streamlining operations is key to reducing costs and improving efficiency.

Company 52

Company Efficiency Financial Operations 52

LSA Global

MAY 2, 2024

Understanding the cultural nuances of these approaches is important during both strategy design and strategy execution. In a low process variation organization, consistency, predictability, and meticulous attention to detail matter most to deliver on the strategy for success.

Culture 36

Culture Efficiency Strategy Strategy 36

Brimstone Consulting

JULY 1, 2021

A leading health services organization identified leadership development as one of its biggest challenges. The organization had grown quickly through acquisitions which placed leaders in positions larger and broader than their leadership training and experience equipped them for. Let's talk CONTACT BRIMSTONE.

Development 65

Development Case Study Case Studies Study 65

Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. At Bain & Company, we do not believe that companies should try to use agile methods everywhere.

Agile 28

Agile How To Enterprise Metrics 28

Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

Its hierarchical authority, specialized division of labor, and standard operating procedures enabled companies to grow far larger than they had ever been. I know it is critical for the leadership to embrace agile, but the sad reality is that I’m not sure our leadership team will start before it’s too late.

Agile 31

Agile Energy Retail Case Interview 31

Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In today’s data-centric digital landscape, intelligence is central to any business strategy, especially as we look towards 2024. Critical success factors (CSFs) represent the key areas or conditions you need to master for your business strategy to be successful. Are project operations, sales, customer service, etc.

Agile 52

Agile Tools Data Talent 52

Brimstone Consulting

JULY 20, 2020

Agile strategy transformations organizations and delivers results. Agile strategy gives organizations the framework and mindset necessary to accelerate momentum and drive results while simultaneously developing leaders, aligning teams, changing the way the organization works, and energizing people.

Agile 52

Agile Methodologies Strategy Strategy 52

Brimstone Consulting

JULY 20, 2020

important;}”] Agile strategy transformations organizations and delivers results. Agile strategy gives organizations the framework and mindset necessary to accelerate momentum and drive results while simultaneously developing leaders, aligning teams, changing the way the organization works, and energizing people.

Agile 52

Agile Methodologies Strategy Strategy 52

Kates Kesler

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

As a company strategy becomes more dynamic and ambitious, leaders will often shift to a matrixed organization model to help the business excel at doing more than one thing simultaneously. long term vs short term investments, M&A activity, enterprise vs operating unit accountability). 1 Networked, Scaled, and Agile.

Automotive 50

Automotive Enterprise Operations Agile 50

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Why is one insurance company deep into an agile transformation while another is experimenting with it only at the edges of its business? For every company wrestling with evolutions in its strategy, success depends as much on matching the operating model to those evolutions as it does on the soundness of the strategy itself.

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Company 28

Kates Kesler

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Very large multi-national product companies need to find creative ways to enjoy the benefits of scale while remaining agile. Agility and scale rarely co-exist in the design of the organizational operating model. So why is it so hard to create networked, agile teams in large, global product companies?

Agile 50

Agile Analysis Apparel Resources 50

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

For example, McKinsey explicitly looks for people with leadership ability, problem solving skills, and initiative. As a strategy consultant, you will live and breathe PowerPoint presentations. It is important to be open-minded and agile. Master PowerPoint and Excel PowerPoint and Excel are programs you will use daily.

Consulting 88

Consulting Analysis Industry Accenture 88

Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 29, 2022

Agile strategy leads to 220% increase in revenue. Further, the organization had not invested in leadership development nor was there a common leadership language. Following the assessment, Brimstone began by working with the leadership team to develop a comprehensive strategy. CASE STUDY.

Agile 96

Agile Strategy Strategy Strategy& 96

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

The strategy-to-execution gap is an enduring problem with no easy solution. ” In their seminal HBR piece , Paul Leinwand, Cesare Mainardi, and Art Kleiner outlined what senior leaders must do to close the strategy-to-execution gap. Translate strategy into everyday processes and capabilities. Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

Strategy 36

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Enterprise 36

LSA Global

MAY 11, 2023

Done wrong, organization structures stifle innovation, collaboration, and strategy execution. To us, it feels like leadership malpractice to create an organizational structure that negatively impacts the loyalty, discretionary effort, or intent to stay of your top talent.

Culture 36

Culture Leadership Guidelines Study 36

Tom Spencer

JUNE 21, 2021

As a corporate strategy professional, I execute and coordinate all of the key activities of the firm that span multiple business units and functions. Q = “Should we revisit our growth strategy and consider inorganic means of achieving growth?”. Answer (A). This can be achieved by…”. How to make the most of the Minto Pyramid Principle?

McKinsey 88

McKinsey Construction Trends Industry 88

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2018

Changing consumer needs, combined with shifting workforce expectations, are altering the competitive landscape and dictating transformation of existing company operating models for consumer industries. Accenture, in conjunction with the World Economic Forum, has created a vision of the operating model of the future for consumer industries.

Accenture 28

Accenture Strategy Strategy Strategy& 28

Epicflow

JUNE 16, 2022

This category embraces employees, customers, and leadership and consists of the following components. . Technologies: Optimization of Operations . Digitizing operations. Let’s explore them in detail. . People: The Most Valuable Asset . The right digital-savvy leaders . IT modernization . Digital marketing .

Tools 59

Tools Operations Efficiency Talent 59

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

The widely accepted view that strategy and execution are separable activities sets companies up for failure in a fast-paced world. One of us (Paul) is a strategy scholar and economist; the other (Amy) studies organizational behavior and operations management. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution. Insight center.

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Boston Consulting Group 28

Makarios Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2022

Third, be flexible and agile to respond to customer needs. Ideas may include marketing initiatives, personal networking, social media, thought leadership, new offerings, and more. One of the best ways to streamline and enhance operations is to engage your team members and ask for their ideas.

B2B 76

B2B B2C Trends Agile 76

Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Digital transformation requires a new approach to strategy. A key tenet of digital transformation is the understanding that digital strategy no longer plays a supporting role for business strategy. Zurich Insurance Group Takes Its IT Infrastructure to the Agile Cloud. Digital transformation requires new strengths.

Enterprise 28

Enterprise Insurance Insurance Agile 28