Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Is it: Advertising Publicity Increasing retail distribution Direct and measured response SEO Making the logo pretty Wholesale and trade relationships Maintaining the status quo and not screwing up Keeping the website running Positioning Creating network effects Community engagement Strategy Listening hard to market desires Customer service Customer (..)

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LSA Global

MAY 20, 2018

Successful Strategy Implementation is Far from Easy. Closing the strategy execution gap is hard work. Not many organizations naturally combine strategy and strategy execution. Research by IBM found that only 10% of strategies are deemed to be successfully executed. Being OK with Misalignment.

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LSA Global

MARCH 10, 2019

Are corporate training metrics simply an exercise in futility that pleases training experts and HR but otherwise has no meaningful value to the business? Successful companies have learned that corporate training metrics have tremendous value in three areas: Helping to evaluate what matters (where to focus your efforts).

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1 to 1

OCTOBER 26, 2014

What makes a successful social media strategy? Panelists addressed concerns regarding engaging audiences and customers in meaningful ways, finding metrics to convince executives of social''s value, and empowering employees to participate in social initiatives. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog.

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LSA Global

JUNE 6, 2020

Middle Management Needs to Be Deeply Engaged in Strategy Design and Planning. For strategic plans to succeed, companies need to align middle management with strategy. Make the inevitable strategic and tactical adjustments to keep the strategy on track. What Executives Need to Do to Align Middle Management with Strategy.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Misunderstood Corporate Strategies Undermine Success. Misunderstood corporate strategies threaten your success. A corporate strategy is the plan you create to achieve specific goals. If you want to perform at your peak, you need your strategy to be clear, believable, and implementable across the organization.

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LSA Global

MARCH 5, 2018

Simple, Clear Strategies Work Best. Complex businesses like the one diagrammed on the board above require complex strategies, right? To effectively cascade corporate strategies throughout an organization, they must be easily understood, clearly stated, and embraced by all employees. What Is the Difference? The Bottom Line.

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Asamby Consulting

JANUARY 20, 2022

These goals can be tracked through metrics that gives continuous feedback such as OKR, MBO, etc. These metrics are like receiving a score in a video game, which allows everybody to know if they are going in the right direction. Though the metrics may not contain the same level of information.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 25, 2020

Is It Time to Pivot Your Sales Strategy? You will find out just how quickly you can pivot your sales strategy and your sales team when a crisis occurs. Do you need to pivot your sales strategy or sales approach? 3 Steps to Pivot Your Sales Strategy During a Crisis. But hope is not a strategy – especially during a crisis.

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LSA Global

MARCH 11, 2024

While most companies believe in the need to upskill their employees to execute their strategies and retain top talent, leaders are frustrated with the return on their training investments. Level 3 Training Measurement is typically determined through performance metrics, supervisor evaluations, and peer feedback.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Why a Winning Sales Strategy Matters|. A winning sales strategy clearly outlines where you should win the majority of the time, what sets you apart from your competition, how sales success will be measured and the critical few sales scenarios that matter most in terms of meeting your sales targets. Where Do You Begin? The Bottom Line.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A Common Problem When Leaders Disagree on Strategy. After massive investments of time and money, too many companies report failing at strategy execution. What’s Causing the Disconnect between Strategic Planning and Strategy Implementation? Six Tips on Moving Forward When Top Leaders Disagree on Strategy.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Do You Know Why Your Strategy May Fail? Not all strategies lead to results…even the best laid plans may not yield the outcomes you hope for. Only 10 Percent of Strategies Get Fully Executed. 9-out-of-10 strategies fail to meet expectations. What’s Going Wrong with Strategy Execution? Too Complex. Varied Buy-In.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

How to Better Cascade Your Corporate Strategy. In business we use the verb “cascading” when we talk about communicating and embedding a corporate strategy throughout the organization. Effective Strategy Cascading Creates Alignment, Accountability and Meaning. Success Metrics: How you will measure success and failure.

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LSA Global

APRIL 1, 2024

Strategic Vision , Company Mission , Corporate Values , and Optimizing Strategies) serve as an organization’s North Star. You will know that you have more work to do if people are uncertain about shared goals or feel pulled in different directions by conflicting priorities or misaligned cultural expectations and metrics for success.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 1, 2018

Data-driven Decision-making and Strategies. This book is for you if you want to learn about Jenny’s take on data-driven decision-making and strategies and how to: Understand essential data science principles and corporate analytics models. Boost HR and company productivity and performance with metrics that matter.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

A Corporate Growth Strategy that Works. What is the secret to actually emerging from your growth strategy better, bigger, and stronger? Far more growth strategies, however, fall short. In fact, IBM found that less than 10% of well formulated strategies are effectively executed. The Corporate Growth Strategy Failures.

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1 to 1

JANUARY 5, 2016

Companies in the private sector continue to adopt customer experience metrics such as customer effort score and Net Promoter Score to get a better handle on how satisfied customers are and to help determine whether customer experience investments are paying off. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog.

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The overall organizational system includes three primary systems: The business strategy is all about WHAT the organization wants to accomplish. The organization strategy is about HOW the organization will achieve its business strategy. The people strategy is about the WHO.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Different Strategies and Cultures Matter. Our organizational alignment research found that the combination of different strategies and cultures at work accounts for 71% of the difference between high and low performing companies in terms of revenue growth, profitability, customer loyalty, and employee engagement.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Management Consultants: Management consultants, in practice also known as business consultants or organizational advisors, are consultants who focus on all sorts of organizational concerns from strategy to a variety of elements within management. There are three main types of business consultants. Which cities should it prioritize?

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Business Consulting Agency

JULY 11, 2023

Whether it’s an e-commerce platform, a corporate site, or a personal blog, the online presence a website provides can make or break an organization’s success. Through in-depth analysis and industry insights, they identify areas for improvement and develop actionable strategies that align with business goals.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Strategy Design is Only the Beginning. Designing a clear and compelling company strategy is only the first step. Unfortunately, there is a measurable gap between strategy design and implementation in too many organizations. Closing the Gap between Strategy Design and Implementation. Strategic Clarity – The “What”.

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LSA Global

APRIL 4, 2018

Good Strategy Execution. There is not really any secret to good strategy execution…it’s really just a matter of applying some good common sense. But you’d be surprised at how many companies fail to succeed at strategy implementation of even very well crafted corporate strategies. 90% Failure Strategy Execution Rate.

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Kates Kesler

JULY 24, 2020

Talent problems are result of organization design decisions related to organization strategy and broader organization design issues. The Star Model provides a holistic view of to look at the diversity opportunity and it starts with strategy. Metrics and Rewards. The focus on “fixing” a talent problem comes too late.

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Kates Kesler

JULY 22, 2020

Talent problems are result of organization design decisions related to organization strategy and broader organization design issues. The Star Model provides a holistic view of to look at the diversity opportunity and it starts with strategy. Metrics and Rewards. The focus on “fixing” a talent problem comes too late.

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LSA Global

JULY 2, 2019

Is Your Strategy Set Up to Be Operationalized? Are you ready to operationalize your strategy? A strategy without people consistently implementing it together is useless. And yet IBM found that less than 1 out of 10 strategies are effectively executed. What moves should a leader make to bring their strategy to life?

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LSA Global

JANUARY 2, 2018

How to Develop the Right Strategy. When you can develop the right strategy…one that is clear, agreed-upon and achievable…you are set up to win the game and outperform your competition. Top 10 Signs of a Bad Strategy. Let’s start with the most common signs of a bad strategy. Conflicted success metrics. Get to Work.

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LSA Global

JUNE 4, 2018

It Is Important to Close the Strategy Execution Gap. To close the strategy execution gap in a meaningful way, leaders must agree upon and commit to a set of specific priorities focused on achieving clear goals. It Is Difficult to Close the Strategy Execution Gap. Strategy execution however is easier said than done.

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Kates Kesler

MARCH 7, 2021

METRICS/REWARDS . . What metrics should we track? . It’s important to take a systematic approach to enabling the transformation program that considers structure, processes, metrics , and people practices. Communities of practice also promote continuous learning and sharing. . Christie Irizarry.

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Buzzsprout

MARCH 28, 2024

In this blog, we'll break down everything you need to know about podcast advertising and show you how to leverage different types of podcast ads for optimal results. Podcasts are a versatile advertising channel that can work for anyone with a clear message and a strong marketing strategy (more on this later).

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LSA Global

MARCH 18, 2019

Successful Strategy Execution Is Not the Norm. Sadly, IBM found that less than 10% of well formulated strategies are successfully executed. When it comes to successful strategy execution, how can you beat the odds? Why is Successful Strategy Execution So Hard? Is implemented consistently across an organization.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Sales leaders are uniquely accountable for leading, managing, and coaching their teams (just like all other new managers ) PLUS meeting revenue targets, perhaps the most important and pressure-filled success metric of any organization. The pressure to deliver against ever-increasing revenue goals is unrelenting.

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Consultant Ninja

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Countdown metric unit shrinking. ["96 I am a strategy consultant at. Client timeline shortening. Lets shoot for a Wednesday draft"] Partner involvement growing. ["I I havent seen a deck in a while. Can you please send the most recent version over?"] 96 hours until were done."] Cursing off the chart. ["f**k." Car rental abuse appearing.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 16, 2023

High performing sales managers ensure that each and every team member understands, embraces, and is intrinsically motivated by the sales strategy and plan for success. They ensure that team members are accountable to the agreed-upon processes and critical productivity metrics. Can your sales leaders lead enough to create high growth?

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Successful organizations have learned how to design the right L&D strategy. 4 Factors to Design the Right L&D Strategy for Your Company Because of the competitive war for talent, people expect to be invested in and developed. We know that the same is true with training strategies.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

What Is Business Strategy? In the corporate world, business strategy design serves as the guide to win over the competition; it considers all the influencing factors of the business and outlines the way to secure future success. It encompasses the strategy answers that employees must have. Designing a Business Strategy.

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