LSA Global

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Leaders Need to Create a Culture of Constructive Debate to Get Aligned We steadfastly believe in the power of organizational alignment. Alignment occurs when every part of the organization is working to implement the “intentions” of the business strategy in a way that makes sense to the business AND to the people.

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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. Most business leaders consider the speed of successful strategy execution to be paramount to sustainable growth.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 22, 2018

Growth is Limited When Strategy and Culture Are at Odds. When strategy and culture are at odds, it is nearly impossible to reach your business potential. Because your strategy must go through your people and your culture to be implemented. Examples of Misaligned Strategies and Cultures.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Aligning Culture and Brand. Many companies, when they attempt to develop a more positive corporate culture , try to outdo others in what they offer. Instead, we have learned that employees are more engaged and productive when the overall workplace culture is aligned with the company’s brand promise. A Prime Example.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 6, 2020

In some “win-at-all cost” cultures like Oracle or those climbing Mt. Depending upon your strategy and your marketplace, either emphasis can be successful. Does your workplace culture emphasize the “what” over the “how”? The Right Cultural Balance. Three Steps to Ensure the Right HOW for Your Culture.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 6, 2018

Download Episode Transcript. Business Strategy : The organization’s formula for winning (e.g., Organization Strategy : The placement of power and authority (e.g., and how the work is accomplished, the flow by which products and services are created and delivered (e.g., I have two children.

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LSA Global

MARCH 6, 2020

Win at all Costs Culture. The Influence of Culture. Culture in sports or culture in business can be a strong influence either for good or for evil. Think of culture as how things truly get done in an organization. Healthy workplace cultures strive to treat their employees and their customers well.

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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

JULY 10, 2018

A Misaligned Workplace Culture Creates Problems. Once you accept the fact that workplace culture matters (and matters a lot) when you are trying to build a high performing organization, then you can focus your attention on what culture gaps might exist. The Definition of Workplace Culture. Why Culture Matters.

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LSA Global

APRIL 11, 2024

Yet, fostering a culture of change agility requires more than just reacting to external shifts — organizational change agility demands a purposeful and proactive approach that permeates every level of the organization. For example, AMD has been chasing Nvidia’s innovative products for years. Is your workplace culture adaptable enough?

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LSA Global

AUGUST 20, 2018

The Competitive Advantage through Culture. Most business leaders talk a good game about wanting to create a high performance culture , but few fully understand how to create the environment to get the most out of their people in a way that accelerates their strategy. But they can’t copy the culture—and they know it.”

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LSA Global

JUNE 15, 2017

A recent CEO asked me, “How can we grow our workforce without sacrificing our Culture?” ” For any leader, the risk of sacrificing your culture is real. If your strategic success depends on growing your workforce fast, you do not have to sacrifice your culture on the altar of speed. It involves adding talent.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 4, 2018

Culture Defines Your Company. When we ask experienced leaders what matters most, 7-out-of-10 say “Establish your culture.” Companies can be defined by their leaders, by their products, by their services, by their industry, or even by their performance, but culture touches everything. The Definition of Workplace Culture.

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LSA Global

APRIL 11, 2017

If only corporate culture change could be accomplished through simply establishing a “few rules.” Unfortunately, effecting real organizational culture change, just as succeeding at real behavior change, is not easy. So changing the email culture would save time and raise productivity. So what happened in France?

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LSA Global

AUGUST 3, 2018

What Is a Culture Champion? We define a culture champion as someone of influence who believes that organizational culture matters, that culture has a significant impact on business results, and acts accordingly. How Culture Relates to Business Results. A weak or toxic culture drags down all measures of success.

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Consulting Matters

JULY 7, 2022

First, I have been talking for the last few episodes about the importance of not just identifying your ideal client but getting in their hearts and minds so you can position yourself, products/services, and copy to connect with them. If you're an org looking for leadership, culture, experience, and transformation, connect with Jim.

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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

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In some win at all costs organizational cultures , declining a request can have negative consequences. Actionable Strategies to Help Teams Overcome Unrealistic Targets As a leader, you are responsible for the success of your team. start by gathering some data points.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Employee Engagement and Company Culture. The link between engagement and company culture is not hard to find. We define culture as how and why things truly get done in an organization. Why Engagement and Culture Matter. The Link between Engagement and Company Culture.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Does a People First Corporate Culture Make Sense? Most employees believe that a people first corporate culture makes sense. The short answer – it depends on your business strategy. Everyone Wants to Work in a Healthy Culture. Everyone Wants to Work in a Healthy Culture. What Does Set Culture Apart?

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Want to Build a Strong Culture of Employees with Super Powers? Do you have a clue about what genuinely engaged and aligned employees can do for your strategy, your culture and your brand? Externally: The way your company’s products, services and brand are perceived by both current and potential customers. The Bottom Line.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Why Build a High Trust Work Culture? When you as a leader build a high trust work culture in your organization, it is simply good for people and good for business. When compared to lower trust companies, the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies found that employees in high-trust companies are: 50% more productive. 76% more engaged.

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LSA Global

MAY 2, 2018

A Healthy Organizational Culture Matters. A healthy organizational culture can have a huge influence on the success or failure of your business. The Harvard Business School recently reported that a healthy culture can account for up to 50% of the difference in performance between organizations in the same industry.

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LSA Global

JULY 20, 2017

Some leaders think they must set goals for a high performance culture that are impossible (or almost impossible) to reach in order to motivate their teams to provide maximum effort and peak performance. To set goals for a high performance culture, they must be “just right.” We believe that both sets of leaders are wrong.

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LSA Global

MAY 11, 2023

Why an Organizational Structure Designed to Promote Employee Engagement Matters Findings from our organizational culture assessment tell us that most employees feel like their companies are in a constant state of organizational flux driven by the accelerating pace of organizational change and never-ending industry disruption.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Definition of a Healthy Corporate Culture. We define a healthy corporate culture as one in which the corporate values and behaviors are consistently lived across an organization. In general, all organizations strive to be healthy, and people want to work in a healthy corporate culture. Values and a Healthy Corporate Culture.

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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. It provides mission and purpose, brand, vision, goals, desired customer experience, products, and service offerings. The people strategy is about the WHO.

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LSA Global

APRIL 21, 2017

When you have invested significant time and money to hire new talent, you look for a payoff…productive employees who are engaged and stay. To learn more, download 7 New Employee Orientation and Onboarding Best Practices to Increase Speed to Productivity. Pretty dismal. What is going wrong? Train on systems. Monitor results.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Leadership success or failure is part of and dependent upon several contextual drivers that surround them — the ecosystem, the organizational strategy, the culture, the organization’s attitude toward change, and the internal and external stakeholders they must serve. No business leader operates in a vacuum.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 17, 2018

If you are comfortable with the current performance of your business, chances are that you need a more aggressive business strategy to avoid drifting into some dangerous waters. They need to challenge and update their strategy so they can flex to challenges that threaten their organization’s good health. Don’t Let Your Guard Down.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

When consumers believe a product is creative, they are more likely to like , share , and buy it. Jeffrey Loewenstein and I recently published a study examining the features that indicate whether a product is creative in the world’s two largest economies, the U.S. The unusualness of a product or process. and China.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Which sales growth strategy tips apply to your unique situation? Create Alignment for High Growth Our organizational alignment research found that when companies align their strategy, culture, and talent for growth, they grow revenue 58% faster with 72% more profitability than their unaligned peers. Are you aligned for growth?

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Is It Possible to Shape Your Corporate Culture? Your corporate culture exists by design or by default. Chances are you shaped, inherited or stumbled into your workplace culture. The Definition of Culture. Let’s start with a definition of organizational culture. Can You Shape Your Corporate Culture?

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

An Aligned Customer Experience Delivers Value If you want your business to thrive, assess your corporate culture so that you can evaluate the way your customers experience every aspect of your business. Create a process to encourage employees to continuously re-imagine the products, services, and experiences their customers seek.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Successful Strategy Execution. Strategic vision needs successful strategy execution to create sustainable results. While a runaway product (e.g. cloud computing) can put you and your company on the path to success, successful strategy execution is the difference between short- and long-term staying power. profitability.

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LSA Global

JUNE 16, 2017

Strategy matters. You can spend all the time you like creating a strategy designed to improve and grow your business but, if you don’t execute against that plan, what good is it? According to IBM, only one out of ten organizations is able to successfully implement their strategies on a consistent basis. That’s right.

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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? Is carried out in a way that aligns with the company’s cultural values and beliefs. Too Complex.

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