Effective Managers

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Many businesses today have a similar focus on outcomes for the performance measures used to assess how well they are implementing strategy. This focus can create problems in either diverging from strategy or by ignoring issues in the value chain. Session 2: Metrics vs Strategy. A Common Pitfall in Business.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

At the most basic level a consulting engagement (or any strategic project) will typically contain three-phases: Structure and propose a strategy. Implement and execute on the strategy. Track the performance of the strategy. operational vs analytical) with the following questions in mind: Who is the target audience?

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Now, there's only so much I can share with you on a podcast about practically using these power skills and how everything else we have been chatting about in these organizational consulting series fit together. The organization strategy is about HOW the organization will achieve its business strategy.

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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. Are you and your sales team agile enough?

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Kates Kesler

MARCH 7, 2021

We used the STAR model to help them take a holistic and practical approach to thinking through how to build an enterprise capability. . Local (business unit and operational function) teams have embedded practitioners that know the work of the unit and can build local relationships. . METRICS/REWARDS . .

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Business Consulting Agency

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Whether it’s implementing secure payment gateways, enabling inventory management, or facilitating seamless order processing, consultants ensure that e-commerce stores are equipped with robust features that enhance operational efficiency and deliver a seamless shopping experience for customers. Get answers without needing to guess.

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LSA Global

MARCH 20, 2020

While many pundits believe that people can’t perform both roles well, corporations continue to believe that high performing and high potential employees can, at the same time, operate as an effective individual producer and people leader simultaneously. How to Set Up Your Player-Coaches for Success.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 20, 2019

We define organizational complexity as a combination of excessive management tiers, inefficient systems, cumbersome procedures, misaligned performance metrics, confusing role definitions, and cloudy accountability. Clarify Strategy and Align Leadership. Is your strategy clear enough? Align Cultural Choices to Your Strategy.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

An aligned culture creates the environment to accelerate your strategy forward. How to Find Weak Links in Your Corporate Culture. Success metrics are confusing, conflicting, unfair or unbalanced. Review and share monthly dashboard metrics and adjust accordingly. Weak links in your corporate culture can derail performance.

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PM Alliance

OCTOBER 10, 2022

This could be due to new, money-hungry projects added to the pipeline, or a sponsor-led push to redirect funds to other operational areas inside the business. Try this: Touch base with your other sponsors and executives to gather their insights on how to fill any financial gaps and keep the project’s scope and schedule intact.

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LSA Global

MAY 16, 2024

While leaders are often experienced in day-to-day operations, they are often inexperienced in taking an organization in radically new directions that require new ways of working , thinking, and behaving. Do your leaders know how to actively involve key stakeholders during change to ensure that they are all onboard? That is a shame.

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Rick Conlow

JANUARY 2, 2023

They operate in a bubble and do not attend the party. These means they are not good at one-on-one conversations, cultural sensitivity, listening, team building, managing their emotions, managing conflict, or communicating vision and strategy clearly. CEOs focus on data, facts, figures, and metrics.

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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. Finally, Processes and Organization defines HOW these goals are achieved.

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Prudent Pedal

JULY 27, 2021

According to Forbes, “The Davos Manifesto highlighted a set of 22 quantitative core ESG metrics and then added a more advanced phase two aspirational set of 34 metrics. The expanded metrics are less established and revolve around a “wider value chain.” LISTEN: The Risks and Rewards of ESG Positioning. Time will tell.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 27, 2017

The company I lead, Ingersoll Rand, is a 146-year-old organization that over the past few years integrated sustainability and business strategy to anticipate and address major global trends, most prominently climate change. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution. While this can be disheartening, it doesn’t have to be this way.

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LSA Global

JUNE 19, 2019

Do You Know How to Conduct Effective Leadership Team Meetings? Use other meetings and other people to take care of tactical, urgent, operational, and functional items. The purpose of this section is to make sure everyone knows where they stand in terms of achieving key success metrics and strategic imperatives.

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LSA Global

JULY 19, 2018

No matter what the goal and what the strategy to reach it, the better you and your team are aligned and working together, the more likely you will succeed. Indeed, IBM found that less than 10% of well formulated strategies are effectively executed. How to Measure the Power of Strategic Alignment. The Bottom Line.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

And at many companies, sustainability efforts are measured with well over 10 internal metrics. That doesn’t mean companies should abandon traditional strategies for reducing costs, mitigating risks, and preserving a “license to operate.”

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LSA Global

MAY 9, 2019

It is not just the purview of finance to interpret the numbers that govern profit and loss; it behooves every employee to understand how and why the company makes money, spends money, and measures financial performance. The most important terms and concepts to understand are how to measure: Profitability. Operating income.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A core challenge of management is to ensure that the organization’s priorities, strategies, and metrics are consistently embraced and that any impediments are identified and addressed quickly. Metrics that are reported daily, such as “units at capacity.” CAPTION TEXT HERE/Getty Images.

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Makarios Consulting

JANUARY 5, 2021

As we stand on the cusp of a new year, it is a perfect time for a refresher on company vision: how to establish it, how to get people to align around it, and how to execute it. Establishing a Vision Establishing a vision for your business is the first step in developing a solid strategy. What is your 10-year target?

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Makarios Consulting

JANUARY 5, 2021

As we stand on the cusp of a new year, it is a perfect time for a refresher on company vision: how to establish it, how to get people to align around it, and how to execute it. Establishing a vision for your business is the first step in developing a solid strategy. What is your (high level) marketing strategy?

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It is up to managers to be specific about how each team member fits in and what expectations there are for each team member’s contribution to the team effort. Do not underestimate the power of actively involving stakeholders in your team’s strategy and approach. Course correct? Track progress? Hold each other accountable ?

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Harvard Business

MARCH 31, 2017

After all, if you’re trying to sell a product or strategy, you need to be able to demonstrate that it is both practical and high margin. Here are some strategies to improve your financial intelligence. ” Focus on key metrics. That metric is often expressed in the form of a ratio. Overcome your fears.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JANUARY 16, 2023

A good working definition of what it means to embrace data-driven decision-making is: Using facts extracted from data and metrics to guide business decisions that support business goals rather than relying on experience, intuition, and stories alone. Using data enables organizations to optimize operations. References: Bartlett, R.

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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. Strategy, competitor actions and timely responses do not fit neatly into a fixed calendar. This takes time.

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LSA Global

APRIL 19, 2018

Ruthlessly Align Culture with Strategy. Culture and strategy are inextricably entwined…one supports the other. Strategy must go through culture and people to get implemented. And conversely, you cannot espouse an intimate customer-centric culture if your strategy is to scale off-the-shelf solutions to the masses.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 22, 2016

Fourth, begin to operate a pilot of your network business by shifting small amounts of capital (including time, talent, and money) to the new initiative. This will require reporting on new metrics. Finally, begin to track the progress of your network initiative.

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1 to 1

JUNE 29, 2022

With executives searching for answers, the event focused on providing insight and tactics to help customer experience leaders understand more about what customers and employees want and how to deliver quality interactions in this unique, uncertain climate. The more operational distance, the more organizational siloes.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2018

see business results suffer more during the organizational changes (over half of M&A-driven reorgs see significant and very significant drops — of more than 5% and more than 10%, respectively — in the operating metrics of the units affected, as compared with 33% for other reorgs). Sponsored by Accenture Strategy.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Every step of the process was measured, and real-time metrics were easily accessible. Tactical performance is how effectively your organization sticks to its strategy. In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely.

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Kates Kesler

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

After working closely with over twenty large US and European-based global companies during the past ten years, we have concluded the problem is not in the fundamental design of these operating models. The metrics and reward systems in the company make it clear that this kind of collaboration is expected. Amy Kates & Greg Kesler.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 29, 2018

” Here are some pointers on how to make the request. Find out how others successfully pressed their cases for promotion. This might help you uncover effective strategies. Also ask your colleagues how they perceive your promotion readiness. But as a strategy to get your boss on your side, it comes with many risks.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Along the way, I’ve talked to hundreds of founders, sales and marketing leaders, customer success VPs, and front-line reps about how to build a customer-first SaaS organization. Here’s how I’d recommend shifting your thinking about customer success as you grow: Founding Stage (0–5 employees). What to do.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

One type of data scientist creates output for humans to consume, in the form of product and strategy recommendations. These data scientists design, define, and implement metrics, run and interpret experiments, create dashboards, draw causal inferences, and generate recommendations from modeling and measurement. What is the output?

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Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2016

(Disclosure: I was at the meeting as a paid speaker on sustainability strategy.). But to me, the most fascinating thing about the whole initiative is the organizational mindset shift it’s creating: a realization about the value of getting smarter about how — and where — operations use energy. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business

JULY 12, 2017

This in turn called into question the planned strategy for resource deployment, which was essentially continuing as if these projects were still options, with small investments at the beginning that would ramp up only later on. Often, a new team needs to be brought in, one with more operational expertise than the startup team.

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