LSA Global

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Do you always begin meetings a certain way, celebrate wins with a traditional team lunch, or give bonuses at each five-year work anniversary? Team Meetings Our employee engagement survey data tells us that most employees think that meetings are a waste of time because they lack proper meeting planning and facilitation.

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Culture Meeting Benchmarking Guidelines 36

Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 4, 2024

Talent Strategy Step #1: Identify the right analytical skill sets After establishing your data-analytics strategy that is tightly aligned with the mission and culture of the ogranization you need to determine the roles and the knowledge, skills and abilities of the talent most critical to meeting the needs. McKinsey Global Institute.

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Talent Data Strategy Strategy 82

Rick Conlow

MAY 17, 2023

Furthermore, companies may feel pressure to meet external expectations or standards, such as quarterly earnings targets or market share goals. Increased Employee Engagement: According to a Gallup survey , organizations with highly engaged employees outperform their competitors by 147% in earnings per share.

Leadership 112

Leadership Training Training Airlines 112

LSA Global

JULY 15, 2023

And if promoted based upon a fair assessment of sales leadership skills , a Great Place to Work survey of over 400,000 people found that when employees believe promotions are managed effectively, they are more than: Twice as likely to give extra effort at work. Twice as likely to plan for having a long-term future with their company.

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Sales Management Training Training 36

Comatch

MAY 16, 2022

In Asia Perspective ’s 2021 sourcing survey, 70% of responding companies do not assess the carbon footprint of new suppliers in China. The latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report released before COP26 revealed that new and updated climate commitments fall short of what is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Chemicals 52

Chemicals Energy Metrics Industry 52

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 11, 2017

According to a 2008 survey , the vast majority of professionals (94%) worked 50 hours or more a week, and almost half worked more than 65 hours a week. Intrigued by the possibility of a way out of the burnout cycle, a coworker (Colin) and I started meeting every other week to discuss productivity. Define a metric.

Productivity 52

Productivity Metrics How To Meeting 52

Rick Conlow

AUGUST 21, 2023

Through planning meetings, training, and coaching we ramped up the initiative. Boosted Job Satisfaction and Performance: A survey by Psychometrics revealed that 69% of employees say they would work harder if they received more recognition for their efforts. Management set a fifteen percent goal for improvement.

Training 69

Training Training Culture Leadership 69

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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Strategy Strategy Strategy& How To 36

LSA Global

JANUARY 3, 2020

Most executives ascribed the failure to meet strategic expectations on poor strategic planning and execution. Not Just Another Meeting. Recognize at the outset that your strategy retreat is not just another executive leadership team meeting. Have Clear Meeting Ownership. Participants. Preparation.

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Meeting Strategy Strategy Strategy& 36

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

In fact, a recent survey found that connecting with a prospect now takes 18 or more phone calls, callback rates are below 1%, and only 24% of outbound sales emails are ever opened. A LinkedIn survey found that B2B buyers are five times more likely to engage with a sales rep who provides new insights about their business or industry.

B2B 66

B2B Sales Media Guidelines 66

LSA Global

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

To truly meet strategic targets, your plans must be understood, committed to and implemented by your employees. 90% of top executives surveyed by the Economist Intelligence Unit from 500 multi-national companies with yearly revenues of at least $1 Billion cited poor strategy implementation as the number one reason for missing their targets.

Strategy 37

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Culture 37

Harvard Business

JANUARY 2, 2018

Yet the CMO Survey reveals that nearly half of marketers are unable to show the impact of their social media investments. Start by basing your social strategy on business objectives, then follow that by thinking about target market, social media platforms, tools, and metrics. Evan Smogor/Unsplash.

Media 46

Media ROI Company Metrics 46

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Meanwhile, in a survey of 89 institutional investors by Callan , 43% of respondents said they incorporate sustainability factors into their investment decisions — up 21 percentage points from 2013. And at many companies, sustainability efforts are measured with well over 10 internal metrics.

How To 37

How To Metrics Survey Energy 37

Tom Spencer

JULY 28, 2018

An Endeavors Market Survey determined that a key driver for consumer adoption of medical wearables is the ability to diagnose, monitor, and treat conditions that cannot be addressed with a typical smartphone app. Offers include things like gift cards and small cash payments for meeting certain daily fitness goals. Hurdles to Overcome.

Healthcare 74

Healthcare Insurance Insurance Data 74

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In a recent survey , Bain & Company found that just 2% of companies are successful in achieving their sustainability goals. However, like many of the companies surveyed by Bain, we were unsure how to connect our strategic vision around sustainability with meaningful operational changes. Simone Golob/Getty Images. Make it personal.

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Company Strategy Strategy Strategy& 46

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Doctors are working harder than ever and spending more of their time documenting clinical metrics and measuring patient satisfaction. Great health care leaders can design staffing models and workflows that give doctors the support they need to meet performance goals while also creating sustainable, rewarding jobs.

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Survey Leadership Productivity Groups 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

That time is spent establishing financial and operational metrics, aligning goals with overarching strategy, allocating resources, and reviewing key metrics. High-performing teams spend 14% more time checking their progress against strategic goals by reviewing key metrics and shifting resources accordingly.

Strategy 48

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Enterprise 48

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2014

An Accenture survey conducted last year found that only one in five companies said that they were “very satisfied” with the returns they’ve received from analytics to date. But the survey also found that only 33% of businesses in the U.S. Identify the right metrics that “move the needle.”

Enterprise 28

Enterprise Metrics Analysis Survey 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Metrics Are Not Your Friends. A growing body of evidence shows that ethical companies outperform financially over time , but trying to translate such a broad finding into the short-term planning metrics used by most businesses is perilous. There are (at least) three major flaws with it. Let’s be clear.

Ethics 49

Ethics Metrics Energy Financial 49

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2016

We recently had the opportunity to combine behavioral KPIs with employee engagement survey results for two Fortune 100 clients comprising thousands of knowledge workers. Two metrics we use to provide a proxy of active working time per week are utilization and after-hours time. But there’s new data that can help.

Management 28

Management Metrics Data Meeting 28

LSA Global

JUNE 18, 2020

A recent Selling Power survey found that only: 6% of sales teams achieved or exceeded quota in the last 24 months. It is almost impossible if everyone is not on the same page in terms of target clients, value proposition, and the critical few strategies to meet you objectives. Let’s start with the current state of sales.

Sales 36

Sales Training Training Culture 36

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Previous work has relied on surveys and self-reported assessments — methods of data collecting that are prone to bias. We collected email communication and meeting schedule data for 500 employees in one office, across all five levels of seniority, over the course of four months. Yet women weren’t advancing and men were.

Study 53

Study Data Leadership Survey 53

Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2018

We’re all striving to deliver better products faster to meet customer needs in the marketplace and stay ahead of the competition. Focus on Outcomes, not Metrics. Survey Data Shows That Many Companies Are Still Not Truly Agile. So what is sparking the need to deliver even faster now and where do AI and ML fit in?

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Agile Development Management Software 31

Rod Burkert

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

If you participated in the survey you already received the free Executive Summary. And relative to 1:1 meetings, which can be incredibly effective , the case for social media is simple. 6 – Email metrics are better. The full Guide is now available in PDF, and the print version will ship in early March.

Media 40

Media Data Metrics Software 40

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

After experimenting with a number of potential behavioral metrics, we settled on using one that approximates average weekly working hours as our primary measure. Potentially, these employees could be highly satisfied due to their ability to meet or exceed low expectations. Not working long hours with a high engagement score.

Productivity 52

Productivity Metrics Culture Data 52

Harvard Business

MARCH 10, 2017

From customer surveys, the supplier learned that 60% of customers prefer to interact with sales reps by email, 30% by phone, and fewer than 10% by in-person meetings. After reviewing both sets of information, the company learned: The most successful reps came better prepared to their meetings with customers.

Sales 36

Sales Software Productivity Data 36

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

A recent survey showed that STEM degrees are among the most lucrative for graduates. Losing female talent in STEM is a detriment to research and innovation, especially because the supply of STEM cannot meet demands, and can lead to female customers being neglected by technological and social innovation.

Talent 28

Talent Metrics Leadership Research 28

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2016

For many business leaders — 85%, according to a recent Accenture survey — such open innovation is critical to their strategic plans. So it’s no simple task to meet the strategic objectives of such partnerships. They used the right metrics to measure success. The bad news?

Intellectual Property 28

Intellectual Property Talent Groups Accenture 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 23, 2017

There is a new generation of real-time employee opinion tools that are starting to replace old-fashioned employee opinion surveys — tools that tell you far more than just what employees think every year. Developing these sorts of metrics will not be quick or easy. Which stakeholders are involved?

Change Management 28

Change Management Data Company Management 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Here are some steps such organizations might take: Share patient stories and related lessons at every meeting. Convene patient advisory boards that meet regularly with practice leaders to convey concerns and make suggestions about improving patients’ experiences. Consider a narrative-medicine component.

Guidelines 41

Guidelines Efficiency System Meeting 41

Harvard Business

JANUARY 2, 2018

I found that 98% of the workers I surveyed over the past 20 years have experienced rude behavior and 99% have witnessed it. This message is reinforced in meetings, at events, and with various awards for contributing to the culture. One of the metrics they follow is how long it takes to properly greet customers. Define civility.

Training 28

Training Training Survey Report 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 8, 2018

We need a metric for humanity to evaluate the human capacity and connection among caregivers and patients. The National Taskforce for Humanity in Healthcare, of which I am a founding member, is piloting a system of metrics for well-being developed by J. Today, he rarely meets in person with doctors.

Metrics 28

Metrics System Healthcare Culture 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

New workplace metrics are needed to help leaders get a more complete picture of this. To understand how employee recognition relates to organizational influence, Microsoft analyzed how the number of cheers sent and received within TINYpulse correlated with network centrality in the email and meeting network over the same period.

Leadership 41

Leadership Talent Software Deloitte 41

Harvard Business

JULY 21, 2016

We sent CSRs periodic short surveys throughout the day. We used the company’s detailed performance metrics to investigate how their mood at work related to their performance. Alternatively, managers can allow employees a little space first thing in the morning, for example to chat with colleagues before an early meeting.

Productivity 28

Productivity Insurance Insurance Metrics 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 10, 2018

That means planning multiple supply chains that meet the needs of specific customer micro-segments as well as managing business relationships and exceptions. And 92% of executives surveyed said supply chain workforces will be upskilled and enabled to interact and work with machines seamlessly. Remove the robot from the human.

System 28

System Engineering Accenture Efficiency 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Anything new in a big company gets bogged down by process, endless meetings to communicate and coordinate, and the need to defuse conflicts among competing interests. That’s not true of public companies, where quarterly metrics are scrutinized by analysts, and activist investors can buy up large stakes and push for change.

Interviews 34

Interviews Company Insurance Insurance 34

Tsavo Neal

JULY 10, 2020

How do you score in all the metrics that might be worth watching, and where specifically are you scoring in the eight most important ones. We’ll explain several dozen methods to move work through your firm to enhance its effectiveness, generate greater profit, and still meet deadlines. The third is staffing and structuring roles.

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Sales Metrics Productivity Consulting 15