Harvard Business

JUNE 2, 2016

Often, when I’m asked to give a speech on strategy at some company event or conference, I find that one of the other speakers is a former professional sports player. Although there is nothing wrong with commitment and perseverance, I, however, think sport (much less war) is often an unhelpful analogy.

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Kates Kesler

JUNE 29, 2020

We regularly work with CEO’s that are frustrated with leader behaviors that undermine enterprise strategy. Simple financial measures, like P&Ls, are an effective way to visibly drive leader accountability, yet they frequently do not match the complexity of today’s strategies. Assume you are the coach of a basketball team.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 21, 2023

Through data-driven analysis consultants can provide tailored recommendations on adopting clean tech solutions, such as renewable energy systems, energy-efficient technologies, and waste reduction strategies. Consulting firms can support organizations in developing effective green marketing and branding strategies.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

One of Lee's major and lasting legacies was the creation of Disney Great Leader Strategies which was used to train and develop the 7000 leaders at Walt Disney World. Learn more about my Brand Positioning and Messaging strategy services: [link].

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Rick Conlow

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Employee engagement has become a strategy not a way of doing business. Leadership today is a high contact sport which leads to employee ownership, buy-in, commitment and motivation. Above all, research shows that highly engaged employees are much more productive and effective. It is a matter of trust, and leadership engagement.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 9, 2015

OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Today we continue our firm profile series with an in-depth review of OC&C Strategy Consultants. Known for its incredible family-style and entrepreneurial culture, relaxed work style, and long retention of employees, OC&C competes not only on strategy but also on culture.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

MARCH 26, 2023

One Size Fits None” is a loser: The right question isn’t “are the arts/entertainment/sports dying?” The sad reality is that too many arts organizations, sports teams, concert venues, start with the point of view of “what works for me?” Using price based promotions tells the market, “I don’t believe in the value of my product.”

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Markovitz Consulting

AUGUST 19, 2020

All too often, companies that strive for first mover advantage bleed their products—or their entire organization—to death. Peter Golder and Gerard Tellis’s seminal study of 500 brands in 50 product categories reveals that almost half of market pioneers fail. Good luck finding any of those products today.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Products fueled by data and machine learning can be a powerful way to solve users’ needs. Classic examples include Google search and Amazon product recommendations, both of which improve as more users engage. Data products are a team sport. Develop the data-savvy of product and business groups.

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Leadership Vision Consulting

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Strengths help people, teams and cultures become more self-aware and productive. Incorporated into the directed teaching, SF 201 gives practical integration strategies to “apply forward” the information received during this day. It is easy for me to advocate for organizations becoming strengths based. It is fun to be a part of.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

MAY 26, 2023

In a competitive environment you risk being a me too product that has to fight on commodity attributes or the market has moved by the time you get there. You wait until the product/service/trend is established then you act. NYTimes looks at sports betting: I’m not anti-gambling. This means you are on the downslope of the curve.

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Chad Barr

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Under his guidance, LEGO adopted a collaborative ethos, rallying its entire workforce around a pivotal strategy that focused on the iconic LEGO brick, deepened community engagement, and streamlined its operations. The appointment of Jørgen Vig Knudstorp as CEO marked the turning point.

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Rick Conlow

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Therefore, far too many leaders let their ego get in the way and they possess three self-focused strategies to: Take power for personal recognition and advancement. Consequently, in business terms they create poor employee engagement, high turnover, lower productivity, and bad customer service. ” The result of this we all know.

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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. Learn more about my Brand Positioning and Messaging strategy services: [link].

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

JANUARY 1, 2023

We will continue to see an overreliance on pricing gimmicks: The struggles to sell tickets in sports, theatres, and other venues have led to a doubling down on “get-in pricing”, discounts, and overreliance on dynamic pricing. You will get marketing strategy. With investment and attention, the sports will grow.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Last week, I discussed lessons I learned dealing with some of the largest sports’ brands in the world. Strategy second: The first step you take is a step back: Brand tracking, segmentation, heritage, talking to fans, and figuring out what you’ve learned that you should apply next year. Strategy before tactics…diagnosis first.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 15, 2020

At the micro level, the various pieces of the marketing puzzle can be, and should be, optimized on an on-going basis: The overall positioning and strategy should be evaluated. Products should be tested and optimized. What is the optimal pricing strategy? Every ad and commercial should be tested for effectiveness.

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LSA Global

MARCH 6, 2020

Whether competing at sports or at the “game” of business, the goal is to win. Culture in sports or culture in business can be a strong influence either for good or for evil. Culture in Sports. In fact, according to a recent New York Times article, “this sport was nearly consumed by doping. Winning matters.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Conventional wisdom suggests that marketers should emphasize the novelty of new products to get people to buy them. Despite the fact that firms spend billions of dollars on developing and marketing new products, these products face persistently high failure rates — often up to 40% to 90%, depending on the product category.

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Martinka Consulting

JULY 18, 2018

The May 21, 2018 Wall Street Journal had a special section titled, “ C-Suite Strategies.” Here are some other insights from the interview: Branding works – Simon said millennials like brand name products (like most of us), if the price is close. Build on your strengths – Hain has 11 products accounting for 93% of their sales.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For instance, many Oxford students participate in the Oxford Strategy Challenge, which is a mini consulting experience that allows students to work in teams to develop solutions and recommendations for a real business or local organisation. In fact, team sports is an often overlooked way of demonstrating teamwork.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2016

How can you best boost your productivity? I always assumed that if I could just reduce any stress I was facing, my productivity would rise. It’s true that stress can be a health risk , and that we’re often encouraged to avoid it if we want to live happy, productive, and long lives.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2017

Walmart does need to shore up its e-commerce capabilities, but its attempts to out-Amazon Amazon aren’t a winning strategy. Consider that Amazon also offers free same-day delivery by 9 PM on more than 1 million items in select areas and free two-hour delivery on some products in select metro areas through its Prime Now option.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

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. But exactly how do today’s companies create or update an operating model to match adaptations or wholesale changes in strategy?

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Martinka Consulting

JUNE 1, 2022

In sports the fans always think that one new player will bring a championship. In business it’s often the thought that the best product wins when it’s usually about marketing and sales. In fact, she’s one of the calmest dogs around (and loves her belly rubs). We all have misconceptions on things.

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Rick Conlow

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

To be the best you can be in customer service, sales, leadership, sports, or any other endeavor, you need to change, too. ” In another example , Dr. Denis Waitley identified similar peak performance strategies in his work with Olympic athletes and business people. What key behaviors or strategies did you use?

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

After expending considerable effort on formulating a strategy, most executives would like to see their company’s strategic plans fully executed. However, compliance with the strategy doesn’t necessarily correlate directly to performance. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution. Insight center.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 7, 2022

In order to ensure alignment, a private enterprise that joins a PPP project should not only benefit financially but also provide products that clearly improve public health outcomes. Confidence in public-private partnerships is growing in many sectors, with success stories found in education , technology, sports , and entertainment.

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Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 14, 2020

While not about sports it may have something to do with your favorite team, especially if they’re bad. And production is unlikely to ramp up significantly anytime soon.”. If your machines are cranking out all they can operating 24/7, you can’t quickly increase production (this is how the paper towel plants were operating).

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

So it was a very significant role and we did very unique things and new to the world type products. I was a sounding board to other higher executives about what their strategies may be or how they might sound in a particular presentation at a quarterly review in front of thousands of people. I'm a coach in and out of the business.

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Rick Conlow

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

It’s like a sports team, the team that has the best individual player will often win, but then there’s a multiplier from how those players work together and the strategy they employ.” But the product of great team leadership far surpasses the contribution of a person working alone. ” —Steve Jobs.

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1 to 1

APRIL 20, 2021

To better understand how a salesperson can expand their playing field to the next level we met again with TTEC’s chief revenue office Judi Hand to explore 3 strategies your team can apply now. The COVID-19 pandemic was a defining example of this strategy. Act on urgency. Buyers act on urgent, they don’t act on important.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2018

If you practiced your sport regularly, you improved and got better results. When you buy a product in the store, you don’t buy based on how hard the employees in the company worked to produce the product. The essence of strategy is to figure out which activities have the highest leverage FOR YOU. It’s intellectually lazy.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

So it was a very significant role and we did very unique things and new to the world type products. I was a sounding board to other higher executives about what their strategies may be or how they might sound in a particular presentation at a quarterly review in front of thousands of people. I'm a coach in and out of the business.

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Brimstone Consulting

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The costs to our productivity and our personal wellbeing of this involuntary attention are enormous. We may experience it playing sports or tending to a child, rock climbing, sailing, or driving in bad weather. This takes us utterly away from the present moment. On the other hand, we all know the feeling of voluntary attention.

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Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 25, 2014

The big sports news in Seattle last week was that the Seahawks traded their $20 million (plus three draft choices) mistake, i.e. Percy Harvin. Don’t worry if they’re extremely talented, have solid customer relationships, have a wealth of product knowledge or anything else. Exit Strategies Increasing Value Weekly Memo'

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Martinka Consulting

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

By being larger you can reduce most or all of the following: Customers Employees Management abilities Product Owner. More customers over your expanded revenue base, more employees, deeper management, less product concentration, and most importantly, there’s more talent to take a load off the owner. The icing – the top three.

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