Harvard Business

MAY 1, 2023

A recent analysis of more than 500 employees across 12 organizations found that actual strategic alignment was two to three times lower than perceived alignment.

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Alan Weiss

DECEMBER 9, 2019

“Strategic planning” is an oxymoron used by those who understand neither. It’s fine to decide what you should be doing (strategic) but it’s vital to be able to execute well (tactics). ” Strategy is top-down. Planning is bottom-up. Planning kills strategy through strangulation. ”

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 27, 2016

If you’ve ever received feedback that you “need to be more strategic,” you know how frustrating it can feel. One of my coaching clients, Lisa, a vice president of HR, was in this situation and explains, “I was just told to think bigger picture and to be more strategic. Think: Ask the Tough Questions.

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Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

APRIL 16, 2024

“We’re thinking we should just postpone this next quarter’s strategic plan update session. The team has done great, but we’ve fallen behind on several strategic initiatives. I think it’d help […] The post Don’t Stop Now! Everyone is really busy, and honestly, we’re tired.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 26, 2016

.” And yet when I ask my executive clients, “If I cleared your calendar for an entire day to free you up to be ‘more strategic,’ what would you actually do?” Some people assume that thinking strategically is a function of thinking up “big thoughts” or reading scholarly research on business trends.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Unfortunately, many organizations keep strategic plans a secret and don't involve leaders outside the executive leadership team. But how inclusive should your strategic thinking and planning be? Benefits of inclusive strategic thinking and planning A strategy is simply a plan of action to achieve a stated goal.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 19, 2024

Success on the GMAT requires a well-thought-out study plan and strategic preparation. The GMAT consists of four main sections: Analytical Writing: This section evaluates your ability to think critically and express ideas coherently in writing. You’ll be required to analyze an argument and provide a well-reasoned essay.

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LSA Global

MAY 20, 2017

Over and over we hear leaders asking their teams to better “see the big picture” as they strive to create more strategic clarity to grow faster. Strategically, the big picture involves lateral thinking. Strategic thinkers tune into what other companies in their marketplace are doing and what trends might affect their business.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Every organization needs strategic thinkers. In a 2013 Management Research Group survey , when executives were asked to select the leadership behaviors that were most critical to their organization’s future success, 97% of the time they chose being strategic. Thinking Strategically. check the strategic plan.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A common piece of developmental feedback is the need to move from tactical to strategic thinking. The author, who has coached thousands of leaders to help develop their strategic thinking capabilities, has identified three core behaviors to work on: acumen (thinking), allocation (planning), and action (doing).

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 6, 2016

In a world where the average employee sends and receives 122 emails per day and attends an average of 62 meetings per month, your boss or HR leadership simply doesn’t have the time or bandwidth to properly think through how best to deploy your talents moving forward. Here are four ways to become more strategic about the process.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 25, 2024

A survey of 3,000 global executives suggests that it’s not strategic thinking that sets them apart. It’s their inclination to move quickly.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MAY 14, 2020

“The biggest enemy of thinking is complexity” - Edward de Bono. Perhaps nothing else sets the human race apart from other species and primates like our natural ability to think. Considering different abilities such as locomotion, the homo sapien isn’t the most efficient.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 11, 2024

Is it time for executives and teams to say goodbye to strategic planning? One of the most significant downfalls of contemporary strategic planning is the failure to account for a growing uncertainty in a fast-paced, generative AI environment. Annual off-site meetings to change dates on unsuccessful strategies don't make sense.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Don’t be shy about bringing your ideas to the table.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JANUARY 15, 2023

This Sunday morning, I tried to spend time thinking about how I could help people. This made me think of the Grand Challenges Project courses at Cornell where companies offer real and safe situations for students to try to solve problems that address any of 17 UN Strategic Development Goals (SDG). Give them an insight?

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 26, 2024

Logical Thinking The case interview is a trademark of consulting interviews, designed to assess your ability to think logically and strategically. Always articulate your thought process throughout the case interview, as this allows the interviewer to guide you in your thinking and quantitative reasoning if needed.

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Granite Leadership Strategies

JANUARY 29, 2024

Most savvy companies prepare their prices differently than those in the commercial environment by weighing all the various components and factors that will affect the price over the life of the project – a strategically minded approach. What is a strategic pricing approach? Let us look at the anatomy of strategic pricing.

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LSA Global

APRIL 1, 2024

A Blueprint for Strategic Success We know from organizational alignment research that a strong strategic direction matters – to your people AND your business. Clear and Concise Strategic Drivers Potent strategic drivers (e.g.,

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Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

I learned that if we want to be treated and paid as a strategic partner, we must position ourselves that way. When I got to Disney, I was able to consult with the executives on the strategic projects I mentioned in the last episode because I positioned myself to do that work. You may think – what's the big deal?

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 6, 2018

Is it your aggressiveness to convince a senior leader to include you in their strategic work? While those things are important, they are not nearly as critical as mastering your ability to POSITION yourself as a strategic partner. You have to create the conditions where you are perceived and leveraged as a strategic partner.

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Leadership Vision Consulting

APRIL 14, 2024

In this episode, we unlock the secrets of strategic leadership and personal wellness with Rich Horwath, CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute. The post Strategic Leadership and Personal Wellness with Rich Horwath appeared first on Leadership Vision.

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Granite Leadership Strategies

MAY 1, 2023

The simple answer is always to employ strategic pricing. In these days of significant competition for Government contracts, strategic pricing is, even more, of a factor now than ever before. Think of it all as a wide rubber band that allows you to strategically stretch and compress the monetary factors to achieve your desired price.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Have you ever found that it never seems possible, despite your best intentions, to be strategic? In reality, some leaders don't know how to lead strategically, and some company cultures reward leaders for saving the day. Being strategic is not easy for busy leaders. Why being strategic makes matters.

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David A Fields

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Not only is George’s potential project unexpected, it’s outside your strategic focus. Action: Say “No” to an opportunistic project if you don’t need the cash and it would be a distraction from your consulting firm’s strategic focus. You can use George’s hardware project to prompt an arbitrary shift in your thinking.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Don't forget to think about this when you're implementing your strategic plan. My name is Anthony Taylor, and today I want to talk to you about a critical piece of the strategic planning puzzle that will dictate your team's certainty and ability to implement your plan.

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Granite Leadership Strategies

MARCH 8, 2024

They have repeatable processes that allow them to think through all the pricing hurdles they will encounter. A simple pricing process checklist is available to those who have a copy of Secrets of Strategic Pricing for Government Contractors. Read more on tools for success for beginners.

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Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Strategic/Big Picture Thinking. STRATEGIC/BIG-PICTURE THINKING. “Strategic/big-picture thinking is the provocative, collaborative dialogue among people who can affect a company’s direction and success. Assess executive performance. Develop effective executive development and coaching solutions.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2023

To foster a symbiotic relationship between humans and AI, organizations must find the appropriate balance between investing in human skills and technological capabilities, and think strategically about how they attract and retain talent.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 26, 2023

If you’re ready for some pricing quick wins – grab your notepad, roll up your sleeves, and let’s dive right in!

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Asamby Consulting

JULY 25, 2022

It’s the process of completing all tasks that are derived from strategic measures and that support reaching strategic goals. Strategic goals are usually formulated to describe a future one to five years from now. Think about it: Who needs to execute your strategy? What's so difficult about strategy execution?

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Consulthon

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Hi All, The lack of sophisticated approaches to information acquisition, analysis and the development of unique insight leaves many companies at a disadvantage; they lack a long-term strategic impe.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 26, 2021

They think agile approaches are tactics and agile tools are part of their strategy. They think they are still in the upper right quadrant.). The decision-makers think that tools fall into “economies” of scale. These misguided managers think they can use velocity to compare teams. Tools are tactics.

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Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Strategic/Big Picture Thinking. STRATEGIC/BIG-PICTURE THINKING. “Strategic/big-picture thinking is the provocative, collaborative dialogue among people who can affect a company’s direction and success. Assess executive performance. Develop effective executive development and coaching solutions.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The author, a strategic advisor to large firms, suggests that project leaders should think like startup founders instead, using the tools that have become common in that sector: a project canvas, customer development, and so forth.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Are you thinking about becoming a consultant but not sure what the consultant's role entails? Are you currently a consultant and tired of shadow boxing negative stereotypes about this role and want to be seen as an essential strategic partner to executives? But I think it's going to be tremendous value.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 5, 2021

The results of this measurement phase might make you stop and think, “Maybe my brand isn’t what I think it is.” It all starts with following the strategic path to consulting business success. You may actually produce value that you didn’t expect.

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