The Agile Manager

OCTOBER 31, 2022

I’ve seen the aftermath of a number of failed strategic planning initiatives. It’s also awkward, an exercise of the blindfolded people describing the pachyderm. No surprise that strategic planning exercises tend to produce a lot of “what to do” options, which they present as a portfolio of strategic opportunities.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2024

An effective athletic director must have strong leadership abilities, overseeing the entire athletic department and guiding its staff and athletes. This necessitates strategic thinking, decision-making, and the ability to inspire and motivate others.

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Women on Business

JUNE 28, 2012

There is a new song out by Josh Turner entitled “Time is Love” Every time I hear this song it is a mini-exercise in personal and professional strategic planning for me. . In business, this consciousness is called strategic planning.

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The Empowered Buisness

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Yet, in my 30 years experience of working with leadership teams and companies, the terms “vision,” “mission” and “values” are THE most overused, misunderstood and abused words in the business community today. Your vision lacks the necessary leadership capacity and infrastructure to drive that vision into everyday activities.

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Kaseya

MAY 6, 2020

Give yourself time and space to think about the big picture in a proactive and strategic way. Eat healthy and get your exercise, even if it’s just a long walk. You started 2020 with a strategic plan that has almost certainly not played out. Revisit that plan and ask: What can and must we still do? Get enough sleep.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

This calls for an individual with exceptional leadership qualities and cross-functional experience. Owing to such demands, organizations often need help identifying prospects who embody these traits and perfectly fit their unique culture and strategic alignment.

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The Empowered Buisness

MARCH 4, 2014

The 3 Most Important Things You Need to Know About Strategic Thinking: What It Is AND Is Not. Strategic thinking is an exercise of the brain muscle, not the wrist muscle. Strategic thinking is NOT the same thing as strategic planning. The post How Great Strategic Thinking Leaders Think.

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Sailpoint

APRIL 13, 2016

Beyond the opportunity to slow down and reconnect with family and friends, taking time away from the pressures of the business allows me a much-needed chance to catch my breath and focus on one of the most important disciplines in the leadership of a company: reflection.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 8, 2014

But today’s VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world makes it incredibly difficult to plan and predict the future. So while thinking – and strategic thinking, in particular – is a key leadership responsibility, it often gets pushed aside in the midst of the day-to-day challenges of running the business.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

He is reminding us that true leadership requires a degree of selflessness. IF YOU WILL LEAD, LLC Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, Infrastructure Consulting IF YOU WILL LEAD recognizes that your personal and professional success depends, in large part, on your ability to effectively and powerfully lead.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2011

Mentorship and leadership development. Ivory Tower academic exercise. The Strategic Plan comes off the shelf and alive into action by being relative to all levels of the organization: Resource. Guidelines for conducting Strategic Planning. Benefits of Strategic Planning. Political fund raising.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2012

Strategic planning creates the platform for a healthy company. Strategic planning is a critical part of growing a successful business. The fact is that many small- to mid-sized companies do not have a structured process from which to conduct strategic planning.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 18, 2011

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2013

They like to restart a new strategy exercise every year. Strategic Planning execution innovation leadership strategy' They are easily recognizable by the following characteristics: They love big words to make themselves sound more important. Their power drive is much larger than their achievements drive.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 18, 2013

You feel yourself jumping to conclusions without much information – not a good way to get your exercise! We look forward to answering your strategic planning and tactical business execution questions. A Shift in Leadership Can Make a Multi-Million Dollar Impact. You’ve been drinking, partying, etc. You are angry or upset.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 12, 2011

But to get a sense of how hard it is for your brain to switch tasks, try to quickly name the color of the letters in each word in the following image: When the attendees at my workshops try a few brain exercises like this one, they become convinced to modify their habits.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Strategic plan as jigsaw puzzle. Michael had been asked to develop a strategic technology plan to implement Building Information Modeling software in a construction company—complete with itemized tasks and schedule milestones—and then “drive” implementation of the plan. The process was messy and non-linear.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 13, 2011

Episode 39 – Making Change Work: A Radical Approach to Change Management, Real Leadership explores what true leadership is and how it is effectively applied throughout the change management process.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 17, 2011

In the language of today, they need to take on the mantle of ‘transformational leadership.’ How competent is your leadership team, and how prepared are they to help you catapult the company into the future? If not, how will you imbue your leadership with what you need from them – or where will you go to acquire it?

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 19, 2011

Get physical exercise. The good news is that when we take the right kind of breaks, our brains are still unconsciously working on the problem at hand. Brain-enhancing breaks are of the low-information variety. They don’t add to the overload you’re already experiencing. So get up and walk around during a break rather than staying put.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 13, 2019

However, without that leadership function, it can get confusing who is in charge of what and who makes what decisions. A typical co-creation event consists of a multitude of stakeholder engagement and interaction exercises and workshops designed to balance listening, sharing, visioning, brainstorming, ideation and early prototyping.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2011

Assign them work that complements their strengths and conduct team building exercises to boost morale. Staff satisfaction is critical to your project’s success. So keep your team happy by rewarding and recognizing them for their successes. With a happy motivated team, you can achieve anything! And there you have it.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Among the lessons which we learned from the Y2K Bug exercise were: When they want to do so, company leadership will provide sufficient resources to plan for the future, including crisis management and preparedness (of which computer glitches are one set of “what ifs.”).

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 3, 2016

Only you, the executive group leader, will know this exercise is a training technique. The Presentation: Give each executive a month to prepare a strategic plan on how to double the size of your business in five years. This will motivate them to get back into gear and give the extra effort necessary to take up the slack.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2012

Among the lessons which we learned from the Y2K Bug exercise were: When they want to do so, company leadership will provide sufficient resources to plan for the future, including crisis management and preparedness (of which computer glitches are one set of ‘what ifs.’). He has advised two U.S.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Futurism is not an academic exercise that borders on the esoteric or gets stuck in the realm of hypothesis. It is an ongoing process of evaluation, planning, tactical actions and benchmarking accomplishments. It is not about gazing into crystal balls or reading tea leaves. Quotes on The Future. ” Yogi Berra.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2016

To strengthen our teamwork, we got out of the office and did outdoor team building exercises. We led the fight against terrorism, redesigned the higher education system in the country, formulated a five-year strategic plan for “Digital Tunisia,” created a “country chief information officer” role that reports directly to the Prime Minister.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

My analysis: To facilitate enhancement, focus upon quality time with the family, hobbies, reading, exercise, gardening and entertaining guests. It’s unlikely that sales people know what a Mission Statement and the Strategic Planning process are. . ‘Enhancing Your Life at Home.’ ‘The Spirit of Excellence.’

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CO2 Business Leadership

JULY 25, 2023

Questions that sound stylistically dissimilar can be, at their core, the same type of question. Towards the end of a multi-day strategic planning session for our leadership team last year, our facilitator asked, “Can we really do all of this?” The question was well-taken, as people had voiced feeling overwhelmed by the plans.

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CO2 Business Leadership

JULY 25, 2023

Questions that sound stylistically dissimilar can be, at their core, the same type of question. Towards the end of a multi-day strategic planning session for our leadership team last year, our facilitator asked, “Can we really do all of this?” The question was well-taken, as people had voiced feeling overwhelmed by the plans.

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CIO

MARCH 10, 2025

The pairs collaborative work straddles joint strategic planning, integrated roadmaps, coordinated messaging, and regular touchpoints.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2025

A robust board evaluation framework strengthens oversight, prompts forward-thinking strategies, and ultimately, serves as a catalyst for high-performance leadership. Our experience confirms that well-conceived evaluation processes pave the way for strategic recalibration, robust governance, and improved organizational resilience.

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CO2 Business Leadership

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Leadership challenges in economic uncertainty are on everyone’s minds. The complexity of today’s environment is clearly overwhelming many leaders who haven’t adjusted to strategic leadership in uncertain times. Effective leadership questions can make all the difference.

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