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5 Success Factors Required to Execute Your Organization’s Strategies
Harris Research conducted a study for Stephen Covey (of Franklin Covey), to understand how to better lead an organization toward successful strategy execution. Here are some of its findings: Only 30 percent of companies actually reach their goals Only 15 percent of...
The Quick & the Dead: Creating the High-Response Organization
In the “Darwinian” business world, the strong survive – and only the fast become strong. There’s a constant need for speed: New competition arises . . . technology changes . . . new ventures and partnerships are formed . . . new products are developed . . . old...
Maximize Your Business Processes, Minimize Your Internal Barriers
Nearly every futurist speaker at industry conferences this year, organic growth is harder and harder to achieve. Is the infamous “Boiled Frog” fable a metaphor for your industry? They say that if you put a frog into a pot of boiling water, it will immediately leap out...
5 Ways to Manage Your Project Prioritization to Achieve Max Productivity
Organizations frequently pursue many projects simultaneously. Almost inevitably, the number of small and large projects in a portfolio exceeds the available resources such as funds, equipment, staff time, and competencies. As a result, we’ve seen what can happen:...
Operation Search and Rescue: 3 Steps to Addressing Managers’ Information Needs
Research shows that managers cannot easily find 80 percent of the information they need to perform efficiently in their jobs. Gartner, a $1 billion technology analysis company, reports that on average, a manager wastes at least $5,000 in time each year just looking...
How to Get it Done Faster and Better
Strategy today is implemented by a series of ongoing projects - organization-wide, team-based, departmental, and individual. Successful implementation requires maintaining the threads of corporate strategy throughout all projects. Companies that automate their...
