Remove 2007 Remove Leadership Remove Organization Remove Strategic Planning
article thumbnail

Ceiling breakers: Women IT execs shake up the status quo

CIO

I like thinking about how to stabilize, secure, and scale the organization at a foundational level, to really implement innovation,” she says, noting that her perspective made her a better fit for the CIO position rather than a CTO role with its focus on products. The women will naturally surface from there.”

CTO Coach 329
article thumbnail

Strategic Plan(ning) for Organizations: Reviewing, Refining, Repeating

Strategy Driven

Business leaders trying to plot the future of their companies without a plan often find their business not going exactly where they intended. But a strategic plan for the organization is key if, and only if, it is a living, breathing document to be used frequently. A few years ago, I made a business plan.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Contingency Planning | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While this is understandable, it is nonetheless naive, and it constitutes a major flaw in the business logic of most strategic plans. This is so much the case that the most often overlooked aspect of strategic planning is adequately addressing contingencies as part of the planning process.

article thumbnail

Business Model Architecture | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc., Put rather simplistically, a business model is the system that defines what creates value, generates growth, and increases revenue and profit within your organization. are also not business models.

article thumbnail

Value-Added Leadership

Strategy Driven

This ladder holds true for managers and employees within the organization, as well as outside consultants brought in. At whatever level one enters the ladder, he-she is trained, measured for performance and fits into the organization’s overall Big Picture. Value-added leadership requires a senior team commitment.

article thumbnail

Key Strategic Action Questions

Strategy Driven

Why does this organization exist? What distinguishes it from other organizations? What do you do that gives the organization meaning? Vision – an inspiring, passionate, image of what the organization needs to and will become; a mental, even visual, model of the future; what success looks like. Whom does it serve?

article thumbnail

A Budget Does Not A Strategy Make!

Strategy Driven

Let’s see how many of us have been involved in this type of conversation: Strategy Consultant: “ Do you have a Strategic Plan? Strategy Consultant: “ Umm, this isn’t a strategic plan. ”. Strategic Planning is one of those things that every leadership team claims to do, but, few actually perform.

Budget 34