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PRINCIPLES OVER PROCESS

N2Growth Blog

Principles provide a broad context for strategic action and guidelines that can be communicated and taught at all levels of the organization, eventually becoming part of the organization’s culture. This is a little like spending the money to buy a race horse expecting to win the derby without having a jockey. That is the good news.

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Don’t Forget to Connect Customer Service Week with Strategy

Strategy Driven

However, many leaders are doing their organizations a disservice by not using Customer Service Week to its fullest potential as a platform for employee engagement that fosters a deeper culture of service. Rather, look at it as a jump-start for longer-term or ongoing initiatives for engaging employees and strengthening the service culture.

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The 2010 Execution Round-Up: Six Companies That Couldn't 'Get It.

Strategy Driven

About the Author Richard Lepsinger, author of Closing the Execution Gap : How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results , is president of OnPoint Consulting, a management advisory firm specializing in helping clients close the gap between strategy and execution and create a culture of getting things done.

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