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The “Next Practices” of Strategy-Setting

N2Growth Blog

Are your strategic planning practices flat and uninspired? Have you reduced your planning process to a once per year, budgeting exercise? Do your senior people feel disengaged and removed from your strategic planning? Does the rank and file even understand what’s in your strategic plan?

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The Tip of the Spear II: Connecting Big Data Project Management with Enterprise Data Strategy

CTOvision

Department of Transportation's CIO, describes four components for what I call an “enterprise data strategy”: Data governance. He also mentions additional factors relevant to DOT’s data strategy: The volume of data is increasing and we need to be ready for it. Balancing Tactics and Strategy. Data sharing. Data standards.

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The Big Picture of Business – Doing Your Best Work on Deadlines: Mobilizing the Energy for Best Business Success

Strategy Driven

I watch them to experience the magical energy of live performances. I’m a big advocate of Strategic Planning and Visioning. I know from experience that planning while going through the ‘alligators’ is the most effective way to conduct the process. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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The Big Picture of Business – Avoid the Tired, Trite Terms: Encourage Original Thought, Focus on Priorities and Strategy

Strategy Driven

Used out of context, words become excuses, gibberish, rationales and basically wastes of energy. These clichés do not belong in business dialog, in strategic planning and in corporate strategy. Such a word does not belong in conversation and business strategy, let alone the name of the company. Words count.

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The Big Picture of Business – Cut the Weeds: Focus on Priorities and Strategy, Avoid the Time Zappers

Strategy Driven

Hank’s latest book functions as a ‘PDR of business,’ a view of Big Picture strategies, methodologies and recommendations. You just finished reading The Big Picture of Business - Cut the Weeds: Focus on Priorities and Strategy, Avoid the Time Zappers ! Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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The Big Picture of Business – Visioning Scope: Applying Vision Toward Your Organization’s Progress

Strategy Driven

Tactics feed into objectives, which feed into goals, which feed into strategy, which feeds into Vision. Generate select strategic options. There are many ways to succeed, and your game plan should have at least five viable options. Never stop planning for the next phase. Technology is a tool, which feeds into tactics.

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When to Restructure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager. What do great CEOs do when the business model, the strategic plan, and the revenue hurdles don’t seem to be in alignment? They make changes.