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Strategy Topical Area Forums
A business’s overall strategy defines its purpose for being, what it will do to achieve that purpose, and how it will perform these tasks. The long-term strategy begins with the organization’s vision, mission, and goals as codified within a long-range (5 – 10 year) strategic plan. Annual business plans translate the long-term strategy into projects, initiatives, and milestone goals that are more tangible to employees and for which distinct daily activities can be planned.
Strategic Planning Forum
This forum will focus on the principles, best practices, and warning flags associated with the leading practices of companies that successfully execute strategic planning processes to define objectives, drive alignment, and enhance performance.
Strategic Analysis Forum
Materials in this forum are dedicated to discussing the leading practices of companies that successfully execute strategic analysis processes to support the ongoing strategic planning process.
Alternative Development Forum
Resources in this forum are dedicated to discussing the key principles and practices of developing high quality business cases from which organizational investment decisions can be made.
Alternative Selection Forum
Resources in this forum are dedicated to discussing the principles and practices enabling leaders to most effectively choose those options aligned with the organization’s values and goals while offering a maximum value return to the organization and its stakeholders.
Resource Management Forum
Materials in this forum are dedicated to discussing the leading practices of companies successfully executing a resource management program in support of strategic planning and tactical business execution.
Resource Projection Forum
Materials in this forum are dedicated to discussing the leading practices of companies successfully executing a resource projection program in support of strategic planning.
Succession and Succession Planning Forum
Materials in this forum are dedicated to discussing the leading practices of companies that successfully execute succession and succession planning processes; maximizing the new entrant’s probability of success and the organization’s operational continuity.
Execution Topical Area Forums
Operational execution represents the day-to-day realization of the organization’s business strategy; the physical manifestation of leadership’s decisions regarding what the organization will do and how those activities will be performed. To achieve real success, however, these activities must be implemented efficiently and effectively.
Tactical Execution Forum
Materials in the Tactical Execution Forum are dedicated to discussing the leading practices of companies that effectively execute their business initiatives and operations to the fulfillment of the organization’s strategic vision.
Portfolio Management Forum
Materials in the Portfolio Management Forum will focus on the underlying principles, best practices, and warning flags associated with maintaining effective activity portfolio alignment with mission goals while, at the same time, efficiently deploying the organization’s limited resources.
Project Management Forum
Materials in the Project Management Forum are dedicated to discussing the leading practices of companies effectively managing projects for the efficient achievement of mission goals. Additionally, all project management information presented will be aligned with, compliment, and expound on the project management processes described by the Project Management Institute’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge.
Human Performance Management Forum
Materials within the Human Performance Management Forum focus on those principles and best practices implemented at leading organizations to ensure consistent, high-quality human performance appropriately balanced with the need for cost-conscious efficiency.
Monitoring Topical Area Forums
Surviving and thriving in today’s rapidly changing market requires organizational agility and the means to make rapid and sound decisions. Both of these activities require high quality and timely information on the performance of the internal organization and the many factors of its external market environment.
Evaluation and Control Forum
Evaluation and control program components play a key role in an organization’s learning and growth efforts; identifying internal and external best practices that can be used to better existing processes. Materials in this forum reflect the leading practices of companies successfully executing an evaluation and control program in support of strategic planning and tactical business execution.
Organizational Performance Measures Forum
This forum focuses on the principles, best practices, and warning flags associated with the leading practices of companies that successfully use performance measures to drive organizational alignment, accountability, and operational performance.
Management Observation Program Forum
Materials in this forum focus on the underlying principles, best practices, and warning flags associated with establishing and executing a management observation program aligned with organizational values and mission goals that effectively modifies personnel and organizational behaviors for the achievement of superior results.
Business Performance Assessment Program Forum
An organization’s assessment program plays a key role in identifying the performance improvement opportunities that will propel it to the next level of performance. Materials in this forum are dedicated to discussing the leading practices of companies successfully executing an assessment program in support of strategic business planning and tactical business execution.
Corrective Action Program Forum
An organization’s corrective action program plays a key role in identifying the corrective actions to day-to-day issues and requests needed to support continued operations and improve performance. Materials in this forum are dedicated to discussing the leading practices of companies successfully executing a corrective action program in support of strategic and tactical business operations.
Management Topical Area Forums
The terms management and leadership are often used interchangeably and managers are frequently assumed to be leaders. Nothing could be further from the truth. The function of the manager, and therefore the definition of management, is to direct or supervise the resources under his or her charge to the accomplishment of managed group’s assigned work. Leaders are individuals of impeccable character, unquestioned integrity, and unwavering selflessness that endear followers and inspire trust. Therefore, while a manager can also be a leader, a manager is not necessarily a leader. Likewise, leaders do not necessarily hold management positions.
Risk Management Forum
Materials within the risk management forum focus on those principles, best practices, and warning flags associated with the effective monitoring, mitigation, and response to both identified and unidentified – Black Swan – risks.
Change Management Forum
Materials contained within the Change Management Forum provide insight to the principles of change management as well as the best practices of those leaders recognized as top performers in this area. Each article is tailored to help readers improve their organization’s change management policies and practices so to achieve superior results and move ahead of the competition.
Business Communications Forum
Materials within the Communications Forum focus on those principles and best practices implemented at leading organizations to ensure consistent, fluid transfer of information between individuals.
Decision-Making Forum
Decision-making is a complex process that when done well enhances both strategic planning and tactical business execution. Materials within this forum explore the four categories of decision-making, underlying concepts, and performance best practices and warning flags.
Standards & Expectations Forum
A high quality, effectively implemented set of standards and expectations are a critical component of the strategy driven organization. Documents in this area are dedicated to discussing the leading practices of companies that develop and implement performance standards that shape behaviors to the effective, efficient achievement of mission goals and organizational values.
Values Topical Area Forums
Organizational values establish the boundaries of decision-making and the norms of individual behavior; profoundly impacting the way an organization conducts business. When admirable and commonly shared, values bind together the organization’s executives, managers, and employees; creating an engaging environment that outsiders will seek to join.
Organizational Accountability Forum
Materials in this forum explore the key attributes of accountable organizations and why many executives and managers intentionally or unconsciously avoid raising their organization’s accountability. We identify the programs, processes, and actions that can be taken to help promote increased accountability. Finally, we examine the many benefits that accompany higher levels of organizational accountability and why accountable organizations realize them while others don’t.
Corporate Cultures Forum
Materials within this forum will address the methods to identify the organization’s values and the various value sets, their benefits and their drawbacks.
Diversity and Inclusion Forum
While there exists a natural association between diversity and inclusion and organizational accountability, this forum will focus on the principles, best practices, and warning flags associated with establishing and maintaining a workplace environment that respects and values individual differences in order to earn full employee engagement and commitment to the achievement of the organization’s goals.
Talent Topical Area Forums
When highly skilled and knowledgeable people give the full measure of their creativity, intellect, and effort to achieving the organization’s goals, truly remarkable organizational performance results. Thus, talented personnel are the lifeblood of every organization and it becomes imperative that these individuals be valued and respected, inspired and motivated while at the same time being managed effectively and efficiently.
Resource Management Forum
Materials in this forum are dedicated to discussing the leading practices of companies successfully executing a resource management program in support of strategic planning and tactical business execution.
Resource Projection Forum
Materials in this forum are dedicated to discussing the leading practices of companies successfully executing a resource projection program in support of strategic planning.
Succession and Succession Planning Forum
Materials in this forum are dedicated to discussing the leading practices of companies that successfully execute succession and succession planning processes; maximizing the new entrant’s probability of success and the organization’s operational continuity.
Talent Management Forum
The Talent Management Forum’s collection of articles podcasts, and tools represents those principles, best practices, and warning flags associated with the establishment and ongoing maintenance of a highly effective talent acquisition, development, and retention programs.
Business Communications Forum
Materials within the Communications Forum focus on those principles and best practices implemented at leading organizations to ensure consistent, fluid transfer of information between individuals.
Diversity and Inclusion Forum
While there exists a natural association between diversity and inclusion and organizational accountability, this forum will focus on the principles, best practices, and warning flags associated with establishing and maintaining a workplace environment that respects and values individual differences.
Career Topical Area Forums
Today’s highly competitive marketplace demands continued personal performance improvement in order for professionals to remain viable and accelerated improvement to move ahead. Add in the exponential growth in available data and the vast number of global newcomers and it becomes easy to understand why all professionals feel overwhelmed. StrategyDriven’s personal performance improvement materials help relieve some of this stress by providing field tested methods and hard won insights that are immediately actionable to help improve individual performance effectiveness.
Professional Development Forum
Articles within the Professional Development Forum focus on the methods used by truly StrategyDriven Professionals in the selection and execution of their developmental activities. Additionally, because organizational characteristics greatly impact professional development, some articles within this forum are dedicated to evaluating this organizational impact on one’s development, growth, and advancement opportunities.
Leadership Lessons from the United States Naval Academy Forum
The StrategyDriven Leadership Lessons from the United States Naval Academy Forum focuses on the timeliness practices of highly successful military and business leaders.
Practices for Professionals Forum
Materials in this forum provide immediately implementable guidance supporting performance of routine functions and activities by all professionals. These practices serve to directly enhance personal effectiveness and efficiency.
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