Entries by StrategyDriven

Organizational Accountability Best Practice 2 – Data Transparency

Organizations live and die by the decisions of executives and managers and the actions of employees. Therefore, individuals must be held accountable for their work that both helps and hinders goal achievement if the organization expects to thrive. This accountability can only happen, however, if the decisions/actions and associated results are visible. Data transparency helps create this visibility.

StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Self Inflicted Uncertainty

On February 2, Dow Jones reported the Obama Administration’s decision not to expand the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve as had been provisioned under the Energy Act of 20051. Energy Secretary Steven Chu indicated the basis for the decision was that the current reserve of 727 million barrels of crude oil met international standards. (The International […]

Leadership Inspirations – The Price of Success

“There is a price for success but there is also a price for failure. Given the choice, the price of success clearly has the best return on investment.” Michael Angier Father, husband, writer, speaker, entrepreneur, coach and student; Founder and President of Success Networks International “I know the price of success: dedication, hard work and […]