StrategyDriven Enterprises Launches an Online Business Performance Assessment Forum

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StrategyDriven Enterprises launched an online business performance assessment forum; providing leaders access to decades of first-hand experience performing critical, in-depth evaluations of organizational performance for the purpose of identifying improvement opportunities.

StrategyDriven Business Performance Assessment Center of ExcellenceStrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC announced the launch of an online business performance assessment forum; providing innovative thought leadership and collaboration opportunities to help executives and managers better assess the performance of their business operations.

Business performance assessments are powerful tools deriving their heightened value from the synthesis of information from multiple sources. Effective assessments create a rich, integrated picture of organizational performance as compared to established standards and marketplace benchmarks and reveal mission critical performance improvement opportunities.

“The rapidly change market environment demands that all businesses continuously improve safety and reliability while at the same time reducing costs,” explains Nathan Ives, StrategyDriven’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “To help clients achieve these goals, StrategyDriven advisors, applying decades of business performance improvement experience, authored a library of assessment best practice methods and tools that are easily accessible from our online forum.”

“StrategyDriven’s assessment practices help reveal the people, process, and technology shortfalls preventing organizations from achieving next level performance,” says Karen Juliano, StrategyDriven’s Editor-in-Chief. “By applying these methods and tools, executives and managers gain the critical and impartial understanding of performance foundational to the improvement process.”

Contributed to by highly experienced business leaders, StrategyDriven’s online business performance assessment forum provides actionable methods and tools executives and managers can use to identify, prioritize, and implement operational performance improvements. Thought leadership items contained within the forum focus on topics such as:

  • Assessment Approaches – identifying the optimal assessment method based on the depth and breadth of insights sought
  • Assessment Planning and Scheduling – assigning assessment resources and timing to ensure a thorough, self-critical assessment is performed
  • Improvement Identification and Communication – developing actionably performance improvement insights possessing material value to the organization that are well received and acted upon

The business performance assessment forum’s thought leadership documents are being distributed to StrategyDriven’s clients, including some of the world’s most respected companies. These documents are available at: www.StrategyDriven.com/business-assessment.

About StrategyDriven

StrategyDriven provides executives and managers with the planning and execution advice, tools, and practices needed to create greater organizational alignment and accountability for the achievement of superior results. We believe a clear, forward-looking strategy, translatable to the day-to-day activities of all organization members, is critical to realizing success in today’s fast paced market environment. Not only does a compelling, well-executed strategy align individuals to common goals, it ensures those goals best serve the company’s mission.

At StrategyDriven, our seasoned business leaders deliver real-world strategic business planning and tactical execution best practice advice – a blending of workplace experience with sound research and academic principles – to business leaders who may not otherwise have access to these resources.

StrategyDriven refers to the family of organizations comprising StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. For more information, please visit www.StrategyDriven.com.

StrategyDriven Enterprises Launches Sevian Business Programs Product Line

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StrategyDriven’s line of Sevian Business Programs provides clients with fully developed, immediately implementable business performance improvement programs.

Healthcare ConsultingStrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC launched its Sevian Business Programs product line, a collection of immediately implementable business performance improvement process manuals. Each Sevian Business Program manual contains fully developed process procedures, forms and templates, performance metrics, how-to guides, and a library of best practices.

“Sevian Business Programs exemplify StrategyDriven’s commitment to providing business leaders with immediately implementable solutions,” explains Nathan Ives, StrategyDriven’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “By providing affordable, comprehensive, ready-made programs complete with implementing procedures, forms, metrics, and how to guides, we’ve eliminated the need to hire armies of high priced consultants who take months to develop a workable business process flowchart.”

“In 2014 alone, our advisory services division helped four clients identify over $200 million of performance improvement opportunities using the Sevian Business Performance Assessment Program,” continues Nancy Booth, StrategyDriven’s Director in charge of Sevian Business Program development. “Not only are these programs cost effective to implement, but they yield real and immediate bottom line value.”

Sevian Business Programs were developed based on StrategyDriven’s decades of experience managing and improving complex business operations. These programs were further enhanced through the first-hand performance benchmarking of leading companies throughout the world.

The initial line of Sevian Business Programs includes:

  • Business Performance Assessment Program provides all of the tools and information needed to establish a robust, best practice assessment program guiding the critical, objective evaluation of organizational performance.
  • Management Observation Program provides the tools and information needed to define required observation topics, frequencies, and quality standards as well as guiding documentation and feedback protocols, data analysis and trend reporting, and corrective action; all aligned to support achievement of organizational values and mission goals.
  • Corrective Action Program provides all of the tools and information needed to programmatically identify, report, evaluate, resolve, and trend the organization’s issues and requests in a manner aligned with its strategic and tactical business goals.
  • Organizational Performance Measures Program provides the tools and information needed to establish a performance measurement system that is understandable, broadly applicable, uniformly interpreted, and economic to apply. Derived measures cascade through and across the organization’s hierarchy; driving performance that ultimately supports achievement of the company’s mission, goals, and values.

Sevian Business Programs are being implemented by StrategyDriven’s clients, including some of the world’s largest companies. Complete information regarding the content of Sevian Business Programs is available at: www.strategydriven.com/sbp.

About StrategyDriven

StrategyDriven provides executives and managers with the planning and execution advice, tools, and practices needed to create greater organizational alignment and accountability for the achievement of superior results. We believe a clear, forward-looking strategy, translatable to the day-to-day activities of all organization members, is critical to realizing success in today’s fast paced market environment. Not only does a compelling, well-executed strategy align individuals to common goals, it ensures those goals best serve the company’s mission.

At StrategyDriven, our seasoned business leaders deliver real-world strategic business planning and tactical execution best practice advice – a blending of workplace experience with sound research and academic principles – to business leaders who may not otherwise have access to these resources.

StrategyDriven refers to the family of organizations comprising StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. For more information, please visit www.StrategyDriven.com.

StrategyDriven Welcomes Ruth Todd, PhD

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Ruth Todd, StrategyDriven Senior AdvisorStrategyDriven is proud to welcome Dr. Ruth Todd as a StrategyDriven Advisory Services Senior Advisor. A highly experienced nuclear power consultant, Ruth leads StrategyDriven’s information technology and cyber security services.

“We are thrilled to have Ruth join our StrategyDriven team,” says Nathan Ives, StrategyDriven President and CEO. “Her extensive knowledge and experience in information technology and cyber security adds a critical dimension to our advisory services practice and brings tremendous value to our clients.”

For nearly three decades, Ruth led the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations’ (INPO) Information Technology Division as Director, Computer Systems and Telecommunications and Director, Information Technology and Data Services. She is a world class expert on Information Technology Services; possessing in-depth knowledge of nuclear cyber security regulations, industry guidelines, and leading practices. In addition to cyber security, she is an industry expert in the fields of infrastructure, application development, application platforms, cost reduction, process improvement, computer operations, and software quality assurance.

Prior to becoming a management consultant, Ruth held several influential positions at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations; leading several nuclear industry critical technology infrastructure projects including:

  • U.S. Nuclear Industry Consolidated Data Entry Project Sponsor – served as the executive sponsor for the nuclear industry’s development of the Consolidated Data Entry (CDE) system through which all U.S. nuclear power plants report operational performance and event related information that is then securely transmitted to the appropriate regulatory and industry oversight organizations.
  • National Academy of Nuclear Training elearning (NANTel) Lead – led the National Academy of Nuclear Training elearning (NANTel) and Future of Learning infrastructure project; providing a distance learning system for the U.S. nuclear power industry which reduced costs with economies of scale, shared content, and secure student data.

Ruth further shaped the nuclear industry’s direction through her leadership of influential forums including:

  • Nuclear Information Technology Strategic Leadership (NITSL) Lead – served as NITSL’s Topical Area Lead working with the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and nuclear industry utilities on cyber security related issues
  • Women in Nuclear (WIN) Chairperson – former Chairperson for the Atlanta Chapter of Women in Nuclear; active member leading the group for four years with the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) as the sponsoring organization

Ruth served as the Data Center/Telecommunications Acting Director for the Georgia Lottery Corporation, responsible for the setup of all voice and data communications for the state-wide, state-of-the art lottery network. She is also a senior university faculty and committee member:

  • University of Phoenix Area Campus Chair, Humanities and Information Technology – serves as the Humanities and Information Technology Chair and Lead Faculty Member; teaching courses in strategic planning and implementation, global management, critical thinking, project management, organizational behavior and leadership, operations management, history and political science, statistics for criminal justice majors, research, and philosophy
  • University of Maryland Cyber Security Certificate Program – serves as a steering committee member for the University of Maryland’s cyber security certificate program

Ruth earned a Doctorate in the History of Ideas from Warnborough University, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix, a Master of Arts in European History from Georgia State University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Economics from Oglethorpe University.

Ruth can be contacted at [email protected].

Are We Hearing What Our Clients Are Saying?

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How much of what our clients intend us to understand say do we hear accurately?

How much of our own bias is involved?

What’s the difference between when we hear accurately what our clients mean, and when we make assumptions or bias what we think we heard?

As coaching and consulting professionals, we need to hear what’s been meant. Our jobs, and our client’s goals, depend on this. But sometimes we make assumptions that are inaccurate that cause us to lose clients, or set them down the wrong path. Sometimes we hear a biased version of what’s been said and as a result, believe our clients may have problems beyond what they say they have.

What’s stopping us from hearing as accurately as we should? And how can we correct ourselves if it turns out we might have misheard or misunderstood?

Webinar Details

This webinar is complimentary for professional coaches and consultants.

Topic: Learning to Hear What Our Clients Are Saying

Host: Sharon Drew Morgen, New York Times best-selling author and StrategyDriven Principal Contributor

Date: Friday, December 19, 2014

Time: 2:00 pm Eastern / 1:00 pm Central / 12:00 pm Mountain / 11:00 am Pacific

Login Details:

Join the WebEx meeting
Meeting number: 591 424 675

Join by Phone
Call-in toll-free number: 1-800-214-6442 (US)
Call-in number: 1-404-410-4567 (US)

Access Code: 803 652 6

Additional Resources

Go to www.didihearyou.com where you can get Sharon Drew’s new book, What? Did you really say what I think I heard?, and peruse the learning tools that accompany the book for those wishing to recognize any obstacles with their listening habits (Assessments) or learn how to overcome any bias and misinterpretation issues (Study Guide) that occur during conversations.

About the Author

Sharon Drew Morgen is founder of Morgen Facilitations, Inc. (www.newsalesparadigm.com). She is the visionary behind Buying Facilitation®, the decision facilitation model that enables people to change with integrity. A pioneer who has spoken about, written about, and taught the skills to help buyers buy, she is the author of the acclaimed New York Times Business Bestseller Selling with Integrity and Dirty Little Secrets: Why buyers can’t buy and sellers can’t sell and what you can do about it.

To contact Sharon Drew at [email protected] or go to www.didihearyou.com to choose your favorite digital site to download your free book.

Sharon Drew Morgen, NYT Business Bestselling Author, Writes Column for StrategyDriven

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Sharon Drew Morgen joined StrategyDriven as a Principal Contributor and columnist. Morgen authored the NYTimes Business Bestseller, Selling with Integrity, and will offer StrategyDriven readers advice to help them think about the changes they need to make in order to achieve personal and professional excellence.
 
 
Sharon Drew MorgenNationally renowned executive coach, speaker and author, Sharon Drew Morgen offers StrategyDriven readers insights about how their individual biases cloud their ability to effectively communicate. Sharon Drew imparts invaluable advice to executives and managers at all levels: helping them solve problems, become more effective, and realize a higher measure of business and career success.

“We are thrilled to have Sharon Drew as part of the StrategyDriven team,” says Karen Juliano, StrategyDriven’s Editor-in-Chief. “Her extensive experience and unique perspectives brings invaluable insights to our readers on listening and communications.”

Through her column, Sharon Drew will help StrategyDriven readers overcome the biases hindering their communications so as to enable them to truly understand their impact on their people and organizations. Her articles will help readers boost performance in the mission critical facets of their business; including client communications, vision communications, negotiations, decision facilitation and sales.

About StrategyDriven

StrategyDriven provides executives and managers with the planning and execution advice, tools, and practices needed to create greater organizational alignment and accountability for the achievement of superior results. We believe a clear, forward-looking strategy, translatable to the day-to-day activities of all organization members, is critical to realizing success in today’s fast paced market environment. Not only does a compelling, well-executed strategy align individuals to common goals, it ensures those goals best serve the company’s mission.

At StrategyDriven, our seasoned business leaders deliver real-world strategic business planning and tactical execution best practice advice – a blending of workplace experience with sound research and academic principles – to business leaders who may not otherwise have access to these resources. StrategyDriven refers to the family of organizations comprising StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. For more information, please visit www.StrategyDriven.com.