The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has served as an integral part of the nation’s financial system since its inception in 1933. Our trust in this institution is so strong that it is rare to find someone with a checking account in a bank that lacks an FDIC placard in the window. Nonetheless, the failure and […]
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As a leader and manager, it is quite likely at some point during your career that you will encounter employees with personal problems. Employers must be concerned about the stress levels of their work force as it can have a damaging impact on employee productivity. Personal problems can hinder the job performance of employees who […]
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Question: How can I stop being so worried about failing? StrategyDriven Response: (by Roxi Hewertson, StrategyDriven Principal Contributor) Too often, our self-worth and confidence are all tied up with having to succeed all the time at everything. No one succeeds at anything, even their best skill set, all the time! Absolutely NO ONE. Think about […]
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StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Episode 46 – Your Leadership Off-Site is Wasting a Lot of People’s Time examines the […]
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Let me start by reassuring you: the chances that you are a strategy tourist are close to zero. But I’m sure you do know a strategy tourist. Most likely you know plenty of them, since strategy tourists – those individuals who lack the motivation, skills and knowledge to turn a strategy into performance – can […]
Effective evaluation and control programs rely on a set of underlying behaviors promoting continuous performance improvement. While positionally dependent, these behaviors foster the continuous identification and resolution of performance improvement opportunities and shortfalls.
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Thinking Through the Strategies Crisis management is so much more than handling of the media. A major oil company had a plant explosion and proceeded to do a good job of communicating afterwards. Unfortunately, the follow-through never transpired after the media coverage died down. Thus, lawsuits flew in the company’s face. My client (a different […]
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Question: Is ‘burnout’ a reality, or am I just being a whiner? StrategyDriven Response: (by Roxi Hewertson, StrategyDriven Principal Contributor) It’s true that burnout behaviors can look a lot like victim behaviors. However, burnout is a real state of mind and can be debilitating in many ways. If you are trying to decide whether or […]
Effective Crisis Handling, Case Studies Crises can and will happen to good organizations. Most often (85% of the time), they can be heeded, planned for averted. There is an art to Crisis Preparedness. It must be included as part of a formal Strategic Planning and Visioning process. So also should diversity, branding, quality, marketing, re-engineering […]
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With the upcoming release of Thor Dark World and amid the success of The Avengers blockbuster movies overall, there are excellent parallel leadership lessons that can be learned from these Marvel Comics superheroes. Namely, knowing when to take the reins and when to call on others for their specialized skills and expertise. Although, in business, […]
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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – The Government has Created a Monster
/in StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective/by Cara WickThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has served as an integral part of the nation’s financial system since its inception in 1933. Our trust in this institution is so strong that it is rare to find someone with a checking account in a bank that lacks an FDIC placard in the window. Nonetheless, the failure and […]
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Effective Handling of Employee Personal Problems is Critical to Maintaining Workforce Efficiency
/in Management & Leadership/by Julie BowenAs a leader and manager, it is quite likely at some point during your career that you will encounter employees with personal problems. Employers must be concerned about the stress levels of their work force as it can have a damaging impact on employee productivity. Personal problems can hinder the job performance of employees who […]
The Advisor’s Corner – Can Failure Be My Friend?
/in The Advisor's Corner/by Roxi HewertsonQuestion: How can I stop being so worried about failing? StrategyDriven Response: (by Roxi Hewertson, StrategyDriven Principal Contributor) Too often, our self-worth and confidence are all tied up with having to succeed all the time at everything. No one succeeds at anything, even their best skill set, all the time! Absolutely NO ONE. Think about […]
StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 46 – Your Leadership Off-Site is Wasting a Lot of People’s Time
/in Management & Leadership, Strategic Planning, StrategyDriven Podcast/by Dan Parisi and Nathan IvesStrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Episode 46 – Your Leadership Off-Site is Wasting a Lot of People’s Time examines the […]
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20 Interesting Behaviors of Strategy Tourist
/in Strategic Planning/by Jeroen De FlanderLet me start by reassuring you: the chances that you are a strategy tourist are close to zero. But I’m sure you do know a strategy tourist. Most likely you know plenty of them, since strategy tourists – those individuals who lack the motivation, skills and knowledge to turn a strategy into performance – can […]
Evaluation and Control Program – Essential Organizational Behaviors
/in Business Performance Assessment Program, Evaluation & Control Program, Premium/by Nathan IvesEffective evaluation and control programs rely on a set of underlying behaviors promoting continuous performance improvement. While positionally dependent, these behaviors foster the continuous identification and resolution of performance improvement opportunities and shortfalls.
The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 4 of 4
/in Risk Management/by Hank MooreThinking Through the Strategies Crisis management is so much more than handling of the media. A major oil company had a plant explosion and proceeded to do a good job of communicating afterwards. Unfortunately, the follow-through never transpired after the media coverage died down. Thus, lawsuits flew in the company’s face. My client (a different […]
The Advisor’s Corner – Is Burnout a Reality?
/in The Advisor's Corner/by Roxi HewertsonQuestion: Is ‘burnout’ a reality, or am I just being a whiner? StrategyDriven Response: (by Roxi Hewertson, StrategyDriven Principal Contributor) It’s true that burnout behaviors can look a lot like victim behaviors. However, burnout is a real state of mind and can be debilitating in many ways. If you are trying to decide whether or […]
The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 3 of 4
/in Risk Management/by Hank MooreEffective Crisis Handling, Case Studies Crises can and will happen to good organizations. Most often (85% of the time), they can be heeded, planned for averted. There is an art to Crisis Preparedness. It must be included as part of a formal Strategic Planning and Visioning process. So also should diversity, branding, quality, marketing, re-engineering […]
Lessons The Avengers Can Teach About Leadership
/in Management & Leadership/by Steve BlueWith the upcoming release of Thor Dark World and amid the success of The Avengers blockbuster movies overall, there are excellent parallel leadership lessons that can be learned from these Marvel Comics superheroes. Namely, knowing when to take the reins and when to call on others for their specialized skills and expertise. Although, in business, […]