Leadership Inspirations – Guided by Experience

“The trouble with using experience as a guide is that the final exam often comes first and then the lesson.” Anonymous

Recommended Resource – Secrets of Power Problem Solving

Secrets of Power Problem Solving by Roger Dawson About the Reference Secrets of Power Problem Solving by Roger Dawson provides an insightful examination of the theories and practices associated with decision-making. Throughout his book, Roger challenges commonly held beliefs about the decision-making process and provides actionable methods to effectively address problems of all types… of […]

Creating Customer Focused Teams, Part 1

What is a Customer Focused Team? The word ‘team’ is overused in business; it gets applied to any group of humans in a work setting. However, when you define a team as everything, you end up with nothing. The best and most concise definition for corporate teams I have found comes from The Wisdom of […]

StrategyDriven Evaluation and Control Program Best Practice Article

Evaluation and Control Program Best Practice 3 – Assess the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Many business professionals almost singularly focused on identifying and fixing ‘the ugly’ – shortcomings that result in their organization’s most adverse outcomes. This focus is understandable as extremely poor performance can cause irreparable damage. The approach, however, omits critical examination of a range of organizational performance, ‘the good’ and ‘the bad;’ placing the organization at risk of achieving only suboptimal performance.

Creating Teams

Performance within groups typically does not just happen. For a group to really perform well it needs practice. The group needs to understand the best way to organize itself for performance. This concept is commonly understood by sports teams and the military. They clearly see the need to give groups opportunities to practice. Boot Camp […]

StrategyDriven Alternative Selection Best Practice Article

Alternative Selection Best Practice 5 – Establishing Priorities

All organizations face resource constraints inhibiting the accomplishment of all proposed work. Some organizations resist prioritizing initiatives commonly resulting in the completion of lower value activities ahead of those with a higher return on investment. Such an approach diminishes the value returned to stakeholders and represents an abdication of management’s responsibilities.

Leadership Inspirations – Complexity

“There is most often no simple solution for a complex problem. True genius is finding the complex solution for the complex problem and being able to communicate it simply.” Author Unknown

Recommended Resource – Judgment Calls

Judgment Calls: Twelve Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams That Got Them Right by Thomas H. Davenport and Brook Manville About the Reference Judgment Calls by Thomas H. Davenport and Brook Manville examines twelve mission critical decisions made by public and private organizations for the key aspects of the decision process employed and analytical […]

StrategyDriven Diversity and Inclusion Article

Diversity and Inclusion Best Practice 2 – Performance Measurement

Establishing and maintaining and organizational culture supportive of a diverse and inclusive workforce requires deliberate ongoing action communicating the importance of and support for these principles.

StrategyDriven Expert Contributor Hank Moore

The Big Picture of Business – Developing The Talent for Business to Succeed

A Primer on the Workforce, Levels of Jobs, Plateaus of Professionalism It’s lonely at the top. Corporate executives must develop themselves for the next level and to be useful to their companies and communities in the future. This is a primer for executives and the heirs apparent to company leadership. Critical topics include leadership development […]