StrategyDriven Podcast

StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 44a – An Interview with David Parmenter, author of Key Performance Indicators, part 1 of 2

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. Special Edition 44a – An Interview with David Parmenter, author of Key Performance Indicators, part […]

StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 43b – An Interview with Diane Katz, author of Win at Work!, part 2 of 2

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. Special Edition 43b – An Interview with Diane Katz, author of Win at Work!, part […]

StrategyDriven Podcast Series

StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Expanding Uncertainty in the U.S. Financial Sector, part 2

Common sense suggests that individuals and organizations would only seek to borrow or be lent money that they could with reasonable assurance repay. In the wake of the housing market crash of 2008, we learned that financial institutions frequently provided mortgage loans to those they knew could not afford to repay them. Common sense certainly […]

StrategyDriven Diversity and Inclusion Article - Employee Distraction

Diversity and Inclusion – Return on Investment, part 2: Employee Distraction Reduction

All workplace environments have distractions that divert employees’ attention and diminish productivity. Of these, one of the most harmful yet preventable are the disrespectful and demeaning acts committed against employees.

Leadership Inspirations – Getting to the Top

“I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm and hard work.” Harry S. Truman (1884 – 1972) 33rd President of the United States

Performance Reviews Without the Anxiety

A manager in Belgium eases employees’ tension by giving advice and feedback throughout the year. No one on Philippe Lescornez’ team of grocery sales specialists goes into a performance evaluation expecting any big news. If the manager has something important to say, he will just say it, rather than wait for a formal feedback session. […]

StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 43a – An Interview with Diane Katz, author of Win at Work!, part 1 of 2

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. Special Edition 43a – An Interview with Diane Katz, author of Win at Work!, part […]

New Tool Release – Cost of Employee Distraction

StrategyDriven contributors are pleased to announce the release of Diversity and Inclusion – Cost of Employee Distraction. The cost of employee distraction resulting from acts of incivility is staggering and yet goes largely unrecognized. There is no financial statement line item, no general ledger entry, and no budget explicitly set aside for this expense that […]

Leadership Inspirations – Goals

“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.” Vincent van Gogh (1853 – 1890) Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose works were known for their vivid colors and emotional impact

StrategyDriven Diversity and Inclusion Article

Diversity and Inclusion – What is Diversity and Inclusion?

A diverse and inclusive work environment can only exist when members of an organization act in a manner that respects employee similarities and differences such that employees feel they and their work are valued and meaningfully contribute to the mission of the organization. It is in this kind of environment that employees become engaged and motivated to contribute the full extent of their knowledge, skills, and experience to the benefit of the organization on a day-to-day basis. Because they feel valued, employees within a diverse and inclusive work environment are less likely to seek employment opportunities elsewhere; subsequently reducing attrition and its associated productivity knowledge, and social cost.