StrategyDriven Standards & Expectations Forum

Standards and expectations establish the how of work performance. These ‘hows’ represent leadership’s translation of the organization’s values to the everyday behaviors members of the workforce should exhibit when performing assigned tasks. (See Figure 1) Subsequently, performance standards form the basis against which individual and group behavioral performance is evaluated. Effective performance standards are broadly […]

Leadership Inspirations – Success, Work, and a Dictionary

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” Donald Kendall co-Founder and former Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo

StrategyDriven Podcast Series

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 14 – The Devil’s Advocate

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 14 defines what a Devil’s Advocate is, explains how the contrarian helps prevent group think, and describes the critical qualities, responsibilities, and actions of the Devil’s Advocate.

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Leadership Inspirations – Step Out of Your Box

“If you don’t step out of your box; if you don’t come out of your comfort zone where you look good, feel good, or where you’re liked and admired you won’t progress to live beyond your present potential. Instead, you’ll regress and remain in the reality of your own limitation.” Howard T. Dickens Jr.

StrategyDriven Strategic Planning Warning Flag Article

Strategic Planning Warning Flag 2 – Near-Term Focus

Executives and managers concerning themselves with small incremental improvements, eliminating the possibility of attaining the breakaway successes of truly great organizations.

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StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 13 – Introduction to Strategic Analysis

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 13 defines what a strategic analysis is, describes the components of this in-depth examination of the organization and its business environment, and identifies how strategic analysis helps an organization become more strategy driven.

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StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 12 – One Source of the Truth

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 12, One Source of the Truth, defines what one source of the truth is, identifies the benefits of applying the one source of the truth principle, and describes the guiding principles to put one source of the truth into practice.

StrategyDriven Strategic Analysis Best Practice Article

Strategic Analysis Best Practice 5 – The Use of Models

In today’s data rich world, it is often difficult to identify the meaningful patterns and relationships that yield information decision-makers need to set the direction of their organizations.

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StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 11 – Diverse Indicators

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 11 defines what diverse indicators are, identifies the benefits of using diverse indicators to assess performance, highlights the situations during which diverse indicators are needed, and describes the guiding principles to create diverse indicators.