Leadership Inspirations – Success and Accountability

“To succeed as a team is to hold all of the members accountable for their expertise.” Mitchell Caplan Chief Executive Officer, E*Trade

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StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 17 – The Use of Models

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 17 elaborates on why models should be used during a strategic analysis, identifies the specific benefits and risks of using models, and describes what to do if a situation arises where an appropriate model is not available to support an evaluation.

StrategyDriven Business Communications Article | Common Language

Business Communications – Common Language

Clarity of communication is a critical component of all business transactions. Without understanding, we are prone to execute instructions in a manner different than that desired. So how then, can we as communicators ensure our message is clear and understood by those receiving it?

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StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 16 – Strategic Analysis Multidiscipline Teams

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 16 defines what a multidiscipline team is, identifies why multidiscipline teams are needed to support strategic analysis, and lists the steps needed to form a multidiscipline team that collectively possesses the knowledge and skills to effectively perform a strategic analysis.

Leadership Inspirations – The Permanence of Success and Failure

“Success is never permanent, and failure is never final.” Mike Ditka NFL Player and Head Coach and one of only two men to have won the Super Bowl as both a player and a head coach

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StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 15 – Independent Assessors

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 15 examines the benefits of using independent assessors, identifies sources of impartial evaluators, and describes the critical characteristics independent assessors should possess to maximize their effectiveness.

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

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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.