Many organizations use the acronym SMART to define how goals are best defined, where SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-based. In fact, I myself used SMART goal setting as an employee and as a manager. Now, as…
Category: Strategy
Strategy in turbulent times
At a 2019 Drucker Conference on ecosystem strategy, I heard one panelist say "Strategic planning is dead." Nothing could be further from the truth. Strategic planning as we have been taught it in management schools is dead - it has…
Total compensation: key to effective strategy execution
Total compensation has always been an essential component of a company’s strategy. It is gaining importance now, as people re-evaluate their individual situations. Work and life have truly become integrated elements in people's lives through the pandemic, as many were…
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Ecosystem Strategy Series
I facilitated an ecosystem strategy virtual workshop to an international audience in April 2021. On this page, you will find extracts of that workshop in short video increments. Part 1: Why develop an ecosystem strategy? What is an ecosystem strategy,…
Communicating strategically
The best laid strategy can be undermined by poor communication. Many of us know that communication is not so much about what we say, it is about what people interpret from your words, tone, and demeanor. Whether we are trying…