Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 31, 2025

Why its better to have a facilitator than a consultant approach when developing your own aligned strategy + the risk of getting a subject matter expert who is not an expert in aligned strategy development or facilitation Other considerations - time, budget, location, travel, etc.

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Granite Leadership Strategies

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Develop Your Value Not only do you need to discover what the customer values through repeated conversations with them, but you need to ascertain how important those differences are to them. The post Pricing Strategy Developing Your Value appeared first on Granite Leadership Strategies.

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Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 12, 2010

While the scorecard is important, it’s important to not lose sight of how a scorecard is developed and what the scorecard could mean for your organization. Falling short on involving a broad part of the organization in the assessment & strategy development process. Using the wrong tools for the job.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 28, 2025

strategy development, market research, transformation initiatives). Based on their input, heres a list of agencies and platforms for you to consider. Traditional Agencies Business Talent Group (BTG) : Known for high-impact, strategic projects that often require senior-level expertise (e.g.,

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Steve Shu Consulting

MARCH 11, 2011

Some argue that using consultants for strategy development intimate incompetence by management (example here ). Many blog posts and articles address when to use management consultants versus not. Others argue that consultants should be used in cases when expertise is higher than that of existing employees.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 25, 2014

Strategy Development. Where are we at and how can we get smarter about developing ideas based on behavioral economics? How can we develop the organizational fortitude to succeed? Operating Model Development. Behavioral Economics Business Development General Management Innovation Intrapreneurship Technology'

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Harvard Business

JULY 10, 2023

The pace of change and rise of global winner-take-all competition means that conventional product-market-structure approaches to strategy, as well as core competencies thinking, are difficult to implement in practice and may yield misleading answers.

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Consulting Success

JUNE 19, 2023

Dave Norton, the visionary founder of Stone Mantel, reveals his insights on customer experience strategy to gain a competitive edge in your consulting business. He also sheds light on developing IP to contribute growth to your practice.

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Gina Abudi

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

At a recent gathering of colleagues we discussed whether strategy could be separated from implementation of that strategy. There was agreement among the group that there are distinct skills between those who focus on strategy and those who implement that strategy.

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Chad Barr

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Whether you’re developing marketing strategies, creating content, or solving complex business challenges, AI can help you break through creative blocks. Innovation Acceleration AI can act as a catalyst for product and service development by identifying market trends and predicting future demands.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 7, 2023

This article will explore some of the most notable examples of AI in consulting, including its use in market research, strategy development, and operational optimisation. This can help consultants to identify key market trends, develop more accurate market research reports, and craft more effective marketing strategies.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Our Aligned Strategy Development methodology will take your team through all aspects of creating a strategic plan. Having a strategic planning meeting is important because it will help you generate two things among your team members: clarity and alignment.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 15, 2013

Nous service lines include business strategy, public policy, leadership & people development, organisational capability, and information management & technology. Pacific Strategy Partners. Founded in 2003, Pacific Strategy Partners has offices in Sydney and Melbourne. Website: pacificstrategy.com.au.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Developing excellent strategy consists of just 5 steps. HERE are five steps that you can use to formulate great strategy: Diagnose: assess the lay of the land. Business Strategy brainstorm commence commit consulting Diagnose forecast how to create strategy Management Consulting strategy development strategy formulation'

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 27, 2017

More than half the companies said they struggle to bridge the gap between strategy development and its practical, day-to-day implementation. For the Leaders, strategy design and delivery form a continuum, allowing both to evolve as conditions require. Delivery isn’t a separate activity from strategy development.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

At SME Strategy, we guide all of our strategic planning clients through the all-important prioritization and goal-setting phase as part of the strategic planning process. You can get your strategy done right, the first time Strategic planning facilitators are subject matter experts in strategy and leading teams.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 28, 2018

Document how employee actions or inactions might contribute to the risks described above, then develop a list of desired behaviors and guidelines for making it a simple as possible for staff to adopt them. Work those into your behavior change strategy. Develop Content That’s Worthy of Attention.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 31, 2012

Nous service lines include business strategy, public policy, leadership & people development, organisational capability, and information management & technology. Pacific Strategy Partners. Founded in 2003, Pacific Strategy Partners has offices in Sydney and Melbourne. Website: www.pacificstrategy.com.au.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 17, 2018

However, the end goal is to connect with the organization, and be passionate about taking initiative to develop valuable recommendations. These incubators usually have ambassadors who are responsible for business development and marketing, and reaching out to them usually leads to a great conversation for next steps.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Following the company’s go-private transaction in October 2013 , Dell put in place new models for strategy development, resource allocation, and performance management. Dell’s executive leadership team focuses on systematically addressing the issues on the company’s strategy agenda. Value flexibility.

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Asamby Consulting

JULY 25, 2022

Another problem is that often, the strategy is not even clear to the team. Leadership has developed a strategy, sometimes over months, and knows it in and out. And then, there are challenges in strategy execution that are not caused by your strategy whatsoever. Think about it: Who needs to execute your strategy?

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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 7, 2022

To support this change effort, the CEO engaged Brimstone to help embed the desired culture and rethink and refresh the organization’s strategy starting with the executive leadership team and enterprise strategy and then rolling out a similar process to the other business division. The impact of this program was significant.

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Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2024

Entering a foreign market comes with inherent challenges. Many global companies tend to overcome those challenges by minimizing their foreignness and assimilating into the local environments. However, maintaining and embracing foreignness can yield unforeseen advantages.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 3, 2017

The CEO of a large Australian company called me to relay a particular strategy development problem his firm was facing, and ask for my advice.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Develop a ready reference tool that becomes a standard part of the discussion of all new initiatives. Any great ideas we have for anything else will be recorded and taken up in the appropriate staff/strategy/development meetings.” Agree to begin the research or development phase.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 10, 2023

This allows consultants to focus on higher-value activities such as problem-solving, strategy development, and client communication. AI algorithms can be used to automate repetitive tasks such as data collection, cleaning, and analysis.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Managers we surveyed have a sense of a shift in this direction and identify the judgment-oriented skills of creative thinking and experimentation, data analysis and interpretation, and strategy development as three of the four top new skills that will be required to succeed in the future. Insight Center. The Automation Age.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In a new global survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), supported by the Brightline Initiative, more than half of the 500 companies surveyed said that competitor and customer changes greatly impeded delivery of their most recent major strategy. “The business environment is very fluid. Reference points change.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

In 2003, Bridgespan created the “Bridgestar” initiative to focus on leadership development and to help professionals transition into nonprofit careers. Funding Strategy. Global Strategy. Strategy Development. Youth Development. Their services emphasized analytical consulting. Office Locations.

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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 14, 2021

Executive Coaching, Strategy Development, Organizational Design and Change, Mindfulness and Meditation. Brimstone is unique in understanding that getting better business results, aligning organizations, and developing leaders are inextricably intertwined. Q&A with Jeremy Seligman. What are your areas of expertise?

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The Source

DECEMBER 4, 2019

That’s a rhetorical, only semi-serious question: Even so, it’s fair to assume that clients, who see bigger datasets and more sophisticated analysis being applied in other parts of their business, will expect it to be incorporated into their strategy development process.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 4, 2017

Unfortunately, strategy communication , even if you do it daily, is not the same as — and is not enough to drive — strategy execution. Because while strategy development and communication are about knowing something, strategy execution is about doing something.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 27, 2017

The average organization in the survey, supported by the Brightline Initiative, reported failing to hit 20 percent of its strategic objectives due to poor or incomplete strategy implementation over the past few years, and more than half (53 percent) admitted that their weakness in delivering their strategy puts them at a competitive disadvantage.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Frost & Sullivan’s Growth Consulting services encompass customised research, business strategy, and organisational development initiatives. Founded in 1961, Frost & Sullivan is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas and has 40 offices worldwide. Global Intelligence Alliance. Website: www.globalintelligence.com.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 2, 2018

The framework comes from “ A Playbook for Winning Strategy ” developed by A.G By answering those 5 essential questions, you can examine whether a strategy is well defined, or help an organization develop a valuable strategy from scratch. What is the strategy that Kogan.com should choose?

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The Fearless Marketer

AUGUST 20, 2018

That’s the power of a focused marketing strategy. You need to identify the right marketing strategy for your business, but even more important is the way you organize and implement the strategy. Developing a focused strategy is the most complex and challenging of the Five Pillars.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2016

Some have responded by developing a concept known as “ ambidexterity ,” an organizational capability of fulfilling both managerial imperatives at once. Managers exploiting current businesses develop mindsets based on what they have experienced in the past. Andrew Nguyen/HBR STAFF.

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