Harvard Business

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In a recent survey , Bain & Company found that just 2% of companies are successful in achieving their sustainability goals. However, like many of the companies surveyed by Bain, we were unsure how to connect our strategic vision around sustainability with meaningful operational changes. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution.

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Company Strategy Strategy Strategy& 134

LSA Global

JULY 1, 2024

While the specific strategy success metrics vary across different industries and different strategies, metrics tend to fall into four overall buckets: Financial, Customer, Employee, and Other. Here is a list of the top thirteen metrics that CEOs should measure for strategic success.

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Metrics Cash Flow Talent Financial 68

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

In fact, a recent survey found that connecting with a prospect now takes 18 or more phone calls, callback rates are below 1%, and only 24% of outbound sales emails are ever opened. Both strategies create valuable content from the consumer’s perspective and use similar social networks and social software tools.

B2B 187

B2B Sales Media Survey 187

Clarity Consultants

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Understanding the Importance of Identifying Training Gaps The starting point of a successful training strategy is understanding where skills gaps exist within the organization. Organizations can make informed decisions about their training needs by analyzing metrics, conducting surveys, and gathering input from management.

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Training Training Analysis Metrics 130

Harvard Business

JUNE 16, 2017

The reality seems less impressive, as a global IBM survey of more than 1,700 CEOs found that 71% identified human capital as a key source of competitive advantage, yet a global study by Tata Consultancy Services showed that only 5% of big-data investments were in human resources. on a 5-point scale).

Metrics 133

Metrics Analysis Data Talent 133

Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 29, 2023

During this stage, eLearning consultants identify critical success metrics related to workforce performance. Provide Satisfaction Surveys Satisfaction surveys created by eLearning consultants allow learners to provide feedback regarding their experience. Using a micro-learning approach is another highly effective strategy.

ROI 173

ROI Training Training Survey 173

Harvard Business

JANUARY 2, 2018

Yet the CMO Survey reveals that nearly half of marketers are unable to show the impact of their social media investments. That’s why, no matter what your social media strategy is, it’s always a good idea to go back and make sure you have the basics covered. Your company may discover that it needs a strategic do-over.

Media 135

Media Company ROI Metrics 135

Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2018

Survey Data Shows That Many Companies Are Still Not Truly Agile. For years, agile teams and organizations have measured success using process metrics – time to market, team throughput and cycle times, improved quality, and better predictability of output. Is faster delivery into the market having an impact on your bottom line?

Agile 71

Agile Metrics Productivity Development 71

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Like many of my classmates, shortly after college, I joined the ranks of a top strategy and management consulting firm. According to a 2008 survey , the vast majority of professionals (94%) worked 50 hours or more a week, and almost half worked more than 65 hours a week. Define a metric. Moment/Getty Images.

Productivity 135

Productivity Metrics How To Meeting 135

LSA Global

APRIL 10, 2025

Successful shifts in strategies, structures, processes, technologies, or people lie in the ability to reinforce organizational change: embedding the change so it becomes part of the organizations ways of working and thinking. Are your training strategies stressing the competencies and tools required to support the new vision?

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Research Change Management System Strategy 53

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Meanwhile, in a survey of 89 institutional investors by Callan , 43% of respondents said they incorporate sustainability factors into their investment decisions — up 21 percentage points from 2013. And at many companies, sustainability efforts are measured with well over 10 internal metrics.

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How To Survey Metrics Energy 128

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2018

This neglect has hindered their ability to leverage data into talent strategies that can help transform their businesses. We base this claim about HR’s digital skills gap on the results of our latest global leadership survey. Only 11% of business leaders trust HR to use data to anticipate and help them fill their talent needs.

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Data Talent Survey Recruiting 132

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Most customer experience (CX programs) are positioned as strategic, but quickly veer away from business objectives and become simply about tracking CX metrics. They have “soft” metrics rather than real business goals. Mistake #2: Linking metrics to business outcomes. So where does it all go wrong?

Metrics 124

Metrics Data Benchmarking ROI 124

Harvard Business

AUGUST 9, 2016

Does Your Company Have a Data Science Strategy? Using Surveys to Understand the Customer Journey. The problem is that many of our measurement tools and metrics were created for a desktop world at a time when marketing focused on channel performance. Focus on the outcomes you want and map your new metrics back to your strategy.

Marketing 101

Marketing Metrics Enterprise Data 101

MishTalk

JUNE 19, 2014

Thumbtack , in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation , conducted a Small Business Friendliness Survey. Jon Lieber, Chief Economist at Thumbtack , provided the survey data in spreadsheet form. States and metro regions are rated across 11 different metrics."

Small Business 77

Small Business Survey Metrics Software 77

Harvard Business

JULY 25, 2016

A recent CMO Survey indicates that marketers plan to double their spending on social media in the next five years. This disparity highlights an important, and potentially costly, problem: Marketers continue to increase social media spending, yet many are still uncertain about management, strategies, and integration.

Media 70

Media Strategy Strategy Strategy& 70

Harvard Business

MARCH 19, 2018

A hundred fifty years ago, poet Emily Dickinson described loneliness as “the horror not to be surveyed, but skirted in the dark.” Our survey found that this approach translates into demonstrable improvements on key human resources metrics. Dave Wheeler for HBR.

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Research Report Study Survey 134

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Already a large domestic market, Frontier Strategy Group’s estimates suggest the country will average growth rates between 7.4% For instance, a recent survey of more than 3,000 Indian companies, by government think tank NITI Aayog, reports that it takes an average of 156 days to get land allotted from the government in India.

Strategy 71

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Operations 71

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

In a recent survey , 70% of respondents said that CEOs focus too much on short-term financial results, and nearly 60% said that they don’t focus enough on positive long-term impact. ” Keeping it simple, with five core strategies in his long-term plan, helped people remember his message. Stay True to Your Values.

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Metrics Study Financial Operations 111

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Right now, for example, the hot topic is “digital leadership” — driving organizations to be more innovative, iterative, and collaborative as they develop digital strategies to disrupt or transform their current business.

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Leadership Deloitte Culture Pharmaceuticals 133

Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2016

Many companies are busy mapping their customer experience and tracking customer activity across physical stores, call centers, e-commerce sites, and social media, gathering mountains of data from their own surveys, customer tracking systems, loyalty programs, and third-party providers.

Retail 132

Retail Apparel Financial ROI 132

Harvard Business

MAY 30, 2018

The most recent results from The CMO Survey conducted by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and sponsored by Deloitte LLP and the American Marketing Association reports that the percentage of marketing budgets companies plan to allocate to analytics over the next three years will increase from 5.8% MirageC/Getty Images.

Marketing 132

Marketing Data Advertising Talent 132

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Every CEO or leader knows that strategy design, coupled with excellence in the implementation of that strategy, is central to an organization’s sustainable growth and prosperity. Read more from Brightline Initiative: What Good Leaders Do to Design Strategies That Employees Can Actually Implement.

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Strategy Strategy Strategy& Government 70

Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2018

Over the past year, we carried out an online survey of 2,500 reorgs (you can still complete the survey and benchmark your reorg here ). Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. What ensures that M&A-driven reorganizations are successful? We took this question to our data. Insight Center. Competing in the Future.

How To 110

How To Accenture Benchmarking Survey 110

Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2018

Understanding the brand strategy. And as a result, the company accomplished a successful internal transformation of its culture and external transformation of its brand as evidenced by positive feedback in employee and customer surveys. Companies need stronger and more focused engagement.

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Company Training Training Culture 141

Harvard Business

MARCH 8, 2018

These are all very different strategic needs requiring different implementation approaches and performance metrics. Indeed, among its clearest benefits is patient convenience. The second question providers must ask is how they will measure the success of their virtual care services.

Retail 71

Retail Strategy Strategy Strategy& 71

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Previous work has relied on surveys and self-reported assessments — methods of data collecting that are prone to bias. The metric we used for this is called weighted centrality. Most programs created to combat gender inequality are based on anecdotal evidence or cursory surveys.

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Study Data Leadership Survey 134

Harvard Business

MARCH 10, 2017

From customer surveys, the supplier learned that 60% of customers prefer to interact with sales reps by email, 30% by phone, and fewer than 10% by in-person meetings. The company had experienced lackluster sales growth, especially outside of its core product category. 50% more likely to have weekly pipeline reviews with their direct managers.

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Sales Software Productivity Data 128

Harvard Business

AUGUST 21, 2017

A 2017 survey by Kronos and Future Workplace , reveals that the restructuring of work has resulted in significant burnout. Nearly half, or 46% of the human resource leaders surveyed, reported that employee burnout accounts for 20-50% of their companies’ annual employee turnover.

Boston Consulting Group 133

Boston Consulting Group Study Conference Survey 133

Harvard Business

MAY 10, 2018

Bain & Company, in partnership with Google, surveyed marketing decision makers around the world to gain a deeper understanding of how marketers use audience insights and technology to drive growth. more likely to refresh their most critical marketing metrics and dashboards at least weekly. 4) Leaders share insights across teams.

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Bain Marketing Advertising Media 97

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2018

” These answers are typically built around metrics — or key performance indicators (KPIs) — like click-through rates, cost per impression, and gross rating points, which companies all-too-often decide on too late in the process. ” or “Who were our highest-value customers over the last year?”

Data 131

Data How To Pharmaceuticals Survey 131

Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2018

Focus on Outcomes, not Metrics. Survey Data Shows That Many Companies Are Still Not Truly Agile. By connecting teams—from top to bottom—around a clear strategy and shared understanding of the work, organizations can transform their businesses into engines of innovation and speed. It’s All About the Data.

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Agile Development Management Software 104

Tom Spencer

MARCH 17, 2018

Survey findings indicate that corporate leaders mostly view AI as a transformative tool to improve processes and offerings. It does not come as a surprise that AI is mainly a focus of CIOs and CTOs who are concerned with developing AI strategies, which often entail building advanced IT infrastructures and investing in relevant talent.

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Data Case Interview Financial Exercises 87

Harvard Business

JULY 13, 2016

Identify the right metrics. In the digital membership economy, the metrics best apt to indicate success are more likely to be around member churn and engagement. No strategy is static. Inertia isn’t love, and feedback isn’t strategy. But freemium needs to work in service to a larger business strategy.

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Cash Flow Survey Metrics Accenture 70

Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2017

In one PayScale survey of 71,000 people, for example, 64% of those paid the average market rate thought they were paid less than average. You’ve probably taken a guess as to how much money your coworkers and others make, compared with you. Evidence suggests you probably aren’t very accurate.

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Data Sports Metrics Case Interview 107

LSA Global

MAY 10, 2021

In a recent McKinsey survey, almost 70% of respondents said that developing the skills of their current staff was the most important method of building talent – even more than hiring. The Bottom Line Have you conducted a survey to assess what skills are present and what skills are needed to compete effectively in your marketplace?

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Talent Training Training Survey 69

LSA Global

JUNE 17, 2024

Once your sales strategy is clear enough , you can then focus on the sales strategy success metrics that the sales training must impact. Is your sales strategy clear enough, believable enough, and implementable enough for the desired sales skills to make a difference? Do not underestimate the impact of sales culture.

ROI 63

ROI Training Training Sales 63