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Book Review of “The New How” (Business Strategy Book)

Steve Shu Consulting

It is atypical for me to write a book review for this blog, but Nilofer Merchant’s “ The New How: Creating Business Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy ” is very respectable contribution to both audiences of this blog and the process of strategy development in general. through customized, experiential learning sessions.

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Pricing Strategy Developing Your Value

Granite Leadership Strategies

The post Pricing Strategy Developing Your Value appeared first on Granite Leadership Strategies. Assess the worth the importance of your strategic price in the price proposal and display it proudly in an eye-catching visual demonstration of the magnitude of what you offer.

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What I’ve Learned From Buyers of Management Consulting Services

Steve Shu Consulting

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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How To Help Ensure Strategy Scorecards Don’t Fail You

Steve Shu Consulting

Falling short on involving a broad part of the organization in the assessment & strategy development process. Common traps that can occur before the scorecard are: Failing to craft the problem statement properly. Pursuing too narrow activities to solve the problem statement. Using the wrong tools for the job.

Strategy 236
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Emergence of Formal Behavioral Insights Teams and Initiatives

Steve Shu Consulting

Strategy Development. How should we get new ideas related to behavioral economics? How might we change the game? What’s the potential opportunity? How can we test new ideas related to behavioral economics? What’s going on in the market? What blue sky opportunities should we focus on? What will our approach be with customers?

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3 Ways to Clearly Communicate Your Company’s Strategy

Harvard Business

3) Involve employees in strategy development. In this article, the authors offer three recommendations: 1) Present the alternatives considered and explain why they were not adopted. 2) Explain how each choice is linked to the organization’s purpose.

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Should You Separate Strategy Development From Strategy Implementation?

Gina Abudi

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.