strategic planning

Who knows?

In collaboration, there is a notion that we share thoughts and perspectives of what we know to make better decisions. What we know and share is important for context to any decision and you may have seen some or heard something similar to this: What you know you know, What you know you don’t know, [...]

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Business strategy failures are project management failures

The essence of strategic change is not a new direction, but a series of directives on what to start, what to stop, and what to continue. After all, a strategic plan really acts as a roadmap or charter for change.  A plan not carried out is a project failure. The difficulty of strategy implementation is a [...]

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Fistful of beans 01/12/2011

5 things I’ve seen, read, or thought might seed results: 1. New Year, New Measurement Challenges — Talent Management Magazine Measuring talent management effectiveness requires knowing the answer to questions such as “Is the organization attracting better quality applicants?” or “Is the organization retaining its most productive employees?” While relatively few organizations measure the effectiveness of [...]

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The pain with change

Bill Hybels, on stirring change, says, “Leaders move people from here to there… The first play is not to make ‘there’ sound wonderful.  The first play is to make ‘here’ sound awful.” Though this is a quote on leadership, the key to so many change mantras is that change only comes about when the level [...]

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Richard Stephens, Managing Director, Piqqo LLC

“I have worked with Toby for many years and he has assisted our organisation with new business development and strategic planning. “When we were looking to move into new markets with our products and services Toby was able to give us sound advice about meeting the market’s needs and helped us develop a solid plan [...]

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