Resources filed under strategy

(12 articles found)

Keep strategy simple (KSS)
It’s one of the lesser joys of being an organisational consultant when the client hands you their latest strategy study. It’s invariably long and full of great analysis. All very clever stuff you are tempted to say, but does anyone really understand it?
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From the issue of Inside Track Digest, July 2011
This article is filed under: change, strategy, strategy implementation
MT Expert - People: Eating the elephant

How do you go about tackling those issues that seem to fall into the ‘too hard to do’ box, asks Virginia Merritt of Stanton Marris?
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From the In the media series of articles
First published in Management Today, February 11, 2011
Written by Virginia Merritt. This article is filed under: change, organisational culture, strategy, strategy development
Eating the elephant

Worthy visions such as zero waste or zero infections may express an aspiration and capture the imagination. But the reality is that these are elephant-sized tasks that only the brave (or mad) will take on as serious and achievable goals. This is the story of how one organisation set themselves an incredibly ambitious goal and their herculean efforts to achieve it.
Read this book "Eating the elephant"
From the Think piece books series of articles, February 2011
This article is filed under: change, organisational culture, strategy, strategy development, transformational leadership
Eating the elephant: tackling the really difficult issues
As business and economic interests increasingly seem to run against a tide of social, ethical and environmental pressures, tackling the really big issues that affect us all gets even harder.
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From the issue of Inside Track Digest, February 2011
This article is filed under: change, organisational culture, strategy, strategy development
Making the impossible possible
All leaders, at some stage, will be faced with seemingly impossible, yet mission-critical, issues. So how exactly do you go about tackling the toughest leadership challenges of your career?
Read this article "Making the impossible possible"
From the issue of Inside Track Digest, November 2010
This article is filed under: change, leadership, strategy, strategy development, strategy implementation
Managing strategic change
Delivering a successful strategic change management programme is a challenge. Find out how you can increase your chances of success by following these four simple design principles that achieve real results.
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From the issue of Inside Track Digest, August 2010
This article is filed under: change, strategic change management, strategy
Making tough decisions fast
As companies face pressures on profits and changing markets, it can be tempting for leaders to act decisively and make bold decisions fast. But there is a trick to getting it right.
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From the issue of Inside Track Digest, June 2010
This article is filed under: change, strategic capability, strategic change management, strategy
The shift to long-term planning
This month's editor, Anna Simpson, looks at how to make the shift from the reactive, short-term approach necessary in previous years, to a longer-term strategic view.
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From the issue of Inside Track Digest, February 2010
This article is filed under: change, strategy, strategy development
Strategy Evolution: adapting to a new world

This timely report of conversations with 45 of today’s leaders and our insights, gives an inside look at making strategy work. From identifing the critical organisational risks that derail even the best strategies, to tapping into the power of your organisational identity – this report shows you how to boost your strategic capbaility in the new world.
Read this report "Strategy Evolution: adapting to a new world"
From the Research reports series of articles, June 2009
This article is filed under: change, making strategy work, organisational identity, organisational risk, strategic capability, strategy, strategy development, strategy implementation
Making strategy work

Between developing strategy and its successful execution lies a high risk territory where things can go wrong. In this issue we discuss how to head off these risks and realise your ambitions. This booklet also includes client stories on Balfour Beatty, Mondi, Addleshaw Goddard and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
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From the Think piece books series of articles, June 2008
This article is filed under: change, making strategy work, strategic capability, strategy, strategy development, strategy implementation
Issue 10: meaningful engagement

Engagement is one of the most critical processes in a high performing organisation, yet it is often one that falls between the cracks in the organisation chart. Issue 10 includes client stories on AstraZeneca, NHS Live and the Environment Agency, and chapters on: Who leads on engagement?, How do you engage and empower the frontline? and Whose job is it anyway?
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From the Think piece books series of articles, May 2007
This article is filed under: change, employee motivation, strategic capability, strategic communication, strategy
Issue 09: making strategy live

Many leaders find they spend more time talking about their strategy with the Board than with the rest of the organisation. Issue 09 explores how to make your strategy more than a document, using Billy Elliot: The Musical to tell the story, and includes tips for creating momentum in your strategy planning.
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From the Think piece books series of articles, September 2006
This article is filed under: change, making strategy work, strategic capability, strategy, strategy development, strategy implementation