5 Strategies to improve diversity and inclusion in recruiting
Category: Blog | Team
To build success, it’s critical for companies to actively recruit a wider range of employees. A 2015 report by McKinsey revealed that, among the 366 companies surveyed, the top-performing companies were also the most diverse. It makes sense. If your company supports a diverse, inclusive environment, you’re more likely to have happy and engaged employees,…
Tags: | culture, recruitment
Establishing your meeting rhythm after developing your strategic plan
Category: Strategy | Strategy Implementation
Picture this: You’re a managing director, and you have just finished developing your strategic plan with your leadership team. You’ve reached alignment on your company’s vision and purpose, and you’re clear on your strategic priorities, goals and action items. Now, what do you do? Often, companies are left with a stack of papers or a strategic…
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How to make time your most important resource
Category: Blog | Leadership
Effective time management is a crucial element of success regardless of who you are or what you do. Nonetheless, far too few business executives appreciate time as one of the most important resources around, and very little is being done in the average business to make better use of everyone’s most limited asset. Despite the…
Tags: | time management
What is your primary question?
Category: Blog | Leadership
A number of years ago I attended Tony Robbin’s Date With Destiny. One area he focused on was identifying our “primary question”. While we ask ourselves loads of questions every day, there is one question that we ask ourselves several times every day and it shapes who we are, what we do, and why we…
Tags: | Personal Development
How to define a company’s purpose……
Category: Blog | Strategy
There are a host labels out there that can describe a company’s direction? Do we really need a “purpose” to add to this list? I believe we do. Below I have pulled together a list which starts to distinguish between the various direction led labels. A vision statement says what the company wants to be…
Tags: | Strategy Development
How do you nurture strategic thinking throughout your company?
Category: Blog | Strategy
“Good ideas can come from anywhere.” Most of us recognise the wisdom in this quote, yet we still see strategy as the realm of a company’s senior leaders. That may be because of our tendency to equate strategic thinking with strategic planning. Although these practices are related and equally necessary for a company’s success, they…
Tags: | Strategy Development
How to get your employees engaged with your strategy…
Category: Blog | Strategy
Have you ever been asked “Why are we doing this initiative?” or “Why did we stop focusing on this activity?” These seem like innocent questions, but as a business leader, you might start to worry. The answers are in your strategy, and whether it was just launched last week or is in your plan from…
Tags: | Strategy Development
Why Strategic Planning is Important
Category: Blog | Strategy
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” – Lewis Carroll, as paraphrased by George Harrison According to Investopedia one of the key reasons business fail is not having any type of strategic plan. If a business has little idea where it is headed, it will wander aimlessly without direction,…
Tags: | Strategy Development
Key Steps to Strategic Planning – Part 2
Category: Strategy
To stay on the growth path in 2020, alignment on a vision, strategy, and key initiatives is essential. By having participation and alignment across your company in the planning process, you can be certain that each team knows it’s part in the success of the company.Last week we covered the first 3 stages of effective…
Tags: | Strategy Development
Key Steps to Strategic Planning – Part 1
Category: Blog | Strategy
To stay on the growth path in 2020, alignment on a vision, strategy, and key initiatives is essential. By having participation and alignment across your company in the planning process, you can be certain that each team knows it’s part in the success of the company. Here’s a high-level overview for a company with a…
Tags: | planning, Strategy Development
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