There are many reasons employees choose to move on from their current company. Perhaps they feel unchallenged, their values don’t align, they want to try a new role or industry, or they need a raise to compensate for life changes.
When it is one of your star employees, however, their leaving can hurt—especially if you cannot currently offer a raise or other monetary compensation to influence them to stay.Read More
A new CEO might be tempted to start from scratch and scrap a company’s strategy when they first come on board. But even if the strategy seems outdated at first glance, this does not mean you should abandon it completely.
There is always opportunity to improve a strategy when deciding whether to start fresh or use the current strategy—and this can happen during regular strategy review, not simply when leadership changes hands. Before you make this critical decision, take the four steps below to determine which is the best option for your company.Read More
What makes one team more effective than another?
This is a question I’ve seen leaders wrestle with across industries, teams of various sizes, and around the globe. A team may have the most talented people on paper, yet their performance and innovation results are suboptimal again and again.
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We live in a fast-paced world, one with constant change. There is always new technology, new software, new markets, new processes, and new ways of thinking to consider or adopt. Which means there is always change in the workplace.
Host Dale Dixon and two of the authors of the book “Optimizing Strategy for Results” wrap up their series on the 7 Stages of Strategy with Strategic Evaluation and Learning. Dr. Evans Baiya and Professor Timothy Waema explain that the continuous process of strategy doesn’t always blatantly show how to get the results you are looking for. They outline next steps if you find a mistake in your strategy (even in past stages), and how clear data, documentation, communication, and evaluation are critical on the path to long-term strategic success.
Learn more about the 7 Stages of Strategy at optimizingstrategyforresults.com and purchase your copy of the book here.
“Continuous feedback is a leader’s best-kept secret during execution. Show me a leader whose organization is quiet and I will show you a leader whose organization is hoping they will get it right. Show me a leader who actually encourages and is involved in seeking, receiving and actually supporting feedback, and I will show you an organization that is executing intentionally, purposefully, with a high level of accountability, towards an agreed upon result.”
Authors Dr. Evans Baiya and Professor Timothy Waema move into Stage 6 of the 7 Stages of Strategy: Strategic Execution. In this conversation with host Dale Dixon on their latest book, “Optimizing Strategy for Results,” (co-authored with Ron Price) they examine the importance of communication, repetition, feedback and accountability for everyone in the organization. With simple, predictable workflows and continuous feedback, this stage will help you produce impactful results.
Learn more about the 7 Stages of Strategy at optimizingstrategyforresults.com and purchase your copy of the book here.
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“One of the reasons why we wrote this book was because many of the strategy books were not focusing on results. One of the most important things is to plan for results.”
Dr. Evans Baiya and Professor Timothy Waema detail the next stage of their book, “Optimizing Strategy for Results,” co-authored with Ron Price. In their conversation with host Dale Dixon, they build on the decisions made in Stage 4 to move on to Stage 5: Strategic Planning for Execution. This stage involves executing those decisions, monitoring for results, and creating clear metrics. The authors also discuss how to avoid a breakdown between the stages by using the canvases and tools from the book as your guide.
Learn more about the 7 Stages of Strategy at optimizingstrategyforresults.com and purchase your copy of the book here.
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Two of the authors of Optimizing Strategy for Results: A Structured Approach to Make Your Business Come Alive continue their conversation on the 7 Stages of Strategy with host Dale Dixon. Dr. Evans Baiya and Professor Timothy Waema discuss key outcomes of Stage 4: Making Strategic Decisions, specific tools your organization can use for evaluation and prioritization, and the importance of keeping a strategic—rather than a tactical—mindset in this stage. As mentioned in the beginning of this series, people are at the center of success in this stage and they emphasize the importance of communication and commitment from stakeholders at all levels.
Learn more about the 7 Stages of Strategy at optimizingstrategyforresults.com and purchase your copy of the book here.
As the saying goes, you are only as strong as your weakest point.
This applies to many aspects of life but is especially visible when your organization is trying to roll out a new innovation initiative.
Two of the authors of “Optimizing Strategy for Results: A Structured Approach to Make Your Business Come Alive” continue their conversation on the 7 Stages of Strategy with host Dale Dixon. Dr. Evans Baiya and Professor Timothy Waema discuss key outcomes of Stage 4: Making Strategic Decisions, specific tools your organization can use for evaluation and prioritization, and the importance of keeping a strategic—rather than a tactical—mindset in this stage. As mentioned in the beginning of this series, people are at the center of success in this stage and they emphasize the importance of communication and commitment from stakeholders at all levels.
Learn more about the 7 Stages of Strategy at optimizingstrategyforresults.com and purchase your copy of the book here.