The One Thing Exercise: Manufacturing
The One Thing Exercise helps you get clear on your priorities in key areas of your business.
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Speed of Change Assessment
Change is constant, and the rate of change is only accelerating. Change can take many forms—technological, social, economic, business models, the nature of the work—but in any form, it can drastically disrupt your organization or industry at any time.
Strategic Planning (Part 3): Find the Groove
Strategic Planning (Part 3): Find the Groove An organization’s strategic plan needs a repeatable rhythm to drive execution A strategic plan without an execution plan is pointless Leaders must set aside devoted time to specifically focus on the execution of their strategic plan This post is the third and final post in our series on …
Strategic Planning (Part 2): The Law of 3s
Strategic Planning (Part 2): The Law of 3s The Law of 3s structure forces an element of simplicity into the strategic planning process The process begins with identifying three Big Goals for your organization over a three-year time horizon Step Goals and Actions ladder up to your Big Goals, and provide more immediate direction In …
Strategic Planning (Part 1): Keep it Simple
Strategic Planning (Part 1): Keep it Simple Strategic planning can often be a months-long process that leads to big plans and little execution If your plan is complicated, you won’t execute A cohesive, focused, goal-driven strategic plan can be developed within 1-3 days How many times have you taken part in a “strategic planning” session? …
Five keys to maintaining momentum on your strategic plan
Five keys to maintaining momentum on your strategic plan Strategic plans failing at the execution phase is very common, which is why we’ll often become an accountability partner for our clients To drive execution, create goals that are radically clear to everyone involved Every goal should have an owner who is responsible for creating an …
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Create Strategy Success with the Law of 3s
Create Strategy Success with the Law of 3s We recommend using the Law of 3s method for creating strategic plans To use the method, define Big Goals, Step Goals, and Actions using the SMART principle Work through this method in 2-3 days, and schedule regular meetings to monitor progress against your plan There are countless …