Productivity is down over the last two years and continuing to decline
These are compelling numbers that all business leaders should take note of. These numbers are (more…)
In Group50’s early days, we were working with the model shown in the picture to the left when we were doing strategic planning work. It was simple, to the point and easy to talk about. None of our clients were totally convinced that this image told the entire story. It was missing a lot of information and only told the story of getting prepared to implement a company’s strategy. This graphic didn’t include two key elements: (more…)
Yankee Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra once said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll wind up somewhere else.” A business interpretation: strategy needs to guide your efforts and your company’s Strategic Execution™– how effectively you implement your strategy — distinguishes whether you’ll win or be an also-ran. One of the ways effective businesses stay on course is understanding in detail where they have been, what successes they have had in execution and where they have come up short. All too often companies (more…)
Many companies have a strategic plan and ALL companies have a culture. If strategy and culture aren’t integrated, you ARE UNDER-DELIVERING! Is your company poised to Deliver a Culture of Stretegic Execution? If you ask a business leader about their Strategic Plan, the typical response is… “It’s around here somewhere,just let me look.” They believe a Strategic Planning Process is expensive; costing time, resources, and promises. A scalable and sustainable Strategic Execution Process is even more time consuming and costly. Many companies fail to deliver the results and promises contained within their Strategic Plan and that’s usually a Culture issue. (more…)
