BrainZooming

JANUARY 24, 2017

I had the opportunity to see Dayton Moore, General Manager of the Kansas City Royals , discuss his perspective on organizational harmony as he opened the Jump Start 2017 conference in Atlanta. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. SMC 3 sponsors the annual conference.

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Conference Collaboration Product Strategy Strategy 40

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

To make it a little easier to track down ideas for how you can approach developing strategy this year, here are nineteen Brainzooming articles filled with 113 techniques and ideas for improving your organization’s strategic planning process. 4 Ways to Make a Strategic Planning Process Productive. Mike Brown.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Guidelines Strategy 40

BrainZooming

JUNE 28, 2016

Following our post on the tenth anniversary of the Brainzooming strategic planning methodology , the guys at Armada Corporate Intelligence , who were an important part of developing and testing the process, wrote a companion article. Since strategy planning is an infrequent activity, it is difficult for executives to master it.

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Exercises Strategy Strategy Collaboration 65

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

You can provide people with strategic thinking exercises, creative thinking tools, strategy questions, and ways to collaborate with one another, using structure to help imagine better strategies. This means there is no opportunity for productive collaboration to devise the plan.

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Exercises Strategic Thinking Collaboration Strategy 40

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

The previous Brainzooming article was on listening for strategic insights in order to not waste strategic conversations. How do we manage around those things that REALLY seem insurmountable? Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. This is the flip of that post.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy Tips 40

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

If you have a bunch of unimplemented strategies and tactics for this year that are still sound, simply use those for next year’s plan. Contact us , and let The Brainzooming Group facilitate your planning for next year using our collaborative and streamlined Brainzooming planning methodology.

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Analysis Strategic Management Strategy Strategy 40

BrainZooming

JANUARY 15, 2016

Disruptive Innovation, Change Management & Taking the NO Out of InNOvation. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. Creating Strategic Impact” Senior executives are looking for employees who are strong collaborators and communicators while being creative and flexible.

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Creative Thinking Creativity Brainstorming Strategic Thinking 40

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 9, 2015

If we split into smaller groups, what structure can I put around each small group to help them perform successfully even though I have no time to manage the group composition to maximize their input on innovation strategy? They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results.

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Strategic Thinking Exercises Groups Strategy 40

BrainZooming

JULY 6, 2016

This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

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Strategic Thinking Exercises Strategic Management Strategy 63

BrainZooming

AUGUST 4, 2016

If you are playing a role in shaping your organization’s strategic planning process for next year, it IS probably a good time to start asking these 12 questions, just to make sure you’ve played through all the variables you can manage to deliver great results for the coming year : PROCESS.

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Collaboration Strategy Strategy Product Strategy 40

BrainZooming

MARCH 2, 2016

This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

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Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy Strategic Management 40

BrainZooming

APRIL 21, 2017

For an airline, determining the correct way for a gate agent to manage boarding, or for a flight attendant to interact with passengers, are both elements of managing an internal brand team. In short they need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results.

Strategy 72

Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 72

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 2, 2015

When a brand strategy change is planned, what happens first? An earlier “Inside the Executive Suite” article from Armada Corporate Intelligence addressed this important brand strategy question about how changes are rolled out to the public. This could come via broad employee involvement in providing input to the strategy.

Strategy 40

Strategy Strategy Engagement Marketing 40

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

We’re happy to have them back today with an article adapted from a newsletter they published on a leadership training program Walmart is rolling out in its US stores. Walmart, a brand often immersed in debates about poor employee treatment, is piloting new training for both front-line employees and in-store managers.

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Training Leadership Underperforming Technical Team Strategy 40

BrainZooming

JANUARY 29, 2016

If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. Two “Yes” answers suggest a borderline strategic issue. If you cannot justify even one “Yes” to the three questions, it is likely not a strategic issue. – Mike Brown.

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Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy Exercises 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Just because terminology is common to your management team doesn’t mean that it will be clear throughout your organization. This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results. Vocabulary.

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Engagement Strategy Strategy Video 121