BrainZooming

MAY 16, 2017

Typical complaints about a strategic planning process. If you have a role in strategic planning, do any of these describe your situation? You have a strategic plan completed by a small senior leadership team. The executive director, on the other hand, is not inclined to want to complete a strategic plan.

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Exercises eBook Leadership Collaboration 83

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 4, 2017

General managers and non-financial executives are placed in unfamiliar and poorly-performed accounting roles. Budget meetings are not integrated with strategic planning and business strategy. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. Mike Brown.

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Meeting Strategic Thinking eBook Strategic Management 94

BrainZooming

APRIL 11, 2017

We worked with a client to facilitate an information technology strategy vision. From before the engagement’s launch until near the completion, we asked for strategy documents spelling out corporate priorities, objectives, and expectations. Despite repeated requests, no one ever surfaced this type of strategy document.

Exercises 89

Exercises Technical Review eBook Guidelines 89

Norbert Bol

JANUARY 17, 2016

In line with the earlier Strategy Blogs this year this attitude is based on the underlying human and environmental values, and shows through leading by example. For ethical business leaders and managers it is important to guide the company in the right direction by fostering an innovative-sustainability-based attitude.

Creativity 40

Creativity Leadership Culture Study 40

Norbert Bol

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

In the recent blog Innovation through collaboration some important conditions were presented how people with different expertise can work together to develop innovative ideas, such as being open to innovative work, respecting others and willing to learn. Strategy & Leadership , 43 (5), 24-31. Norbert Bol. Literature.

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Creativity Innovation Idea Generation Collaboration 40

Norbert Bol

JANUARY 2, 2017

Last year the number of rearders of Strategy Blogs increased enourmously to 22,634 followers today. The three blogs that were read most last year, were: 1) Knowledge sharing in project teams is important to go beyond your limitations. 2) Are you too busy to improve? 3) The future of sustainability.

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Collaboration Project Strategy Strategy 50

Norbert Bol

JANUARY 1, 2017

Last year the number of rearders of Strategy Blogs increased enourmously to 22,634 followers today. The three blogs that were read most last year, were: 1) Knowledge sharing in project teams is important to go beyond your limitations. 2) Are you too busy to improve? 3) The future of sustainability.

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Collaboration Project Strategy Strategy 45

Norbert Bol

JANUARY 31, 2016

Last week in Strategy Blogs we discussed the topic of innovation speed and how this positively relates to organizational performance. Next week in Strategy Blogs: Stakeholder co-creation during innovation. Special thanks to Herman Mandemakers , for your input and feedback on my previous blogs. Norbert Bol.

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Policies Innovation Strategy Strategy 40

Norbert Bol

JANUARY 22, 2017

Although there were many topics discussed at the World Economic Forum that relate to the topics that are used in Strategy Blogs, I would like to share two interesting discussions about innovation, which are: Maintaining innovation and the Strategic Update: The Future of Innovation.

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Collaboration Innovation Industry System 40

hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Either way, businesses need to identify where they are going wrong because innovation as a business strategy is here to stay. Once a well-defined innovation strategy that aligns with business goals is in place, the next step will entail managing it effectively. They design their strategy based on context.

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Innovation Management Technical Review Management Software Review 40

hackerearth

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Either way, businesses need to identify where they are going wrong because innovation as a business strategy is here to stay. Once a well-defined innovation strategy that aligns with business goals is in place, the next step will entail managing it effectively. They design their strategy based on context.

Innovation Management 40

Innovation Management Technical Review Management Software Review 40

Norbert Bol

OCTOBER 25, 2015

When we want to boost creativity and innovation in an organization, there is not only a need for creative people but there is also the need for an organization supporting an innovative culture (see also the blog: Innovation is built on the desire for success ).

Creativity 40

Creativity Creative Process Innovation Analysis 40

Norbert Bol

JUNE 19, 2022

As we discussed in the previous blog , a key element to learning is the strategy that participants in the supply chain pursue. In the previous blog there was a poll question about the strategy. More collaborative strategies, such as contributive strategies and pro-active strategies, are less usual as the poll indicates.

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Learning Strategy Strategy Competition 52

Norbert Bol

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In my previous blog the state of supply chain sustainability in real estate was discussed based on the latest report of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Included in the blog was a poll question to hear your opinion about the state of supply chain sustainability of the real estate industry compared to other industries.

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Leadership Industry Strategy Strategy 52

Norbert Bol

JULY 31, 2016

For the readers of Strategy Blogs I have made a selection of the 2016 non fiction books from the list McKinsey published as they are related to the themes of Strategy Blogs. Last week McKinsey published an interesting list of books that CEOs read during the summer holdiday season.

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Strategy Strategy Marketing Company 40

Norbert Bol

MARCH 28, 2016

Last week I wrote in my Strategy Blog ‘ Creating more value in services ‘, that more value can be created in services when ecosystem services are included. To achieve more value in the context of responsible long term investments or sustainability driven innovations, it means that more diverse knowledge is necessary.

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Culture Industry Examples Strategy 40