CMOE

APRIL 21, 2023

Knowing how to make virtual training more engaging is crucial to meet the needs of the workforce. With virtual training front and center, business leaders must find strategic ways to spark community and engagement in their learning programs. This actionable guide will demonstrate how you can engage your team.

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Training Engagement How To LEAN 52

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Facilities : Ensure that the venue has all the necessary facilities, including meeting rooms, AV equipment, and comfortable accommodations. Ambiance : Choose a space that aligns with the objectives of your offsite—a creative space for brainstorming sessions or a serene retreat for reflective strategic planning.

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Strategy Strategy Technical Review Groups 130

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Benefits of Facilitating Strategic Planning Offsites Facilitating strategic planning offsites offers a multitude of benefits, from enhancing team cohesion to driving organizational alignment. Improved Focus : With day-to-day distractions left behind, your team can concentrate fully on strategic issues and high-level thinking.

Strategy 100

Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Exercises 100

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Going into a strategy meeting today that is sure to be a snoozer ? Even if you are going into the meeting with the same old people , the same old topics, and the same old expectations to just get a strategy done and put into a notebook on a shelf so you can go back to doing what you’ve always been doing, there is hope! Outrageous.

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Strategic Thinking Exercises Underperforming Technical Team Analysis 40

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Yesterday’s post on using a new type of SWOT analysis to stimulate bolder strategic conversations in strategy meetings garnered quite a bit of attention. It received enough attention that we decided to share an additional strategic thinking exercise that puts a twist on the typical SWOT analysis.

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Strategic Thinking Exercises Analysis Underperforming Technical Team 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

During in-person and online strategic planning workshops , we regularly use a strategic thinking exercise that helps leadership groups quickly identify a shared future vision statement. Pushing Back on a Strategic Thinking Exercise. An Alternative Strategic Thinking Exercise to Develop a Vision Statement.

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Strategic Thinking Exercises Underperforming Technical Team Groups 40

Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

Introduction to Strategic Thinking in Business The Importance of Strategy in a Disruptive World In today’s business environment, disruption is the new norm. With technology advancing at breakneck speeds and market dynamics shifting unpredictably, it’s crucial for you as a business leader to embrace strategic thinking.

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Underperforming Technical Team Strategy Strategy Technical Review 100

Leapfrogging

MAY 8, 2024

It encompasses the skills and insights a person acquires through active engagement and reflection on real-world challenges. By engaging in hands-on experiences, you can improve strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

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Leadership Exercises Training Case Study 100

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A speaker’s ability to captivate, engage, and inspire the audience sets the tone and leaves a lasting impression. On the other hand, an ill-suited speaker may lead to disinterest, a lack of engagement, and a negative perception of the event’s value.

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Technical Review Innovation Engagement Conference 100

Leapfrogging

MAY 8, 2024

Designing Experiential Learning Activities When you integrate experiential learning activities into your training programs, you provide leaders with the opportunity to engage directly with complex, real-life scenarios. Activities may include role-playing, simulations, or hands-on projects that require collaboration and strategic thinking.

Training 100

Training Leadership Technical Review Agile 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Importance of Strategic Planning Offsites A strategic planning offsite is not just another meeting; it’s an investment in your organization’s future. By removing distractions and dedicating time solely to strategic thinking, you create an atmosphere where creativity and big-picture thinking can thrive.

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Roadmap Design Underperforming Technical Team How To 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

Employees are more engaged, motivated, and committed to the organization’s success when they feel aligned with its cultural values. Strategic Alignment: You should ensure that the culture change aligns with the overall business strategy, enhancing performance and competitive advantage. Remember, communication should be two-way.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Culture Change 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

By stepping away from daily operations, you and your team can focus on long-term goals, engage in deep discussions, and forge stronger bonds. These retreats are not merely a change of scenery but a strategic move to foster innovation and alignment among the top decision-makers of your company.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Design Exercises 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

By integrating online collaboration platforms , you can ensure that your team remains connected, engaged, and aligned with your organization’s goals. Video Conferencing Software : Essential for face-to-face meetings in a virtual environment, allowing for more nuanced communication, such as body language and tone.

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Collaboration Tools Guidelines Video 100

CMOE

JULY 27, 2022

E-delivery ensures that training is consistent and meets standards throughout the organization. Applied Strategic Thinking®. Find a balance between meeting today’s expectations and requirements and reaching for tomorrow’s possibilities by thinking and acting in a strategic way. Coaching TIPS2™.

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Course Trends Learning Strategic Thinking 52

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

We have released a host of eBooks on strategic planning exercises and ideas to increase collaboration, creative thinking, alignment, and successful implementation. Results – Creating Strategic Impact (Download). The 600 Most Powerful Strategic Planning Questions (Download).

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Exercises Tools eBook Strategic Thinking 94

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

The innovation team will consist of experts in various fields, including technology, design, marketing, and finance but will not be mutually exclusive but open, encouraging and seeking consistent engagement and alignment across the organization and beyond.

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Innovation Programs Technical Review Innovation Policies 190

BrainZooming

JANUARY 25, 2016

You know, this week doesn’t have to be as unproductive as last week, what with business meetings going nowhere along with wasting time, positive energy, and any hope of creativity. The thing is, there’s a different way to structure business meetings to help a group come together and collaborate in an innovative, productive way.

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Meeting Collaboration Creative Thinking Tips 40

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

For insights into designing impactful leadership retreats, explore our guide on designing leadership team offsites for strategic planning. Goals and Objectives for Offsite Meetings To maximize the effectiveness of your executive offsite, it is crucial to establish clear goals and objectives.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Strategy Strategy Technical Review 100

BrainZooming

MARCH 21, 2016

I was horrified by this viewpoint coming from senior executives because it is so strategically misguided. 3 Keys to Engaging Your Internal Brand Team. With that change in perspective, you introduce possibilities for engaging employee in shaping branding strategy. Download Your Free Internal Branding Strategy eBook!

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Engagement Strategy Strategy eBook 40

CMOE

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Managers meet with supervisors to discuss the overall performance of the team and workforce members. Strong interpersonal skills are ultimately the fuel that drives collaboration, employee engagement and business results. Ensure that tasks are effectively distributed to people, and established goals and milestones are completed.

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Management Strategic Thinking Training Leadership 52

BrainZooming

JULY 17, 2018

Do your organization’s strategic planning meetings turn into annual snoozefests ? That happens when strategic planning becomes too complex, gets detached from real business issues, or the whole process focuses on trying to complete cumbersome strategy templates. 16 Strategic Thinking Exercises Ready to Go for You Right Now!

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Strategy Strategy eBook Strategic Thinking 60

BrainZooming

JANUARY 31, 2017

Suppose you are on the hook to put together a team meeting or workshop to develop a strategy. Maybe you have done something similar before, or maybe you have never led a strategic planning process. Using structure, exercises, and strategic thinking questions effectively. Engaging participants. Facilitators.

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Strategy Strategy Strategic Thinking Exercises 40

BrainZooming

MARCH 27, 2018

One meeting participant said this type of strategic thinking was a breakthrough for them. Create the Vision to Align and Engage Your Team! Try these 6 Steps 16 Strategic Thinking Exercises Ready to Go for You Right Now! It opens up a whole new array of potential options.

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Exercises How To Strategic Thinking eBook 61

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We have been preparing the strategic planning process design for this workshop over the last month. Along the way, our two client sponsors have been incredible with their level of engagement and participation. Actively take part in identifying who to involve in the strategic planning process. Smile throughout the workshop.

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eBook Exercises Strategic Thinking Engagement 74

BrainZooming

MARCH 3, 2017

Yesterday, we identified the six types of strategic planning process activities we use to design a client’s strategic thinking workshop. To facilitate you going deeper into thinking about how these activities function within a strategic planning process workshop, here are articles in each of the six areas.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Underperforming Technical Team eBook 40

BrainZooming

MARCH 2, 2017

What types of strategic planning activities are in a strategic thinking workshop ? As we collaborate with a client to design strategic planning activities for a strategic thinking workshop , we explore various possibilities. 6 Potential Strategic Planning Activities for a Workshop.

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Strategic Thinking eBook Exercises Groups 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

In the spirit of the first Agility question below, rather than trying to imagine questions from across all the companies listed, we limited the focus to creative thinking questions inspired by the top ten most innovative companies’ innovation journeys and priorities. 16 Creative Thinking Questions from the Most Innovative Companies.

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Creative Thinking Creativity Company eBook 89

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

If you are responsible for leading the strategic planning process at your organization, dive in and tweak your process to improve its efficiency and effectiveness. 113 Ideas for Strategic Planning Process Improvement. 12 Questions to Jump Start Your Strategic Planning Process. 5 Ideas for Simplified Strategic Planning.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Guidelines Strategy 40

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

We’ve done this hundreds of times, so we know how to adapt our strategic planning methodology so it’s highly efficient for you. We surround your team with strategic thinking exercises and structure so even inexperienced people will succeed at strategic planning. Create the Vision to Align and Engage Your Team!

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Exercises Strategic Thinking eBook Roadmap 74

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Since that post, we’ve been through two formal meetings. The first was to share our fact base, strategic issues, and planning implications. Both meetings were limited to twenty minutes so the steering committee could get through all the other plans. Want to Avoid Typical Boring Strategy Meetings? Here is your answer.

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Exercises Meeting Strategy Strategy 67

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

We arranged a meeting and subsequently developed a scope of work. It’s because I can’t fathom trying to assign credit for this deal if it unfolded in a Fortune 500 company: The relationship started multiple years ago through a speaking engagement. Rapidly deploy effective strategic thinking exercises to spur innovation.

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eBook Strategic Thinking Exercises Strategy 70

BrainZooming

MARCH 28, 2017

If you face those types of situations, you know how nerve wracking it can be to have to go from “nice to meet you” to new business ideas in perhaps minutes. In place of only recycling ideas, try these nine strategic thinking questions and creative thinking paths. What is the most popular idea you have?

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking eBook Creative Thinking Creativity 40

BrainZooming

MARCH 9, 2016

The challenge in a client meeting was developing the strategy for a later meeting intended to build support for a biennial community event. The potential supporters in the later meeting were community organizations. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Strategic Results. – Mike Brown.

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Creative Thinking Creativity Strategy Strategy 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Questions themselves may be quick because they are easy to retrieve and use in a strategy meeting. To our way of thinking, it is less about quick strategy questions. The 600 Most Powerful Strategic Planning Questions. The questioners did not specify whether the strategy questions themselves are supposed to be quick.

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Strategy Strategy eBook Strategic Thinking 40

Innovation Excellence

APRIL 14, 2020

It promotes disinhibition, reduces prejudice, encourages cross-disciplinary teamwork and co-creation, helps groups with very different profiles to speak the same language and achieves a level of engagement that drives participants to go one step further. When someone is playing, they lose all pretence.

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Creative Thinking Training Innovation Innovation Processes 53

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

I’m part of one of ten small teams within a seventy-plus-person volunteer group developing a multi-faceted strategic plan. Our first meeting was last week. Reflecting on it the next morning, something struck me: this is the first time I’ve participated in someone else’s strategic planning process in over a decade. What Worked?

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Strategic Thinking eBook Groups Strategy 63