Change Leadership II- Understanding Kotter

We explore Kotter’s body of work, as well as a simple change management framework “The Change Formula” (Need for Change X Vision of Future X Steps > Natural Resistance to Change). We overview Kotter’s framework of 8 accelerators, and the necessity of the dual management operating system

The Strategy Stack

This is 3rd of a 3 article Strategy-Pak(sm) series. Based on our work to align a rapidly growing consultancy of experienced consultants for consistency, and applied clean-sheet to a pre-acquisition, publicly traded company. This article focuses on the structure of the strategy stack from Mission to Vision to Value propositions to Themes to Initiatives and KPIs.

A Working Definition of Strategy

This is 2nd of a 3 article Strategy-Pak(sm) series. Based on our work to align a rapidly growing consultancy of experienced consultants for consistency, and applied clean-sheet to a pre-acquisition, publicly traded company. This article focuses on the definition of strategy

Unpacking Strategy

This is 1st of a 3 article Strategy-Pak(sm) series. Based on our work to align a rapidly growing consultancy of experienced consultants for consistency, and applied clean-sheet to a pre-acquisition, publicly traded company. This article focuses on the overall architecture including a definition of strategy and its component parts

Best Thought Leadership in Social Business Elements for 2011

One of our mostly-annual series of what we found as our favorites for the year. Let us know if you want to be added to our year-end email list

Durable Capabilities Required for Social Business Success (5i’s)

We like to bend Professor Porter’s phrasing on “sustainable” a bit to align with Warren Buffet’s metaphoric moats of “durable” competitive advantage. Durable capabilities required for social business success include the 5Is: Innovation (e.g., Hamel’s innovation stack), Information Bias, Informed Decisions (e.g., Bain’s RAPID decision roles), Individual Acumen, and Integration.

Alignment- The concept of one

When taking on complex projects, you can drive alignment by applying the Concept of One to a number of critical elements including by way of example: one mission; one integrated strategy (e.g., business & tech); one decision making structure and process; one economic model; one roadmap; one team; one organizing concept; one set of common methods & tools

Can Social Media Drive Enterprise Change?

We explore social media inside-the-organization’s impact on the enterprise through its ability to drive business outcomes. “Adoption requires business relevance” Our research considers its importance from multiple perspectives and sources.

Rapid Assessment Tool

“This multi-level assessment tool can very rapidly provide a picture for leadership from different perspectives, including any misalignment between positional and/or functional groups. Results can be viewed in the aggregate or from any combination of demographic splits.”

Why hire consultants?

We share a set of practices on “Why hire consultants?” Topics include staff augmentation, perspective, roles, and internal barriers. The article also touches on traditional concerns about consultants, including over-reliance on third-parties to manage mission-critical activities.