Communicate Strategy for Effect

Communicate strategy for effect is one of our perennially most popular articles based on Google Analytics as communications is the glue within the enterprise, projects, change efforts, etc. We share a time-tested frame considering target audience, objective, key messages, how delivered, when delivered, and who delivers.

Enterprise Analysis Framework- Planning for outcomes

“As we work through strategy, there is a natural cascade, or progression, from “why” to “what” to “how”. We need to drive the directional thinking (“why” and “what”) down into execution (“how”) because, and we should keep reminding ourselves of this, at the end of the day we need to deliver business results”

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

Execution through Processes, Projects and Communities

Focusing on execution, we touch on each common organizing concepts in the following sections: Process; Project (program and project management); Community (purpose, practice and interest). We also quickly discuss the role of organization, followed by what is best organizing concept (considering sponsorship and breadth of collaboration)

Agile Framework for Go-to-Market Execution

We begin by considering the tatical and strategic work to be accomplished within the enterprise. Next up is leadership activity, followed by the architecture of participation (guidance, interactions and routines) of how we manage and work. Agile requires people-enabled network, with different skills and organization; but structure is not organization.

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.