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Peter Weill: IT Savvy Can Be a Strategic Asset

But are senior managers thinking strategically about tech investments?

Catechetical Plan

Fr. Brad wants to start a Christian Formation Commission to our parish. One aspect is to develop a Catechetical Plan, which is like a strategic plan, only focused on faith formation. As a member of our Parish Pastoral Council, I am discerning the idea of taking this leadership role. It would be quite challenging to [...]

10 Day Tune Up for H1N1 – Day 10: Team Briefing

Today is the final day in my 10 Day Tune Up for H1N1. Let’s look at how to bring your team together around this mission critical initiative.

The Politics of Strategic Choice

All organizations are political. How do you navigate the minefield?

NBC Outsources Promotion Role to NY Agency

The centralization of promotion is but the latest attempt at obtaining an economy of scale on cost. Centralization also allows the Peacock to impose a uniform look, although the network will keep marketing executives each of their stations to develop market-specific strategies. This appears to be another attempt at unification, such as when NBC hired a Boston graphics design company in 1989 to develop a standard look for local news at each of their stations.

Three Ideas To Position Yourself for the Recovery

While I like to view strategy from the marketing perspective, my three action steps don’t take marketing into account at all. Rather, I’m taking a broader view of business.

Book Review: Lean Six Sigma for Service

Quality book on the topic, but if you don’t know much about Lean or Six Sigma, I recommend reading introductions on those topics before tackling this book.

Is There Any Strategy in Your Strategic Plan?

There are lots of ways to write strategic plans, some more formal than others. The key to successful strategic plans, though, is to make sure your plan looks more like an ambition than a business plan.

The Importance of Core Purpose

Like any other advertising or marketing, you have to build your Strategic Communications Plan around the net end result.

Book Review: 12: The Elements of Great Managing

Prior to its publication, I had the opportunity to preview Rodd Wagner and James Hartner’s book 12: The Elements of Great Managing (Gallus Press, 2006). When I read the preview chapter, I didn’t appreciate the book as much as I did once I read the rest of the book. It helps to have context.

The Eight Elements of a Strategic Communication Plan

In this series, I discuss the eight most important components a planner must consider before writing a Strategic Communications Plan.

The Best ICUL Session: Succession Planning

One thing many people forget when they serve on any type of governing board is that each individual director is a temporary steward of that organization. The capital-B Board lives on indefinitely. As stewards of an organization, it is in the member’s best interest to insure that the next generation of trustees is qualified, experienced, and capable to lead. Here are two recommendations to lay the groundwork to achieve that goal.

Keeping Increased Member Savings at Your Credit Union

This White Paper provides strategic recommendations to improve income streams, seizing strategic advantage, and providing a beneficial service to credit union members.