Business strategy is the cornerstone of the long-term success of your organization. A well-chosen and well-articulated strategy is an immensely powerful tool for an organization. It enables rapid decision-making, aligns collaborative and siloed organizational groups, and facilitates the development of sustainable and productive organizational culture.
Strategy Formulation & Execution
New CPED Program Helps Leaders Facilitate Strategic Innovation
By Kim Hegeman It is no surprise that innovation is both the biggest challenge and the biggest opportunity for modern businesses. To help leaders keep on top of innovation in their organizations, the Wisconsin School …
Digital Transformation: The Business Opportunity You May Be Missing
While there are myriad challenges facing organizations, one that stands out most is digital transformation.
Success Stories – Colleague Retention Drives Financial Results at One Community Bank
The complexities of bringing two similarly sized banks on two different core systems together warranted working with an external resource.
Designing Your Organization with Thoughtful Intent
A poorly designed organization is going to encounter trouble in the marketplace. Smart leaders realize that their organization’s culture either helps or hinders progress towards mission and strategy.
75 Stories – Lori Cross, Instructor
Lori Cross serves as a CPED instructor and has taught a variety of topics for the past 13 years, including; agile strategy formulation, execution, innovation, and neuroleadership.
How Flexible is Your Business Strategy?
The game of business comes down to make-or-break decisions, which should be reviewed as a regular management team agenda item – not as a once yearly event.
4 Ways to Keep Strategic Planning Focused
Often, people get lost in the weeds of operations and tactics, eating up far too much valuable meeting time while the real strategic issues and decisions go looking for a home. Here are some ways to help you avoid this trap and stay focused on what matters most.
Is it Time to Review Your Organization’s Design?
Organizational design is not just structure, it consists of multiple elements that need to be designed and aligned properly to implement strategy and achieve the desired results.
A Framework for Strategic Growth: Deliberations and Decisions
Productive tools to facilitate brainstorming, debate, and analysis sessions are valuable for a group attempting to categorize and prioritize potential growth opportunities they have identified in the early stages of a strategic planning process.