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Interesting Research on Strategy
In support of my “why does business strategy fail” work here is some research that asks some very direct questions of senior executives about their strategy with disappointing results. In 2011 Booz...
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Strategy = How
We are all using the same words but we mean so many different things. This comes up frequently in my research, my general discussions about my research and in my consulting work. Whilst I have already...
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Fighting my methodology
As my project starts to take real form. i.e I can no explain it in 2-3 sentences, I am reluctantly having to concede that the one option I desperately didn’t want to use seems to be the logical choice....
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Can see the possibility of output
Clarity breeds excitement. I can see a potential output. I can visualise a thesis that is of some worth, an outcome that could be used, something. This is exciting and quite motivating. The process...
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Only 4 or 5…..
….people will read my thesis! I was given this stark realisation last lecture from a newly minted DBA. Hadn’t thought of this. Surely my thesis will be different, read by thousands, considered a...
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“Ridiculous Research Projects”
In a recent statement by the coalition they put the university system on notice that they would be bringing the end to ‘increasingly ridiculous research’ grants. As a research student this clearly...
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Are you implementing or executing your strategy?
Within your organisation do you implement or execute strategy? The choice of language can have very different implications on how your staff view both the process and the desired outcomes....
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Drowning in Rabbit Holes
This is for my fellow cohort who (I hope) are also working on this beautiful Sunday. I am having one of those days where every article leads to another 2-3 that (today anyway) seem incredibly relevant...
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Strategic Triggers
Have you identified your strategic triggers before you start rolling out the strategy? A key aspect of the strategic planning process is that once you have decided and agreed your strategic plan – and...
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Your Employees Don’t Care About Your Strategy?
I had a discussion with a colleague this week about my research topic and his view was that I was wasting my time. Not the first person to say that by the way. However his reason related to his view...
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CEO’s Talk Strategy – 70% of Employees Don’t Understand!
New research conducted through the University of Technology has found that only a small proportion of employees can articulate their organisation’s strategy. The researchers asked employees of 20 major...
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10 Reasons Why Strategic Plans Fail
Looking at the failure of strategy is the broad basis…
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3 Rules to Make a Company Great
The April 2013 issue of Harvard Business Review features a story that…
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Interesting Research on Strategy
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What if 50% of executives hired or promoted didn’t fail within 18 months?
More importantly what if 50% of the executives your organisation…
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What is HR’s Role in a New Leader’s Success
New executives and leaders often struggle with the transition to…
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Why leaders should ‘show their working’
“Show your working’ is an expression we use when working…
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Key Observations from 2015 – Leadership Transitions
In 2015 we coached many leaders as they transitioned into…
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Invitation to Participate in a Doctoral Research Project on Leadership...
Research suggests that up to 40% of all executives fail…
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