Controlling the volume of projects is key to strategy execution.
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How to Measure Strategic Impact in a ‘Right Now’ World
Measurement is hard enough when things are “normal”. How do you measure impact when things keep changing?
Keep Your Unit of Measure Intuitive
I just ate 56 grams of bread. Did I eat too much? There is value in keeping your unit of measure intuitive.
Two Ways to Improve Employee Strategic Alignment
Strategic alignment can be improved with two simple actions: 1) regularly assessing goal alignment, and 2) training front-line supervisors on strategic alignment.
How to Cheat at Wordle Using Indirect Measurement
Indirect (or proxy) measurements can be useful in some cases. A good example of an indirect measure is currently being used to cheat at the game Wordle.
How to Test If Your Strategy and Team Are in the Weeds With One Simple Exercise
This one simple exercise to test (or spot check) your current strategy while you build it ensures it is at the right strategic altitude and is balanced.
Four Lessons in Strategy from the Game of Chess
Four lessons on how chess can improve strategy execution.
A Recipe for Roasted Strategic Assumptions
Consultants have been telling the story about cutting the ends off the roast for years. Only they’ve been telling the story wrong.
Higher Education Strategy Considerations
Effective strategic planning is vital to success in today’s fiercely competitive and dynamic environment of Higher Education institutions.
The ABCs of Strategy
If your organization is serious about strategy, its own glossary of strategic terms associated with and utilized by your organization concerning strategic elements must be established.