In May of 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary crested the summit of Mount Everest with the guidance and support of a lesser-known climber, Tenzing Norgay. Norgay was no ordinary mountaineer. Just one-year prior he helped a Swiss team pioneer a route up the rugged Southeast Ridge of the mountain, reaching some 28,000 feet before being turned […]
“In God we trust. All others must bring data.” — W. Edwards Deming You know more than you know — you just don’t know it. And what you are missing out on could very well be the difference between long-term excellence and plotting an exit strategy. Data-driven organizations have three distinct and tangible advantages over
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Data-driven strategic planning requires a disciplined approach. Here are valuable insights on creating and sustaining a data-driven culture within your organization. Data-Driven Strategy Infographic
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What is the expected lifespan of your company—10, maybe 15 years? Used to be the average lifespan of an organization would be somewhere around 70 years. Not today. The speed of innovation in technology, consumerization of IT, ease of duplicating and copying successful products [commoditization], and increasingly demanding consumers are creating opportunities for new products
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Inspiration does not appear out of thin air. In part it is the product of hard work, perseverance, and passion for what you are doing. Which led Thomas Edison to conclude: “genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” On another level, inspiration relies heavily upon things we already know. Our knowledge of the world processed
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The measured organization is deliberate, intentional, and appropriately restrained. Its leaders count the cost of doing business and mindfully plan and define objectives relative to investment, both capital and human. Measured organizations are focused and have no illusions or delusions with respect to identity, purpose and strategy. It clearly understands the market, the financial opportunities
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Success in any endeavor begins with a workable strategic plan. Without a plan your organization’s growth, profitability, and very existence rests upon tactical opportunism. And that plan should begin and end with the people you serve — your clients and customers. A sound strategy for acquiring and retaining clients and/or customers enables you to purposefully
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Jeb! Is fine, as far as logos go. It’s uninspired, sure, but it gets the job done. But as a piece of typography, it’s crap. — Liz Stinson, Wired, June 16, 2015 You can learn a lot about a company or brand by the way it communicates — visually, through words, and yes, even when
I hate to say it, but Peter Drucker was wrong when he said “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Or, at the very least, misunderstood. But I’m actually hoping he never said it at all. That’s because culture is a key element of any sound business strategy. In fact, the elements of culture
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In • no • va • tion : a new idea, device, or method : the act or process of introducing new ideas, devices, or methods — Merriam Webster Dictionary The competitive landscape in the Age of the Customer [that is today according to Forrester] is fast-paced, confusing, and full of tantalizing off
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