The IMPACT Encyclopedia
Articles Filed Under: Strategy Execution
April 29, 2010
Your pillows can be almost any colour of blue
I was in a meeting with a client and we were discussing his plans to make some changes in his organization. He knew exactly the steps that needed to be…
executive coaching, leadership, business strategy, strategy execution, managing change, change
April 07, 2010
What helps you, and what pushes against you in executing your plan
An outline of Lewin’s force field analysis (what helps you and what pushes against you in executing your plan).
http://www.valuebasedmanagement.net/methods_lewin_force_field_analysis.html
business strategy, strategy execution, managing change, organizational effectiveness
February 17, 2010
Positioning for M&A Success: Putting People Into the Equation
This article from Towers Watson shows how actively addressing people issues during a merger can greatly increase the chance for success.
http://www.towerswatson.com/canada-english/research/978
business strategy, strategy execution, managing change, change, transition
February 06, 2010
Beware the Second Wave
This week I spoke with four people who have lost faith in their organizations. All four are successful. All four have very valuable and difficult to replace skill sets and business contacts. All four are feeling disaffected and not supported.…
executive coaching, business strategy, leading in a downturn, strategy execution, change, organizational effectiveness, transition
October 06, 2009
Executing Your Strategy Effectively
“Many managers are comfortable planning”. Execution is the challenging part… and the key. This is an excellent article, from Wharton School Publishing, discussing how to execute a strategy effectively.
September 02, 2009
The Price of a Billable Hour
The results of this study show that personal networks affect prices: “The greater the proportion of informal relationships a firm enjoys with clients, the lower the fee the firm charges for complex legal work.”
http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/Kellogg/article/the_price_of_a_billable_hour/
June 15, 2009
The “Halo Effect”
A good article on the "halo effect" -- a useful concept for everyone who works in an organization to understand. We apply it to people and to organizations. The halo effect can result in some poor decision making.
leadership, greatness, leading in a downturn, strategy execution
December 02, 2008
Change is good. Even when it is bad.
Some would call me "the eternal optimist". In fact, I think I am.
I wake up early every morning, sit and read the paper look on the bright side. I love what I do. IMPACT is an organization of coaches…
coaching, executive coaching, leadership, motivation, business strategy, leading in a downturn, strategy execution, business development
November 20, 2008
Silence
My blog on performance management got a lot of positive energy and comments. My last blog was met with a thud of silence.
When I reached out, not everyone…
executive coaching, motivation, business strategy, workplace, goals, strategy execution
October 28, 2008
A Bad Economy is Good
Why? A down economy drives a lot of really good decisions. We are all tightening our belts. Our priorities shift. Things we thought were so important a month ago suddenly seem unimportant. For many, the shift is towards things that…
executive coaching, greatness, business strategy, balance, leading in a downturn, strategy execution, managing change, business development, professional services, consulting
