CMOE

APRIL 28, 2021

In a recent survey, 97% of 10,000 senior leaders surveyed said that being strategic was the leadership behavior most important to their organization’s success—but another study indicated that fully 96% of leaders say they lack the time for strategic thinking.*. Manage your Time and Mind. Harvard Business Review.

Strategic Thinking 78

Strategic Thinking Leadership Prioritization Organization 78

Red Star Kim

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In early December we welcomed 15 delegates to a PM Forum “Be more strategic” workshop. The workshop covered strategic thinking, business strategy and marketing and business development (MBD) strategy. The delegate aims, views and key takeaways are shown below. We looked at case studies from professional services firms.

Marketing 130

Marketing Strategic Thinking Artificial Intelligence Stakeholders 130

Red Star Kim

MARCH 7, 2023

A key theme arising at the March PM Forum “ Future Marketing/Business Development Manager” (with delegates from legal, accountancy and consultancy firms) was about being overwhelmed. There were conversations about overwhelmed marketing/BD managers, overwhelmed M&BD teams and overwhelmed fee-earners. What are our goals?

Marketing 130

Marketing Management Emotional Intelligence Leadership 130

Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This one is equally helpful for experienced leaders and students first grasping the principles of strategic thinking. The author clarifies the strategic process while guiding the reader through it to create a new strategic mindset. What are senior managers scared of? Who are the strategic influencers? ).

Strategic Thinking 147

Strategic Thinking Decision-making Innovation Facilitation 147

Red Star Kim

OCTOBER 13, 2023

At the 28 th PM Forum Annual Conference in September I (in my capacity as Head of Training and Learning Transfer of the Managing Partners’ Forum and PM Forum), co-presented breakout sessions with Julie McConnell of international law firm White & Case. Senior management and human resource professionals stressed the need for transparency.

Supply Chain 162

Supply Chain Emotional Intelligence Construction Innovation 162

Nutshell

JUNE 12, 2020

Promoting a sales manager internally is tricky, but hiring an outsider might be even trickier. Promoting a top-performing sales rep to the position of team manager may seem like a no-brainer, but a great sales rep doesn’t automatically make an effective manager. Effective managers enable effective teams.

Interpersonal Skills 98

Interpersonal Skills Management Decision-making Sales 98

Red Star Kim

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Many management teams I speak to express a desire for their M&BD Execs to be more proactive – which takes time, tact and the confidence to think ahead and adopt a more advisory approach. So we must take responsibility for managing our workloads – and asking for help with prioritising if necessary. Communicate creatively .

Marketing 130

Marketing Communication Meetings Strategic Thinking 130