Envisio

MARCH 27, 2024

There’s capital improvement projects, public transportation initiatives, public parks master plans, equity concerns, and climate action—and that’s not even an exhaustive list—all while trying to build trust with their communities. In their efforts to create a new strategic plan for the city, they created Bloomington.

Government 97

Government Facilitation Decision-making Transportation 97

Red Star Kim

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

MBD executives, advisors, managers, client services executives and BDMs from law firms, economics and management consultancies joined a PM Forum workshop on “Coaching and Consulting Skills for Marketing and Business Development”. We tackled delegate questions as well as coaching and consulting scenarios along the way.

Facilitation 130

Facilitation Decision-making Emotional Intelligence Acquisition 130

Red Star Kim

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

At the start of February it was a full house of delegates from accountancy, law and consultancy firms (including from Hong Kong) at the PM Forum ’s “Coaching and Consulting skills for marketing and business development professionals”. Delegate views and poll results are shown below.

Emotional Intelligence 130

Emotional Intelligence Marketing Stakeholders Communication 130

Red Star Kim

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Without those relationships, we are unable to have the conversations that help us to translate their goals into appropriate marketing and business development activities. Our client relationships keeps us in touch with market changes and perceptions. Strategy is essentially about analysing data from many sources.

Marketing 130

Marketing Emotional Intelligence Management Leadership 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

Flevy

MAY 26, 2022

This has led many leaders to turn to Scenario Planning in order to come up with multiple possible scenarios—instead of planning and devising strategy for a single possible event. In Scenario Planning, possible scenarios are developed using diverse perspectives on potential future outcomes from teams of subject matter experts.

Suppliers 106

Suppliers Banking Innovation Decision-making 106

Flevy

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Organizational leadership can draw on 3 Strategic Thinking Games to master Business Strategy and apply in varied scenarios and organizational structures. The Strategic Thinking Games provide Decision Making models for senior executives to choose from and use as per the situation. Planning as Positioning.

Strategic Thinking 111

Strategic Thinking Decision-making Insurance Banking 111

Account Manager Tips

MAY 25, 2021

Strategic Customer Alliances. Has the most significant share of the clients' business and advises on using products and services effectively. Has access to middle-management Business Consultant. Consults with the client on how to achieve their long-term business objectives. They can be strategic or opportunistic.

Key Account Management 246

Key Account Management Account Management Management Suppliers 246

Flevy

JANUARY 10, 2022

Plan around Purpose. Let us look at the 4 phases in detail. . Strategic or Tactical or both. Strategic Segmentation is applied for all-embracing, enterprise-wide purposes. Plan around Purpose. Interested in learning more about Customer-centric Segmentation? Functionalize Segmentation. Delineate Purpose.

B2C 111

B2C Banking Profitability Decision-making 111

Mike Kunkle

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

I couldn’t be more honored to be involved and working with Felix and all of the “Builders” (our name for the participants) who join us. Informal At this level, you may be starting to build momentum by doing good work in pockets, without a full-blown charter or strategic alignment. Build momentum. Deliver results.

Sales 200

Sales Leadership Transportation Sales Training 200

Flevy

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Rather than using past assumptions and relying on instincts, using the Flywheel Strategy , decision makers exploit the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Advanced Analytics. They model the multitude of variables and produce a sizable number of simulations that propose many strategic bets, option-value bets, and no regret moves.

Artificial Intelligence 111

Artificial Intelligence Energy and Utilities Decision-making Advertising 111

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. While some organizations choose to lead the strategic planning process themselves, others choose to work with strategic planning facilitators like us.

Prioritization 98

Prioritization Facilitation Decision-making Construction 98

Flevy

MAY 13, 2022

To help us crack a problem in a structured way, our approach—i.e., There are numerous Problem Solving frameworks, such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA) , 8 Disciplines (8D) , Fishbone (or Ishikawa) Analysis , Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) , among others. Let us delve a little deeper into some of the phases of this approach to Problem Solving.

Banking 111

Banking Manufacturing Supply Chain Leadership 111

Red Star Kim

MAY 11, 2023

The course also offers a helpful brand creation plan and a brand plan template (brand essence, brand assets, brand protection and brand strategy). Brand positioning is how the customer perceives the difference between brands – where it is viewed in the marketplace and perceptual maps are used for this.

Management 130

Management Co-Creation Publishing Leadership 130

Red Star Kim

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Future Marketing/BD Manager – Build your personal brand and increase your strategic contribution. Be more strategic. Increase your strategic contribution. Two themes emerged at the end of the day in the takeaways – manage your personal brand and increase your strategic contribution: Manage my personal brand. Competitors.

Marketing 130

Marketing Management Interpersonal Skills Profitability 130

Flevy

JULY 15, 2021

Strategic Alliances are quite ubiquitous in businesses nowadays, but most of them often go unsuccessful. A Strategic Alliance is referred to as “an agreement between 2 organizations to share resources to carry out a mutually beneficial initiative.” Strategic Alliances are typically formed to: Better compete in a market.

Management 111

Management Negotiation Procurement Banking 111

Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Over two years the 25-person marketing team introduced market research, marketing planning and analytics. This was followed by a series of brand strategy days where five-year plans were developed. Videos featured 20 staff talking about “Sunday night”. How do targets go about the process of selection?

Marketing 130

Marketing Key Account Management Innovation Account Management 130

OnStrategyHQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Strategic Planning Process in 4 Steps To help you throughout our strategic planning framework, we have created a how-to guide on the basics of a strategic plan, which we will take you through step-by-step. Free Strategic Planning Guide What is Strategic Planning?

Value Proposition 98

Value Proposition Facilitation Decision-making Organization 98

Flevy

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The approach demands that the leadership team keep a methodical approach that covers the entirety of the business cycle i.e., from Strategic Planning and Strategic Vision to Strategy Execution and Performance Management. Let us delve a little deeper into some of the steps. Every organization has segments of Growth areas.

Leadership 111

Leadership Prioritization Banking Organization 111

Red Star Kim

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Delegates were from large and medium sized legal, intellectual property, accountancy, actuarial, pension and consultancy firms – from the UK but also from the Channel Islands and Portugal – with some supporting up to 12 jurisdictions. So we should ask people about their perceptions on what they would like.

Marketing 130

Marketing Communication Meetings Strategic Thinking 130

Flevy

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Only 4% of the respondents asserted that they plan on implementing organization-wide AI in 2020. A year earlier, the same survey revealed 20% of the executives planning to do that. A robust AI Implementation Strategy needs to be first devised in order to assist the organizations in moving forward with their AI deployment plans.

Artificial Intelligence 111

Artificial Intelligence Banking Government Organization 111

Strategic Communications

APRIL 3, 2024

Before I started Strategic Communications in 2008, I worked for some large organizations in the education, energy, and healthcare industries. When the American Medical Association issued guidance for physician use of social media, I was all for it. It’s not that they’re less concerned about risk.

Media 52

Media Energy and Utilities Healthcare Manufacturing 52

Strategic Communications

AUGUST 24, 2023

Varied, and Valuable, Perspectives I’ve had a foot in both the media and PR camps for the past several years—as a freelance writer in my “spare time,” as the director of corporate communications in the energy and health care industries in my “day job” and now as an independent communication/PR consultant.

e-Learning 52

e-Learning Communication Media Decision-making 52

OnStrategyHQ

JANUARY 19, 2024

This is the age of Artificial Intelligence – and as the world grapples with using generative AI models contextually inside their organizations, we’re here to help explore how to use AI practically and incorporate it into your next strategic planning process. What makes a good AI prompt?

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Organization Media Decision-making 52

Flevy

JUNE 17, 2021

The 10 phases of the M&A Growth Framework organized under the 3 timeframes include: Pre-close Planning & Preparation. Ascertaining and prioritizing strategic inputs. Creating Go-to-Market plans. Finalizing marketing plans: communication, branding, targeting, product mix. First 100 Days. Post-deal Closure.

Customer Experience 111

Customer Experience Prioritization Acquisition Banking 111

Flevy

MAY 23, 2023

Military strategists apply their training and experience to devise battle plans and make quick decisions aimed at achieving specific objectives. In the commercial arena, many businesses have successfully captured markets, contested with opponents, and accomplished strategic goals by applying military strategies. Colonel John R.

Decision-making 98

Decision-making Energy and Utilities Digital Transformation e-Learning 98

Arpedio

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

careers Office Assistant in an accelerating software and consulting business ← Back to careers Do you thrive in keeping order, welcoming guests, and helping your colleagues with diverse practical tasks? If you have any questions about the position, please do not hesitate to reach out at +45 40 50 00 36 or by email. What to expect?

B2B 52

B2B Innovation Sales Training Account Planning 52

Red Star Kim

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

And the strategic need to align marketing objectives to a firm’s strategic intent. The Human Edge – How curiosity and creativity are your superpowers (kimtasso.com) explores how curiosity is one of the four things we can exploit to make us robot-proof and less likely to be replaced by automation.

Procurement 147

Procurement Value Proposition Finance Artificial Intelligence 147

Red Star Kim

JANUARY 28, 2024

Develop organisational culture This inevitably led to a discussion about the link between leadership and organisational culture. And we talked about the need for leaders to listen with their eyes as well as their ears (using non-verbal communications skills Non-Verbal Communication (NVC) – the basics (Video) (kimtasso.com) ).

Emotional Intelligence 130

Emotional Intelligence Leadership Management Facilitation 130

Flevy

JUNE 2, 2021

Management plans and execute strategies and operations based on this sequence. This assist them in planning and helping the suppliers manage materials and prices better. Interested in learning more about the 3 opportunity areas of the Value Grid Analysis Framework? Bill Branson, Founder at Strategic Business Architects. “As

Suppliers 110

Suppliers Manufacturing Decision-making Innovation 110

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. The success of your organization is heavily reliant on its ability to effectively implement its strategic plan.

Management 98

Management Decision-making Facilitation Software 98

Flevy

MARCH 21, 2024

They allow us to cut through noise, zero in on the key issues, and facilitate the development of insightful recommendations. The importance and usefulness of business frameworks in the consulting world—especially among the global strategy firms—cannot be overstated.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Innovation Stakeholders Decision-making 52

Flevy

MARCH 11, 2021

In reasons for failure, we hear remarks like: Targets were set several months earlier by the top management without consulting the line managers, or taking ground realities into consideration. Create detailed plans with built-in accountabilities. Let us delve a little deeper into 2 of these PMI Synergy Strategies.

Shareholders 92

Shareholders Banking Acquisition Supply Chain 92

SalesGlobe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Unlocking the Growth Potential in Your Strategic Accounts Effective account planning is essential to growing the organization’s strategic accounts, which typically comprise most of the organization’s revenue and growth potential. What’s Aspirational Account Planning? Aspirational Account Planning: Is not a plan structure.

Account Planning 52

Account Planning Procurement Decision-making Manufacturing 52

AchieveIt

DECEMBER 4, 2023

For those leading strategy, keeping up-to-date with the most recent trends and data related to strategic planning and implementation is not merely beneficial; it's essential. According to research by McKinsey, 91% of strategy leaders reported being assigned other functions beyond core strategic management.

Digital Transformation 52

Digital Transformation Decision-making Organization Prioritization 52

Red Star Kim

AUGUST 31, 2023

There’s web and social media content about the key findings (e.g. Capsticks (lawyers) – Four pillars of strategy The three-office firm’s third five-year plan was presented during a “Quarterly tea break” to over 600 staff (74 partners). The result topped the firm’s ambitious planned growth target of 11.4

Marketing 130

Marketing Leadership Government Logistics 130

Flevy

APRIL 28, 2021

Strategic Building Blocks – the strategies that define how this change can take place and made part of the organizational processes to deliver exceptional Customer Experiences. Interested in learning more about the other focus areas of the CX Pyramid Framework? I strongly recommend FlevyPro to any consultant serious about success.”.

Customer Experience 111

Customer Experience Leadership Digitalization Government 111