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Book review: The Strategy Book by Max McKeown

Red Star Kim

I deliver and facilitate strategy workshops and it’s always good to be able to recommend strategy books to delegates. After describing what strategic thinking looks like, the author guides readers through the strategy process – with suitable questions to ask during leadership discussions. He’s clearly an advocate for scenario planning.

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Book review: The Management Shift – How to harness the power of people and transform your organization for sustainable success by Vlatka Hlupic

Red Star Kim

It also highlights two key models – for which there are assessments – on which to base leadership and organizational transformation. The core message of the book is the need to move away from a “command and control” model of management towards a more collaborative and inclusive style of people leadership. These are shown below.

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3 Key Change Management Strategies for 2024

AchieveIt

Ineffective management during change initiatives can result in resistance from employees and key stakeholders, disruptions in workflow, decreased productivity, and ultimately, failed initiatives. Adapt your leadership for successful change Successful change leaders define successful change initiatives.

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[Q&A] How Do You Get CEO Buy-in for a Strategic Planning Process?

OnStrategyHQ

When developing and implementing a strategic plan, we always emphasize the importance of stakeholder buy-in; buy-in from everyone from individual contributors to executives. Our role as strategy leaders is to facilitate alignment by having purposeful conversations that get to the heart of issues fast. first appeared on OnStrategy.

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Lateral Leadership: A New Approach to Leadership in Today’s Evolving Corporate Environment

CM Partners

Traditional approaches to leadership fail to arm employees with the tools they need to optimize outcomes in this environment. We developed the concept of Lateral Leadership from our work in the field of high-stakes negotiation. Why Traditional Ideas on Leadership Are No Longer Sufficient.

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What a User-Friendly Tool for Strategy Execution Looks Like (And Why Your Organization Needs One)

AchieveIt

Promptly delivering on that promise builds confidence and trust in the tool and your leadership. This leaves little to no room for brainstorming and problem-solving. You can avoid this by sharing progress updates with all stakeholders before a team meeting.

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Cracking the Consulting Code: Top 10 Innovation Frameworks

Flevy

They allow us to cut through noise, zero in on the key issues, and facilitate the development of insightful recommendations. This entails identifying critical areas of impact, engaging stakeholders in solution development, and deploying rapid response teams to manage and mitigate the effects of the crisis as it unfolds.