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ALIGNING A MULTIFUNCTIONAL TEAM TO SOLVE A HEALTHCARE CUSTOMER’S LONG- STANDING PAIN POINT

Strategic Account Management Association

While this customer’s staff demonstrated both passion and expertise, to make this process a reality, they needed a project focused on innovative thinking, data-driven insights, stakeholder connectivity and patient/provider resources. Stakeholder management. My team and I led the internal mind-mapping of the customer’s stakeholders.

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Back to the Future: F2F selling is returning, but virtual selling is here to stay

Strategic Account Management Association

Both sides similarly report that engaging in joint ideation and brainstorming to develop or configure customized solutions is much harder virtually than when done in the same room with a physical white board and flip charts. As one executive explained, “Buy and sell widgets virtually? Doing that virtually is difficult, to say the least.”.

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Actionable Organization Strategy Course

OnStrategyHQ

Core Values: Outlining the behaviors and values you expect from your team and organization. Definition The mission statement describes an organization’s purpose or reason for existing. Outcome A short, concise, concrete statement that clearly defines the scope of the organization. OR brainstorm on the board).

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Turning lemons into lemonade: Five ways to reset on customer management fundamentals in a post-pandemic world

Strategic Account Management Association

SAMA and Boston Consulting Group partnered in May 2020 to conduct a study aimed at discovering the early changes to customer expectations for sales organizations as a result of the COVID pandemic. Once a deal has been negotiated and closed, your organization must be aligned and agile enough to quickly execute the co-value plan.

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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

So here’s a book review: The Management Shift – How to harness the power of people and transform your organization for sustainable success by Vlatka Hlupic. Organizations today are surfing on the edge of chaos”. Organic growth based on expertise (allow groups and communities of interest to form and the self-selection of leaders).

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

AchieveIt

Does your strategy, the backbone of your organization’s success, live across various spreadsheets and documents? The on-site training sessions include a practical application by incorporating the organization’s actual strategic plan into the software. This leaves little to no room for brainstorming and problem-solving.

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9 Ways to Get Ideas Brewing with Instant Coffee

Planview

No matter what type of work you do, you likely do a fair amount of brainstorming, planning, and “noodling” in your daily work. Instant Coffee is a new way to brainstorm and collaborate with your team and others. A product team uses Instant Coffee to brainstorm ideas for the next quarter. Brainstorming.