January 12, 2015
by Oliver
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Smile a lot: “People want to work with people they like, people who are happy. You ‘ll be dealing with a lot oh hard issues, and they ‘ll come across better if you have a smile on your face.” (Quote … Continue reading
September 29, 2014
by Oliver
Comments Off on Strategy and execution – current findings
In the field of strategy a lot of research and analysis has been undertaken in the last couple of years. Having this in mind I was looking for some research results which would indicate whether “things” have improved. Strategic planning … Continue reading
September 18, 2014
by Oliver
Comments Off on Do you connect strategy and time allocation?
Today I found the following – very interesting – research results regarding the connection between strategy and time allocations of leaders: “There’s no question that executives and leaders are busier than ever. But are they spending their valuable time on … Continue reading
September 8, 2014
by Oliver
Comments Off on Bad plans
According to a definition, a strategic plan is a plan (=a detailed proposal for achieving or doing something) that provides argument and the data in support of a strategy (= long term direction of an organization) for the entire organization. … Continue reading
August 11, 2014
by Oliver
Comments Off on The need for a plan
Q: Do you always need a business plan? A: No, not always. (But it might help you to change the odds….) “I had no business plan. I optimistically thought we’d figure it out as we went along.” Charlie Clifford, Founder … Continue reading
July 28, 2014
by Oliver
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“If you knew how hard it is to break into these industries, you would’nt even try.” – Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder –
July 23, 2014
by Oliver
Comments Off on Business model and strategy process
The employment of business models in strategy process has been featured in an article of the German Harvard Business Manager recently. The key question was: In which year did your organization discuss the business model as part of the strategy … Continue reading
March 11, 2014
by Oliver
Comments Off on The importance of trust management and the trust pyramid
In my previous posts I discussed certain aspects of trust. In this new post I will present a tool that might help your organization to deal with trust issues. The Internet – including its (social) media channels – is powerful … Continue reading
January 27, 2014
by Oliver
Comments Off on Research questionnaire tips
London School of Marketing, an institution offering accredited marketing and business qualifications in the heart of London, has published a new blog offering advice to students about how to write strong research questionnaires when pursuing the CIM Professional Certificate as … Continue reading
January 4, 2014
by Oliver
Comments Off on Attributes of trust
In this former post I discussed calculus trust. With this new post I would like to discuss the attributes of trust. Again, I will employ the banking industry as an example. Fairly different to power and conflict the issue of … Continue reading