LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

A Smart Strategic Planning Process Provides the Foundation. No matter how simple the business, every effective operation is based upon some kind of revenue-generating plan. Strategic planning is, quite simply, the foundation of any successful business. There are various ways to go about strategic planning.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Are You and Your Leadership Team Aware of the Top Cognitive Biases that Affect Strategic Planning? Leaders need to design a game plan that outlines clear and compelling choices about where to play and what actions to take. Done right, a successful strategic plan sets a company up to perform beyond just the sum of its parts.

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AIHR

AUGUST 24, 2023

New hire checklist for HR [+ FREE Download] 2. New hire IT checklist [+ FREE Download] 3. New hire checklist for managers [+ FREE Download] 4. New employee training checklist [+ FREE Download] Why develop a comprehensive new hire process? Click on the button to download your new hire checklist template in Excel format.

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LSA Global

MAY 24, 2019

Upgrade Your Strategic Planning Process. Whether you know it or not, you probably need to upgrade your strategic planning process. Our own organizational alignment research found that employees have 50% less faith in their company’s strategic plan than their leadership team. Scrap the Annual Ordeal.

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AIHR

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Having a professional development plan template streamlines the process of employee development, ensures fairness and consistency, and aligns individual goals with organizational objectives. DOWNLOAD PDP TEMPLATE (WORD DOC) Contents What is a professional development plan?

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AIHR

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We have also provided you with a free employee scorecard sample template to download. In performance management, it can align employees to the organization’s strategic plan so that everyone is moving in the same direction. FREE EMPLOYEE SCORECARD SAMPLE Contents What is an employee scorecard?

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15Five

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Mistake #3 – Not Having a One Page Strategic Plan. For more helpful advice on improving the health of your organization download the webinar slides here or watch the recording below (note that special offers have expired). This is a document that lets you put your entire business on one piece of paper.

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LSA Global

JULY 1, 2024

The Top 3 Other Metrics for CEOs to Consider While financial, customer, and employee-based metrics typically cover most key strategic plans, we know from strategy retreat facilitation that other areas frequently come up.

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AIHR

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Types of general HR reports From monthly snapshots to annual reviews that shape strategic planning , various types of HR reports are designed to serve a specific purpose. The answer to this seemingly basic question is crucial for resource allocation and strategic planning. Where are our employees located?

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LSA Global

AUGUST 5, 2024

Be Open to New and Different Ideas While high levels of strategic conviction on the leadership team are important, to get valuable feedback and input on strategic plans, leaders must be willing to consider different perspectives, arguments, and information. Are you setting the stage for constructive debate?

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LSA Global

APRIL 19, 2017

Test the effectiveness of your strategic plan by asking the following questions: Do employees regularly ask for more clarifying information before they act? Do employees lack the right mindset to effectively execute the plan? To learn more, download Is Your Strategy Clear Enough to Act?

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A recent McKinsey survey of 800 companies found that a whopping 77 percent of strategic decisions were made outside of the original strategic plan. Similarly, executives tell us repeatedly that their finely crafted strategic plans are not being implemented at the quality or speed that they expect.

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LSA Global

MAY 4, 2021

Will your corporate culture help or sabotage your strategic plan? Make sure you create the collective mindsets, processes, systems, rewards, consequences, and communications to reinforce the key actions and behaviors required to propel your strategic plan forward.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 7, 2017

And when it is thoughtfully conceived with a thorough knowledge of your business and an eye to the future, a successful strategic plan sets your organization up to perform beyond just the sum of its parts. What you need to know about your business. The Bottom Line. Clear business strategies matter.

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Monday Task Management

MARCH 15, 2022

The balanced scorecard framework is an organizational system for strategic planning and management that provides senior leaders with an overview of day-to-day business operations, initiatives, and activities from four key perspectives: Customer perspective. Plus, we’ll share with you a free template built on monday.com Work OS.

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Monday Task Management

MARCH 15, 2022

The balanced scorecard framework is an organizational system for strategic planning and management that provides senior leaders with an overview of day-to-day business operations, initiatives, and activities from four key perspectives: Customer perspective. Plus, we’ll share with you a free template built on monday.com Work OS.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

There’s no doubt that a sound strategic plan that everyone can commit to is critical to success. But sadly, up to 90% of strategic initiatives conceived at a strategy retreat are never fully enacted. What good is a carefully designed strategic plan if it does not get the desired results?

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

They start by actively involving key stakeholders in creating a clear game plan that outlines compelling choices about where to play and what specific actions to take. Done right, a successful strategic plan sets a company up to perform beyond just the sum of its parts. Organizational Health – The “How Well”.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

While leaders often spend massive amounts of time and energy crafting strategic plans to help their company get to the next level, they rarely invest the same amount of effort to ensure that everyone is on the same page. Don’t underinvest in the communication piece of strategic planning and execution.

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LSA Global

APRIL 1, 2022

The good news is that, done right, a successful strategic plan aligns a company up to perform beyond the sum of its parts. Where Do Things Go Wrong Between Strategy Planning and Implementation? Are you continuously evaluating changes in the marketplace that will affect the success of your strategic plan?

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LSA Global

AUGUST 10, 2017

Strategic focus can make or break a company when the stakes are high. Settle or stretch…that may be the dilemma you face as you begin the critical strategic planning process. Is your business strategy planning process similar to the way most organizations run theirs? Don’t create the strategic plan in a bubble.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 2, 2022

Similar to unsuccessful change initiatives , unsuccessful strategies usually fail to create strategic initiatives that make sense within the overall market, competitor, culture, and talent realities that the strategies must be implemented within. The Bottom Line Strategic plans should be living and evolving documents.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 2, 2018

Too many of us know what can happen with a strategic plan that is fuzzy, ill-conceived or non-implementable. The strategic theme needs to fit your specific business. This may be the most vulnerable stage of the strategic planning process… strategy implementation. Top 10 Signs of a Bad Strategy. Get to Work.

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LSA Global

JUNE 6, 2020

When managers are deeply engaged with a company’s strategic priorities, they report higher levels of confidence in where the company is headed and increased motivation to help execute the plan to get there. For strategic plans to succeed, companies need to align middle management with strategy.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

There are times when you just do not have the horsepower to execute your strategic plan effectively. To learn more about how to beat the strategy execution odds, download 7 Strategic Clarity Warning Signs to Pay Attention To. Are Leadership Gaps Threatening Your Strategy? Business strategies are driven by leaders.

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https://www.organizationaldevelopmentsolutions.com

MARCH 3, 2020

Here are a few steps to help you get started… If you want to create a solid succession plan, it starts with looking to the future. Think about what the company (or your department) will need in the future to remain competitive and accomplish the strategic goals. Decide what factors will be critical moving forward. GET MY FREE GUIDE.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The clearer you can be about where you need to be culturally on each dimension vis-à-vis your strategic plans for success, the easier it will be for people to agree upon how the important work should get done in a way that makes sense. Does it make more sense to focus on external sources or internal sources of information?

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LSA Global

JUNE 1, 2017

The CEO believes, as do we, that CEOs should work with the executive team and other key stakeholders to: Craft a business strategy that will support the game plan for success. Oversee the execution of the strategic plan as it is implemented and adjusted throughout the organization.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

They are not afraid to make decisions and take actions that align with the organization’s strategic direction. Leaders who isolate themselves for weeks in an ivory tower as they refine a strategic plan are likely to miss critical opportunities. Inspire Key Stakeholders to Commit to the Strategy.

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https://www.organizationaldevelopmentsolutions.com

JANUARY 30, 2020

Give employees the opportunity to strategically plan for the gaps between their expertise and the future business positions. “ ” Create individual plans to help each employee gain the knowledge, skills, experiences, and attitudes now, so they are prepared for new opportunities. Be transparent. get my free guide.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 19, 2018

There’s something seriously wrong with the way most companies conceive, design and implement their strategic growth plans if, as most studies say, only 1-in-10 strategic growth plans meet expectations. Companies need to do things differently if they want to succeed with their strategic plans.

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LSA Global

JUNE 2, 2023

To stay current and competitive, we recommend challenging your current strategic direction as often as every quarter. Where to Begin to Challenge Your Current Strategic Direction Active involvement of key stakeholders in strategic planning matters. Are your leaders ready to have the tough discussions?

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Regardless of the framework, we know from our leadership simulation assessment data that top leaders invest the time to conduct a strategic SWOT analysis to see where they stand. These strategic assumptions are then used to design a relevant and realistic strategic plan for success.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Our organizational alignment research found Strategic Clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high performing teams and organizations. Underperforming companies persist, despite major shifts in their predictions, in following their strategic plan step-by-step, year-by-year without sharing concerns, plans and alternatives.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Strategic planning has traditionally been the domain of a small group of executive leaders who get together in a strategy retreat to set the vision , priorities , and execution plans for an organization. How Much Should You Be Crowdsourcing Your Strategy?

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BCW Institute

JUNE 20, 2022

Do you feel your organization’s approach to strategic planning is inflexible and ineffective? Well, listen in as today’s guest suggests a new counterintuitive approach to traditional planning, an approach that shows you how unexpected opportunities may be the key to your future success. . ” (05:11). ” (38:20).

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Focus on The First Steps to Strategic Action We know from our organizational alignment research that strategic clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing companies in terms of revenue growth, profitability, customer loyalty, leadership effectiveness, and employee engagement.

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