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"O for Options: identify and evaluate different action strategies" The third coaching phase of the GROW-model ...

“Building a visionary company requires one percent vision and 99 percent alignment” – Jim Collins an ...

"R for Reality: explore the current situation" The second coaching phase of the GROW-modelThe most import ...

Linda Gratton spoke in Antwerp recently. One of the topics she talked about was the importance to develop mast ...

"G for Goal setting: define the short- and long-term goals" The first coaching phase of the GROW-modelThe ...

Look beyond the programme you are engineering. Take a company-wide view.Here are six concrete suggestions: ...

"Coaching = awareness + responsibility" As you know by now, I'm a big coaching fan. I'm convinced it's one of ...

Initiative management is one of the building blocks of the 8, the strategy execution framework.Initiative ...

Tomorrow, I teach a strategy Execution course at the London Business School. The module is part of the Senior ...

This performance coaching article zooms in on the GROW coaching model, the most popular coaching model in the ...

“Strategy Execution isn’t something other people should worry about while you are doing something far mo ...

This afternoon, I'm excited to speak at one of the largest SME-conferences in Belgium. More than 800 entrepren ...

The 8 is a sexy strategy execution framework.One of the building blocks is Communicate. As soon as your st ...

A short, but important message today. In fact, it's lesson #4 from the series: 12 things every leader should ...

"Managing strategy is managing change." The people challenges during a strategy-implementation process can be ...

First of all, invest in strategy communication. Understanding the company strategy is a prerequisite for exec ...

The Strategy Execution process is your highway to performance. To be more precise, you should picture your Str ...

“An organisation's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate compet ...

Here's a simple exercise that creates a lot of value.Make two lists. The first one ranks your projects ...

Being able to do what your competitors can’t, demands a unique set of capabilities. But these skills don’t ...

Today, there are still too many strategy tourists running around. I'm sure there are quite a few in your o ...

Setting individual objectives is one of the best things you can do to improve performance – yours, your team ...

The team from the performance factory has identified and analysed the major implementation challenges of more ...

Initiative management is the point where organisational performance meets individual performance, where people ...

Your strategy is a hypothesis. It’s your best estimate of the route to success… but it’s still an estima ...

"Look beyond the send button and shift your focus to the receiving end" The communication of strategy and its ...

On March 15th, I started the challenge to write 5 posts a week, on average, until I have written 100 posts. To ...

Here are the final 10 coaching tips. Strategy execution needs great coaches. Re-read part 1 and part 2.1. ...

"Cascade strategy" is a crucial step in the strategy execution process. Cascade your strategy successfully and ...

"Execution isn’t something others should worry about while you are doing something far more important" Man ...

When your employee says ‘YES’ to the strategy....what does (s)he really say?I will make the strategy ...

When a strategy isn't working, an individual likes to look at others and point out what they are doing wrong.� ...

In many organisations, Strategy Execution is still a black box. You throw your strategy in one end and perform ...

In a recent post, I mentionned that strategy execution needs great coaches. I also provided a list with 10 co ...

Many organisations use the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) to cascade and track their strategy. If you plan to use t ...

I just finished my slides for the SCOPI event in Jordan, next week. It will be my first visit to Jordan and I ...

“Sound Strategy Execution bridges the gap between a great strategy and great performance” In his best-sel ...

Your strategy is the long-term action plan designed to achieve your vision. Depending on the industry you are ...

"Look beyond the send button and shift your focus to the receiving end” "To enhance our competitive positio ...

Evaluating coaching performance is what every good coach should do.A key element is coaching performance e ...

I want to share with you this wonderful short story about communication. I found it on LinkedIn but was not ab ...

Strategy execution needs great coaches. Here are some practical coaching tips to boost your coaching. Please b ...

Best-selling author Paul C. Nutt did extensive research on decision making for his book Why Decisions Fail. He ...

This is the third and final article that summarizes the conclusion from a join research report published by Vl ...

“The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, or ever seriously consider t ...

A great strategy story needs:… a compelling business case that creates enthusiasm and inspires people. ...

Michael Smith is Vice President Group Strategy and Planning at Coca-Cola North America. He helped me write Str ...

Research shows that most companies lose between 40% to 60% of their strategic potential. Take a look at some f ...

Companies who haven't prepared may survive the recession only to find themselves overtaken by their competitor ...

Do you make your company more complex?Ask yourself the following 8 questions:Would you like to introd ...