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The Best Strategic Planning Process Ever Devised

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Strategic plans are great… when they work. All 20 percent of them. When they succeed: Companies grow. Careers launch. Morale is upbeat. This is great stuff, because smart positioning—and clever repositioning—create competitive advantage. Vibrant cultures need great planners—and great leaders—but it’s tough to lead if you don’t know where you’re going. Companies that don’t plan […]

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The 5 Ingredients to Organizational Excellence

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The Five Buckets High performing cultures execute smartly in five equally important areas: Shrewd hiring Emotionally managed onboarding Talent Development Reward & Recognition Strategic Retention. When hiring, high-impact talent is best found through top performer referrals. Stars know who fits and who doesn’t, but only recruit when they trust the organization. Pitfalls include hiring biases […]

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Why Both Types of Recognition are Important

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Recognition Choices and Types Smart leaders recognize employees for doing fine work. Recognition can be supplied in many ways but all techniques fall into one of two categories, either formal or informal. Formal recognition involves a tangible reward and public sharing of news. Informal recognition strategies can be spontaneous or planned, delivered in private or […]

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