StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Special Edition 16a - An Interview with Scott Davis, author of The Shift examines the bottom line benefits of the Chief Marketing Officer serving as an organization’s corporate growth leader. Durin... Read Full Story

Some of life’s greatest lessons come through failure… and greatness is often born in the rising from the ashes. Everyone experiences personal and professional disappointments and setbacks. Those taking the time to critically and objectively examine and learn from their mistakes, applying those learnings to future endeavors, will inevitably be more successful. This truth is embodied by those from all walks of life who in their respective fields have achieved great success. “... Read Full Story

The ability to solve complicated problems quickly is more important than ever in today’s competitive world. From the time we’re little kids, we’re taught to solve problems by trial and error. That’s fine if the problem is as simple as a burned out light bulb. When the problem is a muddle of business, technical and political problems, we need something that helps us untangle the mess. Unless you’re Harry Potter, treating a mess like a burned out light bulb is as ... Read Full Story

A trait that is often overlooked by managers and executives is the loyalty (or the lack of loyalty) among their employees. While it is difficult to measure, it can have a great impact on your department and your company. As such, you should take steps to ensure the loyalty of your employees to you, the company and each other. Impacts The lack of loyalty can have devastating effects on any organization. The development of each employee is a considerable investment in time and money. In additio... Read Full Story

“The look in her eyes suggests a sense of urgency and of sadness.” Jamie Cardenas Lead Photographer StrategyDriven and Lee’s Make History Winner for American Girl The StrategyDriven family congratulates our lead photographer, Jamie Cardenas, for being selected for the first edition of Lee’s Make History photo book publication. Of the 16,109 photo submissions from 90 countries, Jamie’s American Girl was [...] Read Full Story

An organization’s performance and the environment in which it operates change dynamically. Subsequently, most measures reflecting these performance variables are also dynamic; challenging analysts to interpret historical and predict future movement. Altering what or how a given variable is measured or the manner by which the resulting data is manipulated introduces an additional [...] Read Full Story

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Special Edition 15 - An Interview with Susan Bloch and Philip Whiteley, authors of How to Manage in a Flat World explores the challenges and solutions to effectively managing multinational teams. During ... Read Full Story

I recently read an article published by the Society for Human Resource Management, in which several methods for improving a company’s training program were discussed, and I was astonished to see how many of those methods were already employed by my company. This led me to wonder if the folks in HR read the same article. Of course not, I thought. We are a company that leads the way. We set the trends…. Right? In the end, being the first to do something is not what’s most important.... Read Full Story

It’s perfectly natural and expected that individuals want to do a good job and be recognized for it or at a minimum want to do a good enough job to avoid what are to them undesired consequences. Subsequently, people look to what their superiors communicate as required job performance to gag the level and timing of their efforts. Irrespective of the specific performance standard, routine performance measurement timing often drives undesired behaviors. This frequently overlooked performance dri... Read Full Story

The StrategyDriven family would like to thank you, our listeners, for helping us achieve the second place ranking from among the over 2500 business podcasts listed on Podcast Alley in May! Each week, co-hosts Lucas Ives, Nathan Ives, and Howard Dickens present a richer and deeper exploration of the principle, best practice, and warning flag posts found on the StrategyDriven website. Their discussions identify benefits, define implementation methods, and provide examples to help leaders increa... Read Full Story