|
1 2
Strategic Planning![]() Change is no longer an event... Change is business as usual. Customers are demanding "better, faster, cheaper"; competition is fierce; and a turbulent economy and technological advances increase the pressure to "do more with less." Success today is dependent on keeping your work force resilient, positive, and engaged while this rapid (and accelerating) change constantly turns your organization upside down. Yet, employees are increasingly skeptical about committing to business strategies that are constantly being redefined. Program Highlights
![]() Whether to beat stiff competition in your market, grow customer satisfaction, or pare your bottom line, strategic alliances are increasingly vital to your organization's success. Yet as many as two-thirds of new alliances fail to live up to expectations. Cisco Systems, widely recognized as a global leader in alliance value creation, has developed an effective framework to identify promising new alliances and then structure alliance relationships to optimize their outcome. Mr. Steinhilber explains the many factors that come into play when deciding whether to proceed with a strategic alliance: the investment required, the competitive landscape, market timing, your organization's own product lines and skill set. And once you've decided to strike the deal, Steinhilber describes the formal and informal mechanisms you need to put in place—to persuade your partner to act for mutual benefit, how to overcome the inevitable rough patches in the relationship, and how to ensure your alliances stay focused on what matters. $99.99 [Add to Cart]![]() A Personal Commitment To The Organizational Strategy An organization's strategic vision is a roadmap for the future. It defines the direction in which the organization is headed, the market position it intends to occupy, and the capabilities it plans to develop. Through Living The Vision On The Job, participants learn how to develop and align their personal visions, missions, and values with those of their organization to become more self-motivated and productive. Skill-Based Program Content
Facilitator Kit:
Participant Kit:
![]() iRobot operated without venture capital and on a break-even basis for eight years, developing a number of products for industry and the military without commercial success. An engineer who minored in business, Angle shares the practical lessons learned from these early failures: from managing a business struggling month-to-month to make payroll, to fostering early collaboration between engineering and marketing, to “rebuilding the plane you are flying” when growth ultimately takes off. $99.99 [Add to Cart]![]() In the time-honored tradition of the maxim, "It's not how you play the game, but whether you win or lose," best-selling author Guy Kawasaki presents the definitive take-no-prisoners guide for Davids to beat Goliaths. This presentation is a top-ten countdown of irreverent and sometimes extreme stratagems in sales, marketing, production, and human resources that will help your organization get and keep the upper hand. Guy Kawasaki is managing director of Garage Technology Ventures as well as a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine. Kawasaki was a key individual responsible for the success of the Apple Macintosh computer and was named an Apple Fellow in 1995. Kawasaki has authored eight books, including "The Macintosh Way," "How to Drive Your Competition Crazy," "Selling the Dream," and "Rules for Revolutionaries."
![]() Instead of focusing on where you want to go, today's uncertain future requires that you focus on how you're going to get there. The process you need is structured chaos — a few simple rules setting priorities and responsibilities, and total creative freedom for business units within that framework. The result is a strategy that morphs, dynamically re-matching portfolios to meet current opportunities. 52 Minutes (1999)
![]() Strategic planning is the process of creating a wave of change while gaining commitment from your employees and other stakeholders necessary to make it happen. Yet, change inevitably engenders resistance. Even the best strategic plans can fail if this resistance is not met and overcome. Dr. Katz explains six principles for effective implementation: leadership, a clear vision or goal, a comprehensive perspective, a process for adverse opinions, persistence, and flexibility. She then provides examples of each of these components, and discusses current efforts within Stanford University that provide a model for successful change. Roberta Katz has served as senior vice president and general counsel of Netscape Communications Corp. She earned a PhD from Columbia University and is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Law. Dr. Katz is the author of "Justice Matters: Rescuing the Legal System for the 21st Century."
![]() Charles O'Reilly III “Ordinary” people are just as capable of leading your company to success as the expensive talent you could bring in from outside. But how do you motivate your employees to aspire to greatness? (Hint: Not with money.) Make your employees feel important, and let them know that you truly care about their contributions. In this best-selling video, you'll learn how other companies, including Southwest Airlines and the Men’s Wearhouse, have used this strategy to achieve success. See how your preconceptions can hurt you, and how you can change your company’s culture to encourage your employees to produce better results. $99.99 [Add to Cart]![]() Managers are under constant pressure to grow, but it is often difficult to find new avenues of growth within an existing line of business. Fortunately, growth is available in almost every market if companies look for it in the right way. In order to win in the marketplace, it is essential to understand which customer behaviors make money (and lose money) for your organization. Next, it is important to segment customer groups in a way that allows you to explain those behaviors and find the actual customers in the real world. Then you can identify the drivers and barriers to influencing the particular behavior you want to motivate. By doing so, your marketing efforts can be focused on the critical specifics, early in the process. Dr. Hollingshead provides insights on these principles, and offers specific tools for seeing existing markets differently and uncovering hidden opportunities for growth. $99.99 [Add to Cart]![]() The ‘green’ approach to life started as a grass-roots, community-based movement. It has now permeated the mainstream to the point where businesses across the globe realize that adopting an environmentally sound philosophy is essential – not only to maintain credibility and protect the bottom line, but also to attract the best employees. People expect business to be at the fore with regard to sustainability – to lead changes in thinking and behaviour. This program discusses the benefits of ‘green’ workplaces. The lead must come from the top - managers and business owners find themselves needing to be increasingly in tune with sustainable and ecological thinking. We hear from leading business people and sustainability experts about environmental corporate culture and practices and gain an insight into how to effectively implement a policy and strategy.
![]() Charles O'Reilly III It may seem like a contradiction, but having a successful business doesn’t mean you won’t fail. In fact, it’s your level of success that can directly lead to failure, as complacency can create a resistance to change. The key is to make change a regular part of your corporate culture. There are many instances where you can use change to your advantage: an unclear situation, the arrival of a new employee, the simple realization that the current way of doing things isn’t the most efficient way. Adaptation is an important ingredient in business; learn how to recognize when change is needed before you're caught standing still. $99.99 [Add to Cart]
1 2 |