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Facilitation Friday #25: Five Keys to Strategy Discussions

Idea Architects

Facilitation Friday #25: Five Keys to Strategy Discussions. When was the last time you were in a session intended to produce good strategy that actually did so? Too often strategy conversations are anything but strategic. Participants bring their past experiences and present expectations to the strategy effort.

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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

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The 4Cs or critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication complement technology and will serve any organization well in competitive markets. If your team is remote, find strategies to bring people together online. Enhance Communication The other three Cs depend on this fourth quality.

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Association Hunger Games: Victory or Defeat?

Aaron Wolowiec

Instead, the session was developed as a result of a conversation I overheard at last year’s conference describing the challenges associations often have implementing strategy they’ve either developed internally or in conjunction with a consultant. Communication breaks down. The Case for Execution. Is it board-driven?

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Tell Your People

Jamie Notter

I remember meeting with one of the senior regional managers who made a point about internal communication that I have since quoted liberally. A small secret then becomes a future chasm in communication. December 2005 (5). November 2005 (7). October 2005 (4). September 2005 (4). August 2005 (7).

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Discipline

Jamie Notter

In the sense of not letting us settle for weak strategies and ineffective processes. Decentralize without clearly communicated high standards for results is probably a waste of time! December 2005 (5). November 2005 (7). October 2005 (4). September 2005 (4). August 2005 (7). July 2005 (4).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Leadership Limerick: Time for.

Idea Architects

Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. As Harvard economist Ed Glaeser notes, "Communications technology and face-to-face interactions are complements like salt and pepper rather than substitutes like butter and margarine.” Nov 2005 (1).

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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

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In 2005, when Highroad was one of the few virtual businesses, the concept raised some eyebrows. We learned the importance of technology for communication and collaboration. And, most importantly, we discovered new strategies for adaptation and problem solving. Today, the idea is more mainstream.

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