Three Tactics to Ensure Your Strategy and Culture Are Aligned Company culture was first identified back in the 1950s by Dr. Elliot Jaques, in his book entitled The Changing Culture of a Factory. In it, Dr. Jacques shares results from a longitudinal study he conducted at a ball-bearing plant in England and the impact various [...]
Dissecting Success: The Anatomy of a Powerful Strategic Review An Imperfect Market In a perfect market, regular reviews of business strategy wouldn't be necessary. A truly dynamic strategic plan would continuously adapt as successful programs of work are completed. New initiatives would constantly be added, keeping the plan fresh. StrategyBlocks, a strategic enablement platform, supports [...]
Why KPIs are Critical for Business Strategy Quantitative measurement is critical to a strong business strategy. Surprisingly, however, it is often overlooked. While there are any number of reasons why, many companies make the mistake of believing Key Performance Indicators (business metrics) are obvious and therefore don’t need to be clearly articulated as part of [...]
Six Ways to Build Strong Leaders Leadership sets the tone of an organization. Strong leaders are responsible for cultivating company culture, motivating employees and helping to drive meaningful results. Negative or weak leadership leaves its mark too, however. It can lead to poor productivity, decreased innovation and a toxic working environment. The traits of a [...]
StrategyBlocks Feature Focus – Dashboard Editing Made Easy The Evolution of Dashboards When we look back at the dashboards that we’ve created for customers in the past and compare them with what we’re creating at StrategyBlocks today, it’s apparent that they are becoming considerably more visual, engaging, and comprehensive. Yet we are always striving to [...]
Three Trends in Business Strategy in 2024 As we begin the new year, it’s a good time to reflect on the progress made over the last 12 months and look ahead to those areas that will shape progress this year. 2023 continued to be a year marked by outside forces for many companies, with a [...]
A year in review + Advancements for business strategy in 2024 2023 in Review Let's reflect on 2023 just briefly, words like challenging, turbulent and unpredictable all spring to mind. Speaking to our customers this year, they have experienced such a wide range of challenges. Inflation and economic uncertainty has put enormous pressure on business [...]
StrategyBlocks Feature Focus – New ‘User Actions’ Report Having the ability to track small incremental changes made in the past, can provide much-needed insight into the status of your organizational performance today. Audit reporting of historical actions is a useful tool for any business and plays a crucial role in understanding past performance and driving [...]
Why the CEO Needs to Make Fewer Decisions The buck-stops-here mentality of the CEO role is often conflated with the idea that CEOs must have the final say in all decisions across the company. While most leaders know this is an improbable, if not impractical assumption, there still exists a culture within most organizations that [...]
Do You Need a Chief Strategy Officer? The role of the Chief Strategy Officer can mean different things to different organizations, leading a company to question whether they really need one. Defining strategic business direction has long been the purview of the CEO, alongside the Board, and for this reason, the CSO role can feel [...]
