Building Community Closeness Through Transparency Community closeness We recently published a Research Report focusing on Proven Practice Strategic Planning, Design, Execution and Reporting for US Municipal and County Government Organizations-- it was an interesting field of strategy to research. One aspect of the report discussed the findings of a World Bank Group commissioned paper exploring [...]
Corporate Strategy at Every Level - What Role do You Play? We talk often about how the C-suite and business leaders can help steer corporate strategy, and with good reason. The vision and goals for a company start at the top, and creating strategy to meet those goals is an important part of leadership. Strategy [...]
A bake-off between OKR & OGSM strategic methodologies Benefits of a methodology Using a methodology as the framework from which you approach the execution of strategic thinking can be extremely helpful. It offers a proven approach to strategy implementation and provides a standardized method which is consistent across the enterprise. This, in theory, will lead [...]
Navigating Outcome Delivery Plans: The New UK Reporting System In an effort to improve planning and spending, the British government recently instituted regulations around strategy reporting. The goal, according to the Public Accounts Committee, is to better define how planning and performance information is central to not only ensuring funding, but to proving out the [...]
The Do’s and Don'ts of Strategic Planning for Local Governments Strategy planning is not just for corporations. At StrategyBlocks, we work with a wide number of municipal and county governments across the US to help organize, visualize and execute on their strategic plans for their communities. Often, these entities don’t have dedicated individuals with a [...]
City Governments: Tips to Secure and Better Managing Grant Funding In March of this year, United States President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), a sweeping stimulus package that offered aid not just to individuals and corporations, but also $360 billion to state and local governments. While this money has [...]
Should Do or Need to Do? How to Spot the Difference in Your Business Strategy When trying to make decisions for your business it’s easy to get caught up on what you should do to succeed, versus what you need to do to succeed. If you’re having trouble spotting the difference, let’s be clear: the [...]
Three Key Business Initiatives to Implement Now The start of a new year always feels fresh with opportunity, especially following a particularly tumultuous year, as we experienced in 2020. While we may not yet be finished enduring the impact of the global pandemic, there is no better time than now to be planning and preparing [...]
Overcoming 2020: Three ways to get your business strategy back on track December is typically the time where we look ahead and create a plan for the coming year. As the holidays close in, it’s the perfect opportunity to assess what has worked over the course of the last 12 months and what created the [...]
Can Politics Make You a Better Business Leader? Politics is a messy business, filled with larger-than-life personalities who can be deeply flawed but still offer grandiose visions for how they can best lead. While the vision of political leadership is a lofty one, focused on serving the greater good, the day-to-day reality of the political [...]
