Unlocking Strategic Success: The 6 Dimensions of Strategy Model

By |2024-06-07T13:49:21+12:00June 7th, 2024|Strategy planning, StrategyBlocks|

Unlocking Strategic Success: The 6 Dimensions of Strategy Model Are you struggling to create a strategic plan that truly drives results? Many organizations fall short, often focusing solely on the "what" of strategy, neglecting the crucial "how." In this video, Craig, co-founder of StrategyBlocks, talks us through the 6 Dimensions of Strategy Model, a framework [...]

Building a Winning Team: A Strategic Approach to Hiring

By |2024-05-29T12:21:25+12:00May 29th, 2024|Leadership|

Building a Winning Team: A Strategic Approach to Hiring Building the right team is critical to business success, but that doesn’t mean the hiring process is easy. It can be an incredible drain on resources. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, the average cost to hire an employee is well over $4000, yet [...]

Achieve Smooth Enterprise Program Management with Milestones in StrategyBlocks 6

By |2024-05-07T14:12:02+12:00May 7th, 2024|New Features, StrategyBlocks|

Achieve Smooth Enterprise Program Management with Milestones in StrategyBlocks 6 The May 8 release of StrategyBlocks dives deep into milestones. We'd like to show you how this powerful feature, together with agile work structures and linked outcomes, plays an important role in keeping your enterprise program management on track. Imagine your strategy as an upside-down tree. Each [...]

Power Position: The Role of the COO in Shaping Company Strategy

By |2024-04-29T09:14:34+12:00April 29th, 2024|Leadership, Strategy planning|

Power Position: The Role of the COO in Shaping Company Strategy Like many C-suite positions, the Chief Operating Officer role is evolving. Typically the second-ranking executive in the company, the position was once focused purely on the tactical needs of operations. Today, however, COOs are tasked with everything from improving customer-centricity to managing digital transformation, [...]

Three Tactics to Ensure Your Strategy and Culture Are Aligned

By |2024-03-28T08:58:19+13:00March 28th, 2024|Culture, Strategy planning|

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

By |2024-03-27T13:33:26+13:00March 27th, 2024|Strategic Management Solutions|

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

By |2024-02-28T15:46:32+13:00February 27th, 2024|Strategic Portfolio Management, Strategy planning|

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

By |2024-01-30T13:41:30+13:00January 30th, 2024|Leadership|

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

By |2024-01-30T14:31:24+13:00January 29th, 2024|New Features, StrategyBlocks|

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

By |2024-01-15T11:05:29+13:00January 15th, 2024|Business technology news, Strategy planning|

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 [...]

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