If you are like me then you may also be wondering if there is a better way to drive strategy execution and achieve business results. When I first came across OKRs and OGSM, I was wondering what’s the difference between …
SWOT Analysis Template & Examples: How To Do A SWOT Right?
SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats and evaluates the situation of a business, project or organization. Conducting a SWOT analysis is a 5-step process.
8 Steps To Effectively Communicate Your Strategy To Your Employees
You have finished your strategic plan and you are ready to get started. But wait! Have you already thought about how to communicate the strategy to your employees? Here is the 8-step process to ensure that you effectively communicate the …
12 Creative Ways To Communicate Your Strategy To Employees
You have developed your strategy and are ready to implement. However to do so effectively, you want to make sure your team understands what your business strategy is all about and what is expected of them. Here are 12 effective …
The 7 Deadly Sins Of Business Strategy
Two-thirds of all business strategies fail during implementation. And just like the seven cardinal sins, when strategies fail in business often one or more of the seven deadly sins of strategy are at work. The seven deadly sins of business …
13 Reasons Why Successful Companies Use OGSM
Many Fortune 500 companies and many small businesses have successfully implemented the OGSM methodology to support their strategic process. Why? Because there are many benefits to using OGSM to simplify strategy and deliver results. Here are 13 ways the OGSM …
How To Conduct Quarterly OGSM Reviews?
I recently wrote about monthly OGSM reviews which are important, regular check-ins to make sure you are on track with executing your business plan. In addition, quarterly in-depth reviews are an effective complement to monthly reviews. But what’s the difference …
OGSM Example For B2B Companies: How Florian’s Fastener Solutions Returned to Growth
Looking for inspiration on how to structure your strategic plan? Or just looking for an OGSM example? Get to know Andy and learn how he applies the OGSM methodology to his small B2B company. OGSM stands for Objective, Goals, Strategies …
How To Cascade Strategy To Deliver Excellent Results
When formulating and executing your business strategy, it is important to ensure that everyone in the company understands the overall direction and that their work is linked with the business’ objective and goals. But how to achieve that exactly? This …
What Comes First: People or Strategy?
It seems like a question of preference or belief such as Pepsi vs. Coke, Pampers vs. Huggies or Nutella vs. Nusspli. But far from it. Whether in large corporations or small businesses, choosing to put people first or put strategy …