Recorded Webinars

Strategy Huddle – February 24th, 2010

Watch a recorded video of the latest Strategy Huddle and then signup to attend the next huddle!  The purpose of the huddle is to answer real world questions, handle high-level strategy issues, and share best practices on strategy, execution and planning.  The topics of focus were:

1. Strategy Stat: Sustaining Growth
2. Question: The Customer Connection – How do I determine the importance of my customer comments/feedback in setting strategy?
3. Hot Topic: M3’s Take on the Wall Street Journal article “Strategic Plans Lose Favor: Slump Showed Bosses Value of Flexibility, Quick Decisions”
   1. Participant feedback that we found particularly insightful:  “To me, the idea of not doing strategic planning because “things change and we need to be able to respond in spite of our strategic plan” is like not doing fire prevention because “fires happen and we need to be able to respond.”  Similarly, not responding to a change in the environment because “it wasn’t in our strategic plan” would be like not fighting a type of fire because we didn’t plan on having to fight that particular type of fire.  We should do like fire departments do — fight the fires when they occur; work on achieving your vision of the future when you have the time and resources to do so.”

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Strategy Huddle – January 20th, 2010

Watch a recorded video of the latest Strategy Huddle and then signup to attend the next huddle!  The purpose of the huddle is to answer real world questions, handle high-level strategy issues, and share best practices on strategy, execution and planning.  The topics of focus were:

1. Strategy Stat: Motivating People Beyond Money
2. Question: What is strategy?  -  How do we know that we have a “strategic plan”? How do we know that we are being strategic?
3. Question: Keeping Momentum After your Retreat  -  We always have a great off-site in December only to come back in January in fire fighting mode. How do we keep momentum and turn the plan into action?
   1. Question to participants: What is one action implemented to keep momentum after your retreat?
   2. Practices shared by participants:
      1. i.    Publicize the results for all to see.  Helps hold everyone accountable for delivering on the objectives.  You want to make sure all relevant stakeholders are aware of vision, goals, objectives and actions.
      2. ii.    Post and periodically update dashboards or scorecards on annual goals and progress.
      3. iii.    Incorporate meeting relevant objectives part of senior management’s performance plans.
      4. iv.    Send thank you notes with “three” bullet points of focus and one personal celebration from retreat.  PLUS send an email invitation to see if anyone wants to add more.
      5. v.    I see the purpose of the retreat is to impact the depth of the relationships.
4. Question: How do you cascade goals/objectives?  -  I know goal cascading is part of driving accountability from strategy to daily action. What are the tips to doing it correctly?

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Strategy Huddle – December 16th, 2009

Watch a recorded video of the latest Strategy Huddle and then sign up to attend the next huddle!  The purpose of the huddle is to answer real world questions, handle high-level strategy issues, and share best practices on strategy, execution and planning.  The topics of focus were:

1. Strategy Stat: 10 Most Common Leadership Shortcomings.
2. Question: Updating/Revising Your Plan – How often should I revise my strategic plan?  Are they revisions “tweaks” or wholesale rewrites?
3. Question: Making Better Decisions – How are the great companies adapting to this continually uncertain and changing environment? What should I be learning from them?
4. Question: Evaluating the Effectiveness of your Mission & Vision – I know this seems basic, but can you tell me again what the difference is between a mission and a vision?
5. Live Question: Problems with symantics related to planning.

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Strategy Huddle – November 18th, 2009

Watch a recorded video of the latest Strategy Huddle and then sign up to attend the next huddle!  The purpose of the huddle is to answer real world questions, handle high-level strategy issues, and share best practices on strategy, execution and planning.  The five topics of focus were:

1. Strategy Stat: Management Tools Study
2. Question: Everyone Understanding the Strategy — How do I articulate my strategy?  I need to feel more comfortable talking our strategy so that I can get buy in.  Do I need an “elevator pitch”?
3. Question: Using Your SWOT — Every year we do a SWOT, but we never actual use it to develop strategy. What is the best way to actual use a SWOT in setting strategy?
4. Question: Finding Your Strategic Position — How do you find a competitive position when everything is being commoditized in my industry?
5. Live Question: Planning Ahead — Saw on Twitter:  “Strategic planning” assumes we know what we’re going to want in 3-5 years. Not to mention having control over events.

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Strategy Huddle – October 28th, 2009

Watch a recorded video of the latest Strategy Huddle and then sign up to attend the next huddle!  The purpose of the huddle is to answer real world questions, handle high-level strategy issues, and share best practices on strategy, execution and planning.

Three topics of focus:

1. Strategy Stat: The Effect of Global Economic Turmoil on Companies
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2. Question: Leadership Buy in & Engagement:
   1. Our CEO wants a plan in place, but he won’t set the strategic direction.
   2. When you have a champion in a closely held organization, how do you communicate to the other owners their role in the process?  They want strategy but it seems like they want others to be responsible for it & other objectives continue seem to have higher priorities.
3. Question: Planning in a Dynamic Environment:
   1. The economy is volatile. Our industry is going through major change.  How do we plan in such a dynamic environment?

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