Innovation Excellence

OCTOBER 20, 2024

As a highly credentialed coach to many global Agile and SCRUM leaders in major international and local organizations, I enrolled in an Agile coach certification program and enthusiastically attended all daily sessions. […]

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Let’s explore the contrast between traditional and agile approaches and uncover the advantages agile product development brings to businesses. Agile product development, on the other hand, is iterative and incremental. It allows for flexibility and rapid adaptation to feedback and change.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 11, 2025

Objectives & Key Results (OKR): A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects Objectives & Key Results (OKR) is a goal-setting framework used by organizations to define clear objectives and track measurable results. Improve agility by enabling regular goal adjustments. Lead Successful Strategy Projects!

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Core Competence Analysis: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects Core Competence Analysis is a strategic framework used to identify an organizations unique strengths that provide a competitive advantage. Core Competence Analysis helps organizations: Identify what truly differentiates them Avoiding generic strategies that lack impact.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 7, 2025

Strategic Goals: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects Strategic goals are long-term, high-level objectives that define the direction of an organization and guide decision-making. Strengthening AWS cloud computing leadership. Lead Successful Strategy Projects! Relevant Align with overall business strategy.

Strategy 130

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Benchmarking Analysis: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects What is Benchmarking Analysis? Benchmarking Analysis is a structured framework designed to help organizations evaluate their processes, performance, and strategies against industry best practices and competitors. Lead Successful Strategy Projects!

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 5, 2025

What is OGSM Strategy Framework? The OGSM Strategy Framework is a structured framework designed to facilitate successful organizational change. The OGSM Strategy Framework serves as a roadmap, ensuring that all aspects of the change initiative are well-coordinated and aligned with business objectives.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 18, 2021

I do believe the value of working the seven domains of this framework, named the Leadership Alignment Workmat has significant value within and across any organization. Benefits of applying the Leadership Alignment Work Mat. The Leadership Alignment Work Mat resolves the litmus test. We believe C.E.O’s

Leadership 280

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Assessing the Effectiveness of Your Current Business Strategy To see how your business strategy is holding up, dig into a few KPIs. For a deeper dive, see how to marry business strategy and innovation. Competitive Analysis : How’s your strategy stacking up against the Joneses?

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

HR and business leaders need a strategy to nurture the skills that will open the door to Industry 4.0. Starts with Leadership 4.0. As with most changes in the modern workplace, the biggest transformations begin with the right leadership. Leadership 4.0 Innovative onboarding strategies. Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 18, 2025

First Mover Advantage: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects First Mover Advantage (FMA) is a strategic concept where a company gains a competitive edge by being the first to enter a new market or introduce a groundbreaking product or service. What is the First Mover Advantage? Create barriers to entry for competitors.

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Planview

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Organizations that lack the business agility to pivot could risk falling behind and losing their competitive edge. Strategic drift Strategic drift occurs when an organization fails to adapt its strategy to changing trends and customer demands. This is instrumental in driving value and achieving better business outcomes.

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CMOE

MARCH 12, 2025

Thats why our team of leadership coaching experts prepared a list of varied circumstances that call for coaching in the workplace, shedding light on insights and practical strategies to harness. We start with some key benefits of coaching and then dive deeper into leadership coaching scenarios.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 11, 2025

I mean it, innovation is starved, bleeding from a lack of resources, finances and top leadership resolve. We simply MUST attract the leadership of our organizations with a revised, comprehensive value proposition of how, why , what and where innovation needs to “sit” and be central in its value, impact and contribution.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

SOAR Analysis: A Practical Guide for Strategy Projects SOAR Analysis is a strategic planning framework that helps organizations leverage their strengths, identify opportunities, define ambitions, and measure results to drive growth and success. These can include: Expertise and talent Skilled workforce, leadership, innovation culture.

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Underperforming Technical Team Analysis Trends Strategy 130

Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

The Power of Organizational Culture Organizational culture is the bedrock upon which companies build their strategies and operational approaches. The Impact of Culture on Business Agility and Resilience Organizational culture is a powerful lever for enhancing business agility and resilience.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By leveraging best practices, such as agile product development and new product development strategies , you can mitigate risks and set the stage for successful product launches and service rollouts. This section will guide you through the process and show you how to integrate it with other forward-thinking approaches.

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Digital Tonto

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

One of the most frustrating statements I come across is that “we had a good strategy, but just couldn’t execute it.” So how was that a good strategy? This raises an important question: What makes a strategy good? The concept of strategy gets thrown around so much and so incompetently, few stop to define the term.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 5, 2025

Stakeholder Engagement: By integrating communication strategies, it ensures that all key stakeholders are aligned and involved throughout the change process. It is particularly beneficial in industries that operate in dynamic environments where agility and adaptability are essential for success.

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Planview

JANUARY 28, 2025

In Agile environments, leadership often comes without formal authority. Agile coaches are tasked with guiding teams through complex transformations, but they must do so without the traditional power to enforce changes. The following are key roles and responsibilities that define an effective Agile coach.

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Idea to Value

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

In this article, I am going to show you: The costs of projects and team leadership failing (and the incredible scale of project failure that rarely gets talked about) The reasons why so many projects fail (and how to avoid these pitfalls) How Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) Teams that actively manage risks are more likely to succeed.

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Underperforming Technical Team Project Artificial Inteligence ChatGPT 138

Leapfrogging

MARCH 5, 2025

Stakeholder Engagement: By integrating communication strategies, it ensures that all key stakeholders are aligned and involved throughout the change process. It is particularly beneficial in industries that operate in dynamic environments where agility and adaptability are essential for success.

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Planview

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Effectively selling Agile to executives is more than just getting the go-ahead for an Agile transformation. Because Agile includes a culture shift and a mindset change, as well as funding, you need executives to truly buy in to the approach. Senior leaders are a significant driver in the success rate of an Agile transformation.

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CMOE

MARCH 17, 2025

A well-informed leader can anticipate challenges, identify opportunities, and align their organization’s strategy with a rapidly evolving ecosystem. Ask for Outside Perspectives Listening to and accepting outside perspectives is essential for strategic leadership. Recommended: What Are the Five Choices of Strategy?

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CMOE

MAY 19, 2022

You can’t have strategy without leadership. Strategy formulation requires a clearly defined vision, long-term goals, useful tools, and a plan to win. But without the guidance of an insightful leader who can drive the process, it is difficult to make any strategy a reality. Why Does Strategic Leadership Matter?

Leadership 128

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 18, 2021

I believe the value of working the seven domains of this framework, named the Leadership Alignment Workmat has significant value within and across any organization. Benefits of applying the Leadership Alignment Work Mat. The Leadership Alignment Work Mat resolves the litmus test. We believe C.E.O’s

Leadership 130

Leadership Innovation Engagement Exercises 130

Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 10, 2020

If we take the three ‘classic’ strategic thrusts of product leadership, operational excellence, or customer intimacy, then we need to make clear the potentially different emphasis points within any suggested innovation approach that we should take. The need for a real alignment of strategy and innovation.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

Culture is shaped by a variety of factors, including the company’s mission, leadership styles, policies, work environment, and the behavior modeled by those at the top. Moreover, in today’s fast-paced business environment, agility and resilience are essential for long-term success.

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CMOE

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This comprehensive guide delves into the key leadership attributes and competencies that define exceptional leadership and provides valuable resources to bookmark along the way. Competencies are a roadmap for what good leadership looks like and for organizations, answers the question, “What does leadership mean for us?”

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 13, 2022

2023 could turn out to be one of the hardest for innovation and leadership teams in decades… … or, with the right focused effort, it could be one of the best. Innovation projects often fail because innovation teams, management, leadership and operations are not aligned on what success actually looks like.

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Leapfrogging

MAY 8, 2024

Understanding Experiential Intelligence (XQ) The concept of Experiential Intelligence (XQ) is increasingly gaining recognition in the sphere of leadership development. Importance of Experiential Intelligence in Leadership Development In the context of leadership development, XQ plays a vital role in shaping highly effective leaders.

Training 100

Training Leadership Technical Review Agile 100

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Here’s the downloadable Strategy Uncertainty Map I developed as part of my work with Praxie.com. Some people think being agile is a mindset. Other think it’s an innate leadership skill. If you have the right tools, anyone can both build agility into how you think and make it the foundation of your business processes.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Beyond internal gains, process improvement also allows organizations to respond more effectively to customer needs and market changes, giving them an edge over less agile competitors. These tools help organizations build systems that are more agile, efficient, and responsive to change.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 7, 2025

These gatherings whisk everyone away from the daily chaos, giving leaders a bright, shiny place to dive into high-level strategy stuff. Deep dive: Set aside time to reflect and pick apart those current strategies. To dive deeper into making these brainy talks happen, hop over to our section on facilitating leadership team offsite.

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Idea to Value

MAY 27, 2019

Start-ups are more agile because fewer people decide. To survive and thrive established companies have to choose between two sets of strategies – tart-up or start-up. Tart-up strategies. Tart-up strategies assert that a fix is definitely in order but it doesn’t have to be a big change. Start-up strategies.

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