BrainZooming

JULY 25, 2016

It may be an old and tired story, but it still illustrates an important point about engagement and the willingness (or unwillingness) of employees to go all in with a new business initiative. The thing is, unsuccessful employee engagement strategies are not an employee problem. – Mike Brown. – Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 22, 2016

I debuted a presentation on “Results – Creating Strategic Impact,” our mini-book on employee engagement ideas to boost an organization’s strategic thinking. The question was whether it makes sense to try and engage employees in the ways I discussed when they aren’t likely to be around for very long. The answer was easy: Yes!

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BrainZooming

MAY 17, 2016

Meaningfully engaging employees when inviting them to share ideas. We’ve worked with Dave’s team on multiple community collaboration engagements related to broadband initiatives, economic development, and Smart Cities. 10 Employee Engagement Ideas to Improve Strategic Results. Encouraging and supporting organizational change.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 29, 2017

Enjoy this article? 10 Lessons to Engage Employees and Drive Improved Results. This new Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons for senior executives to increase strategic collaboration, employee engagement, and grow revenues for their organizations.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 5, 2017

10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders need high-impact ways to develop employees that can provide input into strategy and then turn it into results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Let’s go! – Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

JULY 12, 2016

There are so many ways to botch involving employees (and community members, if that’s your audience) in developing and successfully implementing an innovation strategy. Here are five keys we’ve found for successfully engaging employees in innovation strategy. Looking for a Successful Innovation Strategy to Grow Your Business?

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BrainZooming

APRIL 21, 2017

10 Lessons to Engage Employees and Drive Improved Results. This new Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons for senior executives to increase strategic collaboration, employee engagement, and grow revenues for their organizations. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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BrainZooming

JULY 6, 2016

10 Keys to Engaging Employees to Improve Strategic Results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 24, 2017

10 Keys to Engaging Employees to Improve Strategic Results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The topics we covered did a great job in providing a thorough view of how we approach and develop collaborative strategy for clients. Additionally, links follow to various articles addressing the topics we discussed related to creating strategic impact. 10 Keys to Collaborative Strategy and Strategic Planning. Just Start!

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

The previous Brainzooming article was on listening for strategic insights in order to not waste strategic conversations. Along with introducing these questions to steer strategic conversations, apply the listening routine from the previous article to identify the right snippets you’ll need to turn strategic conversations into strategic plans.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 25, 2016

If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. 10 Lessons for Engaging Your Employees to Create Stronger Results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage more employees in strategy AND implementation success.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 2, 2015

When a brand strategy change is planned, what happens first? An earlier “Inside the Executive Suite” article from Armada Corporate Intelligence addressed this important brand strategy question about how changes are rolled out to the public. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Here are their comments on opportunities and challenges, along with links to Brainzooming posts addressing the strategy and innovation situations they face: People and Organizational Issues. “Buy in from staff on the new vision and the required change” 5 Keys to Engaging Employees in Innovation Strategy – Our Buy-In Manifesto.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 9, 2015

10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. So, have you ever faked your way to a successful start?

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

To make it a little easier to track down ideas for how you can approach developing strategy this year, here are nineteen Brainzooming articles filled with 113 techniques and ideas for improving your organization’s strategic planning process. 4 Ways to Make a Strategic Planning Process Productive.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. – Mike Brown. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 15, 2016

If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. 10 Lessons for Engaging Your Employees to Create Stronger Results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage more employees in strategy AND implementation success.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 2, 2016

So while these questions are about helping teams to execute strategy, they are as much about making sure you’re a strategic leader that is setting up your team and your organization to maximize success. – Mike Brown. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Strategic Results. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Instead of requiring people complete complex strategic planning templates unrelated to daily business, we use productive interactions to change the strategic planning process from completing complex forms into conversations, events, and experiences people engage in and learn from as they participate. – Mike Brown.

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Your Ideas are Terrible

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Ever been in a product strategy meeting and unable to answer this simple question: So who is our customer? Both must find value in your solution to engage. Indi Young’s article is a good starting point for the tradeoffs. So… just who is our customer anyway? It isn’t easy to answer because real-world solutions are complex.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders need high-impact ways to develop employees that can provide input into strategy and then turn it into results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. – Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 1, 2016

Additionally, our design process takes into account what will make collaborative strategy planning participants most efficient and effective. The net of these two approaches is that our client engagements are months shorter than typical strategic planning processes. 10 Keys to Engaging Employees to Improve Strategic Results.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 20, 2016

I asked them to engage in some strategic thinking about innovation opportunities for the company. 10 Keys to Engaging Employees to Improve Strategic Results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Designing strategic thinking questions leading to engaging conversation among familiar and new participants. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Strategic Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders need high-impact ways to develop employees that can provide input into strategy and then turn it into results.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 20, 2016

If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. 10 Lessons for Engaging Your Employees to Create Stronger Results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage more employees in strategy AND implementation success.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

The Brainzooming Group uses the second type of productive structure to create a lively, positive, and collaborative strategic planning process. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. – Mike Brown. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. – Mike Brown. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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BrainZooming

APRIL 5, 2016

And if it’s bad, use other strategic thinking exercises to gently bring the ideas back to something smarter and more productive. – Mike Brown. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Strategic Results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 16, 2016

Not all of those will work in every situation, obviously, but this is a checklist we’d use to actively and successfully involve a team in group strategy exercises. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Strategic Results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 11, 2016

But for current and future clients, don’t be surprised if some form of it starts cropping up in your strategy planning workshops! – Mike Brown. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. 10 Lessons for Engaging Your Employees to Create Stronger Results. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 14, 2015

10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Diversity is a terrible thing to waste. – Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Creating engagement with our employees ? What are WEAKNESSES relative to: Delivering the product attributes and performance most important to customer s? If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. Creating lasting relationships with stakeholders ?

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 4, 2016

Seriously, we started in April, laying out how we’d approach everything so that by the time we engaged the rest of the organization in mid-summer we had everything ready to go. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

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