Right Away and All At Once: Turnarounds

Right Away and All At Once: Turnarounds

Greg Brenneman has an enviable reputation as a master of corporate turnarounds, earned from both consulting but also leadership of companies including Continental Airlines and Burger King in the United States. In summarising the insights and lessons from his turnaround experience, Brenneman provides a powerful formula for quickly (and "all at once") addressing the underlying causes of sub-par performance - and developing a clear roadmap for action.  Learn more from the Harvard Business Review article.
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Playing to Win: A Cascade of Choices

Playing to Win: A Cascade of Choices

Lafley & Martin's Playing to Win outlines a simple, powerful series of steps to support developing strategy focused on growth and competition.  Each step focuses on a specific strategic choice, supported by a number of strategy tools (such as market mapping and segmentation) which together set the foundations for a powerful, evidence-based growth strategy.  See the Harvard Business Review book or free webinar with the authors for more information.
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Kaplan & Norton: Alignment and the Balanced Scorecard

Kaplan & Norton: Alignment and the Balanced Scorecard

First proposed by Harvard professors Kaplan & Norton in the 1990's, the Balanced Scorecard provides an intuitive, practical approach to understanding and developing strategy.  It drives consideration of performance from multiple perspectives, beyond just a financial lens. Perhaps most importantly, it focuses on implementation and execution -- specifically the links between (for example) financial performance and market, customer, operational and people strategies; and on the importance of alignment between individuals, teams and corporate divisions.  See Harvard Business Review and the Balanced Scorecard Institute for more information.    
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