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The Future of SAM – Revisited

Strategic Account Management Association

She also works on sales effectiveness and has recently done some innovative work around omni-channel excellence. He’s a global thought leader around business-model innovation, market design and disruption. Adjust notion of stakeholder value. It’s not only shareholder value, customer value or stakeholder value.

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Stakeholders and Key Players: How Do They Think?

Upland

When you are solving a business problem for a customer you are in fact facilitating or creating change and, for your customer, that entails new actions, objectives and processes for a group or team of people. But, innovators, while usually influential, rarely have a budget. It also categorizes the word ‘change’ as a verb.

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Design Thinking Driven Problem Solving and Innovation

Flevy

It is a user-centric approach that involves understanding the needs, wants, and behaviors of users to create innovative solutions that are both practical and feasible. Design thinking is not just limited to the field of design; it can be applied to any problem-solving situation where creativity and innovation are needed.

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Consulting Workshop Series 101: Tools to Generating Effective and Innovative Ideas

Flevy

In an industry where the basis of competition becomes efficiency versus innovation and new solutions, disruption is just around the horizon. They are typically used to gather stakeholders who normally don’t cross paths–e.g. stakeholders from different departments, different business units, and/or different regions.

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Exploring the Art of Facilitation: Lessons from Myriam Hadnes

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

In today's fast-paced business world, where strategy and leadership are constantly evolving, the art of facilitation is becoming increasingly vital. Myriam's unique journey—from an academic in behavioral economics to a highly sought-after facilitator—offers deep insights into the transformative power of facilitation in organizations.

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Book review: The Strategy Book by Max McKeown

Red Star Kim

I deliver and facilitate strategy workshops and it’s always good to be able to recommend strategy books to delegates. Book review: The Strategy Book by Max McKeown Author and book overview of The Strategy Book Author Max McKeown, with both an MBA and PhD from Warwick Business School, is a strategy and innovation coach for leading companies.

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Winning With Internal Stakeholders

Whetstone

Engaging Internal Stakeholders in Strategic Accounts Introduction : No one questions the critical importance of effective stakeholder engagement in managing strategic accounts. However, the critical importance of internal stakeholders is often overlooked until it’s too late.