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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. This one is equally helpful for experienced leaders and students first grasping the principles of strategic thinking. Successful organisations try to have a healthy balance between thinking, planning and doing”.

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Strategy case studies and more matrices

Red Star Kim

The used an external facilitator and sent an advance questionnaire (positioning, approach to sectors and services, rates of growth, culture, service delivery, learnings from other firms) to all partners. They used the eight step process of John Kotter in his book “Leading Change”. What are we able to achieve?

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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

This supports career development by broadening knowledge, facilitating collaboration and becoming T-shaped. And the strategic need to align marketing objectives to a firm’s strategic intent. The crux of marketing is to anticipate (and meet) client needs whilst maximising profit. Price is a major driver of profit.

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Using Multi-Factor Analysis to Maximize Sales Performance Improvement

Mike Kunkle

Sales is discounting again, significantly, further reducing profit margins. The art of identifying, engaging, and persuading potential clients demands a level of assertiveness, resilience, strategic thinking, and new skills that many team members are still working to develop. Operating income and EBIDTA are declining.

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Comprehensive Career Path Guide for a Key Account Manager

DemandFarm

Their primary goal is to ensure that their clients are profitable and satisfied enough to remain loyal to the company. Written and spoken communication skills: Facilitating communication between all parts of their organization and those of their key accounts is a primary job of key account managers. What does a Key Account Manager do?

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The 8-Part Guide To Leading A Successful Strategy Meeting

ClearPoint Strategy

Typically, leadership teams and strategy offices spend one to two days a year developing strategic goals, but then go back to their jobs, where daily operations squeeze out strategy. The binder with all the strategic thinking and planning just gathers dust on the shelf. Use facilitation techniques. What Are The Benefits?

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Thinking about starting your own business? Here’s what to know

ACT

Determine whether you can build a profitable business model with this idea. For instance, you can use project management software to facilitate employee collaboration and communication—a particularly helpful feature for dealing with a hybrid workforce. Start by identifying a niche and defining your business idea.