Strategy and Performance
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Make decisions in uncertain and complex situations
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Change and uncertainty are constants today. Making decisions has hence become increasingly complex. How do you establish the right balance between cautiousness and audacity when…
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Deal with under-performers
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Every manager is confronted with subordinates whose efforts or results are below expectations. Yet, it isn’t easy to express displeasure in a way that is…
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Set stimulating objectives
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It is not enough to tell people what you expect of them. Objectives can be extremely motivating, but only if people consider them to be…
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Encourage risk-taking
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Innovation and progress demand that you get out of your comfort zone rather than simply replicate what you perfectly master. Knowing how to take risks…
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Foster support for your project
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Whatever the type of decision, its success will depend on the support it gathers from the people who are meant to implement it. How to…
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Articulate a strategy for the future
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In an increasingly uncertain environment, articulating a compelling and consistent strategy has become a sizeable challenge. Indeed, how to remain responsive to the changing realities…
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Involve people to foster buy-in
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It is easier to get people to actively support decisions when those responsible for execution have been involved upstream in the decision-making process. But how…
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Turn strategy into action
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When we are in charge, we tend to think that decisions will naturally be implemented once they are made. However, observation shows that many decisions…