by Blaze Petersen | Jul 18, 2023 | Leadership, Talent Management, Teams
With contributions from Jose Davila, EVP, Chief People Officer at J.Crew Group & David Loya, Senior Director of Human Resources at Verdant Technologies Since the beginning of time, fear has been a driver of human behavior. Fear helps keep us safe, excites us, and...
by Richard Spoon | May 18, 2023 | Leadership
Through a recent podcast, I was reminded of a TED talk given by Niro Sivanathan, a professor of organizational behavior at the London Business School, in which he introduces two hypothetical students. One student “studies 31 hours per week outside of class,” while the...
by Richard Spoon | Mar 30, 2023 | Leadership, Talent Management, Teams
Consider the bee. On a productive day, she visits as many as 5,000 flowers, quickly extracting the nectar and pollen, then moving on to the next flower, where she’ll repeat the process and aid in the blooming of countless meadows. Now consider the woodpecker. If he...
by ArchPoint | Jul 18, 2022 | Digital Marketing, Marketing
Not so long ago, the use of celebrities and influential figures as a marketing tactic seemed reserved for only the biggest consumer brands. Michael Jordan and Nike, Michael Jackson and Pepsi, Brooke Shields and Calvin Klein. Big brands used big names in traditional...
by ArchPoint | Jul 18, 2022 | Talent Management, Leadership
The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the modern workplace. While most organizations seem to have reached some level of homeostasis despite still working through technological and cultural kinks, fundamental changes in the workforce will likely impact the...
by ArchPoint | Mar 7, 2022 | Change Management, Commercial & Customers
Contrary to popular belief, innovation is rarely a case of something totally new popping into an inventor’s head – it’s iterative. Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press pulled together existing technologies that already included the screw press and moveable...
by Richard Spoon | Mar 7, 2022 | Strategy & OGSM
I have used OGSM for nearly three decades, over half of my career. Through my tenure at Procter & Gamble and Campbell Soup, we used OGSM to align our business units globally and in my years as a consultant, we have used OGSM to develop and execute strategic plans...
by ArchPoint | Feb 7, 2022 | Strategy & OGSM
Welcome to myOGSM Tool Tips designed to help you optimize your myOGSM user experience and support the execution of your strategy. Avoid strategy-related budget issues It’s disappointing and frustrating when you’re prepared to spend resources only to discover the...
by ArchPoint | Feb 6, 2022 | Strategy & OGSM
Action items are the tasks needed to support the initiatives and strategies defined by your organization. This information makes the work activities, owners of those activities and due dates crystal clear. View Action Items 3 Ways Big Picture. See a summary of all...
by ArchPoint | Feb 4, 2022 | Strategy & OGSM
Many people don’t understand that strategy is simply aspiration. The real challenge for most is the definition, prioritization and alignment of the work required to achieve that aspiration. ArchPoint’s strategic planning methodology gives an organization the...
