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OGSM defined: Objective, Goals, Strategies, Measures
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...
Discovering ArchPoint: A Leader in Strategic Consulting and GrowthCascading the OGSM
The purpose of cascading OGSM is to link the Strategies of the organization up and down the hierarchy of the organization. Cascading facilitates the top-down and bottom-up flow of information, strategically aligning work at every level. When cascaded downward, it...
The dos and don’ts of an OGSM
Success Organizations succeed when their leaders are aligned to specific Objectives and Goals that set a clear direction. Organizations succeed when both work activities and Measures are transparent. Organizations succeed when they collect data from outside the...
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What Facebook’s algorithm change means for business
After recent scrutiny of “public” content (posts from businesses, brands and media) overpowering personal content from friends and family, Facebook recently announced a tweak to its algorithm. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to his personal account to communicate that the change in the platform will focus on its founding roots – helping people stay […]
Team harmony does not equal team alignment
3 Common Barriers to Executive Team Alignment Most of us value harmony in the workplace. We spend one-third of our lives at work – one-third of our lives interacting with a group of people who, save the few who seem to thrive on workplace drama, want the work environment to be as pleasant as […]
Connect where it counts – 3 ways to make the sale before they reach the store
Every day, more and more customers are opting to shop online, choose curbside pickup, and home delivery rather than visiting stores. This leaves impulse purchases driven by new products, line extensions and in-store promotions virtually untouched by many consumers. If a customer does shop the old-fashioned way, fierce competition for their attention begins immediately once […]
Forget feedback, learn to feed-forward!
Feedback is a gift but sometimes it comes with awful timing. It is always an “after-action” report so it is by definition “hindsight”. This is why it needs to be timely! Critical feedback can obviously help us grow and even help groups of people perform at higher levels. The problem is that we often give […]
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If you don’t think you need a coach, think again
“Everyone needs a coach. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player.” – Bill Gates After a certain number of years passes in a person’s life, they often find themselves advisors to other people in various capacities. If we are leaders, to our teams and our […]
Small change, big impact
If you were fishing and had a fish on the hook, would you ever cut the line? Probably not, but that is what my service team was doing until we realized the error in our process, and made a small change that resulted in a big impact. To explain, I ran the service business for […]