by John Spence | 1 comment
Below is a chart that explains some of the major concerns that have been expressed over the years in relation to exection enhancement and the solutions EU’s Execution Boost Support System (EBSS) provides. At any time you may click here to return to the Execution Crisis article.
by Dr. Brian Higley | Add comment
We at Excellence Tree consider ourselves to be part of what we call the Purposeful Doing Movement.” This movement is focused on helping individuals and organizations to execute more activities that are truly central to fulfilling their core values and missions – and fewer activities that are not central to doing so. We believe that regardless of our titles within our organizations (CEO, “leader”, janitor, ect.), the the most important thing at the end of the day is whether or not we are frequently executing activities important to our team’s success an extremely high percentage of the time (80-100% of the time). Why is the Purposeful Doing Movement so important right now? Three major answers come to mind right now:
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by John Spence | 1 comment
I have had a significant number of clients approach me and ask for help in putting together a “strategic” plan or at least some sort of a written plan to help them keep themselves and their staff on course. From small start-ups to divisions of multi-billion dollar corporations many either have not made the time to create the document or just don’t have a clear idea of how to put such a plan together. Although strategic planning can be extremely complex, it is also possible to build a simple, clear and compelling plan that will make a huge positive difference in the effectiveness of your operations.
Let me outline here what I believe are some of the most fundamental aspects of a plan, describe what each is component is, and offer you a chance to do some of the necessary work as you go through this article.
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by Roy H. Williams – from www.entrepreneur.com
Spending all your money on ads but getting no results? Perhaps you’re making one of these 12 huge mistakes.
Q: I’ve spent a ton of money advertising in lots of different media, but it doesn’t seem like I have much to show for it. Can you tell me plainly and simply how to advertise so it will work?
by John Spence | Add comment
(The following is from a five-part series of short articles that John wrote for Gainesville Today Magazine on what it takes to build a successful organization)
During the course of the past five years I have had the opportunity to serve as a management consultant and corporate trainer to more than 300 companies worldwide. Working with these organizations in the areas of strategic planning, marketing, sales and leadership development I have been afforded a unique perspective of how companies in thirty different industries operate. What I have found is that regardless of the size of the organization, from small 2-3 person entrepreneurial enterprises, to 100,000 employee multi-national corporations, there are specific characteristics that clearly differentiate “Great” companies.
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