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The Frustrated CEO Podcast
According to a recent poll, 83% of CEOs want their organizations to use more data in the decision-making process. But where do you gather it from and how do you separate it from the sea of noise out there? And what role does your gut still play in making strategic decisions?
Join us for our though-provoking discussion with Desh Urs, Founder and CEO of iBridge, a leading global digital transformation company helping organizations collect, store and analyze data to distill the information contained within.
In This Episode
7:02 Determining what is useful and what is noise
16:22 Spending enough time with the data
32:12 Listening to your customers
43:00 Onboarding new staff
47:46 Business is not just about data but also about people
Links
iBridge
Desh on LinkedIn
Desh's email: desh.urs@ibridge.com
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Strategic Alignment is foundational to executing a business strategy, but what impact, if any, does strategic alignment have on organization-wide trust? Or company culture?
Join Leb, Patsy and Patrick for an in-depth interview with Shift Interactive/Anthologic’s President of Technology, Justyn Miller, on the impact of strategic alignment on organizational trust and culture.
In This Episode
9:20 Your companies operating system
28:02 The short and long cycle of planning
42:16 Having an open and fun culture
1:01:00 Dealing with differences
1:08:25 Everything comes at a cost
Links
Anthologic.com
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As many as 90% of companies with a strategic plan admit to falling short of fully executing it, and upward of 40% admit to never even starting. We’ve even heard CEOs ask why they should even bother having a strategic plan if the odds of executing are so stacked against you.
But before you give up, pull up a chair and grab a pad and pen, because we’re here with tips for better strategic execution. We’ll cover what it is, what it isn’t, what’s getting in your way, and what you can do to overcome the obstacles to strategic execution.
Because no one should be in that 90%.
In This Episode
4:44 The rhythm of meetings
16:40 Workforce frustrations
30:44 When change will happen
39:50 Making sure you have the proper resources
50:50 The distinction between alignment and agreement
Links
Email Patsy: patsy@newledgendsnow.com
Email Leb: leb@newlegendsnow.com
Call Leb at 503-706-1563
email Patrick: patrick@culturebydesign.com
Call Patrick: 319-541-0488
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Mark Williams, CEO of Brokers International and author of Lead, Don’t Manage: 12 Lessons in Creating a Leadership Culture Based on Core Values, joins Patrick, Patsy and Leb for an engaging, in-depth interview about the challenges of leading in a pandemic, operating without a playbook, hearing the voice of the customer, improving diversity & inclusion, making mistakes, and a host of other challenges CEOs face every day.
In This Episode
2:38 Capturing the voice of the customer
13:15 Coming back into the office after a year of virtual business
35:45 Creating work - life balance with your team
43:27 Factoring your core values on a daily basis
50:25 Lessons from Mark's dad about leadership
Links
Mark's book: Lead, Don’t Manage: 12 Lessons in Creating a Leadership Culture Based on Core Values
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The return on your strategic planning effort is how successful and ongoing your strategy execution process is. If your process is poor or uneven it is costing you valuable results that matter.
In This Episode
2:15 Where are you and your company on successfully implementing your plan
6:50 There's no ROI in strategic planning
12:50 Building your next level of leaders
20:28 Mistake of making an execution meeting an operations meeting
29:20 Doing strategic planning not just a review of last year
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