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Comment on Less Is More by Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:34:09 +0000

Thanks Dave. Oddly I found your comment in my spam filter (which I rarely check).

Comment on Healthy Living in Hard Times by Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:24:37 +0000

Oski, you are right to be suspicious which was the impetus of my post in the first place. I’ve looked at the UNC-G report and deaths do indeed go down (not just casket sales). The correlation is there but it may not imply cause.

Comment on Healthy Living in Hard Times by Oski

Oski — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:15:40 +0000

While it may be true that people live more healthily during a downturn, I find it hard to believe that can cause a lower death rate during the downturn. It is really unlikely that the effect of exercise shows up so quickly in life expectancy (recessions only last a couple years at most) of any individual.

It may be true that profits are down for casket makers but there are many possible explanations that do not involve lass deaths (customers buying cheaper, lower-margin caskets, for example).

Data is great but, without understanding, can lead you astray

Comment on Poking fun at Marketing, redux by Comunicazione: Ingegneri vs Marketing — Encob Blog

Comunicazione: Ingegneri vs Marketing — Encob Blog — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:34:28 +0000

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Comment on Logic Model by Nenshad Bardoliwalla

Nenshad Bardoliwalla — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:36:50 +0000

This is a canonical activity-based costing model!

Comment on Poking fun at Marketing, redux by Vinay

Vinay — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:24:57 +0000

Let’s not assume engineers always know what problems are worth solving

Comment on Poking fun at Marketing, redux by Oski

Oski — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:08:42 +0000

True

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Comment on What’s in a name? by Performance Management Defined (and Debated) « Manage By Walking Around

Performance Management Defined (and Debated) « Manage By Walking Around — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:57:42 +0000

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Comment on Strategy shouldn’t be static by Robin

Robin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:51:37 +0000

Just came across your blog.

I would like to add to the overall view and Michael’s comment on the risk of strategy paralysis that current thinking needs to change.

It is the implementation of the strategy that delivers revenue not the strategy. Yes the strategy is critical but it must be executed and the time to start is once you have the core principals in place BECAUSE – STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION NEVER GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN.

A key question I would add is “how often do you review implementation as a leader?”

Not once a year or once a quarter but every two weeks. You must keep your eye on the implementation and ensure the right actions and behaviors are being taken.

For more information on the leaders role in implementation, check out my my new book Beyond Strategy – The Leader’s Role in Successful Implementation, John Wiley & Sons.

I address how the staggering failure of leaders to deliver on the strategy promises has led implementation to becoming an integral part of strategy discussions, in the last few years.

Implementation of strategy can‘t simply be delegated.

Robin
International specialist in strategy implementation