Strategy Articles

KPIs and OKRs: What’s the difference and which should you use?

What you need to know about these two ways to manage goals & track performance. How KPIs & OKRs are different, when to use each & how they can work together 📈

Videos

SWOT Analysis Video Guide

A video tutorial on how to complete a SWOT Analysis… 📹

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Leadership Alignment: How to Get Your Top Team Aligned Around the Strategy

Practical ways to ensure your leadership team are firmly on the same page and fully aligned around your strategic plan, to drive execution and ensure results 👯‍♀️

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Lists

The Complete List of Product KPIs

We pull together the most common Product KPIs… 📊

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Videos

Ansoff Matrix Video Guide

A video guide to the Ansoff Matrix, possibly the fastest way to understand the different strategic options for your business and develop ideas to power your growth 💡

Interviews

Edward Whiting, Director of Strategy at Wellcome

We talk to the Director of Strategy for The Wellcome Trust… 🗣️

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Articles

Foundations of Strategy: A Summary

We look at the key lessons to be learnt from one of the best business school textbooks on strategy and strategic management 🤓

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Guides

Introduction to SWOT Analysis

A look at arguably the most famous strategic analysis tool – the SWOT Analysis 📝

Articles

12 Steps to Effectively Communicate Your Strategy

How to kick-start your strategy execution by communicating the plan to your people so that everyone gets on board 🚀

Articles

What a Chief Strategy Officer Is and Why You Need One

We look at the rise of the CSO, the key responsibilities of the role and why it can be such a pivotal position to drive business success 🦸‍♀️

Free ebooks

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Strategic Management in the Voluntary Sector

Read the findings of our exclusive research into strategic management in the voluntary…

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Strategy Suggestions – How to Prioritise Strategy Across the Organisation

Getting teams to prioritise the strategically important over business as usual noise is…

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The State of Strategy Leadership

Read the findings of our exclusive research into the changing responsibilities and challenges…

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Guides

Time Management Masterclass: Finding Space for Strategy

Top time management tips, tools and strategies from a Visiting Professor of Innovation and former senior IT leader. How to free up time for strategic thinking ⏱

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Articles

Becoming a Leader: The Complete List of Leadership Skills

A leadership masterclass from an expert leader. Understand the core skills and attributes to develop to be the best leader you can be 💪

Articles

6 Problems That Stop Team Alignment and How to Fix Them

Learn the common barriers to effective team alignment, so you know what needs to change to get everyone working together and driving the business forward 👯‍♂️

Guides

Creating A Charity Fundraising Strategy

We take a look at how you create your charity fundraising strategy… ❤️

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Articles

Strategy That Works: A Summary

We outline the key lessons to be learned about closing the execution gap, from one of the best-selling books on strategy 📚

Guides

Ultimate Guide to Vision Statements

Everything you need to know about Vision statements in one place… 👁️

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Guides

Why No One Knows the Company Strategy and What To Do About It

Research shows that most people do not know their company strategy. Here’s how to make sure that doesn’t happen in your business 🤷🏽‍♀️

Articles

Leading Change: A Summary

A breakdown of the key lessons from one of the best-selling books on how to successfully implement strategic change 🧭

Tips

Strategy Tips from Charity Professionals

We take a look at some great tips on strategy for the non-profit sector… ❤️

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Guides

How to Use the Lean Methodology for Business Innovation

A guide to Lean Innovation – what it is, where it came from and how to use the methodology to drive your business forward in the fastest way 💡

Articles

Strategy Off-sites Should Become Strategy On-sites

With the tentative return to face to face activity, and an increased need for planning, here are some prior considerations to get the most out of strategy workshops 💻

Articles

Celebrating The 2×2 Matrix

We take a look at the most popular and well known tool… ❤️

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Strategy know-how

KPIs and OKRs: What’s the difference and which should you use?

SWOT Analysis Video Guide

Leadership Alignment: How to Get Your Top Team Aligned Around the Strategy

The Complete List of Product KPIs

Ansoff Matrix Video Guide

Edward Whiting, Director of Strategy at Wellcome

Foundations of Strategy: A Summary

Improve your knowledge

Introduction to SWOT Analysis

12 Steps to Effectively Communicate Your Strategy

What a Chief Strategy Officer Is and Why You Need One

Free ebooks

Strategic Management in the Voluntary Sector

Strategy Suggestions – How to Prioritise Strategy Across the Organisation

The State of Strategy Leadership

Time Management Masterclass: Finding Space for Strategy

Becoming a Leader: The Complete List of Leadership Skills

6 Problems That Stop Team Alignment and How to Fix Them

Creating A Charity Fundraising Strategy

Strategy That Works: A Summary

Ultimate Guide to Vision Statements

Why No One Knows the Company Strategy and What To Do About It

Leading Change: A Summary

Strategy Tips from Charity Professionals

How to Use the Lean Methodology for Business Innovation

Strategy Off-sites Should Become Strategy On-sites

Celebrating The 2×2 Matrix