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How can The Balanced Scorecard Help Implement a Strategic Plan?

FAQ, Measuring Results, Resources, Tools & Techniques

Implementing a strategic plan in a business can be a complex process, involving many components, both inside and outwith the business. This includes the management a number of groups of people…

What is a Pen Portrait and How is it Used in Strategy Creation?

FAQ, Resources, Tools & Techniques

“Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions….” Mahatma Gandhi Everybody has their own belief system that will influence how they look at things and,…

Examples of Pen Portraits and their use

Resources

In our article “What is a Pen Portrait and How is it Used in Strategy Creation?” we discussed the importance of ensuring that the facilitator has information about the people involved…

Using Strategic Questioning to Explore Complex Subjects

Obtaining Strategic Information, Resources

“The answers are all out there, we just need to ask the right questions ” Oscar Wilde At 2112 Consulting, we work from the perspective that strategy creation is based on…

Strategic Interviews – Case Study

Case Studies, Obtaining Strategic Information, Resources, Strategic Interviews

Introduction It should be noted at this point that I took care not to use the word ‘interview’, preferring to use ‘discussion’ instead, as I felt that people would feel…

What is Mission Statement and How Do You Create it?

Definitions, FAQ, Resources, Strategy Development

A Mission Statement is an integral component of your business’s overall strategic plan. A mission statement set out the aims, philosophy and values of an organisation, describing what business the…

The Practice of Making Strategy Book

About Us, Resources

Ian Brown, the Managing Director of 2112 Consulting, co-authored the book “The Practice of Making Strategy” with Professors Colin Eden and Fran Ackerman who are world leading experts in the…

What are Strategy Workshops?

Definitions, FAQ, Obtaining Strategic Information, Resources, Strategy Workshops, Tools & Techniques

Strategic Workshops are meetings that are designed to encourage a group of key people in your organisation to contribute their ideas, issues, opinions, etc. regarding the strategic direction of the…

How do Strategic Workshops help build Consensus?

FAQ, Obtaining Strategic Information, Resources, Strategy Workshops

During a Strategy Workshop, participants are encouraged to write down their ideas, assumptions, issues, facts and assertions regarding the strategic direction of the business on ovals and post them on a…

How many Strategy Workshops should be held?

FAQ, Obtaining Strategic Information, Resources, Strategy Workshops

While it is possible to run only one strategy workshop to uncover a basic strategic direction for the business, it is more common to run multiple workshops in order to…

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