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18 October 2018 Bridging the Gap Between Strategy Design and Delivery — Course Trailer
An online course to turn ideas into results. A partnership between Brightline Initiative and Coursera. You will explore how external and internal factors impact your and other organizations’ capability to implement strategies.
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27 June 2018 Brightline's Principle #10 – Celebrate success and recognize those who have done good work
Inspiring people is part of your job!. Yes, you have to drive accountability and focus on delivery, but you also need to motivate those who do the work. Watch the video.
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26 June 2018 Brightline's Principle #9 – Develop robust plans but allow for missteps — fail fast to learn fast
Proper planning and preparation prevent poor performance!. The old axiom is as true as it ever was, but in today´s business environment, strategy planning cycles must be more rapid, dynamic, and agile than in the past. Watch the video.
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25 June 2018 Brightline's Principle #8 – Check ongoing initiatives before committing to new ones
Resist the temptation to declare victory too soon!. With the right governance, leadership, rigor, and reporting capabilities in place, you can regularly evaluate your portfolio of strategic initiatives. Watch the video.
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24 June 2018 Brightline's Principle #7 – Demonstrate bias toward decision-making and own the decisions you make
Follow your decisions through to delivery! Commit to making strategic decisions rapidly. Move quickly to correct course, reprioritize, and remove roadblocks. Watch the video.
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23 June 2018 Brightline's Principle #6 – Promote team engagement and effective cross-business cooperation
Beware of the “frozen middle!”. Gain genuine buy-in from middle and line managers by engaging and activating them as strategy champions rather than just as managers and supervisors. Watch the video.
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22 June 2018 Brightline's Principle #5 – Be bold, stay focused and keep it as simple as possible
Encourage smart simplicity! Initiating or rapidly reacting to dramatic changes in the business environment is an increasingly important capability for success. Watch the video.
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21 June 2018 Brightline's Principle #4 – Leverage insight on customers and competitors
Don’t forget to look outside!. Continue to monitor customer needs, collect competitor insight, and monitor the market landscape for major risks, unknowns, and dependencies. Watch the video.
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20 June 2018 Brightline's Principle #3 – Dedicate and mobilize the right resources
Inspire and assign the right people to get the job done! Actively balance “running the business” and “changing the business” by selecting and securing the right resources for each — they often have different needs. Watch the...
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19 June 2018 Brightline's Principle #2 – Accept that you’re accountable for delivering the strategy you designed
Do not underestimate entropy! The orchestration required to succeed in today’s fast-changing and complex business environment is enormous. Watch the video.
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18 June 2018 Brightline's Principle #1 – Acknowledge that strategy delivery is just as important as strategy design
Strategy delivery doesn’t just happen automatically once it is designed! The importance of active and visible leadership cannot be overstated. Watch the video.
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23 May 2018 Workshop at TED 2018: “Do you have what it takes to escape the room?”
Watch the video. Brought to you by TED in partnership with The Brightline Initiative.
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23 April 2018 Brightline Initiative at Web Summit 2017
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23 April 2018 Brightline's Dinner at Web Summit 2017
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23 April 2018 Why Great Ideas Fail and How to Make Sure They Don't – Brightline's Workshop at Web Summit 2017
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8 February 2018 Highlights from The Business Case for Openness: Implementing Strategy in a Drawbridge-up World
Watch the video. Brought to you by the Economist in partnership with The Brightline Initiative.
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24 January 2018 The Business Case for Openness: Implementing Strategy in a Drawbridge-up World
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8 January 2018 What Are The Main Things that Stop Strategic Initiatives Being Implemented?
Watch the video. Brought to you by Thinkers50 Brightline Initiative.
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8 January 2018 Do You See Any Signs Of Strategic Initiative Implementation Changing?
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12 December 2017 TED & Brightline: Business Insights from TEDWomen 2017
Watch the video. Brought to you by TED in partnership with The Brightline Initiative.