Strategy Magazine
Developing a stakeholder scorecard
In the latest issue of our member magazine, we introduce the idea of the stakeholder scorecard, which takes account of the needs of all stakeholders rather than just shareholders. We outline the process of putting together a scorecard, and the benefits of the approach. >>
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Harsh realities of hacktivism
The scale of the WikiLeaks scandal demonstrates new harsh realities. In recent weeks Shaping Tomorrow has raised the issues of the rise and changing nature of cyber-crime, new forms of protest and the vulnerability of corporate reputations. The WikiLeaks events reflect the merging of these issues into a complex, unstable reality.
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Strategy as order emerging from chaos
In 1993 the Open University was in danger of being outflanked by the redesigned offerings of more traditional universities. In LRP Elizabeth McMillan and Ysanne Carlisle explore how managers harnessed creative energies to transform the organisation using spontaneity and momentum.
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Research: A ten-point plan for recovery
A two-year research programme by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development revealed the ten keys to help leaders unlock sustained, long-term performance in their organisations.
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Opinion & debate |
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It's the people
John Dembitz, author of It's the People: What Really Drives Great Management and Leadership, and chairman of management consultancy firms Darwin Rhodes and Dembitz & Associates, reveals the thinking behind his new book and the lessons it holds for strategists.
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LinkedIn: Should you diversify outside the core?
SPS LinkedIn group members address the question of whether organisations should diversify into seemingly unrelated areas.
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Factors that stifle innovation
An SPS survey has revealed the factors that stand in the way of their organisation becoming truly innovative. A lack of time and resources stood out, but a number of other barriers emerged.
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The Big Rethink
The SPS is working with Economist Conferences UK to promote this event on 3 March in London, focusing on how businesses are generating new ideas to gain competitive advantage.
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Strategic Value in Corporate Reporting Awards
On 14 April 2011 the SPS will confer the fifth Strategic Value in Corporate Reporting Awards to FTSE100 and FTSE250 companies for the quality of strategy disclosure in the narrative of their corporate annual reporting. The event, held at theRoyal Over-Seas League in London, will celebrate best practice in narrative reporting by FTSE350 companies.
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Ashridge
SPS members are entitled to a 10% discount on any of Ashridge's open strategy programmes. Ashridge has a wide variety of short, residential programmes to help individuals and organisations achieve their development potential. For more details, visit the Ashridge website. Please quote your SPS membership number when booking.
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The SPS is pleased to welcome Nicholas Johnston as a trustee. He has worked in the charity sector for 15 years and in SME support and quality for several years before that. He is currently Head of Strategy and Performance at the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB). He reveals more about his plans for the Society.
