By Eric Denniston, Managing Director, Denner Group International Takeaways: Review of ten trends for managing change in a practical context. Think more clearly about the impact of the trends. Consider if any external help can improve your performance. Refocus on the speed of change and the need for greater agility in adapting to changes. While…
By Eric Denniston, Change Architect, Denner Group International Takeaways: A trending assessment of Change Management and Change Architecture. The connection between Change Architecture and Transformation. A recent LinkedIn blog started by Jason Uppal, P. Eng. on the LI Group Business Transformation Made Straight Forward, has spurred a conversation about what Enterprise Architecture is in simple…
Staying in touch with developments in Strategic Management inevitably requires reading books, articles, blogs and viewing videos delivered by fellow practitioners of this discipline. Perhaps the greatest value in doing this is the constant reminder that the way to seek improvement in managing strategy is by implementing change, and in fact, accelerating change – and…
Eric A. Denniston, Denner Group International January 30, 2014 Takeaways: A strategic planning career defined. A possible career path to plan for. What size organizations to seek work in. Valuable certifications to obtain and keep. Are you already planning to have a career, or switch your career in the direction of Strategic Planning? Make sure…
By Eric Denniston, Managing Director, Denner Group International, September 2013 Takeaways: Focus on a Personal Vision and Outcomes. Combine strategic thinking with tactical thinking. How this can pay off. Who can help. I recently watched an episode of Chef Gordon Ramsey’s “Master Chef Junior” on Fox TV. In addition to being thoroughly impressed with the…
By Eric Denniston, Denner Group International – April 2013 (Lead – Think – Plan – Act) Takeaways: Criteria for an integrated enterprise strategy management tool. Using a software tool for greater success and higher performance in tracking, managing and executing strategic initiatives. Reinforcing the importance of linking strategic tasks and cascading projects up and down…
Eric Denniston, Managing Director, Denner Group International July 24, 2013 Takeaways: What are life coaches? Why get a life coach? How do I get a life coach? When should I start or end a life coach relationship? Have you ever heard of a “Life Coach”? Basically it’s a person whom you know well, who either…
Eric Denniston, Managing Director, Denner Group International – 6/2013 Takeaways: What are the roles of mentors and life coaches? How to and why you should recruit them. How to ensure a healthy relationship with them. How to define what comes next. Most of us are familiar with the word mentor, but have we really stopped…
By Eric A Denniston, Managing Director, Denner Group International, Inc. Takeaways: Overcoming planning mistakes requires some strategic thinking up front to ensure all the possible outcomes and issues have been addressed. A few years ago, I had the opportunity to address a group of folks who were undergoing some community-wide leadership training. I was asked…
By Jeri T & Eric A Denniston, Denner Group International 3/24/2013 A Case Study about how lack of planning creates unintended consequences Takeaways: Planning is critical to ensuring your objectives are realized. Lack of planning can cause unintended consequences that affect your outcomes and leave you with less than satisfactory results. Imagine you own a…
