5 New Strategic Initiatives That Are Creating Business Impact Right Now

We asked our colleagues across Forum to share strategic initiatives that have a positive impact for clients. We see a gradual shift away from short-term focus on results, and a renewed emphasis on the implementation of strategic initiatives to take organizations forward.  Here are some examples: 1. Re-engage employees through focus on growth Clients are re-engaging [...]

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Creating a positive organizational climate during an economic downturn

Tom Atkinson, Director of Customer Research I interviewed Jim Simmons (a pseudonym) recently.  A sales executive for a leading provider of health insurance plans, he is responsible for leading a sales force of independent agents in New England who offer health coverage to employees of companies through the companies themselves.  A particularly challenging aspect of [...]

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What Headlines Will You Write?

By Kerry Johnson, Executive Consultant Over the past month or so I’ve had the opportunity to talk with many of our customers about the impact of the tough economy on their businesses. The focus of these group talks has been on what leaders can do to make a difference. Forum’s view is that leaders can [...]

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