Strategy Leadership and Organisational Change

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Strategy Leadership and Organisational Change

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1. Strategic priorities (20 entries)
  1. strategic direction
  2. go from strength to strength
  3. mandate
  4. diversify
  5. consolidate
  6. overarching aim
  7. remit
  8. long-term viability
  9. value proposition
  10. resource allocation
  11. scenario planning
  12. risk appetite
  13. contingency plan
  14. ring-fence
  15. capacity constraint
  16. distort priorities
  17. strategic flexibility
  18. reassess an option
  19. defer a choice
  20. staged commitment
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2. Leadership approaches (20 entries)
  1. directive
  2. consultative
  3. moral authority
  4. exercise discretion
  5. cultivate trust
  6. hold someone accountable
  7. invite dissent
  8. hands-off
  9. build consensus
  10. participatory
  11. challenge assumptions
  12. succession planning
  13. micromanage
  14. hold accountable
  15. give someone autonomy
  16. address underperformance
  17. empower
  18. liaise
  19. appoint
  20. informal norm
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3. Organisational structures (20 entries)
  1. flat structure
  2. governance
  3. span of control
  4. coordinate
  5. coordination
  6. matrix structure
  7. centralisation
  8. subsidiary
  9. oversight
  10. decentralisation
  11. steering committee
  12. functional department
  13. silo
  14. succession
  15. reward structure
  16. informal hierarchy
  17. collective behaviour
  18. soar
  19. ascend
  20. chain of command
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4. Change processes (20 entries)
  1. upskill
  2. phased rollout
  3. embed a practice
  4. remove a bottleneck
  5. merger
  6. reassign
  7. redeployment
  8. buy-in
  9. keep people in the loop
  10. business continuity
  11. acquisition
  12. streamline
  13. taper off
  14. trudge
  15. fan out
  16. clear the way for something
  17. shuffle
  18. double back
  19. in due course
  20. skim across
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5. Implementation and evaluation (20 entries)
  1. sustain momentum
  2. implementation gap
  3. corrective action
  4. implementation cost
  5. feedback loop
  6. monitor uptake
  7. escalate
  8. cost overrun
  9. elaboration
  10. preparatory work
  11. contingency
  12. agreement in principle
  13. projection
  14. milestone
  15. alignment
  16. thoroughness
  17. escalation
  18. take the floor
  19. baseline
  20. proposed amendment
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