End-to-End Strategy Execution

End-to-End Strategy Execution

By William UlrichBusinessTechnologyInvesting
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End-to-End Strategy Execution episodes

  • The NorthStar: Politics, Culture and Sabotage: Roadmap to Program Failure

    Every project has opponents who try to manipulate that project for their own gain. This is a well-hidden truth. As most people who have been associated with executing strategy are aware, good projects intentionally gone bad is a reality. But no one wants to be associated with a failed or underperforming project, which is why the current state of projects is often portrayed in a better light than what is happening in reality. Shading the truth of a failing project is often done to maintain or gain more power, income, and respect. Yet the industry cannot run from reality. Based on 25 years of tracking data, only one third or fewer of projects are executed successfully. Could at least a percentage of failed and challenged projects be related to intentional sabotage, aided by enablers who shade the truth for their own gain? Little attention has been paid to the art of undermining and manipulating projects, yet millions of dollars are squandered annually due to project sabotage. If more attention is given to the motivation and methods of project saboteurs, the practice could be combatted, leading to significant cost savings and better results. Join William Ulrich as he welcomes guest Dion Kotteman to The North Star. Dion, a former CIO, will provide insights from the perspective of the project saboteur and explain how to deal with the manipulation of the truth and the influence this manipulation can have on projects. If you have a stake in any aspect of project success, you will not want to miss this episode of The North Star.

    56 min
  • The NorthStar: Seven Deadly Patterns Leading to the Strategy Execution Blues

    Interviews with experts from a variety of fields uncovered key factors undermining successful strategy execution. Seven troublesome patterns emerged. One, the strategy execution chain is broken. Two, culture, politics, and siloes form an evil triad. Three, organizations lack holistic perspective. Four, good ideas are confined to the C-suite. Five, program delivery blues undermine strategy execution. Six, data is the weak link in the chain. Seven, business strategy is captive to technological immaturity. This episode overviews each of these problematic patterns and discusses how best to address them to improve end-to-end strategy execution.

    53 min
  • The NorthStar: Incorporating AI and Cognitive Computing into Business Strategy

    This episode of The North Star focuses on the practical role of cognitive computing and AI in organizations. Cognitive computing refers to technologies that learn at scale, reason, and interface with humans in a manner aligned with the way people naturally interact. The underlying technologies comprising cognitive computing include artificial intelligence, machine learning, rules-based solutions, state machines, neural networks, predictive analytics, and quantum computing. This episode will look at three focal points: Gamification, AI and Ethics to offer business leaders insights as to how best to plan for and invest in these areas. The discussion will look at the ethical risks and responsibilities that business leaders should consider as AI proliferates across business ecosystems. William Ulrich welcomes esteemed guest and leader in the field Phaedra Boinodiris. The episode will also share insights into how much of what business leaders are hearing is hype versus reality. Join them for this highly informative discussion.

    56 min
  • The NorthStar: The AI-Powered Enterprise: Is Your Organization Prepared?
    More and more organizations are seeking to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. AI is promoted as being able to transform every aspect of how organizations function, yet this vision is far from reality. As episode guest Seth Earley said in his recent book, The "AI-Powered Enterprise", in spite of multiple generations of investments and billions of dollars of digital transformations, organizations are still struggling with information overload, which undercuts efforts to excel at customer service, reduce costs, and maximize efficiency. The foundation of ensuring that an organization can function as an efficient biological ecosystem is the accurate perception, interpretation, and communication of data. When organizations are broken into silos that do not or cannot communicate, rely on incompatible information and vocabularies, and are drowning in "junk" data, the overall ecosystem cannot function effectively and AI projects fall well short of expectations. The result of these challenges is degradation of the customer experience and corresponding reductions in revenue and market share. William Ulrich and his guest, Seth Earley, will discuss what it takes to deliver effective AI solutions, including effective ontologies or knowledge domains and relationships. AI tools may sound like an easy path to AI deployment, but when underlying information required by those solutions is incomprehensible at scale, AI technology will not come close to reaching its potential. Check out this episode of The North Star to gain practical insights into the essential aspects of AI deployment as William and his guest take the conversation well beyond the vendor hype to gain clarity for a path forward.

    55 min

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This trailblazing podcast tackles major issues endemic to every industry but are obscured in ways that undermine leadership's ability to take corrective action. Organizations are trapped in a cycle of…