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Welcome to the July 2007 issue of the SPS e-newsletter. |
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Annual General Meeting announced The next SPS AGM is expected to take place this autumn. Provisionally scheduled for 1 November, participants can look forward to an appearance by a well-known guest speaker, to be confirmed at a later date. More details, including venue information, will follow in the next issue of the SPS e-newsletter. 'Suits amongst the Luvvies' seminar This autumn, the SPS will be hosting an evening seminar entitled 'Suits amongst the Luvvies'. The seminar will address issues such as: How does the BBC create its strategy? How does it get buy-in from the creative community? How does a strategy cope with variables like actors and public opinion? Speakers will include Geoff Goodwin, Project Leader 'BBC Teens', and Clare Reichenbach, Head of Production Strategy. Further details will be posted on the SPS website as soon as they become available. |
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Shaping Tomorrow – key trends revealed Shaping Tomorrow provides new and renewing SPS members with a high-level peek into key trends. This month the service highlights key emerging patterns and predictions for 2007 and beyond, including: resource nationalism grows; more and more people live past 100; alternative cards and mobiles threaten credit cards; Asia feels outsourcing pinch; farm machinery goes high-tech; bribery and corruption information is collected on the web; Google Maps reveal secrets; hotspots go for free; aircraft are mostly made of plastic; and one-to-one behavioural marketing comes of age. SPS members enjoy free access to Shaping Tomorrow's newsletter containing 10 new trends per week and its organised database of over 12,000 future, strategy and change management resources. More info |
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High-performance business strategy Although most business leaders recognise the importance of the people factor, only a few have been successful in effectively using HR to inspire success and achieve a high-performance business strategy. In issue 12 of Strategy Magazine, Ap Eigenhuis and Rob van Dijk explored the meaning of high performance and how it can be achieved. They demonstrate that having a focused and clearly communicated HR strategy is essential for organisations faced with responding to the rapid change occurring in all sectors of public and corporate life.
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Sensemaking Management processes that are successful in one setting may not be in another. As human beings, managers are influenced by their own unique experiences, which, in turn, shape their identities and how they see the world around them. The result is that different people have different views and opinions of the same situation – even in the workplace. 'Sensemaking', the way in which we perceive the world around us, is an important factor when managers make business decisions. In issue 12 of Strategy Magazine Michael Akerib and Thomas Roth argued that taking the three Cs of sensemaking (culture, context and change) into consideration can help managers make successful decisions in different cultural environments. » Read the full article
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Tipping Point Strategies in the Age of Freakonomics SPS Members' Offer – Learn More but Pay Less A full-day conference with Malcolm Gladwell and Steven Levitt QE2 Conference Centre, London; Monday 17 September 2007 When two of the world's most thought-provoking intellectuals, Malcolm Gladwell and Steven Levitt, share the same platform at the same event then you're going to learn more about yourself, your business and its impact on society than you ever thought possible. Their conference will help you redefine strategy and allow you and your business to focus on what's important for sustained success. SPS members pay a discounted price of £650+VAT per place (a saving of £300+VAT per place). Please ensure you insert 'SPS' after your organisation name when registering to secure the discount. There are three ways to register for your discounted place(s) with conference developer, Benchmark for Business: 1. Online (secure website) 2. Email team@benchmarkforbusiness.com 3. Telephone Gareth Martin on +44 (0)1224 636200 |
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Ashridge Open Programmes The SPS and Ashridge have teamed up to offer SPS members some exclusive benefits, the first of which is 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 to achieve their development needs. These programmes focus on blending the practical experience of their faculty with leading-edge business thinking, to inspire and challenge you. In addition, learning in small classes – typically 12-30 participants – promotes collaboration on your own issues and ensures individual support, enabling all participants to return, better able to transfer learning to the workplace. For more details, visit Ashridge. Please quote your SPS membership number when booking. |
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