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Business operations, Project management

I care about what’s done, not what you’re doing

Traditional project management only gets you so far Traditional, PMI certified project management relies heavily on managing to task lists. First, you’d organize your activities, then establish a timeline, and finally align contributors to each activity.

Connected communication, sales enablement, marketing

Does your marketing and sales enablement content need a tune-up?

There are 3 key questions to ask. Is your marketing and sales enablement content driving the results that you need? If your answer is no, you aren’t alone. Building strong content is a tough job even if you have a killer content strategy, passionate subject matter experts, and the resources needed to execute.

Business operations, initiative execution

The fundamentals of effective initiative execution

In our last blog, we covered The Spur Group’s point of view on Operations Design, describing the key considerations an organization should make to succeed at both the day-to-day and broader strategic initiatives.

Business operations, Operations design

How to design a better business

Diving deeper into the Business Operations Framework with a look at Operations Design In our last blog, we covered The Spur Group’s strategic planning framework and how an organization should approach its planning process to achieve breakthrough business growth. In this blog, we will deep-dive into the next element of The Spur Group Business Operations Framework: Operations Design.

Business operations, strategic planning

The 6 elements of effective strategic planning

Diving deeper into the Business Operations Framework with a look at Strategic Planning In our last blog, we covered The Spur Group’s Business Operations Framework and how an organization needs to consider all elements of their business operations to succeed at both the day-to-day AND broader strategic initiatives. In this blog, we want to dive deeper into Strategic Planning to start your business ...

Business planning, Business operations

A Tested Perspective On Successful Business Planning (Part 1)

This post is the first of a three-part series on strategic planning. Whether attending or coordinating, annual strategy events can be burdensome. I cover what to consider before you walk into a board room below, and in later posts, I’ll highlight how to keep your discussions grounded in reality and the critical decision points that can lead to an effective roadmap.

Pro bono, The Spur Group, Spur Culture

Give smarter, give more

Why we offer our consulting services pro bono and what we learned from our first experience.

Business practices, Disciplines, The Spur Group

Decisions, decisions...

Decisions, large and small are important. They move organizations forward. Unfortunately, mostly organizations are terrible about making decisions. See if any of this seems familiar.

Spur Culture, Spur after hours

Spur After Hours: Work hard, play hard

Company culture runs deep If you had to pick between archery tag, curling, an urban scavenger hunt, or karaoke which would you pick?

Channel management, channel chief

Lessons learned from a Channel Chief pt.1

How to drive, measure, & show channel value This is the first in a series of 7 blogs that will cover:

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I care about what’s done, not what you’re doing

Does your marketing and sales enablement content need a tune-up?

The fundamentals of effective initiative execution

How to design a better business

The 6 elements of effective strategic planning

A Tested Perspective On Successful Business Planning (Part 1)

Give smarter, give more

Decisions, decisions...

Spur After Hours: Work hard, play hard

Lessons learned from a Channel Chief pt.1

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