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Brian Fieser- 3D Results: Utilizing talent technology to align company culture and business strategy

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Listen to Business Execution Radio Episode 91:

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Brian Fieser, Partner at 3D Results discusses how companies are leveraging technology enabled talent management process to drive meaningful culture change. 3D Results is a consulting company that focuses on helping organizations define and create cultures that support their business strategies. Their approach emphasizes the use of systematic, scalable processes as tools for change.  They have a particularly strong area of expertise around the use of SuccessFactors business execution technology.

If you have ever wondered how to align company culture or “how we do things around here” with business strategies or “what we need to get done”, then you will enjoy listening to Brian Fieser, this week on Business Execution Radio.

Scott Brooks – OrgVitality: Employee confidence, engagement and evidence based business execution

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Listen to Business Execution Radio Episode 84:

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Dr. Scott Brooks, Partner and Vice President of OrgVitality explains how evidence based management methods help drive business execution.   Scott discusses how data can prevent companies from succumbing to the “lies we tell ourselves” and focus on what truly impacts business results.  Drawing on extensive survey analytics experience, Scott emphasizes the value of going beyond employee engagement to measure things that more directly impact business outcomes.  He also shares his favorite three employee survey items having to do with resolving customer problems, trusting leadership, and feeling optimistic about the future.

Can you handle the truth about employee engagement, confidence, and business execution?  Find out by listening to Scott Brooks this week on Business Execution Radio.

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Paul Limbrey – Elkiem: Creating high performance environments

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Listen to Business Execution Radio Episode 83:

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Paul Limbrey, president of Elkiem shares findings from a 15+ year study investigating the factors that create world class performance.  Elkiem has conducted hundreds of interviews with people who have achieved outstanding results ranging from Olympic athletes to Nobel Prize winners.  They have also studied organizations renown for creating world class performers in science, business, arts, the military, sports, and many other fields.

Want to know what enables people like Nelson Mandela, Sir Edmund Hilary, and Carl Lewis and organizations like Harvard, Juillard, US Military Special Forces, and the Australian Olympic swimming team to achieve amazing performance outcomes?  Find out by listening to Paul Limbrey this week on Business Execution Radio.

Jim Kirkpatrick – Kirkpatrick Partners: Training on trial – linking training to business execution results

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Listen to Business Execution Radio Episode 82:

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Jim Kirkpatrick, President of Kirkpatrick Partners, discusses his recently published book “Training on trial: how workplace learning must reinvent itself to remain relevant”. Jim explains why training is frequently eliminated during a financial downturn. He argues that training professionals must be extremely proactive in demonstrating that training changes employee behaviors that drive business results. This requires rethinking training design and establishing a “chain of evidence” linking training outcomes to business results.

Most leaders don’t care about training, they care about results. Lean how to link the two together this week on Business Execution Radio.

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Georgia Perkey – iNPOINT Advisors: Making the most of where you work

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Listen to Business Execution Radio Episode 80:

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Georgia Perkey, Managing Partner for iNPOINT Advisors, explores how companies are changing their view of facilities and operations. Instead of emphasizing facilities as a cost to be controlled, companies are starting to discover the results that can be achieved through leveraging the space as a tool to increase performance through better collaboration, engagement, and communication.

Where you work influences what you achieve. Learn some of the ways to make your environment more impactful – this week on Business Execution Radio.

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Glenn Dirks: Teletrips Inc. – Reducing waste and increasing productivity through telecommuting

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Listen to Business Execution Radio Episode 78:

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Glenn Dirks, Director at Teletrips Inc. discusses practices for leveraging the value of telecommuting to increase business performance. Telecommuting is a readily accessible and highly powerful method for impacting what Glenn refers to as a company’s “triple bottom line”: financial returns, environmental benefits, and social contributions. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience in facilities management and workspace design, Glenn explains key steps for setting up effective and productive telecommuting processes.

Find out how to increase the time employees spend on business results while shortening the time they spend stuck in traffic – this week on Business Execution Radio.

Dean Spitzer – Transforming Performance Measurement: Measuring what matters

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Listen to Business Execution Radio Episode 77:

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Dean Spitzer, author of “Transforming Performance Measurement” explains how to move performance measurement from a disjointed, backward looking exercise in data collection to a process that gives a company meaningful competitive advantage. He describes what a “transformative measure” is and how it can be used to re-orient an entire company around the things that matter for business execution.

It is well known that what gets measured is what gets managed. So what could be more important to measure than performance? Find out how to apply the concepts of focus, integration, interactivity, and context to improve your company’s performance management methods – this week on Business Execution Radio.

Suzy Tonini – Deloitte-Touche-Tomatsu: Social networking and business execution

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Listen to Business Execution Radio Episode 76:

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Suzy Tonini, Manager of Global Online Communication for Deloitte-Touche-Tomatsu discusses how companies are starting to leverage social networking technology to drive business results. Suzy discusses benefits that can be gained by proactively embracing social media as a tool to drive business execution. She also shares some problems that can occur if companies fail to recognize the growing role social media plays in shaping a company internal and external brand image.

Whether you twitter, yammer, link-in, facebook, or e-mail, you will find something new to share with your social network by listening to this week’s episode of Business Execution Radio.

Jac Fitz-Enz: Human Capital Source – Integrative metrics strategies

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Listen to Business Execution Radio Episode 75:

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Jac Fitz-Enz, founder and CEO of Human Capital Source discusses the next evolution in the use of metrics to manage business execution. Jac discusses how companies are moving to integrative metrics strategies that combine data across different areas of the organization to develop more comprehensive and insightful business strategies. The answers to the really big questions do not come from looking at financial data, marketing data, operations data, or human resources data by themselves – they result from looking at how these different types of data influence one another.

If you collect business data but are not always sure how to interpret it, then listen to this week’s episode of Business Execution Radio for some tips on how to think about data in a more integrative fashion.

Mark Murphy: Leadership IQ – Getting the most out of employees

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Mark Murphy is CEO of Leadership IQ, a company focused on researching, understanding, and communicating what makes leaders successful. Mark discusses what differentiates the top 10% of successful leaders. He explains the importance of setting goals that are not only well-defined, but that also challenge employees to learn new skills and capabilities. He also talks about what great leaders do differently from average managers when their employees fail to meet their goals.

This interview contains a wealth of insights about how to maximize the productivity of your employees. Are you doing all you can to get the most from your workforce? Find out by listening to Mark Murphy, this week on Business Execution Radio.