What we have here is a repository of all the material put together by the esteemed faculty members to help us, the YAs, understand the core concepts better.
Slide Deck: Link
Pre-session:
Strategy Deployment session will be more effective if you attended Strategy Development as well. In case you missed it, you can review the recording of the session here.
Balanced Scorecard Assignment - This assignment (Tables 4 and 5) is to be completed before the session. You can choose to do this assignment by yourself or collaborate with the rest of your team. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Mr. Jaggu or any of the ELWS team members (~30–60 mins).
Video Recommendations: Going through the following videos will help us work on the assignment more effectively.
Balanced Scorecard (~4 mins)
Business Strategy: Kaplan & Norton's Balanced Scorecard (~7 mins)
What is a Balanced Scorecard: A Simple Explanation For Anyone (~9 mins)
The Balanced Scorecard - Simple explanation (~11 mins)
How to Implement the Balanced Scorecard (~22 mins)
Balanced Scorecard with Strategy Maps (~7 mins)
Discipline 2: Act on the Lead Measures (~5 mins)
Post-session:
If there is interest in diving deep into the Strategic Focus module, the following books are recommended by the faculty for reading.
"Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors" by Michael E. Porter - Link
“Winning Score: How to design and implement organizational Scorecards" by Mark Graham Brown - Link
"Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes" by Robert S. Kaplan, and David P. Norton - Link
“Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done" by Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan - Link
"The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals" by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling - Link
Slide Deck: Link
Pre-session:
Take this short quiz titled "What's Your Conflict Resolution Approach?" (Duration: ~5 mins)
Watch this video excerpt from the movie Lincoln (transcript included) and note down your observations, we will discuss it during the session (Duration: ~4 mins).
Pre/Post-session:
Slide Deck: Link
Pre-session:
Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset Introduction: What it is, How it Works, and Why it Matters (~9 min vid)
Carol Dweck: "The Growth Mindset" | Talks at Google (~45 min vid)
What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means (~4 min read)
How Companies Can Profit from a “Growth Mindset” (~6 min read)
Difficult Conversations
Thanks for the Feedback - A detailed analysis on a framework on how to give and receive feedback - The Three Triggers That Block Feedback (~45 min read)
Mandatory Worksheet
Please make a copy and complete this worksheet before the session: Worksheet
Slide Deck: Link
Pre-session:
The World of Business: A Millennial's Vision and Journey - TEDx Talk
Creating Purpose Oriented Corporations - Talk at Google India Headquarters
The Age of Human Centricity (Interview)
Post-session: Dr. Shashank Shah's Youtube Channel
Post-session:
https://hbr.org/2012/11/mumbais-models-of-service-excellence
https://www.nist.gov/blogs/blogrige/learning-role-models-category-1-leadership
Slide deck: Link
Additional recommendations: Building Purpose & Values Led Organizations