108 | HR leadership: How to create a simple but powerful one-page strategy, with Dr Max Mckeown

10/27/23 • 39 min

Strategy is a topic we’ve explored before on HR Coffee Time (and we’ll look at again in the future) because it’s an important aspect of HR leadership. Whether you’re a seasoned strategist, or you feel uncomfortable and worried when it comes to strategy, this episode is here to help you build your skills and confidence.

Strategy expert and author of the award-winning book, “The Strategy Book: How to think and act strategically to deliver outstanding results”, Dr Max Mckeown shares:

What strategy is & what it isn’t
How you’re already a strategist (even if you don’t realise it)
Why people doubt themselves when it comes to being strategic
The three parts of being strategic – timescale, scope, & sequence
An example of strategy done badly
An example of a good strategy (McDonalds)
Strategy is simple but simple is complex
Max’s strategy tool, Speed Strategy – where are we now, where do we want to go, what do we need to do to get there, how do we need to do it, what do we need to measure along the route, what is pushing us, what might stop us?

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Other Relevant HR Coffee Time Episodes

Episode 102: Boosting your strategic knowledge to step up in your HR role
Episode 98: HR insider insights: how to create a powerful People Strategy for an SME, with Kelly Vincent
Episode 93: Creating a more inclusive work culture: how to make an impact, with Toby Mildon
Episode 77: How to create an effective DEI strategy, with Metra Rowe
Episode 61: The 4 pillars that will help you be strategic in your HR role
Episode 26: How to be strategic in your new HR leadership role

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10/27/23 • 39 min

HR Coffee Time - 108 | HR leadership: How to create a simple but powerful one-page strategy, with Dr Max Mckeown

Transcript

Fay Wallis: 00:00

Welcome back to HR Coffee Time. It's great to have you here. I'm your host, Fay Wallis, a career and executive coach with a background in HR and I'm also the creator of the HR Planner. I've made this podcast especially for you especially for you, to help you have a successful and fulfilling HR or People career without working yourself into the ground.

I've covered strategy on the podcast a few times now and I'm sure I'll be covering it again i

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