When we first started strategic planning work over 20 years ago, a client and good friend said that succeeding in strategy management is hard work. It takes time, resources, and distracts from the urgency of running the day-to-day business. Today we would totally disagree. After working with over 200 clients on a wide range of […]
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5 Reasons Why Strategy is Important
Monday, November 24th, 2014Posted in Newsletter, Strategy Development, Strategy Execution, Strategy Management
Is Strategy Execution Worth the Effort?
Thursday, October 16th, 2014If you are a regular reader of our newsletter it will not be breaking news that execution management is critical in realizing the objectives of your strategy. However, Execution management is a capability and like any skill requires time and investment to master. Therefore, it is not unusual for business owners and CEOs to ask […]
Posted in Newsletter, Strategy Execution, Strategy Management
Four Vital Steps to Improve Performance
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014What we like most about team sports is the coherence great coaches create when preparing their players for each game. Successful coaches set clear game strategies that capitalize on the collective strengths of all the players. As a result, the coherence between coach and players provides a winning advantage over their competition. Unfortunately, that same […]
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Why Does Strategy Depend on Good People?
Friday, August 15th, 2014One of the most important lessons learned in working with our clients on strategy management is that it always comes down to the people in the organization to make strategy happen. This is an obvious conclusion and probably not a surprise to anyone. Yet setting your culture up for success is an important part of […]
Posted in Leadership, Newsletter
Are You Stuck in the Past?
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014Today’s leaders cannot afford to look in the rear view mirror for answers because the pace of change in any business is faster than anything we have ever experienced. There is no room to try to address today’s, or tomorrow’s issues and opportunities with yesterday’s thinking. Don’t get me wrong, history can be useful and […]
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Business Killer: Employee Dis-Engagement
Saturday, June 21st, 2014In our work assisting owners, CEOs and their management teams in developing and executing strategy, we often hear concern raised regarding the level of employee engagement and the risk it represents to achieving strategic objectives. A recent article by Tony Schwartz and Christine Porath in the New Your Times sheds light on this critical issue […]
Posted in Business Killers, Leadership, Newsletter
10 Guiding Principles to Manage Strategy Successfully
Friday, May 16th, 2014How often have you wondered why your strategy doesn’t seem to be working? You might be experiencing slower progress then you expected, or in some areas, you might be experiencing complete inactivity. Undoubtedly, planning and executing strategy can at times be quite frustrating, and obstacles seem to constantly get in the way of success. Over […]
Posted in Newsletter, Strategy Execution, Strategy Management
Business Killer: 3 Villains That Kill Change Initiatives
Monday, April 14th, 2014Working with our clients to develop and execute strategy, most often there is a need for change, whether a small shift in a new direction or transformational. This is without question challenging for any organization, and requires a long term commitment to see it through. Why? Because people inherently do not like change. It’s disruptive, […]
Posted in Business Killers, Newsletter, Strategy Management
How to Simplify the Complex Organization
Tuesday, March 18th, 2014In a recent Harvard Business Review blog, the author Rick Wartzman wrote about Peter Drucker’s 1981 lecture at the New York University, “Managing the Complexities of Large Organizations.” The challenges and complexities back then are even more pronounced today as technology and market changes seem to accelerate rather than slow, and many companies won’t let […]
Posted in Leadership, Newsletter, Strategy Development
What Business Are You In?
Friday, February 21st, 2014Our title this month is a simple question, but not always easy to answer and often overlooked by business leaders as they consider their future. Today’s business environment is characterized by fast, sweeping change and uncertainty, and many business leaders are facing a steep uphill climb to grow their businesses. These challenges might have been […]
Posted in Leadership, Newsletter, Strategy Development
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