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Five Building Blocks to Successful Strategy Execution

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

Five Building Blocks to Successful Strategy Execution The legendary Alabama football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant retired with 323 wins over 38 seasons. He was one of the most successful college football coaches, taking 29 teams to bowl games. He would often say that players on winning teams ask for five things: Tell me what you expect of […]


One Game at a Time Gets You the PRIZE

Monday, May 11th, 2009

There is something very special about great athletes and coaches at any level. They never lose sight of their long term goal. It’s a driving passion to achieve the prize at the end of the season that keeps them going. That passion provides each player the energy to work hard to win the next game, […]


Upturn Thinking in a Downturn Market

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Nearly all companies are feeling the pressure of higher energy and raw material costs. In the midst of these difficult economic times, leaders naturally turn to cost cutting measures and restructuring efforts to control expenses. These actions should be applauded and have been responsible for the relatively shallow downturn of the past year. However, recovery […]


It’s About People First

Monday, May 12th, 2008

In describing the value of strategic planning to our clients, we emphasize the importance of gaining alignment of the 3Ps of success: Plan, Process and People (see AlbuOnStrategy newsletter Spring 2007). Simply put, if the 3Ps are in harmony, it dramatically increases the odds of implementing strategy successfully. In my opinion, the most important “ P […]


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