Strategy Development

Here we go again…supply chain challenges continue to cause shortages driving costs up; tightening labor markets are pushing wages higher; global energy prices are at new highs due to geopolitical disputes; and these external factors threaten to push the economy toward a recession. We are in another challenging business cycle that demands changes to how […]

There was a great article by Bain & Company written in 2017 entitled Strategic Planning that Produces Real Strategy: Is your planning process a competitive weapon or a waste of time?  We liked the article back then and still do because it supports everything about our strategy management framework. The authors are careful not to overstate by […]

What does it really take to be successful in today’s fast-paced, uncertain, and competitive business environment?  Two important factors: 1) meticulously managing your day-to-day operations, and 2) strategically planning for the future, both short- and long-term.  However, planning often gets shortchanged because of the rigors of managing the day-to-day business.  Orit Gadiesh, Chairman of Bain […]

I was reflecting on the challenges that CEO/Owners experienced in 2020 balancing both the pandemic crisis and the day-to-day running of the business.  With all that turbulence, it was probably difficult to pull away from the challenges of the day-to-day.   Now that the country is opening for business, it’s a good time to assess if […]