The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup is underway. USA got off to a great start beating Thailand and Chile decisively. Jill Ellis is the team’s soccer coach and has proven herself to be an exemplary leader. Over the years, Jill has gained the players’ confidence and buy-in. Coach and players share a common goal (to […]
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Making Strategy Happen
Monday, June 17th, 2019Posted in Newsletter, Strategy Execution, Strategy Management
When is it Time to Challenge Your Strategy?
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019Although CEO’s are constantly challenging the direction and vision of their companies, in the hectic day-to-day running of a business, it is sometimes difficult to recognize internal and external trends that can cause the company’s sales and earnings to slump. The more you can sensitize yourself to some well-defined warning signs, the earlier you can […]
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Get Focused, Be More Successful
Wednesday, April 24th, 2019I hope you enjoyed March Madness as much as I did. What I enjoy most is the team coherence–the way winning coaches prepare their players for each game. Successful coaches set clear game strategies that capitalize on what they do best collectively as a team. As a result, the coherence between game strategy and team […]
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Recession: When is it coming? How do we prepare?
Friday, February 22nd, 2019These are questions we have heard frequently from our clients over the last quarter. Owners and CEOs are wondering when will the economy enter another recession. Good questions given the geopolitical uncertainty caused by Brexit and trade tariff wars, as well as partisan politics whipsawing that led to the longest government shutdown and legislation stalemate. […]
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Top 10 Strategy Management Quotes of 2018
Monday, December 31st, 2018Top 10 Strategy Management Quotes of 2018 As is our custom this time of year, we offer you our top ten strategy quotes for you to reflect on. We wish you all a healthy and prosperous New Year! Strategy Management “Without strategy, execution is aimless. Without execution, strategy is useless.” Morris Chang, CEO of TSMC […]
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What is Strategy Driven Innovation?
Wednesday, October 24th, 2018When the word innovation is brought up, the common thought process is to get a group of people in a room, brainstorm lots of ideas, some practical and some crazy, choose a few, and hope that you find the next big idea. People struggle to define what innovation is in an organization. Peter Drucker, the […]
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Short-Term Thinking = Missed Opportunities
Tuesday, September 18th, 2018Now that Labor Day is behind us, many business leaders have turned their attention to 2019 planning. This is a perfect time because it gives the organization sufficient time to reflect on year to date performance, forecast the last quarter, and begin to gather data to plan resources for the new year. That’s all very […]
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Go Long – No It’s Not About Football
Thursday, July 26th, 2018The subject of our July blog is near and dear to our hearts – taking the long-term view to strategy. Being Strategist’s, we are always pushing the benefits of long-term thinking in leading and managing a business to current and prospective clients. So naturally we get excited and want to share when we come across […]
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Why You Need a Chief Execution Officer
Tuesday, June 19th, 2018Why You Need a Chief Execution Officer One would think the answer to this statement should be simple. However, the sad reality is that most organizations really do not understand what the title and responsibilities of Chief Execution Officer involves. In our experience, the problem stems from the fact that most Chief Executive Officers only […]
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Strategy is Both Deliberate and Dynamic
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018Strategy is Both Deliberate and Dynamic Last month we introduced the “Stated and Working Model” that overcomes the argument that strategy can be restrictive to a business (See our blog Is Strategy Restrictive?). This month we will take the conversation a bit further by offering the conflicting notion that strategy is deliberate and dynamic. Let […]
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