Is Strategy Restrictive? In our work, we are constantly reading articles and books from other strategy consultants to keep informed with the latest strategy management thinking. A recent article from a Strategy+Business blog caught our attention, written by Ken Favaro a principle at Act2, an advisory firm to leaders and Boards. Favaro answers a reader’s […]
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Is Strategy Restrictive?
Friday, April 27th, 2018Posted in Newsletter, Sidebar - Strategy Execution, Strategy Management
Strategy and Tiger Woods
Wednesday, March 14th, 2018Tiger Woods is all the rage again in the golf world. Everyone is talking about his comeback and this past weekend he appeared to show off some of the “old” Tiger we remember from years ago. There are lessons to be learned from Tiger’s journey. In one of our previous posts dated August 2006, No […]
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Five Disciplines of Successful Strategy Management
Tuesday, January 16th, 2018Five Disciplines of Successful Strategy Management Research by Harvard Business School professors Norton and Kaplan in their book The Execution Premium found that 70% of companies fail to achieve the full value of their strategic plan. A more recent Brightline surrey carried out in partnership with the Economist Intelligence Unit found that 53% of executive […]
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Ten Great Strategy Management Quotes
Wednesday, December 27th, 2017As 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! 1. “Strategy management is not a box of tricks or a bundle of techniques. It is analytical thinking and commitment of resources to action.” Peter […]
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Why Bother with Strategy?
Thursday, October 19th, 2017Mike Freedman, author of The Art and Discipline of Strategic Leadership defined strategy as the “cause of the nature and direction of an organization, and the framework for making business decisions.” Simply put, strategy defines the organization’s “rules of engagement,” and provides guidance on the choices you select: Which products and services you will offer (or […]
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How to Make a Good Company GREAT!
Wednesday, December 30th, 2015Albu Consulting is a strategy management consulting firm and we believe that every company deserves to be great. So what is “Strategy Management” all about? It is about embracing the discipline of making smart business decisions and delivering on those decisions. It is about managers making better decisions, more often, with greater confidence every day […]
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Is Strategy Like a Diet, or Is It a Lifestyle?
Friday, October 23rd, 2015It may now be passé to mention, but if you recall the popularity of the Atkins Diet, you will recall the key to its success was a commitment to adjust one’s lifestyle to lose weight. The theory, or science, behind the diet was a commitment to transform eating habits to the Atkins lifestyle. In the […]
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Death, Taxes & Strategy
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015“Only three things in life are certain: 1) death, 2) taxes, and 3) the fact that today’s strategy won’t work tomorrow. At some point in the future, your products will become obsolete, your customers’ tastes will change, and technology will render your business model uncompetitive. Today’s success will be tomorrow’s old news. The question is […]
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Focus on Results, Not Activities
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015Both players and coaches of most high school, college and professional football teams recognize that what matters most is not only achieving the “W” at the end of the game, but the trophy at the end of the season. For high school it’s the state championship, college it’s the NCAA national championship and professional the […]
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6 Guiding Principles to Successful Strategy Management
Monday, July 20th, 2015It is a well-documented fact that 80% of strategic plans fail to realize their value. If you’ve invested in developing a strategy and wondered why it is not producing the results you expected, you might consider some of these guiding principles to put you back on track. Undoubtedly, developing and executing strategy (Strategy Management) can […]
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