If you are like many of our clients, over the past several months your leadership team worked on refreshing the strategy and planning for the New Year. Consequently, this is a great time to remind our readers that the success of the strategic plan depends on “3Ps” (AlbuonStrategy Newsletter, Spring 2007). Whether you are a […]
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Strategic Success Comes from 3Ps
Monday, December 26th, 2011Posted in Newsletter, Strategy Management
Death, Taxes and Strategy
Monday, September 26th, 2011“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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Four Vital Steps to Increase the Value of your Business
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011What I like the most about March Madness is the coherence in the way winning coaches prepare their players and team 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 coach and players provides a winning advantage, in […]
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The CEO’s Promise
Saturday, February 26th, 2011The most important responsibilities of any CEO are to develop the strategy, clarify the organizational strategic initiatives, communicate them to employees and make sure the initiatives are achieved. It is in essence the CEO’s promise to the company’s stakeholders. However, in our experience working with mid-market companies, all too often CEOs focus primarily or exclusively […]
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Reload, Refresh, Renew: Make Strategy Work Harder
Friday, December 11th, 2009The reality of today is that we are in one of the most turbulent economic times with a great deal of uncertainty in 2009. Not knowing what the short term future holds has caused many CEOs to delay investments, some of which are needed to achieve long term strategic goals. As a result, companies focusing […]
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One Game at a Time Gets You the PRIZE
Monday, May 11th, 2009There 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, […]
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Upturn Thinking in a Downturn Market
Monday, August 11th, 2008Nearly 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 […]
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Stop Business Killers Before it’s Too Late
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007Business killers can creep into an organization, stifling momentum or, in the worst cases, driving companies out of business. Here are four business killers we commonly encounter, and how Albu Consulting has helped to address them: An unwillingness to change – Change isn’t easy for any organization. It requires commitment at all levels throughout the […]
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Planning Principles Then and Now
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007While attending IMD (an international management development program in Lausanne, Switzerland) over 20 years ago, I studied a book by Dean Derek Able, titled Strategic Market Planning: Problems and Analytical Approaches.Upon recently re-reading the book, I was pleasantly surprised to find a number of timeless insights. Here is a refresher course in 10 principles of planning success (with my […]
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Business Success Comes In “3-Ps”
Saturday, May 5th, 2007By Dick Albu, President & Founder, Albu Consulting, Inc. Whether you are a mid-market, privately-held business or a Fortune 500 corporation, success depends on three key factors: How good is your PLAN? How committed are you to a PROCESS to pursue your goals? How committed are your PEOPLE to staying focused and on task until […]
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