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Why is it that successful companies find themselves needing to reinvent their business models over and over in order to survive? Sometimes technological shifts drive Read More
Why is it that culture seems to be linked to the good, the bad and the ugly in today’s business world? Perhaps the answer can Read More
Corporate strategies will never be perfect or foolproof, but there is no reason why strategy train wrecks like the one that occurred at JCPenney need Read More
Corporate strategy provides the vision and direction organizations need in order to fulfill their missions. Strategic plans must then layout the corporate agenda for accomplishing Read More
We publish numerous articles on corporate strategy and execution that are based on decades of consulting experience and research in hopes that business leaders can Read More
Across the planet and down to the very last business on earth, all of them share the common challenge of making sales occur in a Read More
During countless conversations we have with executives, they discuss the biggest strategic planning challenge they face within their environments – that of strategy execution. Read More
Strategic threats are emerging more quickly and in increased numbers than at any time in our history. There is a reason for that. We operate Read More
In Part-1 of this article series, we discussed the trend of organizations gradually adapting to increasingly effective strategic planning and strategy execution methods that Read More
Organizations are gradually adapting to increasingly effective strategic planning and strategy execution methods that allow them flexibility to quickly adjust tactics in today’s more challenging Read More
The most fortunate of business executive’s possess a clear vision for their organization’s developmental journey. They are tuned into the business strategy and know what Read More
While many businesses are content to see slow organic growth occur in their organization, others are pushed and prodded by impatient investors or parent companies Read More
In the past we’ve talked about addressing risks, assumptions and impediments during strategic planning, but what about current critical business issues? Should those be solved Read More
This four-part article series has focused on exploring eight critical success factors related to improving strategy execution. In this final segment, Critical Success Factors (CSFs) Read More
Are basic management principles are not being applied when it comes to executing strategy? Until organizations make improvements in their strategic planning and execution disciplines, Read More
How can we improve strategy execution and what are the critical success factors for doing so?
With successful strategy outcomes continuing to be an elusive Read More
Improving strategy execution is at the top of the list of important issues for most corporate executives, followed by concerns about actually having a sound Read More
Corporate culture has been described as “the values and behaviors that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of the organization.” Culture Read More
A best practice for closing that gap between strategy and execution is the establishment of a corporate-level Office of Strategy Management (OSM) – responsible for Read More
Many organizations do an adequate job strategic planning, only to see the effort go to waste as execution languishes – sometimes due to poor project Read More
Over the years we have written many articles relating the importance of business strategy to survival as well as the imperative of strategic and operational Read More
When a business’s culture stagnates and complacency sets in, performance declines, growth stalls and existing customers sense the lack of drive and erosion of value. Read More
Businesses operate on models designed for value creation that are in alignment with their competencies, capabilities and stated value propositions for each class of product Read More
This article pulls together information from several previous posts to provide business leaders a quick, but accurate, composite of the evolution of business strategic planning Read More
While no one likes the idea of having one foot on the brake while doing strategic planning, there are very good reasons to take the Read More
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