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The headlines are filled with the virtues of innovative leadership. In times of rapid change, the mantra may be “innovate or die”. We applaud the big idea, just like the “big play” in sports. Headlines are captured by dunks and home runs. While they captivate our attention and energize the game they don’t guarantee wins. [...]
Who doesn’t? As we take stock of how we can best help our friends and clients succeed in 2012, we thought about all of the most common pitfalls companies face. Our goal is to help as many companies as possible– by giving encouragement and by offering solutions for the biggest challenges you face in a [...]
In is well known that the execution, or rather the lack of it, is the number one reason plans fail. In fact, as many as 70% of plans fail due to poor execution, and plans that succeed realize only 63% of their proposed value. As I speak to CEOs around the country so many struggle [...]
Many of you know that while I help companies do strategic planning, I really don’t like to use the term, “strategic planning”. Seems odd, doesn’t it? The reason is that far too many people are in the strategic planning business and, in my humble opinion, it is confused with meeting facilitation. Let me explain. It helps [...]
Lately I have been studying masters. We have all heard of the Masters Golf Tournament, and when you google the word masters, stories about Charles Schwartsel, the latest golfer to put on the green jacket, pop up. Or how about the masters of art or music, Beethoven or Picasso? Webster’s says a master is a noun and an adjective. A master [...]
The old adage “you get what you measure” has been proven time and again. The issue is, do you understand the implications of what you measure. Over the weekend, I attended a baseball series between Vanderbilt and Georgia, played in Athens. It was a great series between two well respected teams. It was also a [...]
In today’s environment, the most underused and biggest opportunity for improved performence is the power of the people. Which people? The people you connect with–employees, customers and influencers. You have undoubtedly heard all the statistics about how people, not companies, determine what gets heard (not what gets said) about the organization. Through Facebook, Twitter and [...]
Today’s business vocabulary is filled with words that are accompanied by a sense of urgency. When we refer to profits or sales, we want them NOW–not in 2 weeks, 2 months or 2 years. So no surprise that growth (which is generally viewed as more long term and strategic than sales), although highly desired by [...]
In March, I blogged about “The top ten reasons NOT to do strategic planning.” The number one reason listed? “I already have a plan.” Maybe you do. If so, great. Chances are that you don’t. Many leaders confuse an operating plan with a strategic plan. (If you use Rockefeller Habits for example, which is a great [...]
A few days ago I posted the first five most common reasons given for NOT doing a strategic plan. To read part 1 click here. Here are five more. Do any of these sound familiar? #6 We are just trying to survive. Survival is often not possible without a vision of what you trying to achieve. It is often [...]
