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"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and pretty soon you have a dozen." -- John Steinbeck I like rabbits, but I love ideas. Too many of either and you have a problem. Managers consistently struggle with how to encourage innovation without...
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Plans are set, goals are defined, budgets are negotiated, and a new year begins. Teams review their goals and their budget, then go right back to...
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Strategic thinking can and does happen every day, but it is rarely adequately optimized. Here is why. Strategic thinking requires a shift in mindset...
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The start of a year provides an ideal opportunity to define new goals and set a new course for the coming year. A new year invites optimism for this...
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In the world of business and project management, two terms frequently come up: strategy and plan. While often used interchangeably, understanding the...
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If it is the start of a new year, it is goal-setting time. If you are like most, you reviewed how well you performed against last year’s goals and...
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Usually, the six month mark is the time to review progress against goals and update strategic thinking, based on changes to planning assumptions....
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Interest in thinking is trending. I have read multiple articles promoting design thinking and the value of systems thinking. We are also seeing...
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“What are the greatest challenges you face?” This was the question I posed to stimulate a brainstorming exercise during a recent Strategic Thinking...
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