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New Partner

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4 easy steps to win a new partner

Are you doing well but see others expanding quickly through new partnerships and alliances? Do you see a new business opportunity to expand, but you cannot do it alone? Maybe others have approached you to partner, but you feel unprepared to begin...

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Is Strategic Planning Still Irrelevant Today?

Once upon a time, companies were built based on a long-term vision. Constructing a strategic plan to achieve a 15, 20, or even 30-year vision was as...

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foster strategic thinking

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4 Ways to Foster Strategic Thinking Skills

Strategic thinking combines observation, creativity, and pragmatism to focuses on ‘where your organization should be headed and why.' It is the...

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Visions Fail

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Has your vision come up lame?

A VISION should set your course and define what you want to see when you arrive at your future destination. It should be deeply inspiring,...

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The Big Squeeze - Competitive Market Pressures from all sides

The Strategic Dilemma: An industry leader contacted us to bring a fresh approach to their strategy planning process. In recent years, their long run...

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Strategy Boost Lift-Off

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Strategy Boost™ has Lift-Off!

We just created an exciting ‘lift-off’ for one of our clients with our new program Strategy Boost™ and I’m so excited to share what I witnessed. By...

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Bad DIY

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3 Pitfalls of the DIY Approach to Strategy Development

Making a decision to engage a professional to help develop your strategy may seem like a lavish investment, yet here are common pitfalls to avoid...

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Don’t Unwind Your Good Strategic Thinking

How do you ensure that your great strategic plan doesn’t unwind during implementation? I have written before about being patient during the...

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Who's on First? What a lack of role clarity looks like.

Who’s on first? Dunno. Third base. I love this classic vaudeville routine from Abbot and Costello. If you have not seen it, watch it and enjoy...

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Is Your Organization A Strategy Killer?

As a strategist, I am extremely fortunate to spend most of my time working with clients to shape their ideas into new strategies that drive growth....

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