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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. But, with the global pandemic, this year is far from usual. Given this, is a mid-year check-in against...
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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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As the fiscal year ends, the planning teams wrap up the annual planning and distribute next year’s budgets. Ideally, this would be a time of...
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“It just sucks. Every year we try to make improvements, and it gets better, but it still sucks.” This is a sentiment expressed by the CEO of a...
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A constant in strategic management is the need to respond quickly to perceived threats or potential opportunities. More than ever before, the speed...
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A slower pace, time to reconnect with friends and family, spending more time out of doors, or finally setting off on a trip months in the planning;...
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Leading a project, team, or company can feel all-consuming. There is so much time and attention taken by planning and managing that the equally...
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A measure of strategic management capabilities is how well a leadership team can balance responding to market conditions and staying focused on...
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While it is true that one of the benefits of investing the time to define a clear strategic direction is that it helps in decision-making, it is also...
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