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Cecilia Lynch: May 1, 2019 at 9:30 AM
For years, “strategic thinking” has been reserved for executive team meetings or board rooms as part of a firm’s strategic planning process. However, the highly dynamic environments we operate in today mean that the assumptions and agreements that...
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Cecilia Lynch: April 24, 2019 at 10:48 AM
Partnering has become a favored strategy to achieve growth goals. Favored because it is often faster to partner than to take the time to build what...
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Cecilia Lynch: April 11, 2019 at 6:10 PM
If you are like most of us, building something you're proud of makes you excited to share it. But, in strategy development, the enthusiasm for...
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Cecilia Lynch: March 19, 2019 at 9:11 AM
Bringing an outside expert in to assist a strategic planning effort is typically a significant consulting investment for an organization. Considering...
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Cecilia Lynch: March 8, 2019 at 6:18 PM
Shel Silverstein’s book, The Missing Piece has been a favorite of mine since I was a little girl. I still have a copy and love sharing it with anyone...
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Cecilia Lynch: February 11, 2019 at 3:59 PM
The short answer? Yes. Is that a bad thing? No. Limitations can be a good thing. They can provide a healthy structure that improves responsiveness to...
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Cecilia Lynch: January 21, 2019 at 9:47 AM
I have a small painted dish that sits on my desk that says, “Put on Your Big Girl Underpants and MOVE ON.” It was a thoughtful gift from a client. In...
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Cecilia Lynch: January 15, 2019 at 2:21 PM
Implementation of a new strategic direction typically starts strong when the energy unleashed from the fun of strategic thinking is fresh. Later,...
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Cecilia Lynch: December 17, 2018 at 11:55 PM
In the last blog post, I discussed how necessary it is to set strategic context repeatedly during the early stages of implementing a new strategic...
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Cecilia Lynch: December 12, 2018 at 10:43 AM
Strategic planning efforts can produce high levels of anxiety in organizations. Worry is caused when new thinking changes the status quo leaving...
