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Strategy Execution Not Working? Are you still trying to cobble together a plan to actually implement your strategy this year? It doesn’t take long for the inevitable slowdown in strategy execution to rear its ugly head. Some of the initiatives might be retreads which never got implemented … some of…
Yes, 2022 is here - thankfully - and we can finally say good riddance to 2021. You've already got a long list of things to do ... executing the annual plan, inspiring your team, committing to a new level of productivity … and so it goes. To give you a…
There have been too many bad days for so many … probably a bad week … even a few bad weeks in a row! How do you handle it if you have to slog your way through a seemingly unending storm? How Do You Achieve Victory Against Insurmountable Odds? Winston…
Working on your 2022 plan feels great … but if you're not working with intense and relentless focus, it's DOA.The harsh reality is that the so-called strategy formulation part is important … and as challenging as it may be, it’s by far the easiest.Only one problem … it won’t implement…
I was at the epicenter of one cultural disaster. From the first day, I was stunned that so many put up with so much. My excuse is that I was a young pup and didn’t know any better … but a lot of adults in the playroom sure should have.…
If you're like most, you love playing the game far more than you like preparing for the game ... better known in the sports world as ... practice. (It's no coincidence that the greatest athletes LOVE to practice.) Courtesy of the school of hard knocks ... in business as well as in sports ... you've…
I'm pretty sure most of us missed the Crusades … and know very little of medieval warfare.While battle strategy in that era appears to be random and haphazard, certainly in most movies depicting that period, planning invariably eclipsed brute force. Strategy proved to be the touchpoint for success in every battle, including the ones we’re…
How’s that strategy execution coming along? I ’ll bet things are starting to drag about now, aren’t they? The pandemic is winding down and summer’s just around the corner. Maybe you’re dialing it back a little, looking forward to some well-deserved vacation. You launched the year full of promise ……