Strategic thinking for leadership teams.
25 years helping leadership teams build and execute strategy. Monthly writing on execution, capability, and the discipline that closes the gap between the strategic plan and what actually happens in the field.
11 Lessons from 15 Years in Business: What I Wish I'd Known Sooner
What 15 years of building a business actually teaches you — including the parts no framework prepares you for.
Systems Over Goals: How Management Systems Are the Backbone of Strategy Execution
Why the 12 management systems underneath your strategy matter more than the goals sitting on top of them.
When Waiting Becomes the Riskiest Move: A New Framework for Leading Through Uncertainty
The practical framework for creating momentum when the future isn't clear enough to plan around.
The Strategic Compound Interest That Multiplies Your Business Results
How daily strategic discipline compounds into results that look impossible from the outside.
Purpose is Central to Our Organization’s Success (But Not Really)
We've explored the power of purpose in great detail in my previous posts but here's the key takeaway: people want to work for an organization with a purpose they can get behind AND purpose-driven organizations enjoy higher financial results. Good news! Leaders agree....
Organizational Purpose is A Priority for Your Employees but Not for You. Now What?
Though much has been written recently about the power of a purpose-driven organization, many don't buy it. Not me! I'm in hook, line, and sinker! The data is conclusive, and we have quantifiable evidence that purpose = profit. Not onboard? Then you need to know these...
4 out of 5 Employees Don’t See the Link Between Their Work and Company Goals. Let’s Change That.
Most organizations are good at developing strategic initiatives but not so good at making them meaningful to the employees who will be responsible for their successful execution. Not surprisingly, 80% of employees surveyed do not understand how organizational...
A Compelling Approach to Help Your Organization Find Its “Why”
As discussed in my last post, the strategic planning process often fails to resonate with employees because it lacks a compelling "why" vision that provides context and meaning that would make the strategy relevant and engaging. The research has finally caught up with...