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Challenging Old Paradigms and Achieving Success

by Denise Harrison | Jul 1, 2026 | Strategic Planning

By Denise Harrison, Executive Vice President & COO That won’t work!  We’ve tried that before!  The idea is then rejected without consideration.  Yes, sometimes you should learn from history, but what if something has changed and history no longer reflects the...

Strategic Alignment: Why Isn’t Everyone on the Same Page?

by Denise Harrison | Jul 1, 2026 | Strategic Planning

by Denise Harrison, Executive Vice President & COO Communicating strategy and gaining buy-in enables an organization to truly execute the strategic plan. As President of a financial services firm, I communicated regularly but was stymied by the lack of...

Made the “Nifty Fifty” New Product List and Fought to Make a Dime – Lessons Learned in Protecting Intellectual Property and Partnerships

by Denise Harrison | Jul 1, 2026 | Strategic Thinking

By Denise Harrison, Executive Vice President & COO Your new product makes the “nifty fifty” list of innovative new product introductions; you envision your picture on the cover of Fortune magazine; and then….you end up in legal battles and with little money.  Here...

Are You Listening to Your Customers? How Small Changes Produce Market Share Gains

by Denise Harrison | Jul 1, 2026 | Strategic Planning

By Denise Harrison, Executive Vice President & COO Too often we are so myopically focused on the product or service we are trying to sell, that we don’t listen to what our customer is saying.  The product or service may be great – but something around the buying...

Dare to be Different – How Choosing a Road Less Traveled Allowed Cummins Engine to Outstrip Their Competition

by Denise Harrison | Jun 30, 2026 | Strategic Planning, Uncategorized

by Denise Harrison, Executive Vice President & COO Follow the leader – or dare to be different – which works better?  The Center for Simplified Strategic Planning challenges client teams to dare to be different – based on our experience of working with many...
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