by Denise Harrison | Jul 5, 2018 | Competitive Strategy
Beat the Competition Aircraft engines: how did GE beat the competition? Mohammad Ehteshami was faced with a seemingly impossible task. He needed to significantly increase the value of the next generation of GE jet engines. Mr. Ehteshami had years of industry...
by Denise Harrison | May 3, 2018 | Strategic Planning
Silo mentality causes conflict in an organization. Recently, a CEO approached me to discuss strategic planning. He knew, that to be a success, he was going to have to get rid of the silo mentality and get the team moving in the same direction. What is organizational...
by Denise Harrison | Mar 21, 2018 | Strategy Implementation
What do you do when progress is slowing on your key strategic initiatives? Leaving your strategic planning session, your team was motivated to get the key strategic initiatives completed. Action plans complete, resources allocated, and everything was moving...
by Denise Harrison | Feb 9, 2018 | Strategic Thinking
Technology and labor trends -Is your company seeing these trends? Many experienced workers are retiring from the workforce, often taking critical knowledge with them. Hiring difficulty: especially among the skilled trades. Well, your customers also face these trends –...
by Denise Harrison | Nov 10, 2017 | Strategic Planning
By Denise Harrison Disciplined action is the key to your success – Jim Collins highlighted its importance in a recent speech. How can you use this concept to ratchet up your team’s performance? A twenty-mile march – what is it? The concept of a twenty-mile march is...