by Robert Bradford | Dec 13, 2018 | Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking
We live, as the old proverb says, in interesting times. This can be exciting – especially if you are the disruptor, changing the industry you are in. It can also be frightening, and it can make good planning extremely difficult. When markets, regulations, the...
by Robert Bradford | Nov 29, 2018 | Strategy Implementation
As you know from the Simplified Strategic Planning book and seminar, execution is the Achilles’ heel of strategic planning. Although the Simplified Strategic Planning approach is the best approach to strategy execution we’ve seen, your execution may fall behind. So...
by Robert Bradford | Nov 23, 2018 | Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking
Quantitative Approaches to Strategic Planning or Qualitative? Over the past few years, I’ve noticed a great increase in what I think of as automated strategic planning. Some heavily quantitative approaches (like balanced scorecard) can be part of a good strategic...
by Robert Bradford | Nov 16, 2018 | Strategic Planning
Why strategic plans fail. In my last post, I talked about the issues people have with keeping their strategic planning alive. Today, I’d like to discuss some specific techniques I’ve seen companies use routinely to solve those problems. Companies that achieved 100%...