by Robert Bradford | May 6, 2016 | Strategic Thinking
One of my favorite parts of my work is speaking at conventions. Interestingly, I’ve noticed far more interest in hearing about strategic thinking than strategic planning in the past few years. While this trend is likely because most people are doing strategic...
by Robert Bradford | Apr 28, 2016 | Strategic Planning
Today we have a guest post by Seanlai, Proclivities Founder. Please see below: Sometimes you’re just out of ideas. It’s not a matter of desire — you want your company to scale, you’ve done it before. But now, what used to work isn’t working and you’re getting...
by Robert Bradford | Mar 18, 2016 | Strategic Planning
By Robert W. Bradford, President & CEO In a word, no. There is no perfect strategy, and even the best strategy can become obsolete given time. Strategy is about finding what works, and in a world of imperfect information, that can mean experimentation. This fact...
by Robert Bradford | Feb 5, 2016 | Strategic Planning
By Robert W. Bradford, President and CEO In the thousands of strategic planning meetings we’ve conducted, we’ve run into a fair amount of threats. Interestingly, some of those threats – even those deemed extremely unlikely – have come to pass with some clients. One...
by Robert Bradford | Dec 29, 2015 | Strategy Implementation
This article was originally posted in Course and Direction this is Part Two of that article. It’s critically important that employees understand your strategy. Employees who understand your strategy will be able to make better day-to-day decisions that will...