by Robert Bradford | Jul 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
Conventional wisdom has it that sitting still is a strategic disaster – especially in high tech, but also in more mundane industries. As with many chestnuts I hear in strategic planning meetings, this one is both true and false. It’s true because the world will...
by Robert Bradford | Jul 31, 2026 | Strategic Thinking
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about strategic thinking this month. One of the things that vex me is when people overuse the term “strategic”, as if it is a magic wand that will make something – such as social media marketing – more valuable. While there IS such...
by Denise Harrison | Jul 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Denise Harrison, EVP and COO Some companies are using social media to position themselves as thought leaders in their industry; others are using it to provide information and better customer service. Other companies are perplexed at how social media can help them....
by Denise Harrison | Jul 24, 2026 | Strategy Implementation
By Denise Harrison, Executive Vice President and COO Are you achieving your strategy or are you slipping? How can you keep your team on track? Monitoring is one of the key aspects of successful execution. Here is a monitoring checklist – if you can accomplish these...
by Denise Harrison | Jul 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
Old News The ability to take a CAD drawing and create a physical prototype using 3-D printing was breakthrough technology 20 years ago. Now most design engineers use this capability to speed the new product development process quickly moving from concept models to...
by Dana Baldwin | Jul 17, 2026 | Strategic Planning
By M. Dana Baldwin What are the characteristics of a good leader? While there are many fine attributes that a leader should have and exhibit, what leadership comes down to is the ability to interact and lead people to accomplish tasks which lead to the success of the...
by Denise Harrison | Jul 10, 2026 | Competitive Strategy
Visiting Brazil I came across an example of how a company can create a competitive advantage by focusing on a relatively unattractive market niche. Embraer is now the third largest aircraft manufacturer in the world – much of its success results from its...
by Robert Bradford | Jul 10, 2026 | Strategic Planning
By Robert W. Bradford Strategic planning is the process of setting an organization’s course to optimize its future results. We define anything that revolves around one of three questions as strategic: What do we do? For whom do we do it? How do we beat or avoid...
by Denise Harrison | Jul 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Denise Harrison, Executive Vice President & COO “As part of Caterpillar’s strategy the company has identified the mining industry and improved support of its customers as one of Caterpillar’s key imperatives.” (Press release, 11/10/11) What trends did...
by Dana Baldwin | Jul 3, 2026 | Strategic Planning, Strategy Implementation
By M. Dana Baldwin Strategy: the course and direction we want to take the company. Culture: the way things are done in the company, the atmosphere within the company and the sum of the relationships within the company. Not easily defined, nor easily quantified, it...
by Dana Baldwin | Jul 1, 2026 | Strategy Implementation
By Christopher Anbari, President / CEO, Result Global “Employee disengagement costs American business $350 billion annually.” Gallup Organization Repeated studies have shown that improving employee engagement enables companies to be more profitable. In this case,...
by Robert Bradford | Jul 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
In the world of strategic planning, it’s easy to get swept up in the latest technological wave. AI, in particular, often promises a silver bullet for efficiency and cost savings. But a recent story from Ford offers a powerful, pragmatic lesson for mid-market business...
