by Dana Baldwin | Jan 22, 2016 | Strategic Thinking
By Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant, CSSP, Inc. Note: This article is part of a series taken from Dana Baldwin’s article Improve Morale-Increase Motivation originally published in Compass Points in January 2003. Although this article was written in 2003, these tips...
by Tom Ambler | Jan 15, 2016 | Competitive Strategy
Innovation — Leadership Strategies for the Competitive Edge by Thomas D. Kuczmarski 210 pages, 1995, NTC Business Books $37.95 As you would expect in a book entitled Innovation, the author, Thomas Kuczmarski, compellingly presents the need for innovation...
by Denise Harrison | Jan 8, 2016 | Strategic Planning
By Denise Harrison, Senior Consultant Many folks take time to make resolutions at New Year’s to better themselves: lose weight, exercise more – you know the usual suspects. But do you make resolutions for what you will do as a business leader? If not, you may want...
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...
by Robert Bradford | Dec 18, 2015 | Strategy Implementation
This article was originally posted in Course and Direction, and this is Part One 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...
by Denise Harrison | Dec 11, 2015 | Strategic Planning
Strategy Bits – Part 4 By Denise A. Harrison We are posting a series of blog articles with tips for your strategic planning. This is the final one. These tips are taken from the article Strategy Tips first published in Compass Points in June 2004. Your market is...
by Dana Baldwin | Dec 4, 2015 | Strategic Planning
M Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant Is your team being objective about the situational analyses you are making in your strategic planning, or is it looking through rose-colored glasses? Objectivity is key to making good decisions. Objectivity is difficult enough when...
by Denise Harrison | Nov 27, 2015 | Strategic Planning
Strategy Bits – Part 3 By Denise A. Harrison We are posting a series of blog articles with tips for your strategic planning. This is the third one. These tips are taken from the article Strategy Tips first published in Compass Points in June 2004. Market Feedback:...
by Denise Harrison | Nov 20, 2015 | Strategic Planning
Strategy Bits – Part 2 By Denise A. Harrison We are posting a series of blog articles with tips for your strategic planning. This is the second one. These tips are taken from the article Strategy Tips first published in Compass Points in June 2004. Innovation:...
by Robert Bradford | Nov 6, 2015 | Strategic Planning
By Robert W. Bradford, President & CEO I’ve read a couple of interesting articles recently that assert that culture beats strategy every time. While culture is critically important – and usually part of a good strategy, nothing could be farther from the truth. ...
by Tom Ambler | Oct 30, 2015 | Strategic Planning
Note: This review previously appeared in Compass Points April 2004 Thomas Ambler reviews: Good Business, Leadership, Flow and the Making of Meaning By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Viking Penguin, 2003, 211 pages Are you a leader who intentionally seeks to practice...
by Dana Baldwin | Oct 2, 2015 | Strategic Planning
By M. Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant As Mark Twain once famously said, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” This most certainly applies in strategic planning. Your vision for the future is based...
