by Dana Baldwin | Jun 5, 2015 | Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
By M. Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant Note: This article was previously published in Compass Points March 2006. Why is focus so important to success in our businesses? We’ve all heard of the person who wanted to clean off his desk, and couldn’t imagine why...
by Denise Harrison | Feb 6, 2015 | Strategic Planning, Strategy Implementation, Uncategorized
By Denise Harrison, Senior Consultant Many people return from a strategic planning retreat frustrated, often asking: Were we really concentrating on what is important or were we focusing on what was “top of mind”? Did we make the right decisions or were we...
by Dana Baldwin | Jan 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
By M. Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant Many people, including yours truly, have written extensively on the value of increasing employee engagement. There are many good reasons to do so. Included are: Better attitudes, better involvement in the success of the company...
by Tom Ambler | Oct 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Thomas E. Ambler, Senior Consultant This article was previously published in Compass Points September 2007 What stories do you find yourself repeatedly telling people inside and outside your walls to illustrate “who you are” and what values are key to...
by Dana Baldwin | Aug 8, 2014 | Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
By M. Dana Baldwin, Senior Consultant This article was previously published in Compass Points in November 2007 Most companies advertise their loyalty to their customers, but how many really are as loyal as they profess to be? What specific actions have they committed...
by Tom Ambler | May 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Thomas E. Ambler, Senior Consultant Reprinted from Course & Direction May 2007 Since the millennium Eastman Kodak Co. has been under attack by a Killer App known as Digital Imaging. In the last several years it has suffered the loss of much of its historical...
