A good strategy is an innovative strategy. Without the flexibility provided by innovation, your strategy will grow stale and stagnant—and your organization will soon follow. In my most recent book, Optimizing Strategy for Results: A Structured Approach to Make Your Business Come Alive, my co-authors Ron Price, Professor Tim Waema, and I outline seven stages…
Part Two of a two-part interview with the Authors of Optimizing Strategy for Results: A Structured Approach to Make Your Business Come Alive. For authors Dr. Timothy Waema, Ron Price, and Dr. Evans Baiya, strategy is only one part of the work they do for clients across the globe. Together, they bring decades of knowledge…
Part One of a two-part interview with the Authors of Optimizing Strategy for Results: A Structured Approach to Make Your Business Come Alive. We all did a little something different during our extended time at home during the early days of the pandemic. With Zoom as our new neighborhood hangout, we worked, exercised, and socialized….
When you don’t have a clear view of where you’re going and you just focus on the steps you’re taking today, those steps can lead you to a cliff without seeing the curve. As part of our series called “5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Began Leading My Company” I had the…
What we can learn from Peloton about creating a resilient strategy The idea of creating a resilient strategy seems to come up in conversation again and again these days. It’s certainly a sign of the times that Optimizing Strategy for Results, my latest book co-authored with Ron Price and Professor Timothy Waema, is launching…
Why do companies innovate? If you ask this of any company leadership, they will offer many reasons: “Because of our competition. Because of inspiration or motivation. Because our employees or shareholders want it.” The problem is, many leaders do not think about innovation during strategy creation. It’s a huge missed opportunity. Leaders often want innovation,…