The SWOT Ledger
SWOT analyses are a much-maligned framework. And I confess to having been among the hecklers. In fairness, I respect the methodology, but I hate its use as a synonym for […]
Anchored to the Present
Peter Drucker famously said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” Strategy manifests visions of what shall be, and builds the road to it. Over the […]
Sometimes It’s Not the Execution
In case of bad results, we blame the execution. My client had what we would certainly call a stretch goal. Actually, more like a Big Very Hairy Super-Audacious Goal, to […]
Strategy When the Well Runs Dry
We are not in a recession. But the economic conditions are erratic. At best, they’re dangerously uncertain, at worst, foreboding. This is especially tough if you are a founder in […]
The Gathering Snowball of Goals
There is one thing about which we can be very certain at the beginning of every new year. Roughly 75% of New Year’s resolutions will be forgotten by March. Of those that […]
Favorite Things Holiday 2022
When most of my own clients disappear, leaving out of office messages like breadcrumbs, I figure it’s time for the annual Favorite Things edition of the blog! One great thing […]
Janus Strategy
An auto-antonym is a word that has at least 2 meanings that mean the opposite of each other. For example, one definition of “sanction” is to disallow. But another is […]
Haters Gonna Hate Annual Strategy
What do you think of annual strategic planning? Does your organization do it? Is it productive? If you don’t do it, why not? The Hate Brigade I have been struck […]
Favorite Things: Podcasts. Summer 2022
It’s been over a year since I posted one of these. During the pandemic, seasons all ran together, and pure frivolousness seemed somehow inappropriate. But, with so many people finally […]
Is Your Strategy Ready For A Recession?
Unless you’ve been living on Mars, you’re probably aware that lots of people and indicators suggest we’re aiming for a recession. That may or may not be true, But regardless […]