September marks the most intense period of hurricane season along the Southern and Eastern seaboard of the United States. Every year (and some more than others) water evaporates in the warm tropical waters near the equator, condenses high in the air, and forms clouds. Once the westerly wind keeps swirling, clouds keep forming, and a… Continue reading Your Brewing Strategy, Leadership, and Culture Hurricane
We worked with a client in the restaurant industry. By all accounts, this was an exemplary company. They boasted a smart and air-tight strategy, having carved out a niche in the premium-casual dining market. They knew exactly who they were and the game that they played, and they succeeded in cultivating a clientele willing to meet… Continue reading Struggling to Right the Organizational Ship? You’re Probably Asking the Wrong Question
I was recently on a development call a high-tech company experiencing a period of intense growth and expansion. The leader I spoke with painted a picture of the overwhelm that had crept into the organization. Employees had too much to do and too little time to do it, fueling a constant and deflating sense of… Continue reading A Purposeful Culture Isn’t Cute—It Can Save Your Bottom Line
We have invented a new word: Stragedy™. It’s not a spelling mistake, but a real-world phenomenon. Strategy + Tragedy = Stragedy. We define Stragedy as the following: Stragedy: a plan of action designed to achieve an overall aim that has an unhappy ending and creates the likely downfall of a company. There are many… Continue reading Are You Headed Towards A “Stragedy?”
COVID-19 has revealed a long-existing trend that we no longer can ignore. We live in a world of rapid change and complexity. Yet, our brains are hardwired to think linearly about the future, and we consistently fail to accurately predict when exponential change will occur. While we may not sense change until it is already… Continue reading Your Strategy Has a Half-Life (and It’s Shrinking)
