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August 2022: The Art of Negative Thinking
International Harvester was started in the 1800’s by the McCormick brothers, ushering in the end of manual harvesting and revolutionizing the agriculture industry. A century later, in the 1980s, all was lost when corporate strategists leaned too heavily on the power of positive thinking to hold up their lofty goals and ‘stretch’ objectives with little in the way of critical thinking and solid strategy.
July 2022: What is the value of a Strategy?
For many business executives “Strategic Planning” is viewed as a yearly exercise ranked up there with going to the dentist, filing taxes, or booking an annual flu shot. This negativity comes with a lot of good reasons. For instance, one company nicknamed their strategic planning review the “Inqui...
June 2022: Lady Luck and the Science of Strategy
When I completed my racing career I started my first “real job” as a junior accountant at one of Canada’s largest marinas. Until then I’d had plenty of jobs but with a racing career that kept me in Europe for six months each year my work experiences had all been seasonal, part time and labour intensive.
May 2022: I can see clearly now
The goal of developing a strategy is to ensure that business objectives are met by aligning resources with market opportunities. What may sound simple gets exceptionally complicated when internal teams compete for corporate time and money while external competitors battle for the same customers. This takes the need for strategic planning to a whole new level.
August 2021: Play to your Strengths
John Coyle was a senior in Stanford in 1989 finishing up a degree in design and training for the 1992 Olympic games in short track speed skating. He’d placed 12th in the short track worlds in 1989 while training on his own with no coach and little ice time. Joining the national team, he thought tra...
July 2021: The Little Engine That Could
Mr. James, an environmentalist, was having dinner with his two sons in 2019 when they asked him how he can consider himself an environmentalist while investing in oil companies. Mr. James had previously operated a coal mine and built storage facilities for oil and gas companies, but outside of work ...
June 2021: Death Of The Sales Territory
In Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman, the protagonist Willy Loman confronts a collage of memories, dreams, and conflicts, all of which make up the last 24 hours of his life. The loss of identity and the metaphorical inability of "man" to accept change concludes tragically with Willy's suicide.
May 2021: Fans 1…Owners 0
We all are familiar with the initials NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB but if you’re a soccer fan you’ll probably be relieved to know that, at least for the time being, the initials ESL will safely remain the acronym for “English as a Second Language” rather than the “European Super League”. What can onl...
March 2021: Look Left ... Before Thinking You're Right
Being able to admit you’re a little “left” on a subject area is an important trait in a good leader. In a world that is swimming in data, the new smart is the ability to spin information into knowledge and pivot quickly to form new business strategies. It’s no longer enough to know – one has to...
January 2021: Trim the Portfolio
Heading into a New Year is always a good time to review your business strategy and re-ask that all important question…..are the resources of our business (or our business unit) aligned with the opportunities in the market. Given what’s happened in 2020 the answer is likely a resounding NO. There is no better time than right now to fix this starting with your Portfolio strategy. Here’s why….
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