Resistance to making important, game changing strategic decisions is based almost entirely on one thing...fear. Fear of what will happen when and if you press the big, red, ugly decision button inscribed with the words of doom, NO GOING BACK. Scary.It's like opening Pandora's Box. Crack the lid and you never know what you might get. No matter how … [Read more...]
Jun
07
Overcoming The 7 Choke Points of Strategy Implementation
A company is an organism. It lives and grows. Introducing new strategy into the organism can rejuvenate and strengthen the entire system. It can also choke the system at different points, preventing the organism from thriving. I'll spare you the sickness and death metaphors. I'm sure you get the idea. There are 7 Choke Points of Strategy … [Read more...]
May
06
The Never Ending Logo
Oh the logo. Details. Nuances. Every little bit counts. I've been responsible for creating many a logo over the years, for clients way, way back when I was in advertising, and for my own companies in more recent times. Nothing has changed. It is painstaking work. Once the branding process is completed and it's time to translate solid, business … [Read more...]
Apr
02
Prioritize by De-prioritizing
Where to start? Sales are crumbling. The economy is confounding. Production is getting snagged. Competitors are gaining ground. There are 238 initiatives in the works and nothing is moving ahead fast enough. Management is stressed. Employees are disillusioned. Everything needs attention and now! What's a CEO to do? Even in a healthy economy many … [Read more...]
Apr
01
Time Is Not Going To Help The Problem
"More time is not going to help the problem." That according to GM's new CEO Fritz Henderson. You have to love that cold, hard dose of reality. Too many CEO's have let time be the universal solvent for their problems, preferring to wait it out rather then explore options and take decisive action. Henderson went on to say, "We need to reinvent … [Read more...]
