Chris Ward
10 benefits of a well-thought-out strategic planning process
I’ve looked for stats on how many small and mid-sized businesses actually have a real strategic plan but haven’t been able to find any....
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Chris Ward
Feb 11, 20212 min read
Why now is a great time to revisit your value proposition
A Value Proposition helps a would-be client, customer, member, donor, or volunteer (I’ll call them buyers) answer one very important...
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Chris Ward
Jan 27, 20212 min read
Is your organization prepared for the post-pandemic world?
There is a significant and positive relationship between a company’s reason for being – its Purpose – and its performance. Business...
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Chris Ward
Jan 15, 20214 min read
What’s all the buzz about a purpose-driven business strategy?
Research shows that purpose-driven organizations grow faster than competitors and enjoy higher levels of customer & employee satisfaction.
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Chris Ward
Dec 16, 20203 min read
How to get employee support for a changing corporate culture
Your corporate culture is all about your people – management and staff. And specifically, about how they behave and interact with one...
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Chris Ward
Dec 15, 20206 min read
The one question every business must be able to answer
"What’s in it for me?" might just be the most ubiquitous question in the English language. Or any language for that matter. It’s a...
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Chris Ward
Dec 14, 20203 min read
How to avoid derailing execution of your strategic plan
Invariably, strategic plans involve change. And, as anyone who has ever been involved in implementing strategic initiatives knows, 101...
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Chris Ward
Dec 12, 20204 min read
How to get employee support for your business strategy
In previous posts we have dealt with three major barriers to successfully implementing a business strategy suggested by respondents to...
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Chris Ward
Dec 10, 20203 min read
When it comes to change, keeping employees in the loop is a "must do"
As anyone who has ever been involved with a major organizational change can attest, many things can derail a change project – unrealistic...
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Bob McCulloch
Dec 9, 20202 min read
What's behind a successful strategy? Collaboration & strategic thinking, of course!
Essential to making strategy work Strategic thinking not only requires the ability to anticipate or project one, three, or five years...
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Bob McCulloch
Dec 4, 20203 min read
Strategic Planning and Strategic Thinking – How Best To Inform Decision Making
Both strategic planning and strategic thinking feed decision making. Strategic planning, typically conducted on an annual basis as an...
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Chris Ward
Dec 2, 20202 min read
Implementing strategy? Talk it up with your employees!
It probably goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway. Communication plays an indispensable role in the successful implementation of a...
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Bob McCulloch
Nov 28, 20202 min read
Successful strategy implementation requires adjusting & adapting
Various thinkers have shaped my view of strategy over the years. In this post, I share the wisdom and insight of three strategists who...
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Chris Ward
Nov 26, 20202 min read
Implementing strategy? Leadership is job #1.
Not long ago, we reached out to members of our LinkedIn community to get their thoughts on barriers to successfully implementing a...
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Chris Ward
Nov 25, 20203 min read
Implementing strategy? Take the time to focus.
In recent posts we have looked at a number of barriers to successfully implementing a business strategy, as suggested by respondents to a...
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Bob McCulloch
Nov 23, 20202 min read
Consider where you want to go before examining where you are
When I’m working with executives who are determining their strategic direction, I advise that we establish the vision of the future...
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Bob McCulloch
Nov 23, 20203 min read
Strategic Planning is Dead
It’s becoming clear that strategic “planning” is dead. Or at least no longer particularly useful when approached in the way we’ve done it...
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Bob McCulloch
Nov 23, 20202 min read
Decide & Act Now: The Power of the Present
We have the power to decide and act only right now, at this point, at this time, standing here. We cannot act in the future. We can only...
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Bob McCulloch
Nov 23, 20202 min read
The Nature of the Strategic Horizon
One of the first steps in strategy development is to establish the time horizon. It could be three to five years, twenty years, or even...
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Bob McCulloch
Nov 23, 20202 min read
5 Proven Principles for Developing Strategy
Developing strategy is an important and ongoing process that all successful organizations undertake. But how do you go about developing...
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