Strategic Thinking Matters

When I’m working with executives who are determining their strategic direction, I advise that we establish the vision of the future before assessing the curr...

In previous posts we have dealt with three major barriers to successfully implementing a business strategy suggested by respondents to our LinkedIn survey: F...

Essential to making strategy work Strategic thinking not only requires the ability to anticipate or project one, three, or five years into the future; it req...

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 do that when we get ...

Strategic Planning versus Strategic Thinking Both strategic planning and strategic thinking feed decision making. Strategic planning, typically conducted on ...

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 six months. Any of th...

Various thinkers have shaped my view of strategy over the years. In this post, I share the wisdom and insight of three strategists who helped these thoughts ...

It probably goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway. Communication plays an indispensable role in the successful implementation of a business strategy. C...

Developing strategy is an important and ongoing process that all successful organizations undertake. But how do you go about developing “good” strategy? And ...

Not long ago, we reached out to members of our LinkedIn community to get their thoughts on barriers to successfully implementing a business strategy. More th...

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of Linux and open-source solutions for businesses. According to former Executive Vice President for Strategy and Corp...

Set your goals, plan your work, and work your plan. This linear focus of traditional goal setting is incompatible with today’s world. Too many variables, com...