It only takes a cursory search of many of the leading management strategy journals and periodicals to figure out that this notion of ‘innovation’ is on the mind of many senior and influential leaders within the business world and has been for quite a while now. We are finding however that with a presumed lack of […]
I suffer from this. I am guilty of often investing too much time to make something “perfect”. I remember the president of a company that had acquired mine years back who was known to often say, “don’t let perfect be the enemy of good”. I used to think, “yes, but our clients pay us substantial sums to be […]
Have you ever worked in a company that seemed to change of the sake of change? Maybe they are continually and overly influenced by the latest article in Harvard Business Review such that every month brings with it a new strategy, vision or focus? I find that all too often the goal is to simply create change in […]
Vitruvius’ three principles of firmitatis utilitatis venustatis, from his semenal work De Architectura, roughly translates as durability (it should be robust), utility (it should be practical and functional) and beauty (it should inspire). Could these three aspects of architecture apply to Strategy?
If there is one thing missing from so many otherwise great organizations I’ve worked with, it is strategy execution. Many managers understand that a strategy is essential for success over the long-run, but surprisingly few are capable of mapping that to operational terms meaningful to the rest of the organization. Robert Kaplan (co-creator of the Balanced Scorecard) suggests […]
There’s a lot of excitement out there right now about “going green”. Rightfully so! With global concerns regarding carbon emissions, depletion of natural resources, and rapidly accelerating natural disasters, the business community has emerged as a potentially significant player in the race to make our planet healthy again. Many organizations are investing in green building […]
Performance is NOT just Results The field of Performance Management is increasing in scope and coverage, and it’s doing so every day. How do I know this? Because there are more “Performance Management” consultants today than ever … and they bill a truckload to improve the performance of their clientele. Further to that, Performance Management […]