Thoughts on Strategy

A strategy articulated by the most beautiful and elegant diagram of neatly-fitting geometric shapes is often laid waste by the less elegant actions of totally ungeometrically-shaped and unpredictable objects. Humans.…

“No one should develop a strategy without taking into account the effects of organizational friction. Yet we continue to be surprised and frustrated when it manifests itself. We tend to…

We all know someone who never lets the truth get in the way of a good story. Many of us have elected those people into national office. But look inside…

Coming up with a strategy is easy. Articulating values is easy. Defining a company purpose is easy. Articulating them well is much harder. But hardest of all? *Doing* them. Making…

Where Your Strategy Goes to Die No. 6 – Not giving it explicit time Am I the only one who loves this time between Christmas and New Year for work?…