Customer insight? That requires thinking, yes.

Customer Insight

What if I told you … it’s possible to view customers as more than simply wallets with fingers? Continue Reading

Innovation process: What’s the real secret?

Innovation Process

The three words most Americans tend to use a lot in business, and almost always incorrectly? “Strategy” would be 1, “innovation” 2, and “entrepreneur” 3. Continue Reading

Do mission and vision lead to profits?

Mission and vision

There are two types of corporate mission, essentially — and one of the two types will make you more money. Continue Reading

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Business strategy ain’t walking through that door

Business Strategy

In all likelihood, your strategic plan / road map / vision is just a series of operational spreadsheets. Can we fix this? Continue Reading

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How senior management can start really doing stuff

Senior management

Making $225,000/year to put out fires and quell arguments? Might as well flush it down the toilet. Continue Reading

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Maximizing your front line leadership

Front line leadership

Bunch of KPI-chest-pounders at the intersection of your company and your customers? Not good. Continue Reading

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What in the shit is a Chief Strategy Officer?

Chief Strategy Officer

Chief Sandwich Orderer? (You’ll understand the joke if you read the post.) Continue Reading

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Your strategic road map is pointless, sir

Strategic Road Map

Another thing that many middle managers tend to shroud in process — as opposed to pursuing the effectiveness of the idea. Continue Reading