Assessment of the situation to devise a game plan for things to come to fruition.
In sports a team may win by 20 points or 2 points and the game still goes in the W column. Whether the winning team was behind the whole game or ahead, the game still goes in the W column. Whether the starting quarterback or center plays every play or goes out on the first […]
When is a Win a Win? Is Our Bar Too High? Read More »
A client recently spoke at her own event. As anyone knows that has hosted an event, any event is kind of like the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. It takes what either is or feels like a year’s worth of planning for an event to go off with few hitches. So to go through the time
When “Not Your Best” Is Good Enough Read More »
There is a saying that when you host company in your home, be nice until the very last minute they are your guests. If you are nice until the last ten minutes, and then have “words”, the “words” will be remembered and the good time prior to those last minutes will be forgotten. The Browns
There is a Reason a Game has Four Quarters and Your Game Should TOO Read More »
Many financial planners suggest that you should adopt savings habits by “paying yourself first”. This means that you should save first, and spend afterwards. Well what if you applied this basic concept to a more valuable commodity in your life than money, time? What if you “planned yourself first” and knew when your rests and
Achieve Work/Life Balance by “Planning Yourself First” Read More »
I have competed in four Ironman’s, I run my own company, have climbed major mountains, I have three active kids, I surely have ADD, and I have a lot of fun. I am often asked how I can accomplish it all. Like with my fitness training, I believe in intervals. An interval day, interval week,
The Interval Day and Week as Part of an Interval Lifestyle – How to Do It All Read More »
At this year’s strategic planning meeting, the CEO of a small automotive parts supplier was feeling optimistic. “We’re on a path to double revenues within five years,” said Jane. “Finally, we’ll have the resources to do things right.” She and the team had been struggling to keep their demanding customers satisfied on a shoestring budget.
What’s the Bad News About Growth? (The answer(s) may surprise you…) Read More »
Managing risk is a major element of the “chemistry of strategy.” You must understand strategic risks — what they are, how to identify them, and how to assess and manage them from a strategic perspective. Financial risk is embedded in all risks, since the impact of all risks is ultimately financial. There are five major
How to Manage the Five Sources of Strategic Risk (Part Two) Read More »
Fred J. Conforti, Author, Beyond Goals…Beyond LEAN In the previous article we talked about needing a vision for the future. We also outlined the typical shortcomings keeping any company from being the best it can be. Now let’s look at one of the most common shortcomings keeping companies from reaching their vision– no Plan. Not
After the Vision what’s the Plan? Read More »
Rick Norris My uncle Wayne raced Indian motorcycles in the 1930s. One of his projects was refurbishing a 1936 Indian Scout, though his sons Wayne and Bart ultimately completed the project. To do so, they had to take inventory of the bike and plan the tasks of obtaining the parts and executing the labor. The
No, no, not a business plan, a strategic plan! Read More »
Jerry W. Thomas, CEO, Decision Analyst Inc. You are not feeling well, so you visit your friendly family doctor. He puts you in a new, electronic scanner and generates 28 trillion measurements of your temperature all over the surface of your body. He then saves all of these big-data measurements and, using advanced statistical algorithms and
