I want strategy development to serve a much more useful purpose than crossing something off a leader’s to-do list.
So, I’ve set about looking for strategy “in the wild” — watching for how it’s being implemented in practical, helpful ways in real life.
At the risk of sounding partisan, I want to use Mark Carney, the newly elected Canadian Prime Minister, as my first example.
Continue reading “Strategy Sightings, Episode One”In this third installment of Be a Taker, it’s time to “Take Charge” — which in this context of navigating transitions means sorting out your non-negotiables so you know where your firm edges are.
Here are some tools at your disposal:
Continue reading “Take Charge”In the midst of a transitional time, fuzzy thinking is par for the course. We often feel disoriented or aimless, and our reliable anchor points just aren’t holding.
The clarity we crave during those times has three elements that can serve as access points when we need to see through the fog:
Continue reading “Craving Clarity”
