Strategic Decisions: An Exercise to Define Your Competitive Edge

By Todd Ballowe

Competitive Advantages
In our first two posts in this series, we covered an exercise to solve simple strategic issues and the the GE WorkOut to solve more complex problems in your organization. In...

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Struggling with Strategy Execution? It Might Be a Culture Problem

By Heyden Enochson

Execution & Implementation Process
In one of our articles last week, we started with the famous Peter Drucker quote, “Culture eats strategy for lunch.” And it may be overused , but it’s certainly true....

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Preparing for 2019 Planning

By Heyden Enochson

Strategic Planning Process
With the new year rapidly approaching, our team is laser-focused on helping our clients prepare and create their plans for 2019. With the days of 2018 drawing to a close, we...

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Create a Plan that Resonates Using Buzz Sessions

By Heyden Enochson

Organization-wide Strategies
A very real concern we often hear from clients is creating a plan their organization resonates with. This is doubly true when an organization’s planning team is fearful the greater organization...

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Helping Washoe County Tune into their Organization with Buzz Sessions

By Heyden Enochson

Organization-wide Strategies
In our leading post, we detailed the process behind leading Buzz Sessions. We were reminded of the power of these sessions because the Washoe County Community Services Department (CSD) has been...

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Goal Cascading 101: Create Strategic Objectives and Aligned Annual Goals

By Heyden Enochson

Strategic Objectives
One of the most frequent questions we’re asked is how to create strategic objectives and the aligned annual goals that serve as the backbone to an organization’s strategic plan. Not to...

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How to Create a Vision Statement to Drive Your Future

By Heyden Enochson

Vision Statement
In our article about mission statements, we covered the basics on how to create a great mission statement and how to know you’ve got a winner. Vision statements often go hand-in-hand...

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Checklist for How to Write a Great Mission Statement

By Heyden Enochson

Mission Statement
One of our most received questions from our readers is “How do I write an awesome mission statement?” While that can be a loaded question, we thought we would break down...

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Eliminate Multi-Tasking from Your Strategy Reviews (And All Other Meetings)

By Heyden Enochson

Organization-wide Strategies
It’s a scenario we’ve all been in – you’re booked in back-to-back meetings all day long. As the day progresses, your inbox bloats and something requires your attention. So, you harmlessly...

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2018 Planning Part 2 of 4: Assess Your Market Position

By Heyden Enochson

Market-level Strategies
In Part 2 of 4 in our newsletter series to help guide your organization to complete your 2018 planning, we will be covering how to determine your organization’s position in your...

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