For decades, executives have relied on experience, intuition, and data-driven reports to make decisions. Today, a new participant has joined the executive table: Artificial Intelligence. AI is quickly becoming a…
This was “The Summer of AI.” Overnight, it seems AI has woven itself into everything—from search results delivering analytics rather than just links, to boardrooms debating strategy with algorithmic insights…
Volatile change paralyzes individuals and organizations, creating marketplace fear, such as postponed purchases … canceled contracts… job losses. Rather than be plagued by the unknown, individuals and organizations can take…
With limited-to-no-budgets for strategic planning, it’s a tragedy that many small companies and nonprofits bypass this essential, future-shaping process. With a bit creativity, a strategic planning program can be hosted…
Strategic management is a continuous process that draws together an entire enterprise, from senior management to work-teams, to devise and deliver a strategy to achieve that future. The process includes…
As a strategy consultant for three decades, I’ve seen firsthand how strategy shaping can enhance cohesive employee teamwork – internal social capital – throughout organizations.In fact, an organization’s strategy process…
Here’s an embarrassing, uncomfortable topic: Data shows that more than 90 percent of organizations fail to implement their strategic plans. In fact, some plans simply disappear – they’re nowhere to…
An organization’s stakeholder value proposition is an important part of strategy, along with a firm’s vision and mission. The classic definition of strategy is this: A set of choices…
Threatcasting is a very intriguing word describing a methodology used to bring together many perspectives to examine a range of issues and threats that could impact 10 years into the…
The new year is a time when many organizations consider strategic planning. Strategic planning is part of strategic management – a continuous process that draws together an entire enterprise, from…