Understanding the True Magnitude of Change

2 weeks ago
Amber Connely

Truly understanding the magnitude and nature of change is core to successful strategy. Change is implicit in the execution of…

Beyond Town Halls—Engaging Hearts, Minds, and Hands

3 weeks ago

Engaging hearts, minds, and hands across the organization is more complex than scheduling quarterly town halls. This is the second…

Building Out the Plan—The Foundation of Everything

4 weeks ago

It's critical that the competitive strategy doesn't get lost or diluted in the rush to identify action. This is the…

The Connective Tissue Your Strategy Is Missing

1 month ago

Why do circa 70% of projects and initiatives fail to deliver on their promises? This statistic has persisted for decades…

Beyond the Super-Doer Trap: Building True Strategic Agility

2 months ago

The biggest barrier to organizational agility isn't systems or processes—it's the super-doer syndrome. Every growing organization starts with super-doers who…

The Competitive Strategy Reality Check: Do You Actually Know How You Win?

2 months ago

Do you understand competitive strategy? Do you have one? Is it optimized—can it drive your growth trajectory? If you're making…

The Strategy-First Revolution: Why Getting the Sequence Wrong Limits Your Growth

2 months ago

Which comes first: strategy, target, or plan? Here's the thing—if you're making money, there's a competitive strategy at play. The…

Annual Planning’s Hidden Traps: Why Most Strategic Sessions Fail (And How to Fix Them)

2 months ago

The fact is, one of the biggest things is to not set it up—not warm people's thinking up effectively. Your…

The Dangerous Disconnect: Why Separating “People” from “Strategy” Is Killing Your Performance

3 months ago

There seems to be this desire to separate the human side from the financials and even the plan, even the…

The Growth Accelerator’s Dilemma: Why Waiting for Stability Will Kill Your 2026 Plans

3 months ago

Here's the thing about dynamic times—we think they'll settle. We sit in leadership meetings making the assumption that there's going…