Tag Archives: strategy execution

What is strategy, really?


In reading an article by Paul Michelman in the Harvard Business Review titled Morning Advantage: How Leaders Get Their Strategic Groove Back I came across this amazing quote that I wanted to expand upon: “Strategy has become more about formulation than implementation, and more about getting the analysis right at the outset [...]

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When you need to call an audible…


How do you respond when circumstances change and you are forced to quickly respond and lead your organization away from plan “A” and towards a new plan? Life doesn’t always work the way we think it should and as leaders we have to be ready to re-invent our best-laid plans [...]

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Proactive vs Reactive


Any leader would admit that the process of strategic planning is demanding and frustrating. When your schedule is already full of to-do items and there is an endless line-up of people demanding your attention, organizing the details of a plan and intentionally taking time to focus on the big picture [...]

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Stop Changing the Plan


For a lot of nonprofit leaders, the reason they don’t ever feel like they’re accomplishing their goals is because they constantly change their strategy mid-execution. If strategy fulfilment is represented by A – Z, many leaders stop at “G” because they came up with a “newer, flashier” strategy. I’m not saying that [...]

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Dream or Delusion?


There is a fine line between having a big dream and being delusional about your goal. I connect with all types of people who have a huge vision but no realistic action plans in place. It makes me absolutely crazy when I hear someone stake a big claim at what [...]

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