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November 1, 2018

Unlock Strategy’s Secret Weapon

Strategy, whether in war, sport or commerce is all about ease and speed. The secret weapon that enhances ease and speed, is too often hidden by focus on results, outcomes. The secret weapon is culture. Culture of the team, the organisation, the club. We can easily see that weapon at play in organisations and teams […]

April 26, 2018

Making Assumptions and Holding Expectations is Mistaken

Why do some of us insist on making assumptions and holding expectations? Assumptions are just guesses and expectations are assumptions about others’ behaviour, actions and outcomes being in line the holder’s thoughts or opinions. I waste no time with assumptions. What I do instead is ask questions to get answers that are factual. If the […]

April 27, 2017

Speed or Timeliness: A Strategy Issue

I hear and see organisations and their gurus banging the drum of speed. Speed is associated with winning, beating the competition, grasping the fleeting opportunity, responding to the disruptive forces of technology, economic conditions and the volatility of almost everything. Some say that speed is the saint of strategy, or else opportunity is stolen by […]

November 10, 2016

10 Point Strategic Decision Making Check List

Making strategic decisions is a skill learned best by practice. We can always correct a faulty decision; however, we prefer to make the right decision in the first instance, don’t we? Here’s a simple checklist I use to help me and my clients make strategic decisions: What’s the goal? What are the useful relevant facts? […]

April 14, 2016

Why The Gap Between Strategy and Execution?

The chief operating officer asked me to have a coffee with him to share an idea with me. I said “Sure and you know I’ll be sending you an invoice if I can be of assistance.” I could sense his smile as he replied “Of course David – not a problem.” We met and soon […]

March 24, 2016

A Dangerous Lack of Courage in Leadership

A prerequisite of effective leadership is the presence of courage. In this VUCA world (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) we are witnessing the presence of fear in many of our leaders across the board – fleeing, fighting or frozen. The symptoms are: Much talk, little action – ineffective meetings that lead nowhere. Confused understanding and […]

June 23, 2015

The Biggest Employee Engagement Myth is…

That it’s about employee engagement. It’s really about leadership engagement, without which there is no employee engagement. That’s where the focus needs to be first and foremost. Too many leaders are too busy to be engaged with their employees, so they outsource or delegate to HR professionals etc. Damn shame isn’t it? Proof of how […]

March 31, 2015

What Most CEOs Really Worry About Isn’t What They Tell You

I’ve seen various lists of things that most CEOs supposedly worry about more than anything else. At face value, these lists are always convincing because everything they include looks important. Here are some typical examples: Talent retention Operating in a global market Compliance Cost efficiencies Performance Productivity Usually, one item is missing, although it’s really […]

February 10, 2015

Is Your Senior Leadership Team Really a Team?

I met the company chairman at an evening function. After dinner, as we were leaving, he asked if he could have a conversation with me over coffee as soon as practicable. I agreed. When we met he launched straight into it “I’ve done my homework on you and I’d like your thoughts. I’ve got a […]

April 3, 2014

Getting from Boardroom Thinking to Desired Results

The gap between strategy coming from the boardroom and actual execution is still too wide. The only three causes of the gap are Fear, Habits and Ignorance. We are not inclusive in our planning because we fear being vulnerable, or that we may be challenged, or misunderstood. We forget that every worthwhile decision causes a […]

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