Looking forward running the first Strategy Execution master class in Kuwait, 7 – 9 May, 2012. For those interested, here’s a link to the brochure.
[Continue reading...]We all talk too much and do too little
Talking is overrated. It’s what we do that matters. But if we are honest, we all talk too much and do too little. We say that the new company strategy is the best we had in years but, deep down, we don’t really understand it. We say a good leader needs to act transparent, but [...]
[Continue reading...]Balanced Scorecard conference Dubai – brochure
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[Continue reading...]Strategy Execution: avoid measuring mania.
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[Continue reading...]Workforce mobilisation: shipping expats is not the solution!
“Mobilising your workforce is more than shipping expats to a faraway country to conquer the local market” Solid execution requires great people. But how do you do that in an international context? You need to mobilise your workforce. In a world that is going global, the workforce also needs to be global. But mobilising your workforce is [...]
[Continue reading...]Innovation + strategy = a dangerous cocktail in the hands of a strategy tourist
Like ‘strategy’, ‘innovation’ is a cool word. Put ‘strategy’ and ‘innovation’ in a single phrase and a strategy tourist starts to drool. Strategy, what does it mean? Like ‘strategy’, people use the word ‘innovation’ in a variety of ways. For some, it’s all about technology and finding a technological edge, for others, it’s about creativity. [...]
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