The battle for Focus is on! As if it is not enough that we already have too much to do . . . now the “devices” have entered the fray. If it’s not your computer, then it’s your “smart” phone, or your (Dick Tracy-like) Apple watch. You can try to focus – but then what is that text say? Or the Linked In update, or Tweet, or FaceBook message . . . much less the more normal … [Read more...] about Endangered Resource: Focus
Archives for October 2017
SOAR without SWOTs
Frequently I tell people (including the grad students I teach) that strategy can be done well in many different ways. Certainly, I prefer the Mission Impact approach, but there are a lot of great methodologies out there that can work for organizations. One interesting approach is S.O.A.R., which you can read more about it at this link. S.O.A.R. stands for Strengths, … [Read more...] about SOAR without SWOTs
“Do More with Less???”
Can we find out who invented that phrase? – “Do More with Less.” How crazy! I want to have a talk with him. (I am sure it was a him.) Don’t get me wrong – I am all in favor of efficiency. And, if in pursuit of a new process to accomplish a goal you end up inventing a way to do more with less, then great. Even setting that as an inspiring goal could be a super idea. But … [Read more...] about “Do More with Less???”