Here’s a good new year’s resolution to add your list: become a better strategic thinker. In a survey of more than 10,000 senior leaders, 97% said that being strategic was the most important leadership behavior needed in their organizations. In the same survey, 96% of the leaders said they did not have the time for strategic thinking. How can you make more time to be … [Read more...] about Improve Your Strategic Thinking
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Fall in Love with The Problem
“Fall in love with the problem” is a quote from the excellent book by Ann Mae Chang, Lean Impact. The issue she is getting at is that so many people see a problem in the world and then come up with a solution to that problem that they fall in love with. Many people come to me with a solution to a problem they have observed and they want to start a new nonprofit that is … [Read more...] about Fall in Love with The Problem
Leading Adaptive Strategy
Our collective COVID experience has turned some people off to creating a strategy. “Why plan,” they say. While I appreciate the huge challenges that COVID has given us these past two years, strategic planning is still vitally important. You need be clear on where you want to go and how to get there. Here are some important things you can do to make sure that your … [Read more...] about Leading Adaptive Strategy
Your Organization Identity
Mission + Competitive Advantage = Your Organization Identity This is a formula used by David La Piana in his book, Nonprofit Strategy Revolution. Even though the book is about strategy for nonprofits, the concepts apply to the business world as well. Mission is about your purpose and the impact you want to make with your organization’s services/products/programs. That … [Read more...] about Your Organization Identity
Build Your Strategic Agility
The COVID crisis required us all to be as “nimble” as possible and then “pivot” in new directions. However, some organizations were more successful at this than others. What do we need to do to build the capacity for “strategic agility” in our organizations so we can handle future challenges? A recent article in Harvard Business Review provides some insights. The authors … [Read more...] about Build Your Strategic Agility