by Richard Spoon | Jun 21, 2017 | Change Management, Leadership
Any good business leader knows policies are essential to effectively manage resources. There are policies and quotas for hiring new people, protocols and limits to making large capital investments, spending limits that vary by management level – the list goes on. But...
by Richard Spoon | Dec 22, 2015 | Strategy & OGSM
When the end of the year approaches, business leaders everywhere think about strategic planning—looking back at this year’s performance and determining how to make the next year just as (and hopefully more) successful. For many, a new year signifies not only a fresh...
by Richard Spoon | Aug 31, 2015 | Change Management, Leadership, Strategy & OGSM
In part one of this series we touched on leaders believing and trusting in their organizations using vision and enduring values. These set up the guardrails by which managers lead. But how do you, as a leader, work within these guardrails? We would suggest, especially...
by Richard Spoon | Aug 21, 2015 | Leadership, Strategy & OGSM
A Competitive Advantage Exercise: When planning strategy options for next year, consider that at a basic level, every company’s market differentiation focuses on one of three areas—customer service, operational effectiveness and technology/innovation. History...
by Richard Spoon | Jul 13, 2015 | Change Management, Leadership, Strategy & OGSM
By design and even by nature, a business leaders’ instinct is to take the reins and lead. However, many mistakenly believe they can succeed without the support and enrollment of their organization’s key influencers and staff. Time and time again we see this behavior...
