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...
by Richard Spoon | May 21, 2015 | Strategy & OGSM
Strategy sessions, annual operating plans—planning the business is in our corporate DNA. All of us have done them and sometimes, they’ve actually achieved what we wanted them to achieve. As business leaders, our hope is not that our strategy plans are internally...
by Richard Spoon | Apr 12, 2015 | Strategy & OGSM
Facilitating a meeting is part art, part science. The best meeting facilitators have a quirky blend of charm, insights, humor and charisma. Some are just born with an ability to focus a group and get results—the rest of us have to work at it. While some of the tips...
