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Employees and Strategy

August 20, 2008June 21, 2011

For many executives, the two words above don’t go together. Why? Because they think strategy is done in the C-suite. I’m here to tell you that’s old thinking. Life is …

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What Apple Knows That Facebook Doesn’t

August 20, 2008July 17, 2011

Too often, we don’t recognize the power of platforms – even in Silicon Valley. The piece below by Umair Haque, draws an interesting difference between the way Apple and Facebook …

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Strategy vs. Truth

August 17, 2008

What happens inside an employee when strategy doesn’t jive with what they know to be truth? In a millisecond, a string of questions unwinds. Questions like: Do they expect me …

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Strategy has 5 Structural Elements: People

August 15, 2008

Strategy has 5 Structural Elements – power distribution, decision-making, idea generation, ideas, process and people. If you miss tuning one, you’ll fail. Add items that don’t blend and you’ll fail. …

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Strategy has 5 Structural Elements: Process

August 14, 2008June 21, 2011

Strategy has 5 Structural Elements – power distribution, decision-making, idea generation, ideas, process and people. Miss tuning one and you’ll fail. Add items that don’t blend and you’ll fail. Process …

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The 5 Structural Elements of Strategy: Decision-Making

July 28, 2008June 21, 2011

Strategy has 5 Structural Elements – power distribution, decision-making, idea generation, ideas, process and people. Miss tuning one and you’ll fail. Add items that don’t blend and you’ll fail. Decision-Making …

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Ars Technica – Don Reisinger on Amazon’s Kindle

July 22, 2008June 21, 2011

Don Reisinger wrote a very comprehensive opinion piece on Ars Technica yesterday. He has quite a wish list for the next version. But even though he covered its sales, a …

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Ars Technica – Don Reisinger on Amazon's Kindle

July 22, 2008

Don Reisinger wrote a very comprehensive opinion piece on Ars Technica yesterday. He has quite a wish list for the next version. But even though he covered its sales, a …

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Don’t Miss the Middle When Formulating Strategy

July 14, 2008

What purpose does middle management serve in strategy development? Misunderstandings between the C-suite and middle management lead to bad decisions, loss of time and loss of money. Many organizations have …

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