If you are looking to sports for an analogy of business leadership, football comes closest to the ideal. Winning football teams create detailed strategies that are based on a comprehensive understanding of the competition. Players are deployed based on their skills for specific assignments. Roles and responsibilities are made very clear, and accountabilities are reinforced…. Read More
I participated in an eye opening presentation today by Peter Charboneau. He markets an intriguing and important service to companies. The system will aid in developing social media strategies; specifically related to Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. The system will monitor the chatter on the web and identify by key words, issues that are being raised… Read More
It seems there are as many business writers and academic theorists as fish in the sea. Most are commentators. Few make a unique contribution to business strategy. One who did was C K Prahalad who died recently. He will be sorely missed. Prahalad collaborated with G Hamel in a number of publications over a lengthy… Read More
Achieving focus throughout an association can be allusive. When a new strategic direction is established the complaint is sometimes heard from the staff—“this is just adding to my current job”. No, it should help to redefine your job. Redefinition should include determining what to stop doing, but because people don’t seem to want to let… Read More
One of my passions is solo distance hiking in mountains. A favorite is the Swiss Alpine Pass route—from Liechtenstein to Montreaux—325 kilometers and 18,000 meters of height gain, done in 15 stages. One day I was walking from Lauterbrunnen over the Sefinenfurke Pass to the hamlet of Griesalp. The pass was really a minor break… Read More
I have just returned from hiking the “Tour of Mont Blanc”. The route circumnavigates a huge massif that stretches across portions of Italy, Switzerland and France. I particularly enjoy extended walks that take you over a number of days to a distant destination. The alternative would be a series of day hikes from a base… Read More
