by David Barrett | Jan 15, 2020 | Blog, Leadership, Strategy Execution
I am swamped! I have a to-do list as long as my arm. Everyday I walk into my office, new stuff pops up. I feel like I am always fighting fires or dealing with the regular day-to-day administrative duties and sales functions. And when I’m not doing any of that,...
by David Barrett | Jan 8, 2020 | Blog, Strategy Execution
When leaders start thinking strategically, the creative juices flow. What are we capable of doing? How far can we take this? What could tomorrow look like? What would happen if…? This is the fun part! But guess what? Now we have to make it happen. We have to...
by David Barrett | Dec 18, 2019 | Blog, Strategy Execution
Every leader of every organization needs a plan – a vision for the future. Every leader needs to know where the ship is headed and needs to drive toward that destination, day in and day out. The strategic plan is probably the most important tool that any leader has...
by David Barrett | Dec 11, 2019 | Blog, Leadership
A friend of mine, we’ll call him Nick, is the CEO of a sizable company located in my area. He is considered, say many, to be a great leader. Never having worked with him, I was not able to pipe into this conversation. But I can now. We were chatting recently when...
by David Barrett | Dec 4, 2019 | Blog, Strategy Execution
Whenever I present to audiences about strategy or strategic thinking, our minds always go to our organisations, divisions or departments – our corporate lives. But strategic thinking actually starts in the home. In my mind, our lives roll out in one of two...
by David Barrett | Nov 27, 2019 | Blog, Everyone
I am a Canadian, I live in Canada and I celebrate Thanksgiving sometime in October, like all Canadians. But this year, Karen and I decided to spend the month of November in the US, working remotely and playing locally. Which means that we are here for the US version...
