Do You Have a Plan B?
June 4, 2024
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If I suggested to you that your current plan was going to fail somewhere down the road, would you be ready? The optimist would say ‘I don’t need a Plan
Region: Strategy Execution
Plan Your Strategy in Sprints
August 31, 2022
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Most strategic plans fail because the end goals are too far out in the future. When I wrote the book, ‘The 7 Elements of Strategy Execution’, with my friend, Mona
Strategic Planning is the Fun Part. The Hard Work Starts After That.
June 8, 2022
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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…?
Agility – The Key to Organizational Success
November 18, 2020
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I took over as the Chair of the Board of Directors of a not-for-profit organization called Magic of Children in the Arts, about a year ago. We provide art classes
Be the Best Version of Yourself
August 12, 2020
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This interview was very special. Bob Prentiss tells us the of his critical life lessons and explains why talking about them now is so important.
Project Managers Need to Think Beyond Their Projects
July 15, 2020
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I was chatting with the senior project director at a large local organization recently and he made a very astute observation. When it comes time to find his next senior
Three Steps to Managing a Crisis Like This One
June 3, 2020
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Bruce Harbinson is a Regional Chair with TEC Canada. TEC offers a peer advisory board for CEO’s and business owners with one-to-one coaching, expert speakers, fast-paced learning and global networking.
Protect, Survive and Prepare
May 6, 2020
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I launched ProjectTalks Virtual this past week. I must say, running a conference virtually is not easy. We certainly ran into our fair share of technical issues – but learned
Culture Drives Strategy at Medtronic
April 22, 2020
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“Culture drives strategy” says my podcast guest, Michael O’Connor. Michael is the Director of Strategy and Project Management at Medtronic out of the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. Metronic is a
Now is the Time to Think Strategically – in Sprints
March 25, 2020
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At the time of writing, our world is in a state of crisis – with the Covid-19 virus taking control. For many of us, times like these pose immense obstacles