by David Barrett | Sep 18, 2019 | Blog, Everyone, Strategy Execution
I have a family member who some people suggest is rushing her career. It seems that when you talk to her and ask her about her job, you not only get a picture of today, but you often see a glimpse of tomorrow. She is always thinking about her next position at the...
by David Barrett | Aug 14, 2019 | Blog, Strategy Execution
We don’t often see a good plan in place for an organizational strategy. This is wrong. Unfortunately, the execution part of strategic planning is either mismanaged or missed completely. The reason is simple: the people in charge so not realize that their strategic...
by David Barrett | Jul 31, 2019 | Blog, Strategy Execution
Strategic Planning is not easy. But all of the effort, time and resources you put in to its creation can go right in to the junk pile if you do not address the execution phase. This is the part that most organizations take for granted. And that is a mistake. Over...
by David Barrett | Jul 24, 2019 | Blog, Strategy Execution
Over the summer, I have been reviewing some of the Clear Signals That Your Strategic Plan Is Going to Fail from a book I recently published with Mona Mitchell called “7 Elements of Strategy Execution”. Our first four… Your Leaders cannot articulate the plan You do not...
by David Barrett | Jul 17, 2019 | Blog, Strategy Execution
Most organizations are still planning too far out. In this day and age, realistically, how can we? With so many changes to our markets, politics and competitive playing field, we need to be more agile in our approach to strategic planning. Breakdown your long-range...
by David Barrett | Jul 10, 2019 | Blog, Strategy Execution
The plan looks good and you seem to have all the pieces in place, but when asked, no one seems to know what success will actually look or sound and feel like. Sound familiar? I was working in an environment recently where there was no confusion about strategy success...
