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 | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog, Strategy Execution
If you want to get from here to there, successfully, you need a CSO – a Chief Strategy Officer. When my friend, Mona Mitchell, and I wrote the book “7 Elements of Strategy Success” we studied the key elements that would not necessarily ensure strategy success but that...
by David Barrett | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog, Strategy Execution
Are you thinking efficiently or effectively? This is a question I heard posed by my friend, Wissam Al-Hussaini, during his delivery of one of the three modules in a new program at Schulich called Beyond Project Management. His section was all about thinking...
by David Barrett | Oct 2, 2019 | Blog, Strategy Execution
I was working with an organization last week who has a great mantra or mission statement: “Small enough to be agile, large enough to be global”. I loved it. I was talking to them about strategy execution. The agile reference was enlightening. It suggested that we...
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...
