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Using Gazelles SWT Worksheet
For years business have been using a standard SWOT analysis consisting of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. The problem with this approach is it has led our senior executives to be too inward focused. For middle managers, the SWOT is…
Tagged with: Quarterly Planning, strategic thinking, Strategy, SWOT, SWT, Trends
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Show me your calendar. That’s how I know what you value.
Your strategy isn’t what you talk about, its what you spend your time on. McKinsey has a great article about how to make sure your calendar is working for you.. Have you empowered your administrative assistant this way? The most…
Tagged with: Administrative Assistant, Priorities, Strategy, Time Management
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Purpose
Purpose: Purpose is the destination we choose from a sea of possibilities. The purpose of your business is NOT to maximize shareholder value. Yes, of course that’s one of the things businesses do, but purpose is something grander, something more meaningful,…
Red Balloon about to reach their BHAG
About 8 years ago, Red Balloon had sold 7500 experiences. Australia’s number provider of gifted experiences, offering over 2500 experiences, Naomi Simson and her team set an aggressive goal to sell 2 million experiences. They”ve now sold 1.6 million experiences…
Maximizing Your Return on Luck: The Key Strategic Insight
By Verne Harnish and Ted Sarvata Hunkering down in year-end strategic planning sessions, you and your team are probably thinking hard about what’s next for the economy and how that will affect your business. Slow down. You should really be…
Reverse Innovation Author Vijay Govindarajan
One of the most influential speakers at this year’s Growth Summit was Vijay Govindarajan, author of Reverse Innovation. He made the case that the biggest threats to US businesses aren’t other US businesses, but instead are Indian or Chinese companies, ready…
Chip Heath on Bright Spots and Destination Postcards
At the 2010 Growth Summit, Chip Heath talked about some takeaways from his book, Switch. In this short interview with Verne Harnish, he summarizes about Bright Spots and Destination Postcards. With Bright Spots, we look at what’s going right and…
We choose to go to the moon, not because it is easy, but because it is hard
Jim Collins calls our long-term goals BHAG, for Big Hairy Audacious Goals. These are 10-30 year goals that are big enough to inspire our organizations to greatness. Here’s 2 minutes of JFK’s Vivid Description of a BHAG for going to…
Core Values Poem
Here’s a unique expression of Core Values from an employee of a company called Agility.
Ted Sarvata 