The best laid strategy can be undermined by poor communication. Many of us know that communication is not so much about what we say, it is about what people interpret from your words, tone, and demeanor. Whether we are trying…
Author: Lesley Antoun
Creating value during a slowdown: 5 tips
A production slowdown is a perfect opportunity to re-direct resources to mandates that generate strategic advantages and long-term, sustainable increases in profitability….in addition to cementing employee and customer loyalty. Here are five ideas that can be implemented virtually and which…
Six focus groups, three lessons
I often hold meetings with stakeholders in advance of kicking off any workshops. Sometimes those meetings are one-on-one, sometimes they are in a focus group format. The approach depends on several factors like company culture, mandate complexity, and stakeholer interdependence.…
Ecosystem Strategy: Change the game
The current global crisis will accelerate the movement of societies, corporations, and economies away from “leadership” and towards “communityship,” to use a term first coined by Henry Mintzberg (1). Ecosystems are an essential part of the move towards communityship. Each…
Strategy development: Two Pitfalls
In a strategy development process, I have found that participants are most often challenged by two things: A focus on their area of expertise only; andA propensity to revert to operational discussions. These challenges are pitfalls to a good strategy…
