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We have been working with one of our clients for over a year now, helping them execute on their vision for engagement with their more important stakeholder groups.
“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without Strategy is the noise before the defeat.” Sun Tsu (”The Art of War”)
I recently read this article posted by Abbey Carpenter, describing the need for a specific set of characteristics in leadership in order to make a process improvement exercise viable and successful.Ms. Carpenter describes a number of process improvement methodologies, including Six Sigma and TQM, but I think the resounding message is that any proc...
Most of the work I do involves business transformation, which inevitably involves change. For many, it’s their kryptonite. Whether or not they recognise the value of, and even participate in the events leading to the change, when the rubber hits the road, more often than not change is stalled due to one (or more) of the following conditions:
Regardless of when and how the current economic “contraction” reverses itself, I think we can agree that the face of business as we know it is going to change… at least I’m hoping it does. I remember in the late 90’s, when I was an analyst for a venture capital firm, the number of “pimply-faced" self-styled entrepreneurs that woul...
There was a recent post highlighted on GovLoop entitled “You’re So Dumb!”: The Next Generation” by Bill Brantley, which focuses on th
“We celebrate the benefits, but not the costs, of technology,” said Malcolm Gladwell, at the F5 Expo on April 7th. Gladwell is the author of well-know books such as Outliers and The Tipping Point. His stock in trade is a contrarian viewpoint rooted in connecting facts for a unique analysis. Gladwell addressed three key points of the limitati...
This is an article I’ve been working on drawn from client experiences and recent research into the areas of knowledge management leading to workforce integration and connected business strategy. Written for business leaders who are strategizing ways to leverage company knowledge, mitigate the risks of a retiring or transient workforce and build a...

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