A recent blog I read “Why is Executing Strategy So Hard?” indicated that of 70-90% of business strategies fail.
Why do so many businesses strategies fail? The reasons are many, yet you will be surprised to discover that the greatest majority of these are internal reasons and not... More > >
Posted: Monday February 8th, 2010
Just finished reading Aubrey Daniels’ blog How The Mighty Fall. It has nothing to do with Jim Collins book by the same name, however it might give you pause the next time you feel a sports team is running up the score on an opponent.... More > >
Posted: Thursday February 4th, 2010
I loved someone very deeply. I cared about her, asked her to marry me and she accepted! Shortly thereafter she rejected me. I was heartbroken! Not only did she reject me she ignored me. While it is 15 years ago since this occurred if I think about it, the painful memory of it still cuts... More > >
Posted: Wednesday February 3rd, 2010
You’ve just become the coach of an expansion team, and you’re talent pool includes cast-offs from the other NFL teams that no one really wants. Included is a quarterback who has never completed more than 50% of his passes and is perhaps known more for his running ability than his passing... More > >
Posted: Tuesday February 2nd, 2010
As my white paper Topgrading – Was Michael Gerber Wrong discusses it’s not black and white whether people or systems are most important to a company. Jim Collins places an emphatic emphasis on people, noting, “first who then what.” Gerber emphasis is on systems and reduces this to the principle... More > >
Posted: Wednesday January 27th, 2010