Thought provokers
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The case for humble strategy: and how we can achieve it
I want to make the case for humble strategy. There is a danger that we can own and become too attached to our strategy because we have researched it, created it and eulogised about it. However we need to be dispassionate about it and even humble. ...Excitant Thought Provoker: Three thoughts on strategy (Newsletter 2018/05)
Three simple thoughts on strategy…. how does your strategy compate to these ideas? Strategy as a persistent pattern of behaviour. If someone says they do not have a strategy, I will ask, “So what has been the persistent pattern of behaviour of the organisation over...Excitant Thought Provoker: To socialise your strategy you must share your mental model (Newsletter 2018/01)
Socialising strategy, instead of merely communicating it, is an idea my clients seem to love. But how to do that? Socialising strategy starts by creating a shared mental model of your strategy and its underlying thinking. That shared mental model goes on to underpin...Excitant Thought Provoker: What is missing from our strategic thinking? (Newsletter 2018/01)
Something has been bothering me for a while and I wanted to explore the question with you… 1.1. The problem – the challenge…. When we think about strategy, the traditional pattern is: External world – what is happening? And where are we in...Excitant Thought Provoker: What really drives organisational performance (Newsletter 2017/11)
Given the various conversations I have with clients about strategy and culture and performance, I thought you would find this interesting… In an interview with Jim Collins (Author of Good to Great and Built to Last), about his years of research into organisational...
A strategy document is different to a strategic plan
A strategy document serves a different purpose to a strategic plan. Confusion between these different documents causes good strategies to be described badly. The difference between strategy document and strategic plan At Excitant, we make a very clear...
Beware of sentences with the word “Just” in them
I am sure you have heard the advice. It usually begins, “It is easy….” and continues…. You just run a bit faster to improve your marathon time You just go out and get some more clients, and sales will increase You just pull all your blogs...