CEOs and leadership all strive to be the best — to have a “winning” organization. At the same time, they carry the burden of making things work — the ups and downs and building a strong brand and a strong, supporting culture. And sometimes, they don’t get the desired performance[…]
Forbes: A Vision At Rest Is Never Your Best
I recently read an article that said a properly crafted vision statement is at the heart of every organization. I would think most people reading this would agree that a vision is important. In fact, it’s rare to run across an organization that does not have a well-crafted vision statement.[…]
Forbes: Three Keys To Preventing Strategy And Focus Leakage
It’s the beginning of a new calendar or fiscal year and you and your team are excited about the future prospects. You’ve had a pretty good year, but not without some frustration and even, at some point, organized chaos. But it’s a new day. Your board, leaders and team completed[…]
Forbes: Solving The Alignment Puzzle
Alignment is defined as a position of agreement. Think of a car: When it’s not aligned, things are bound to go wrong. The same can be said for business. Business alignment means that all elements of a business are organized and functioning at the highest level. It helps produce an[…]
Solving the Business Alignment Puzzle
Alignment is defined as a position of agreement or alliance. Business alignment means that all elements of a business are organized and functioning at the highest level. Alignment is important to the execution of your strategy and in creating momentum in your organization. Alignment helps produce an energy within your[…]
Strategy: The Alignment Test
Studies suggest that only 7% of your employees truly understand your organization’s strategy. One reason for this is that leadership is not aligned and confused about the true strategy. When I interview leadership teams I find that there are inconsistencies on what the true strategy is for the organization. Most[…]
Strategy: Playing to Win Choice #2 – Where to Play
In the first segment of the playing to win blog (http://chuckgulledge.com/main/2016/11/25/strategy-playing-participate-playing-win/), we gave an overview of the playing to win strategy and discussed the first choice, winning aspiration. In this segment, we will focus on the second choice in the framework cascade of Where to Play. Playing to Win, Not[…]
Strategy: Playing to Participate or Playing to Win
One of the best books on Strategy that I have come across is Playing to Win, How Strategy Works by A.G. Laffley and Roger Martin. A. G. is the former CEO of Procter & Gamble, and in close partnership with strategic adviser Roger Martin, doubled P&G’s sales, quadrupled its profits,[…]
Strategy – Understanding Core Competencies
What is the most important objective of your strategic planning process? How would you define your ideal outcomes from your planning session? Is it a set of goals or objectives for the upcoming year or does it focus on your winning strategy? With a first time engagement with my clients,[…]
Getting Your CU Board Out of the Weeds
CU Boards are an interesting dynamic in the credit union space. A volunteer group that is charged with responsibility to represent the member, set the strategic direction, and oversee the safety and soundness of the credit union. My experience is that CU Directors are not that involved in the strategic[…]