Traps During Strategy Formulation

Scott shares some of the most common traps leaders encounter during strategy formulation. First they confuse strategy and planning, extrapolating present day results, forward, treating the effects of the problem but not getting to the root cause, driving the strategy...

Key Steps To Formulating A Strategy

Scott examines a different way to look at the formulation of strategies. Getting the right people involved, having a process, preferably with a facilitator, be clear on the outcomes, have clear ownership and alignment, and finally, follow up and check-in. This podcast...

Assert Yourself and Influence Your Organization

Assertiveness often gets a bad rap. People who are self-confident and forceful can be cast as pushy and annoying. But when balanced with other critical skills, being assertive can help you excel at other things: Fostering teamwork: Teams thrive when their members are...

Read This Before You Head Out on Vacation

There’s great fanfare when the space shuttle launches — but far less when it returns. The same is true about your vacations. And like the space shuttle, you too are likely to experience the friction of reentry upon your return. To avoid burning up entirely, the...

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