Business Planning & Strategy (15)

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Is your business making things happen, or wondering what happened?

There is a great quote from Conrad Hilton I use regularly in my discussions with business...

Tim O'Connor

The Value of Being Different

A good friend of mine has an email signature that includes the quote, “Everyone wants to be...

Tim O'Connor

Send your strategy over a waterfall – you’ll be glad you did

The objective of any business strategy is to beat the competition and make money doing it....

Tim O'Connor

What Improv Can Teach Us About Business

You are an improviser. Every day you improvise your way through life – you forgot to buy milk...

Jeff Tetz

Why we suck at decision making (and what to do about it)

We all make hundreds of decisions each day. Many of the decisions we make are automatic, based...

Tim O'Connor

Engaging A Players

In a past article we defined the concept of A Players – the top performers in our...

Tim O'Connor

Strategic Priorities – Why, What and How

Through the years our team has facilitated thousands of strategic planning sessions with...

Tim O'Connor

When you can’t trust your own brain

Most of us take for granted our own thinking skills. We make decisions, see patterns, consume...

Tim O'Connor

The Transition to Stage Two

1. First Stage Thinking The focus and effort of an organization in Stage One or “startup mode”...

Tim O'Connor

No One Works For You!

When speaking to groups, I often ask the question, “Who here has people that work for them?”...

Tim O'Connor