by David Barrett | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog, Chief Strategy Officer, Strategy Execution
If you want to get from here to there, successfully, you need a CSO – a Chief Strategy Officer. When my friend, Mona Mitchell, and I wrote the book “7 Elements of Strategy Success” we studied the key elements that would not necessarily ensure strategy success but that...
by David Barrett | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog, strategic thinking, Strategy Execution, thinking effectively
Are you thinking efficiently or effectively? This is a question I heard posed by my friend, Wissam Al-Hussaini, during his delivery of one of the three modules in a new program at Schulich called Beyond Project Management. His section was all about thinking...
by David Barrett | Oct 2, 2019 | agile, Blog, Strategy Execution
I was working with an organization last week who has a great mantra or mission statement: “Small enough to be agile, large enough to be global”. I loved it. I was talking to them about strategy execution. The agile reference was enlightening. It suggested that we...
by David Barrett | Sep 18, 2019 | Blog, career, career planning, Everyone, Strategy Execution
I have a family member who some people suggest is rushing her career. It seems that when you talk to her and ask her about her job, you not only get a picture of today, but you often see a glimpse of tomorrow. She is always thinking about her next position at the...
by David Barrett | Aug 14, 2019 | Blog, Strategy Execution, strong plan
We don’t often see a good plan in place for an organizational strategy. This is wrong. Unfortunately, the execution part of strategic planning is either mismanaged or missed completely. The reason is simple: the people in charge so not realize that their strategic...
by David Barrett | Jul 31, 2019 | Blog, Strategy Execution
Strategic Planning is not easy. But all of the effort, time and resources you put into its creation can go right in to the junk pile if you do not address the execution phase. This is the part that most organizations take for granted. And that is a mistake. Over the...
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