Finding Strategic Opportunities [Infographic]
Being strategic is the ability to design a plan to achieve advantageous conditions in the future. It is the anticipation of future scenarios where you can leverage strengths and minimize weaknesses....
View ArticleStraight From The Top: There Is Value In Applied Strategic Thinking
The CEO of one of the largest, privately-held companies in the world once said, “You have to be more effective and strategically minded than the person in the same role who is working for [your]...
View ArticleBusiness Strategies Are Like Sails
Wind is an external force that must be reckoned with. It always has the upper hand, and arguing and fighting against it will almost always end in disaster. Given this, is a strong wind always...
View ArticleDo You Have The Strategy Skills To Stay In Sync?
Does your organization glide through the waters of competition with synergy and grace, like a rowing team, or is everyone rowing in different directions, or at different speeds, causing your boat to...
View ArticleThe Biggest Challenge To Your Strategic Thinking
Click on the image to see a larger version. Through empirical research, CMOE has found that one of the biggest challenges people face in trying to act strategically is being able to focus on the future...
View ArticleStrategy vs Operations: Understanding The Difference
In today’s competitive business world, effective managers need to understand the difference between the operational side of the business and the strategy side of the business. Expanded knowledge of how...
View ArticleCan The Words Plan and Strategy Be Used Interchangeably?
A question we get asked a lot is if there is a meaningful difference between a plan and a strategy. We believe there are some nuances and differences between the two and this video will highlight and...
View ArticleOperations, Long-Term Planning, Strategy: What’s the Difference?
Regardless of your position in an organization, understanding the difference between operations and strategy is crucial. When working with our clients, we’ve heard many managers and leaders refer to...
View ArticleShould Individuals, or Individual Teams, Have a Strategy?
The simplest answer to this question is, yes, strategy should be found at all levels of an organization, including the individual and team level. Creating and working a comprehensive business strategy...
View Article5 Tips For Creating A Long-Term Strategy
Creating a long-term strategy is an intimidating task for most people. It is a project that can take weeks, or months, to complete, and because most people have little or no experience with strategy...
View ArticleHow To Find Strategic Opportunities
To be strategic is to design a plan that creates an advantageous condition in the future. It is the anticipation of future scenarios that allow you to leverage strengths and minimize weaknesses. Risk...
View ArticleStrategy’s Golden Question
For the past several years, the request to help business functions, teams, and projects develop a strategic plan has increased steadily. At CMOE, we pride ourselves on being a leader in helping...
View ArticleThe Universe and Revising an Organization Strategy
CMOE Blog authors have written extensively on strategy and the benefits organizations of all shapes and sizes will experience after developing and executing a business strategy. After a while, leaders,...
View ArticleWalking the Razor’s Edge: Balancing Strategy and Tactics
Striking the balance between fulfilling your organization’s daily requirements and contributing to its long-term strategic vision can be incredibly difficult. Employees at all levels working in a huge...
View ArticleSpend More Time On Strategy? You Must Be Joking
Strategy is a hot topic of conversation in the business sector these days. One of the most common questions leaders ask during CMOE’s Applied Strategic Thinking and Strategic Leadership workshops is,...
View ArticleWhat To Do When Your Strategy Gets Stuck?
Creating a strategic plan can be exciting, thinking of the direction you are heading and the success you will achieve by being disciplined and being attentive to your goals. However, as time passes,...
View ArticleRethinking The “Top-Down” Approach: Strategy In The Middle
When strategy is the topic of conversation, many people quietly assume that they can stop paying attention. Strategy has the reputation for being off limits to the vast majority of employees, something...
View ArticleLeaders: Connect With Your People More Effectively
Over the past year-and-a-half or so, I have really come to enjoy reading The Thought Leader Interview articles published by Strategy+Business magazine. A recent interview featured Douglas Conant,...
View ArticleEntering A Growth Position
(Photo by Frank Kovalcheck) On the surface, it looks like the global economy is slowly making a come-back. Inventory investments are up, consumer spending is up, and exports are up. However, corporate...
View ArticleNurturing The Seeds Of Grassroots Strategy
Teaching and motivating others to think and operate strategically creates an organization that is prepared to seize opportunities while heading off catastrophes. Through nurturing and care, it is...
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