by ReachForYourBest | Aug 28, 2024 | HBR, Strategy
At the end of the day, the key thing to remember is that a strategy is about identifying where you need to go in order to satisfy your stakeholders’ needs… it is essentially an outward looking, relatively high-level exercise. Only after you’ve figured out where...
by ReachForYourBest | Jun 5, 2024 | HBR, Leadership, Strategy, summer2024
According to research by Harvard Business School’s Michael Porter and Nitin Nohria, the average CEO invests 45 minutes a day developing their physical fitness. How much time are you investing each day in your strategic fitness?Rich Horwath, founder & CEO,...
by ReachForYourBest | May 24, 2024 | HBR, Leadership, Strategy
In survey after survey, employees of even successful companies claim that they do not know their organizations’ strategies.Constantinos C. Markides & Andrew McLennan Read at Harvard Business Review How leaders can help team members understand context enough to...
by ReachForYourBest | Mar 14, 2024 | coaches - Executive, EN2406, Leadership, Strategy
Strategic thinking wouldn’t be necessary if the business world were benign, stable, and predictable. But, of course, it’s none of those things.Michael D. Watkins, author Read Full Post Here 4 dimensions of difficulty faced by Leaders (C.U.V.A.):...
by ReachForYourBest | Aug 7, 2023 | coaches - Executive, Strategy
Strategic planning can help improve how an organization makes decisions to achieve their goals and achieve sustainable success. The questions posed during the planning process—about impact goals, resources, change management, or the potential risks of the plan—are not...
by ReachForYourBest | Jul 25, 2023 | HBR, Strategy
Communicating strategy clearly increases the chances of an organization “winning” by helping people decide where to focus their attention, energy, resources, and capabilities. Unclear communication results in wasted effort from lack of alignment and confusion, which...
