New Century Leaders

What kind of new world leaders should we expect? Here is one magnifying and surprising solution. I believe we need to teach future business leaders that in our carbon and capital constrained world it is now mission critical to refine all the tools of business to compete on price, quality and social needs. Masters of […]

Three Feet from Gold

Given the current economic roller coaster, does it feel like you are taking two steps backwards for every one step forward? Have you ever felt like quitting? Even though you knew you were on the right track? Once a highly coveted and symbol of ultimate success, the job of CEO today has been tarnished in […]

New Whitepaper Release – 80 Percent Efficiency Estimate

StrategyDriven contributors are pleased to announce the release of our eighth whitepaper: Resource Projection – 80 Percent Efficiency Estimate. Perfect human efficiency? Not likely. How then should personnel resources be estimated? Human beings are social creatures with both emotional and physical needs. Businesses able to satisfy these needs will be better positioned to attract and […]

Leadership Inspirations – The Deception of Subtlety

“Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.” Oliver Cromwell First Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland; best known for his involvement in transforming England into a republican Commonwealth

Worrying is Not a Business Plan

In your kitchen you probably have a spice or powder-filled container with a plastic top that has two tabs – one for pouring or spooning, and one for sprinkling. That top is most likely derived from the original Flapper my company invented. Today there’s an entire line of Flapper products used by over 150 companies, […]

StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 21d – An Interview with Duane Sparks, author of Masters of Loyalty

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Special Edition 21d – An Interview with Duane Sparks, author of Masters of Loyalty explores […]

Leadership Inspirations – Great Minds

“Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.” Eleanor Roosevelt First Lady of the United States (1933 – 1945)

A Better Brand of Leadership

Is leadership defined solely by results? Most of the flood of leader literature makes that assumption. Leaders get things done. They win wars, championships, fortune, fame. They cure sick teams, organizations, whole countries. Not by themselves, of course – we followers have a limited role, as foot soldiers, employees, voters, or, as Michael Jordan once […]

StrategyDriven Business Performance Assessment Program Best Practice Article

Business Performance Assessment Program Best Practice 7 – Be Prepared from the Start

Business performance assessments aggregate huge amounts of data in order to provide a very few high value insights. As an assessment progresses, evaluators often feel increasingly overwhelmed by the volume of data they must sift through, organize, and analyze. Time seems to slip away and pressure to find the key insights mounts; making the objective appear to be that of finding a needle in a haystack with only a moment’s notice. To be successful requires thoughtful, deliberate preparation.

Leadership Inspirations – Find a Way

“When faced with a challenge, look for a way, not a way out.” David Weatherford