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The importance of timing
I had dinner with a colleague in Melbourne last month, who proclaimed at one point that “time is meaningless. It’s simply a human construct to...
Strategy and strategic planning (7)
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Strategy needs space
Strategy needs space. Time, headspace, and physical space. I’ve just returned to New Zealand after a few days of professional development in...
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How Running A Marathon Became Resilience Skills Training
I ran my first marathon in September this year, in beautiful Tauranga. It was one of the big-ticket items on my bucket list and with a milestone...
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If everything is a priority, nothing really is
I recently facilitated a workshop session requiring attendees to link our discussion to the organisation’s strategic objectives. The results were...
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Translate strategy to action
All three of my kids are bookworms – influenced, I like to think, by my own love of reading. I’ve enjoyed being part of the “learning to read”...
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Translate Strategy to Action
All three of my kids are bookworms – influenced, I like to think, by my own love of reading. I’ve enjoyed being part of the “learning to read”...
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Slow action lets down good strategy: get moving on what matters
"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan next week." General George S. Patton, Jr. Hi, my name is Alicia McKay, and I'm a...
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Slow Action Lets Down Good Strategy: Get moving on what matters
"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan next week." General George S. Patton, Jr. Hi, my name is Alicia McKay, and I'm a...
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How to defeat strategic overwhelm
In this week's post I want to talk about one of the drivers for strategic overwhelm. There are a few - strategic misalignment, lack of leadership,...
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The curse of common sense
Common sense is a real curse when it comes to solving problems. The Oxford Dictionary defines common sense as: "Sense and sound judgement in...
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Prioritise with intent
Prioritisation takes place every day in every organisation. However, if priorities are not set at the strategic level, judgement calls are pushed...
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Get over yourself: tackle decision bias
We are all flawed when it comes to making decisions. Like it or not, people are intuitively pretty crappy decision-makers. We often can't see outside...
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Focus Means Saying No
I came across this fantastic old video while I was procrastinating on the internet today - here's the link for those of you that can bear the crappy...
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Focus means saying no
I came across this fantastic old video while I was procrastinating on the internet today - here's the link for those of you that can bear the crappy...