Every Friday I highlight innovation. As we all know, innovation happens at all levels of business and society. It can be an idea, a product, a company, a process, a project or a person.Innovation is very prevalent with entrepreneurs in the start-up space who are fearless and forge ahead with the kind of spirit that [...]

It’s that time of year where we’re all thinking about next year, forecasting business, budgets and new product launches. How can small and large companies plan, create strategy and be nimble in today’s environment? My prior posts on strategy focused on how to think about your strategy , how to formulate a plan and how [...]

I’ve been asked many times how long does it take to create a strategy? This question always makes me chuckle because I am a results oriented person – one who doesn’t “waste” time on “thinking” and gets things done. That reaction is very typical when I talk about how important strategy and planning is. Most [...]