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- Actoras CEO, Darlene Pinkowski, and Managing Partner, John Frank (Interview) (April, 2000)
- Applied Education Systems CEO, Jim Schultz (Interview) (October, 1999)
- Cisco Systems Capital (Interview) (April, 2001)
- Conestoga Enterprises (Interview) (October, 2000)
- Tapemark President, Bob Klas, Jr., and CEO, Jim Burmeister (Interview) (April, 1999)
- Communicating Strategy - A Case Study of TDIndustries (April, 1999)
- PaL-Tec (Interview) (October, 2001)
- Inline Plastics Corp. (December, 2004)
- Interview with Bob Theune, president of Dunbarton Corporation (June, 2005)
- Edgewater Bank (January, 2006)
- Goldratt's Theory of Constraints (Book Review) (January, 2000)
- Breaking the Constraints to World-Class Performance (Book Review) (January, 2000)
- Planning is Dead? Long Live Planning! (April, 2001)
- Translating Vision Into Action: 8 Steps to Communicate Your Strategy (April, 1999)
- Your people can only deliver good strategic results if you ensure that they align their actions with your strategy. You will make a major leap toward strategic success by following these eight steps to communicate your strategy.
- Who will win: Dot-coms or Not-coms? (October, 2000)
- The biggest advantages of existing businesses are their customer relationships and knowledge of their markets. They should focus on continuing to provide value in their existing market segments while leveraging new technology.
- Edsel Award for October 2001 - Web Van (October, 2001)
- Bad execution and a flawed strategy torched a billion dollars and failed to deliver on an interesting concept that had a lot going for it and might have been a winner.
- The Alphabet Soup Economy - Irrational Pessimism? (July, 2001)
- Eating The Big Fish: How Challenger Brands Can Compete Against Brand Leaders (Book Review) (July, 2001)
- How Do YOU Treat Your Best Customers? (January, 2002)
- When you think of your best customers, how do you define 'best'? Do you treat them better than you do other customers? Do you generate more profit from them than you do from others?
- Strategic Planning Made Simple (April, 1998)
- The HP Way (Book Review) (July, 1998)
- The Secret to Selling More (Book Review) (April, 2002)
- Don't Follow the Leader- A Different Path to Success (March, 2002)
- Too often companies look at other firms in their industry and seek to be "just like them, only better". This is a common pitfall that traps many companies into mediocrity as they charge head on into competitors' strengths.
- It's True - Lead and They Will Follow (June, 2002)
- What it takes to be a leader, how strong leadership can help companies achieve the goals in their strategic planning process and how leadership can be learned.
- Put Yourself out of Business (October, 2002)
- Innovation is the lifeblood of any organization. Without it, companies stagnate and fail. A look at innovation and the places it can be used in a strategy process to breathe new vitality into your organization.
- The Power of Collaborative Leadership (Book Review) (October, 2002)
- What Makes Your Business Tick? A Simple Strategy for Economic Success. (March, 2003)
- When the strategy is simple and clear, the company leaders can deliver and reinforce the message in a passing hallway conversation, dozens of times each day.
- A Culture of Leadership (July, 2003)
- Strategic Planning without a Battle (September, 2003)
- Business families will reduce the potential for conflict and get better results if they use this five-step process to ensure that they're viewing the issues from a common perspective.
- Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? (October, 2003)
- It's Simple- Focus for Profit (July, 2004)
- After China (February, 2005)
- Control Your Destiny or Someone Else Will (Book Review) by Thomas E. Ambler (January, 1999)
- Strategic Issues: The Pivotal Process for Strategic Success by Thomas E. Ambler (July, 1999)
- unleashing the Killer App (Book Review) by Thomas E. Ambler (July, 2000)
- The Experience Economy (Book Review) by Thomas E. Ambler (October, 2001)
- The Strategic Value of Values by Thomas E. Ambler (April, 2002)
- Values have Strategic Value far too great to permit them to drift along in the background. Force them to the forefront, establish them and commit the energy and resources to keep them there.
- Measuring Innovation by Thomas E. Ambler (December, 2002)
- Innovation can "just happen" serendipitously, but don't count on it. What a company can do to make innovation a part of its daily activity as well as its long-term strategic planning.
- Innovation - Leadership Strategies for the Competitive Edge by Thomas E. Ambler (April, 2003)
- Aligning Strategy and Finance by Thomas E. Ambler (May, 2003)
- "Can Finance contribute solid input to the development of strategy?" and "Can Finance be a major force in the execution of strategy?"
- The Pursuit of Good Business by Thomas E. Ambler (October, 2003)
- How's your business? Good? What do we mean when we say 'Business is Good'? Let's consider some possible meanings...
- Winning the High Way -- Organizational Success by the Golden Rule by Thomas E. Ambler (March, 2004)
- Good Business by Thomas E. Ambler (April, 2004)
- Building and Sustaining Intellectual Assets by Thomas E. Ambler (December, 2004)
- Mining Your Unexploited Value - Part I by Thomas E. Ambler (April, 2005)
- Mining Your Unexploited Value - Part II by Thomas E. Ambler (May, 2005)
- Tales from the Strategy Vault by Thomas E. Ambler (August, 2005)
- Know Thyself - Culture in Strategic Management by Thomas E. Ambler (December, 2005)
- The Power of ''Both...And'' Thinking by Thomas E. Ambler (February, 2006)
- Wisdom - Best Practices by Thomas E. Ambler (April, 2006)
- Excellence in Strategic Management Teams by Thomas E. Ambler (August, 2006)
- Precarious Positioning - Learn from Vonage by Thomas E. Ambler (September, 2006)
- Jump Starting Good Opportunity Ideas by Thomas E. Ambler (November, 2006)
- A Culture of Discipline -- Building Toward Great by Thomas E. Ambler (February, 2007)
- Kodak's Big Bet: 'To Be or Not To Be' by Thomas E. Ambler (May, 2007)
- Who Are You? Win with Stories by Thomas E. Ambler (September, 2007)
- Mission and Values in Your Value Proposition by Thomas E. Ambler (November, 2007)
- Innovation and Execution -- A Critical Strategic Balance by Thomas E. Ambler (January, 2008)
- Apex Technical School (September, 2003)
- Internal Communications by Dana Baldwin (April, 2009)
- Is your New Product Development Process Complete? by Dana Baldwin (January, 2010)
- Flight of the Buffalo (Book Review) by M. Dana Baldwin (October, 1999)
- Free, Perfect, and Now (Book Review) by M. Dana Baldwin (October, 2000)
- The Strategy of Succession Planning by M. Dana Baldwin (January, 2000)
- Succession planning is planning should be a part of every company's Strategic Plan - your vision of where the company will be going in the future.
- Strategies and Processes for a Changing Economy by M. Dana Baldwin (July, 2001)
- Think through your response to the situation, and proceed with a logical analysis, and a well thought-out response that will allow your company to survive any downturn, and to prevail in the coming resurgence.
- Leading at the Speed of Growth (Book Review) by M. Dana Baldwin (January, 2002)
- Marketing: A Key to Long Term Success by M. Dana Baldwin (February, 2002)
- A selection of ideas that can help you understand your customers' needs and preferences. The goal is to build your image so that when your customers need your products or services, you are the first one that comes to mind.
- Creating an Environment for Innovation by M. Dana Baldwin (September, 2002)
- The critical elements for an effective innovation process. Setting an atmosphere in which effective innovation becomes an ongoing part of your long term strategic planning is just the first step.
- The Strategies of the Innovation Process by M. Dana Baldwin (June, 2003)
- How to effectivedly and efficiently deal with innovation in the strategic planning process."
- The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design Will Lead You to Tomorrow's Profits by M. Dana Baldwin (July, 2003)
- When Strategies Go Bad by M. Dana Baldwin (April, 2004)
- Who are the Experts? by M. Dana Baldwin (September, 2004)
- Preventing Strategic Gridlock by M. Dana Baldwin (November, 2004)
- Marketing as Strategy by M. Dana Baldwin (May, 2005)
- Addressing the Challenge of China's Labor Cost Advantages by M. Dana Baldwin (July, 2005)
- Strengths and Weaknesses by M. Dana Baldwin (January, 2006)
- Focus by M. Dana Baldwin (March, 2006)
- Market Segmentation -- Starting with the Basics by M. Dana Baldwin (June, 2006)
- How is the 'Flat World' affecting your business? by M. Dana Baldwin (August, 2006)
- A recent book, The World is Flat - A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas L. Friedman, published by Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 2005, raises some critical questions for many businesses, small and large. Dana Baldwin explains...
- Execution - Why Good Plans Can Fail by M. Dana Baldwin (December, 2006)
- Dealing with a Low Cost Competitor by M. Dana Baldwin (March, 2007)
- Competing with a Low Cost Competitor by M. Dana Baldwin (June, 2007)
- Customer Loyalty -- Is it Your Company's Priority? by M. Dana Baldwin (November, 2007)
- Mentoring--Art or Science? by M. Dana Baldwin (March, 2008)
- Is Your Marketing Working for You? by M. Dana Baldwin (June, 2008)
- Follow-through -- the Key to Strategic Planning Success by M. Dana Baldwin (September, 2008)
- Are You Making these Mistakes in Your Succession Plan? by M. Dana Baldwin (November, 2008)
- Retaining Your Customers by M. Dana Baldwin (February, 2009)
- Improve Morale-- Increase Motivation! by M. Dana Baldwin (January, 2003)
- Is Your Company Taking Advantage of the Slow Economy? by M. Dana Baldwin (June, 2009)
- Are You Promoting Your People Wisely? by M. Dana Baldwin (September, 2009)
- What is the difference between a Business Plan and a Strategic Plan? by M. Dana Baldwin (November, 2009)
- Is Your Pricing Strategy Right? by M. Dana Baldwin (February, 2010)
- Here we go again - The end of Strategic Planning is forecast - again. by M. Dana Baldwin (April, 2010)
- Time to Start Planning for Growth - Step One: Analysis by M. Dana Baldwin (May, 2010)
- Time to Start Planning for Growth - Step One: Analysis by M. Dana Baldwin (June, 2010)
- Strategy Analysis: Expand by M. Dana Baldwin (August, 2010)
- Lean Thinking (Book Review) by Charles L. Bradford (April, 1999)
- Positioning - Managing Your Market Identity by Charles L. Bradford (April, 2000)
- 1) Take the time to establish a desired market identity based upon customers values, 2) develop true alignment with that identity, and 3) communicate your commitment and successes to the market.
- Good Input - The Foundation of Good Strategy by Chuck Bradford (July, 1998)
- Missing or faulty information leads to faulty decisions, unnecessary handicaps, unattainable expectations or (worst of all) strategic misdirection. Learn how to optimally manage input.
- Evaluating Acquisition Targets Part 1 by Robert Bradford (July, 2009)
- Attracting and Retaining the Best Employees by Robert W. Bradford (July, 2000)
- Create a real strength in attracting and retaining the best workers in your industry, and you will have a competitive advantage that few can match.
- Blown to Bits: How the New Economics of Information Transforms Strategy (Book Review) by Robert W. Bradford (January, 2001)
- Dealing with Powerful Customers by Robert W. Bradford (October, 1998)
- How can you deal with customers that demand benefits that are typical of a specialty product - high value added, high levels of customer support, service, quality, added features, etc. - while also demanding the lowest price?
- How Hits Happen (Book Review) by Robert W. Bradford (July, 1999)
- Support Strategy with Commitments by Robert W. Bradford (October, 1999)
- Strategy is more than just good ideas. You actually have to do something in order to bring about some results. At some point you must translate your nice words on paper into tangible things that you can do.
- Building Support for the Strategic Plan: Aligning Employees with Strategy by Robert W. Bradford (October, 2001)
- To transform your organization into the one you envision takes more than great strategy and implementation. You also need to make the strategy an integral part of the very fiber of your organization.
- Economic Commentary by Robert W. Bradford (April, 1998)
- Economic Commentary by Robert W. Bradford (July, 1998)
- What Does Your Company Mean? by Robert W. Bradford (May, 2002)
- Peter Drucker said it best: "The customer rarely thinks he is buying what you think you are selling". You are all wrapped up in your company while your customer is all wrapped up in his life. So what does your company mean?
- Good to Great (Book Review) by Robert W. Bradford (July, 2002)
- Aligning Departments with your Strategy by Robert W. Bradford (November, 2002)
- A look at various departments within a company and how their actions can help or hinder your strategic planning efforts. And some steps you can take to optimize the alignment between your departments and your strategy.
- The Easy way to Innovate is - the Hard way! by Robert W. Bradford (April, 2003)
- The types of innovation that work strategically - and why. Learn how to select innovation projects that will truly set you apart from your competitors and create sustainable strategic competencies.
- The Interrupted Recovery by Robert W. Bradford (July, 2003)
- The Interrupted Recovery, Redux by Robert W. Bradford (October, 2003)
- Communicating Your Strategic Plan with Employees by Robert W. Bradford (November, 2003)
- The Economy Starts to Work Harder by Robert W. Bradford (January, 2004)
- Whither the Economy in 2004? by Robert W. Bradford (April, 2004)
- Communicating Your Strategic Plan With Employees by Robert W. Bradford (May, 2004)
- Outsourcing: Menace or Gold Mine? by Robert W. Bradford (October, 2004)
- Understanding Your Value-creation Advantage by Robert W. Bradford (March, 2005)
- Understanding the Competitive Value of your Brand by Robert W. Bradford (September, 2005)
- Freakonomics (Book Review) by Robert W. Bradford (November, 2005)
- Why US Automaking Is Here To Stay by Robert W. Bradford (March, 2006)
- Implementation Advantage by Robert W. Bradford (April, 2006)
- 8 Tips for Better Strategic Planning in the Smaller Company by Robert W. Bradford (September, 2006)
- Disney Mobile - Is This Strategic Focus? by Robert W. Bradford (December, 2006)
- Execution and Executability by Robert W. Bradford (January, 2007)
- Time is Money--So get More Money by using Less Time! by Robert W. Bradford (April, 2007)
- Reflect on Success and Failure for Better Strategic Planning by Robert W. Bradford (July, 2007)
- Strategic Planning Lessons from Going Green by Robert W. Bradford (February, 2008)
- SWOT analysis Revisited by Robert W. Bradford (April, 2008)
- Fixing Your Balanced Scorecard by Robert W. Bradford (May, 2008)
- How can I use Simplified Strategic Planning at the Corporate Level? by Robert W. Bradford (July, 2008)
- Strategic Evaluation of Acquisition Targets by Robert W. Bradford (September, 2008)
- Competing with the Herd by Robert W. Bradford (January, 2009)
- Screening Acquisition Targets by Robert W. Bradford (October, 2008)
- Screening Acquisition Targets--Part II by Robert W. Bradford (November, 2008)
- Lessons from the Last Recession by Robert W. Bradford (March, 2009)
- Strategic Planning - Building Better Value Signals by Robert W. Bradford (May, 2009)
- Evaluating Acquisition Targets Part 2 by Robert W. Bradford (August, 2009)
- Gaining Strategic Alignment Between Business Units by Robert W. Bradford (October, 2009)
- Ways to Estimate Value When You Just Don't Know How to Price by Robert W. Bradford (January, 2010)
- Drowning in Strategic Initiatives? Here is a powerful tool for screening them out. by Robert W. Bradford (March, 2010)
- Why Your Strategy Needs to Change by Robert W. Bradford (April, 2010)
- We Never Have Time for Strategic Planning! by Robert W. Bradford (June, 2010)
- Finding Resistance by Robert W. Bradford (August, 2010)
- A Reassessment after Hurricane Katrina by Joseph G. Carson (October, 2005)
- To Be Successful Sell to Wants - Not Needs by Julie Chance (February, 2005)
- Jump Start Your Network with People You Already Know by Julie Chance (August, 2005)
- CheckCare (March, 2004)
- Integrating Culture with Your Strategy by Coolican Coolican and Jeannette Jackson (July, 1999)
- Few other aspects of your business have the capacity to increase employee productivity, streamline your work processes, and grow revenues in ways that are as powerful and predictable as your corporate culture.
- Leading Successful, Sustainable Change by John Covington (September, 2005)
- Executives Must Acknowledge the Importance of Trust by Stephen Dent (December, 2003)
- A Strategic Action Plan for Recession Resistant Marketing by Glenn Ebersole (February, 2007)
- Seven Strategic Actions To Deal With Change And Uncertainty In Business And Life by Glenn Ebersole (May, 2007)
- Strategic Thinking - A Wise Business Investment by Glenn Ebersole (August, 2007)
- Great Strategic Thinking -- Ten Essentials by Glenn Ebersole (December, 2007)
- Succession Planning--Ten Critical Mistakes to Avoid by Glenn Ebersole (February, 2008)
- Your Strategic Tool Kit by Glenn Ebersole (May, 2008)
- Strategic Thinking: 11 Critical Skills Needed by Glenn Ebersole (August, 2008)
- Managers and Change: An Oxymoron? by John Frank (August, 2003)
- Board Involvement in Strategic Planning by Denise Harrison (March, 2009)
- Three Keys to Recovery Success: Re-focus Your Efforts to Outperform Your Competition by Denise Harrison (May, 2010)
- Can Low Inflation and Strong Growth Continue in the US? by Denise A. Harrison (January, 2000)
- Growth & Prosperity: Productivity & Demographic Factors by Denise A. Harrison (October, 1999)
- Hard Land, Soft Landing - What will the impact be on the rest of the world? by Denise A. Harrison (April, 2001)
- Opportunities Abroad, Challenges with the Economy by Denise A. Harrison (July, 2000)
- Storm Clouds Looming? by Denise A. Harrison (January, 1999)
- The New Economy: What Is It? by Denise A. Harrison (April, 2000)
- The New Economy: What is it? How will it impact my business? by Denise A. Harrison (January, 2001)
- The New Economy - another buzzword! What does it mean? How big is it? What types of businesses are included in this sector of the economy? What to do about it?
- Turbulent Times: The Global Economy by Denise A. Harrison (July, 1999)
- US Slow-down; International Recovery by Denise A. Harrison (October, 2000)
- Value Migration (Book Review) by Denise A. Harrison (October, 1998)
- Weathering Uneven Economic Growth by Denise A. Harrison (April, 1999)
- Don't Disrespect the Tulip by Denise A. Harrison (October, 2001)
- Terrorist Attacks: The Aftermath by Denise A. Harrison (January, 2002)
- Emerging Trends as the Economy Turns the Corner by Denise A. Harrison (April, 2002)
- Global Ties Buoy International Trade by Denise A. Harrison (July, 2002)
- March to a Different Drummer by Denise A. Harrison (August, 2002)
- Choosing the best road for your company may or may not be the road less traveled, but it will be the right road for your company. You simply must capitalize on your unique mix of resources, capabilities and competencies.
- Economic Commentary by Denise A. Harrison (October, 2002)
- Recession! Recovery? Risks and Uncertainty by Denise A. Harrison (April, 2003)
- Lessons Learned in Aligning an Organization: Two Way Communication is Key by Denise A. Harrison (August, 2004)
- Strategic Planning: Sometimes a Road Less Traveled is Best by Denise A. Harrison (December, 2003)
- Innovation -- Where to Look for It by Denise A. Harrison (January, 2004)
- Strategy Bits by Denise A. Harrison (June, 2004)
- Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth by Denise A. Harrison (June, 2004)
- The Strategy Machine by Denise A. Harrison (July, 2004)
- You Have Successfully Outsourced by Denise A. Harrison (November, 2004)
- If you can't Beat 'em Join 'em. Working with/in China by Denise A. Harrison (October, 2005)
- Turn Your Threats into Opportunities by Denise A. Harrison (February, 2006)
- You are #1 in your Core Markets - Now, How Do You Grow? by Denise A. Harrison (May, 2006)
- Strategic Planning: Sometimes a Road Less Traveled is Best by Denise A. Harrison (July, 2006)
- Turn Your Threats into Opportunities by Denise A. Harrison (October, 2006)
- Winning Companies Focus on Winning Customers by Denise A. Harrison (March, 2007)
- Coming in Out of the Rain by Denise A. Harrison (June, 2007)
- When Is It Strategic to Say No to New Business? by Denise A. Harrison (September, 2007)
- WD-40 Finds Growth for 50 year-old Product by Denise A. Harrison (January, 2008)
- Acquisition Candidate Selection by Denise A. Harrison (June, 2008)
- Acquisitions: 8 Steps to Success by Denise A. Harrison (August, 2008)
- Acquisition Survey Results by Denise A. Harrison (December, 2008)
- Ten Reasons for Strategic Planning How to Make a CEO's Life Easier by Denise A. Harrison (March, 2008)
- Use the Recession to Trigger Rejuvenation: Develop a Strategy to Revitalize your Company by Denise A. Harrison (May, 2009)
- How Does Strategic Planning Deal with Seismic Changes in an Industry? by Denise A. Harrison (July, 2009)
- How Can Smaller Companies Compete and Win? by Denise A. Harrison (September, 2009)
- Acquisitions: Developing A Successful Integration Process by Denise A. Harrison (October, 2009)
- Strategic Planning: When Good Goals Go Bad by Denise A. Harrison (November, 2009)
- Lessons Learned from Boeing's Stumble: Risk Assessment is Key to a Successful Strategy by Denise A. Harrison (December, 2009)
- How to Strategically Position Your Company for Success in the Face of Changing Market Preferences by Denise A. Harrison (February, 2010)
- Success Sows the Seeds of Failure Toyota's Complacency Causes Reputation to Crash by Denise A. Harrison (March, 2010)
- Everyone Knows Execution is Important - So Why Do We Fail to Execute? by Denise A. Harrison (July, 2010)
- Building Customer Loyalty by Shep Hyken (May, 2002)
- Knowing how to keep existing customers happy is key to a company's continued success. Studies have also proven that it is much more expensive to attract a new customer to a business than to keep an existing one.
- IMPAX (February, 2003)
- Market Research An Update on Sources and Techniques for Your Strategic Planning Efforts by CSSP INC. (January, 2001)
- An informative introduction to both the "cheap and cheerful" approach to industry and competitive research as well as the more expensive attacks (in terms of both time and money).
- Online Competitive Intelligence (Book Review) by CSSP INC. (April, 2001)
- Permission Marketing (Book Review) by CSSP INC. (April, 2000)
- Strategic Management: 3 Steps to the Cycle of Success by CSSP INC. (January, 1999)
- The Balanced Scorecard (Book Review) by CSSP INC. (April, 1998)
- The Success Zone: Aligning Your Business Model and Risk Profile by CSSP INC. (July, 2002)
- A realistic evaluation of your organization's personality and risk orientation and a corresponding alignment of your business model will improve your chances of success.
- Troubled Times Call for Discipline by CSSP INC. (February, 2003)
- Generate a solid financial performance in slow economic times: 1) continue to create innovative products; 2) maintain a low cost structure that enables low prices; 3) connect more closely with your customer!
- Strategy Lessons - This Time It's Personal! by CSSP INC. (August, 2004)
- Now, Discover Your Strengths by CSSP INC. (January, 2004)
- Competing with China: Finding the Right Customers by CSSP INC. (January, 2005)
- Building Advantage via Proprietary Positioning by CSSP INC. (August, 2005)
- Innovation for the Rest of Us by CSSP INC. (November, 2005)
- Tales from the Strategy Vault by CSSP INC. (January, 2006)
- Competing with a Market Leader by CSSP INC. (July, 2006)
- What is the Key to Your Business Success? by CSSP INC. (August, 2006)
- Passion for Performance by CSSP INC. (October, 2006)
- Four Keys to a Turnaround by CSSP INC. (January, 2007)
- Lessons for the Hedgehog by CSSP INC. (April, 2007)
- Should Your Organization be Ambidextrous? by CSSP INC. (July, 2007)
- Are You Ready for the Challenge of Strategic Planning? by CSSP INC. (October, 2007)
- Aligning Strategy with Operations by CSSP INC. (February, 2004)
- Export Now! Four great reasons to join the Global Marketplace by CSSP INC. (April, 2008)
- Can HP teach an Old Dog New Tricks? by CSSP INC. (July, 2008)
- Three Recession Strategies for a Strong Business by CSSP INC. (October, 2008)
- Four Steps to Improving Human Capital by CSSP INC. (February, 2009)
- Three Strategic Tips for Your Recession Survival Kit by CSSP INC. (April, 2009)
- Get Ready for the Recovery by CSSP INC. (June, 2009)
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