This article is an excerpt from my upcoming book Called “The Triple Double: How to Double your Revenues, Profits and Valuation” and you’re the first to see it. It’s longer than usual as I wanted to give you a useful framework to help your management team develop a strategic plan for your business and for … Continue reading Management’s Role in Developing Strategy
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Effective Oversight of Strategy – Part Two: Purpose and How your Values Create Strategy
This week, we’ll continue our discussion of strategic oversight by exploring the Purpose, which is the actual formulation, evaluation, and approval of your strategy. Today, we will discuss the first part of purpose—your values—and how they impact your strategic direction. There is a lot of important information here and I’m condensing it drastically to fit … Continue reading Effective Oversight of Strategy – Part Two: Purpose and How your Values Create Strategy
Cyber Security Tips for your Business
Cyber security is big news these days and a major threat to all organizations as criminals attempt to hold computers—and your business—hostage in exchange for payments to bitcoin before they release their stranglehold on your bits and bytes. This is serious stuff as global companies like Target and Home Depot, government departments, and even private … Continue reading Cyber Security Tips for your Business
The Effective Oversight of Strategy
I have just completed the Institute of Corporate Director’s (ICD) program which began for me in Winnipeg last September and finished in Edmonton this past weekend. The course is offered across the country by the ICD and you can take the four modules in different cities. It was a powerful learning experience and will help … Continue reading The Effective Oversight of Strategy
Lifetime Value of my Job!
My wife was buying a blazer for our daughter and asked the clerk about the store’s return policy, knowing that teenagers change their minds. “Thirty days for a refund, then a store credit,” was the clerk’s reply. Satisfied, my wife bought the blazer. Our teenager, however, wasn’t satisfied. When my wife tried to return the … Continue reading Lifetime Value of my Job!
Lessons From The Ski Hill
We just returned from our annual ski trip to Panorama and I’m pleased to report there were no broken bones or broken relationships! Here are some of the things we learned from having five people and lots of stuff jammed together for five days of fun. Skill = Performance = Fun As everyone spent more … Continue reading Lessons From The Ski Hill
One Year Wiser
Our eldest daughter Anastasia just celebrated her 19th birthday. Over dinner, we discussed her experiences, what she saw as the highlights, and what she’s learned in the past year. In your business, do you celebrate your birthdays, think about what you’ve experienced and learned, and plan for the next year? Entrepreneurs and their privately held … Continue reading One Year Wiser
Winter Tires
The first time we hit the ditch, I was a kid sleeping in the back seat when my Dad hit some black ice. Our big Oldsmobile 88, wearing all season tires, lost traction, ploughed through the ditch and right into a farmer’s field. The best part was my Dad just kept on driving, snow flying … Continue reading Winter Tires
What is Strategy?
Strategy is the proactive focus and alignment of your resources so you can provide optimal value to your ideal customers. It is how you create your ideal future business. Your strategy is not about your technical skills or your methodologies or processes. It’s about the results you create for your customers and clients. They probably … Continue reading What is Strategy?
Accelerating First Quarter Success
The first quarter is well underway. Business optimism is increasing, the oil price is holding above $50, and there are positive economic indicators both north and south of the border. It’s time to step on the gas…especially if you’re in the energy sector! To help you achieve a record first quarter, here are best practices … Continue reading Accelerating First Quarter Success
