Category: The Triple Double™

When I competed in triathlons more than a few years ago, I read everything I could to learn how to perform better…because the internet and YouTube hadn’t been invented yet. Since I had been riding a bike most of my life, I thought I knew everything about cycling. Wrong. It turns out there is a … Continue reading Business Lessons from Cycling:
Spin the Box

The best way to grow your business and increase your revenue—without investing any money in advertising or expansion—is to proactively provide more value to your best clients and customers. Innovation simply means improving your existing products or processes and creating new ones. Innovation comes from three places: The front lines The middle out The top … Continue reading Innovative Growth

It’s back to school time across the country and in our house. This year was very different for us. Julia, our youngest daughter, flapped her long, graceful wings, and flew out of the nest all the way to Toronto. That’s pretty good for her first flight! She is pursuing her education and career in fashion … Continue reading Back To School

At a board meeting with new board members that I was facilitating, the first things the new members asked for was a detailed explanation of the current financial position, the status of performance on major projects and initiatives, and what the major risks facing the organization were. That’s a great perspective for any board member … Continue reading Effective Oversight of Strategy – Perspective

When we were little kids, we played street hockey until our toes froze (or until mom called us in). The games were played to ten, and we always kept score. The best businesses keep score, constantly, of their most important strategic metrics. Strategy is the outcome of what you do everyday! The three most important … Continue reading Effective Oversight of Strategy — It’s All About Results

Every time I get on an airplane, I’m grateful the pilots are following their checklists. They’ve got their iPads out and are walking through the checklists, never relying on their memory to do something they’ve done thousands of times. They’ve got a process! In this issue, we’ll continue to discuss the framework of strategy oversight … Continue reading Effective Oversight of Strategy – What’s Your Process?

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. There is a lot of important information here and I’m condensing it drastically to fit in a newsletter. If you want more information on any of these topics, just let me … Continue reading Effective Oversight of Strategy – Management’s Role: Part 2

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

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