Category: Strategic Planning

Let’s talk about the concept of the Strategic Pause: The problem with hasty decisions The English say “Look Before You Leap,” and ours (in Poland) is not too different: – “Think first, act later.” Agility is one thing, but diving into action without a strategy is like jumping without a parachute. In the constant whirlwind […]

Seven Mistakes That Cause Resistance in Strategy Implementing a new strategy in an organization often causes uncertainty, stress, frustration, or anxiety. What’s more, even if you’re convinced that your strategy is the right one, it doesn’t automatically mean that others will accept it. Resistance to changes in the organization is natural. Disapproval can stem from fears […]

Strategy, as long is on paper, is only imagination. Strategy execution is crucial. The ones who know me, know I like to use analogies: Often, in stock photography, success is depicted as reaching a mountain summit. So let’s use this analogy to closer explain the essence of the strategy execution. And at the end, there is […]

Nobody likes to change plans. So if something goes wrong, we often try to conjure reality from wishes: “We will recover yet!”  “The beginning of the year is always difficult” However, when it goes well, we tend to be cautiously optimistic: „Let’s wait till next quarter”, „It can still be different” (especially if the bonus […]