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The Two Workshop Process for Developing a Strategy

Mention that you are devising a new strategy and your staff will probably be full of dread. And cynicism! After all, the last one may not have amounted to much! Here’s my Two Workshop Process to devise a practice group … Continue reading

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Do Partners Really Buy-in to Change at Your Firm?

Most organisations are not good at implementing projects that require people to work differently (eg new appraisal processes, mentoring programmes, key account programmes, new IT add-on systems etc). Programmes get initiated, but often fizzle out  before any great added value … Continue reading

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The Essence of Strategy is Choosing What NOT to Do

These wise words came from the great strategist Michael E Porter. Look at it this way: Can you spend even more hours in the office? Are you only operating at 70% brainpower, with some spare neurons you can call on? … Continue reading

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