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“Rowing a race is an art, not a frantic scramble. It must be rowed with head power as well as hand power. From the first stroke all thoughts of the other crew must be blocked out. Your thoughts must be directed to you and your own boat, always positive, never negative.”
Read MoreTopics: Strategic Discipline, Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Leadership DNA, leadership commitment, Effective Leadership, leadership meetings, The Boys in the Boat
Trends have become an increasing focus in our Gazelles coaching practices with our customers each Annual Planning session.
Read MoreTopics: Strategic Learning, Growth Summit. Learning, Strategic Learning Cycle
Malcolm Gladwell’s book, David and Goliath is about what happens when ordinary people confront giants. By “giants,” Gladwell means powerful opponents of all kinds—from armies and mighty warriors to disability, misfortune, and oppression.
Read MoreTopics: strategy, strategy decisions, OUTTHINK THE COMPETITION, Malcom Gladwell
Topics: strategy, Strategic Planning, strategy decisions, OUTTHINK THE COMPETITION
The following blog was published on March 9th of 2015. I’m on vacation this week. With the first quarter of 2017 ending, I thought it a good time to remind you of the importance of quarterly planning and the value Annual planning provides for this.
Read MoreTopics: quarterly meetings, Annual Plan, Strategic Planning, quarterly plan, eNPS
Is it possible that a few small wins could make a dramatic improvement in your businesses cash flow?
Read MoreTopics: Cash, Cash Decisions, Four Decisions: CASH, The Power of One
Topics: Four Decisions, Cash Conversion Cycle, Cash, Growth Sucks Cash
Topics: People, People Decisions, Cash, Labor Efficiency Ratio, Simple Numbers Straight Talk Big Profits
Over the weekend, I watched HBO’s The Gathering Storm and Into the Storm, the story of Winston Churchill’s climb, tenure, and eventual departure as Prime Minister of the British Empire.
Read MoreTopics: Core Purpose, Great Game of Business, Core Purpose, Clarity of Purpose,
Last Tuesday I visited my lunch buddy AJ at school. A teacher thanked me in the school lobby for what I was doing.
Read MoreTopics: Strategic Discipline, habits, Execution, The Coaching Habit
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Doug Wick, President
Positioning Systems
The Strategic Discipline Blog focuses on midsize business owners with a ravenous appetite to improve his or her leadership skills and business results.
Our 3 disciplines include:
- Priorities
- Metrics
- Meeting Rhythms
