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Having just returned from Annual Planning with one of my customers in California, I’ve enlisted the aid of guest blogger, Karoline Clarke (click on the link to discover her blogs here on Strategic Discipline) to provide ideas on how to advance the concepts of green principles to enhance your business. I’ll be next week with more on how to build a Strategy to Win.
Read MoreTopics: Work Environment, Green, Eco-friendly, waste audit
There is no perfect strategy—nothing can guarantee your business a sustainable competitive advantage.
Read MoreTopics: strategy, strategy decisions, Playing To Win, Strategy - How, Strategy Traps, Winning Strategy
One of my customers is growing fast. They’ve added 25 employees this year, increased revenue 45%, and plan to acquire additional companies to fuel their growth to add new people over the next three years.
Read MoreTopics: strategy, Core Competencies, Strategy Decision, Playing To Win, Core Capabilities, Strategy - How
My oldest brother, Jim Wick, was quadriplegic. I still remember the day I found out. I was a sophomore in college. On my way to church Sunday, Mother’s Day, May 1973, my brother, Gary, met me and solemnly told me about Jim’s accident in Columbus, Ohio. My brother Jim was a drag racer. The two cars he and his partner raced were Matchmaker, and Widowmaker. That morning at the Spring Nationals, competing in Matchmaker, a 1968 Plymouth Super Sport Barracuda he’d been badly hurt.
Read MoreTopics: Karoline Clarke, Handicap Accessibility, Disability, Jim Wick, Disability Rights, ADA
“…strategy is disciplined thinking that requires tough choices and is all about winning.” ~ A.G. Lafley, Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works.
Read MoreTopics: strategy, Strategy Decision, Playing To Win, Strategy - How, A.G. Lafley
Topics: strategy, Playing To Win, Your Winning Aspiration, How To Win, Strategy - How
Topics: Leadership Training, leadership, manager, Performance Management, Attitude, Responsibility, Why Employees Leave
My first job in radio taught me valuable lessons about character. As an introvert, being a radio salesperson wasn’t easy for me. It was difficult to call on business people who didn’t believe in radio advertising, let alone our small FM radio station, and get rejected repeatedly ten to fifteen times a day! It was hard on my self-esteem.
Read MoreTopics: habits, Success Habit, Winning Habit, Character
A customer of mine, who I’ve worked with on and off for the past ten years, recently contacted me to start our coaching relationship again.
Read MoreTopics: Culture of Discipline, metrics, Business Vision, Execution, Vision, Alan Mulally, American Icon
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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.
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