Check out these two alignment scenarios. Scenario 1: Jake was excited when things started. He was leading a major strategic initiative that was launched and backed by the senior executives and importantly, the CEO. He was chosen because of his obvious capabilities, extensive knowledge of the business, and his outstanding performance as a high potential […]
The Time Is Now Many businesses are facing an existential threat. For some, It’s already too late. Economic advisors are warning the reboot needs to start now because all indications are that waiting too long will plummet the country into an unprecedented depression. The Need Is Urgent Leaders need to rethink many aspects of how […]
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to sit with business leaders at a First Business breakfast seminar and hear both an overview of the current talent acquisition situation in Wisconsin and an informative panel discussion of key questions. According to many sources, talent acquisition is the number one issue facing businesses in Wisconsin. I […]
It turns out there’s good and bad news in this one statement: unemployment is very low. The good news is that with the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years, more Americans are working than ever before. The bad news is that talent to staff and grow a business is very scarce and is a top […]
We are very excited to announce our first Strategy for Nonprofits workshop occurring Tuesday, August 20, 2019 in Madison, WI. Our objective for the day is that every organization represented walks out at the end of the day with a strategy that helps them achieve their goals. For more information or to schedule a workshop […]
You can read about the 8 Benefits of ThinkWay’s leading collaborative strategy development methodology here. Now, on top of those benefits, here are the 8 benefits of the exclusive ThinkPoints® web app for focusing, aligning, and tracking execution in your organization. Captures and preserves all input from ThinkWay’s leading collaborative strategy development methodology Identifies execution […]
Today, ThinkWay fielded a strategy research survey. We are hoping to uncover the current understanding and practice of strategy across many businesses, industries, nonprofits, educational institutions, and churches. If you could, we would appreciate your participation in this survey too. Please click on the link below. [Strategy Research Survey] The survey is for businesses of […]
The Iceberg of Ignorance was published way back in 1989 by Sidney Yoshida. It contended that front line workers know 100% of the problems, supervisors 74%, middle managers 9%, and executives a measly 4%. Thus, it was popularized that executives were only aware of the “tip of the iceberg” when it came to problems in […]
Check out this video of Bob Taylor from Taylor Guitars. Seems like a great message of stewarding our precious natural resources.
If you want internal innovation, know this: that old approach of using suggestion boxes doesn’t work. People might provide some ideas, fewer even worth pursuing, but nothing gets done and the suggestion box ends up breeding cynicism. That’s not how Millennials work anyway. And decreeing from on high that everyone needs to be more innovative […]
