Leadership Xpressions
History of Strategy

History of Strategy

Corporate strategy has evolved:      ·  1960’s:  strategy = corporate planning      ·  1970’s:  diversification and ...

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Change Agents?

Change Agents?

“This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.”    ...

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Communicating via Email

Communicating via Email

Communication is 7% words, 38% vocal and 55% visual. So, if on the phone, you do not receive the 55% visual. If via email, you lose out on the visual and vocal, and only receive the 7% words. ...

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Transformation Failures

Transformation Failures

Xerox CEO Ursula Burns said, “If you don’t’ transform your company, you’re stuck.” Yet, 75% of transformations ultimately fail. How does a company transform for ...

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Global Supply Chain

Global Supply Chain

Half the revenues of American companies are coming from abroad.  As well, their products are increasingly coming from abroad. For example, the San Francisco/Oakland Bay bridge outsourced ...

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Purpose of Strategy

Purpose of Strategy

In a recent conversation with an airline executive, he said that the process of creating a strategy is more important than the resulting document. This is because the executive conversations ...

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What If We Did Not Change?

What If We Did Not Change?

Consider this letter of caution written on January 31, 1829 by future President Martin Van Buren to President Andrew Jackson: The canal system of this country is being threatened by the spread of ...

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What If We Did Not Change?

What If We Did Not Change?

Consider this letter of caution written on January 31, 1829 by future President Martin Van Buren to President Andrew Jackson: The canal system of this country is being threatened by the spread of ...

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Communications 3C's

Communications 3C's

The 3 C’s:  1.  Connection (about them),       –Build rapport – personalize/customize       — Build the highway before ...

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Organizational Mindset

Organizational Mindset

For more than 75% of companies, innovation is in the top 3 for priorities (Source:  BCG 2013).Innovation is based on an organizational mindset, which includes: 1.  Inspiration  ...

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