Strategic Thinking & Strategic Action

Fostering strategic thinking and strategic action by organizational leaders since 2007.

Here’s the recipe for a great New Year for your business
Strategic planning Lee Crumbaugh Strategic planning Lee Crumbaugh

Here’s the recipe for a great New Year for your business

The New Year is almost upon us and for most of us serves as a bright line between what we have been doing and what we will do. It’s undeniable that now is a great time to take stock before plunging in to make positive change for your business.

The recipe: Strategic focus to specific action. As a cook, especially in the holiday season I think a lot about what I am going to cook and bake for holiday events. Let’s translate that to business and see what you can cook up for a better future for your business.

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Bridge the strategy gap
Strategic planning Lee Crumbaugh Strategic planning Lee Crumbaugh

Bridge the strategy gap

With the recent collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in nearby Baltimore, bridges are on my mind.

Given my romance with epic bridges, it is no surprise that I have often likened creating a strategic plan to building a bridge to the future.

I have used the bridge analogy for years. As president of the Association for Strategic Planning (now the International Association for Strategy Professionals), more than a decade ago I started my quest to bridge what I (and others) called “the strategy gap.”

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22 principles I have learned from being an athlete
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22 principles I have learned from being an athlete

This post speaks to what I see as the strategies,habits and actions taken over time that lead to improvement and success. In essence, I believe that what it takes for long-term success in sport applies equally well to success in business and other walks of life. Over 57 years of athletics - running, triathlon, biking, swimming, spin classes, abs workouts, speed skating, golf, tennis and even some sailing - wisdom accrues. As a strategy consultant and business coach, I constantly find myself applying what I have learned from being an athlete to my work improving organizations and coaching decision makers. Here are 22 principles that have stuck with me as a result of decades of training, competing and coaching.

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