Listen to my conversation on Forbes.com on how strategic thinking creates a new lens to view your business. Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate… READ MORE

While competitors are looking to cut costs, you should be thinking about where to increase them. Listen below to my interview from Forbes.com for more. Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate… READ MORE

I had the privilege of speaking with Jim Blasingame on his Forbes.com program called “The Small Business Advocate” about a range of strategic thinking topics. Click “Listen Now” to hear our conversation. Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate… READ MORE

I had the privilege of speaking with Jim Blasingame on his Forbes.com program called “The Small Business Advocate” about a range of strategy topics. Click “Listen Now” to hear our conversation. Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate… READ MORE

Once we’ve determined where we’re currently investing our resources (time, talent and budget), the next step is to think through the context of the business to understand “What’s happening?” Before a pilot takes the plane up, he reviews a pre-flight checklist to determine what’s happening in the current location and along the way to the final destination. In the same spirit, we need to evaluate what are the key issues occurring in the four… READ MORE

A recent article in Forbes Magazine by Lee Gomes said that a more effective form of innovation than disruption is to do a Deep Dive. Since this also happens to be the title of my new book on strategic thinking (Deep Dive: The Proven Method for Building Strategy, Focusing Your Resources and Taking Smart Action), I decided to investigate further. Gomes’ perspective on a Deep Dive is that a company’s intense focus on addressing their key business… READ MORE