by Steve Garchow | Sep 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ever say to yourself, “Wow, they don’t understand me at all!” That happens a lot in business, and often we ascribe negative attributes to someone who fits this description. We think: they’re not listening; they’re too busy talking; or they’re so full of themselves....
by Steve Garchow | Aug 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Corporate strategy formation is poorly performed today. Recent surveys indicate only 50% of strategies have a positive impact. Many of our leading corporations like J & J, Motorola and Kodak have selected a strategic pathway, only to find success stymied. Some...
by Steve Garchow | May 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
One reason many executives resist strategic activity is their concern over the activity’s wasted effort. They feel strategy setting requires the company’s most expensive employees to step away from operational activity and sit for hours reviewing fancy PowerPoint...
by Steve Garchow | May 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
In 1878, Thomas Edison began his experiments to invent the incandescent light bulb. Not until October of 1879 was he able to conduct his first successful test. Edison later commented, “I never considered my attempts as failures; I just found 10,000 ways not to make a...
by Steve Garchow | May 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
The problem. According to a recent PriceWaterhouseCoopers report, 80% of lost company value is the result of poor strategy, not operational errors. Other studies indicate that half of all executives believe that they are implementing a poor strategy. These facts beg...
by Steve Garchow | Apr 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Most executives believe that by collecting data about their strategic challenge, using their own business knowledge, and applying some logic will guide development of a successful strategy. But if that is all that is required, why do so many company strategies fail?...
