by Steve Garchow | Mar 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
From living in Australia for six years, my family and I have become fascinated with the Tasmanian Tiger. It would not be surprising if you’ve never heard of it because the “marsupial wolf” was classified as extinct before 1940. One of only two known carnivorous...
by Steve Garchow | Feb 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
It seems every CEO I speak with knows that company strategy is important and it is their job to ensure a successful one is in place. But developing the optimal strategy appears to be elusive for many. Sometimes this lack of success occurs because companies have not...
by Steve Garchow | Apr 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Those of us aspiring to be better leaders can learn from the animal kingdom. This is a fable about how animals evolved their traits to survive in the wild. Leaders, too, need to evolve to thrive in the corporate jungle. In the beginning all animals were equal. But...
by Steve Garchow | Mar 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
A recent survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers indicated that over 50% of executives feel their company’s strategy will not lead to company success.Other surveys corroborate that strategic decision-making in corporate America is poorly performed. Certainly no executive...
by Steve Garchow | Mar 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Many executives believe that the strategic planning process is synonymous with strategy formation. Wikipedia acknowledges the relationship between the two with the following definition: “Strategic planning is an organization’s process of defining its strategy,...
by Steve Garchow | Feb 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Like many growing up in the 1960’s, I watched a lot of Warner Brothers cartoons on a Saturday morning. But one that always infuriated me was the Roadrunner series. Remember the plots? Wylie Coyote, desperate for a roadrunner dinner, planned and implemented strategy...
