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14 Oct 25

LEADERS SET THE TONE FOR STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION & ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS

Last month, I had the privilege of facilitating a strategy validation workshop. During his closing remark, the board chair emphasized the need for unity of purpose, focus on results and positivity going forward. He suggested that most missed targets under the previous strategic plan could be attributed to low levels…

07 Oct 25

Mindset Overhaul: The Cornerstone of Strategic Success

In July 2025, at the end of a strategy validation workshop for an institution that was developing their second strategic plan, we held a session titled “Way Forward.” The main objective of this session was to bring to highlight the issues that needed to be addressed as a matter of…

12 Jul 25

REAL STRATEGY INFLUENCES WHAT YOU DO NOT CONTROL

During a recent strategic planning workshop I facilitated, a participant raised an interesting question that almost turned the whole process upside down viz “what is the end goal of implementing all these initiatives?” He then proceeded to ask “what if members, regulators and all these external stakeholders do not respond…

16 Apr 24

STRATEGIC PLANNING: JUST ONE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE IN STRATEGIC RISK MANAGEMENT

During a recent workshop, the role of strategic planning in managing upside and downside risk emerged. During the discussion, examples of companies that went into decline despite having well designed strategic plans as well as those that had excelled without strategic planning were given. In addition, examples of companies that…

06 Mar 24

INNOVATION IS NOT ALL ABOUT DOWNSIDE RISK

During the strategy workshop I referenced in my previous two articles, there was also a discussion about how failure to innovate – read adopt new technology – could lead to non-achievement of objectives. In this regard I deliberately moderated the discussion towards use of innovation as a risk management tool.…

29 Jul 23

WHY NOT LEAD USING ANSWERS?

When I emphasized about the significance of using questions in lead strategic leadership, I received a call from a friend who was not convinced about the approach. His main concern was that a leader who avoids giving candid and firm answers runs the risk of being perceived as weak and…

27 Jul 23

QUESTIONS: THE KEY TO STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

While facilitating a strategy review meeting for a faith-based organization in 2019, my attention was drawn to a unique approach by the Executive Director, who kept asking questions to participants and hardly came up with any solid recommendations regarding strategic choices. Group work was the predominant approach during the workshop…

19 Jul 23

GOOD GOVERNANCE IS BENEFICIAL TO SMEs

In June 2023, a business person dismissed an example I gave about Chase Bank while illustrating why he need to enhance governance is his company as a “Big Company Problem.” My efforts to illustrate how the issues were relevant to his business were met with a lot of resistance. For…

Governance & Leadership

LEADERS SET THE TONE FOR STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION & ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS

Mindset Overhaul: The Cornerstone of Strategic Success

REAL STRATEGY INFLUENCES WHAT YOU DO NOT CONTROL

STRATEGIC PLANNING: JUST ONE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE IN STRATEGIC RISK MANAGEMENT

INNOVATION IS NOT ALL ABOUT DOWNSIDE RISK

WHY NOT LEAD USING ANSWERS?

QUESTIONS: THE KEY TO STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

GOOD GOVERNANCE IS BENEFICIAL TO SMEs

LEADERS SET THE TONE FOR STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION & ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS

Mindset Overhaul: The Cornerstone of Strategic Success

REAL STRATEGY INFLUENCES WHAT YOU DO NOT CONTROL

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