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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. Unsurprisingly, majority of the participants […]
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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 indecisive. He also wondered whether […]
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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 with participants regularly breaking into […]
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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 starters, Chase Bank collapsed in […]
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