Strategic Planning

Introduction Webster’s defines strategy as a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim (Mirriam-Webster Dictionary, 2016). The business version is the plan that dictates where the company will be in the future and a... READ MORE

Strategy can be described as a have and have nots in the corporate world. Large corporate enterprises can use one of the “Big 5” consulting firms that tap into their industry experts. The consultants can perform deep research and analysis... READ MORE

Napoléon Bonaparte wasn’t the first to apply strategic thought on the battlefield, but he was very close to mastering it during his numerous campaigns. While he was famous for dividing armies to make easier to conquer, his most effective strategies... READ MORE

The 9x organizational change management approach takes the positive attributes of each of the previously mentioned change theories.  Like Lewin’s “Freeze Model” this approach goes beyond the quantitative aspects to place focus on the people impacted by the change. The... READ MORE

Developed by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, Nudge Theory was made popular in the self-named book that capitalized on their works Nobel prize in economics. The theory focuses on how our brains have built-in cognitive biases that prevent us from... READ MORE

In 1998, Jeff Hiatt developed a practical change tool focused on the people element of change. The model was intended to be a coaching and mentoring tool to help employees through the change process and determine if activities were having... READ MORE