Take Strategy Seriously

Eric Brown pointed me to a nice piece by Ed Burrows in Harvard Management Update on the Four Fatal Flaws of Strategic Planning. No, I'm not going to open up the dead or alive debate again. That debate doesn't seem to push the learning any further. But...

Where's the Strategy?

Association Trends did a survey of association executives and reports on it in a recent issue. It talks about their confidence in their industries, in the U.S. economy, and their projections about things like upcoming meeting attendance.I first learned of this report...

Where’s the Strategy?

Association Trends did a survey of association executives and reports on it in a recent issue. It talks about their confidence in their industries, in the U.S. economy, and their projections about things like upcoming meeting attendance.I first learned of this report...

More on Why "Branding" Scares Me

Thanks to Ira Koretsky for pointing me to the rationale that the Sci-Fi Channel gave for changing its name to Syfy.By changing the name to Syfy, which remains phonetically identical, the new brand broadens perceptions and embraces a wider and more diverse range of...

More on Why “Branding” Scares Me

Thanks to Ira Koretsky for pointing me to the rationale that the Sci-Fi Channel gave for changing its name to Syfy.By changing the name to Syfy, which remains phonetically identical, the new brand broadens perceptions and embraces a wider and more diverse range of...
Jamie Notter