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Commitment is an Action
When is it okay to be wishy-washy? It’s perfectly acceptable to be undecided in a restaurant while ordering food. It’s fine to hedge your bets in a game of fantasy football. It is not okay to be uncommitted in the cockpit of a $30 million F-16 fighter jet. When engaging enemy forces in combat, the…
Read MoreThe 8 Basic Components of a Strategic Plan
How to Create a Strategic Plan I was recently having dinner with a business colleague, and he asked me, “Have you ever heard of EOS®, the Entrepreneurial Operating System®?” I told him I had. He then said, “What’s your take on it?” I get this question often, not just about EOS®, but also about strategic…
Read MoreHow to Measure the Success of a Strategic Plan
What Makes for a Successful Strategic Plan? A few years ago, I showed up at the kickoff meeting of a strategic planning engagement I’d been hired to facilitate. One of the company owners pulled me aside before the beginning of the session and said, “Look, I don’t believe in these things. I’ve been through a…
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