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Strategic Thinking

Actively look for disconfirming evidence. Imagine the decision went badly, then figure out probable reasons. 

Redefine

Every great company has redefined the business that it's in. Has your company? 

Questions

Knowing the right questions is much harder than having the answers.

Strategy

Attempting to run a business without a strategy is a losing proposition. 

Strategy

When it comes to effective decision making, not knowing that you cannot predict is a bigger sin than not being able to predict.

Strategy

An article titled "Turning Great Strategy into Great Performance" indicates that 37% of a strategy's potential is lost due to poor alignment. 

Strategy

Improved business performance is not just about leadership and management principles; it is heavily dependent on strategy execution. 

Success

While your core mission may stay the same, the way you define success in achieving it may change over time. 

Strategy

Strategies have intended outcomes and goals - and its critically helpful if those outcomes and goals are clear enough that success or failure will be indisputable. 

Disagreements

Disagreements in meetings end up benefiting everyone in the long run, because it's far better to learn about problems from colleagues when there's still time to fix them than from your customers after it's too late.