By Jeremiah DeGollon Every day I meet with senior executives and leaders in a vast array of industries and markets. Over time, I’ve come to notice that the challenges leaders and organizations face are not that far off from one another. Recently, I met with our Client …
Strategy Formulation & Execution
Success Stories – Colleague Retention Drives Financial Results at One Community Bank
One Community Bank The result of a successful merger between Oregon Community Bank and McFarland State Bank, One Community Bank’s (OCB) mission is to service clients, support colleagues, and invest in communities. The modern, forward-leaning organization takes a client-centric …
Designing Your Organization with Thoughtful Intent
By: Steve King Reportedly the late management and leadership guru Peter Drucker used to get in front of crowds and pose this question, “What single person do you imagine has the most influence over the …
75 Stories – Lori Cross, Instructor
This year marks our 75th Anniversary. To celebrate, we’re publishing 75 stories about members of our community. Lori Cross serves as a CPED instructor and has taught a variety of topics for the past thirteen …
How Flexible is Your Business Strategy?
By: Harvey Bergholz Do you know what these four companies have in common? US Air Dexter Shoes The Buffalo News World Book Encyclopedia Together, over a decade’s time, they generated billions of dollars’ worth of …
4 Ways to Keep Strategic Planning Focused
By: Harvey Bergholz Imagine you’ve been tagged with facilitating a business strategy workgroup. Having participated in similar planning exercises before, you know the traps that can keep the group from achieving high-value outcomes. Often, people …
Is it Time to Review Your Organization’s Design?
By: Jeff Chan Have you heard the saying, “Every organization is perfectly designed to get the results it gets”? Unfortunately, the design is usually not the product of an intentional and deliberate process. Instead, organizations …
A Framework for Strategic Growth: Deliberations and Decisions
By: Harvey Bergholz A wonderful executive I worked with for years was fond of saying to the senior team at each year’s strategy review meeting, “You can’t stand still on a bicycle. It’s either forward …
4 Strategic Capabilities Needed in Leaders
By: Steve King One of the most common questions we hear from clients is: “How can I create leaders who have strategic capabilities?” Organizations need leaders who can develop and implement strategies, so it’s understandable …