Monthly Archives: May 2009

‘Brainstorming’ is when ideas are generated to discover a solution to a seemingly impossible to solve problem. The rules and guidelines for brainstorming are well documented. Read them and follow them, this is not a good place to reinvent the … Continue reading →

Vagueness is different from ambiguity. We define ‘ambiguity’ as something that is hard to know. It may be ‘unknowable’ and we just have to find a way to creatively cope. ‘Vague’ on the other hand is something that can be … Continue reading →

In the next meeting you attend, take notes and underline the ‘buzzwords’: words, concepts and phrases that could have more than one meaning and therefore open to misinterpretation. Perform the following tasks: Underline the words, concepts and phrases you do … Continue reading →

Successful Strategy Execution requires you to climb at least two mountains. The first ‘Mountain’ is for you to understand: What is the problem? What are the options? What are the barriers? What is the optimal solution? What are the side … Continue reading →

This phrase is very popular among golfers. The same applies to Strategy Execution also. Many tasks and activities have low visibility but need to get done. These are in the background, are thankless, tedious, require hard work, but nevertheless, if … Continue reading →

Which one is more important? Both of course. Each has a different reason to exist. Do not confuse one with the other. Analyzing what has happened in the past will tell you only about the past, not about the future. … Continue reading →

Every organization needs a good mix of ‘Line’ versus ‘Staff’. The ‘Line’ managers are accountable for getting things done and ‘Staff’ add value to the efforts of the ‘Line’ managers. Think of the ‘Line’ as the ‘Do’ers’ and the ‘Staff’ … Continue reading →

If you find yourself repeating yourself and saying the same thing over and over again without much progress, read on… Complexity of messaging is directly related to number of stakeholders, partners, internal teams and external customers. If there are no … Continue reading →