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Is This Your Strategy’s #1 Challenge?

In too many organizations, the conversation about strategy comes down to one simple idea: “What can we do right now?” Not, “what should we do right now?” But “can.” That’s a problem because more and more in our businesses, the challenges we are facing aren’t about a skills gap, but are more so caused […]

Long Term Strategy Made the Super Bowl…SUPER!

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! If you are almost anywhere in the world, you know that the Big Game is about to begin in a few hours… I’m sure you likely have an idea of which teams are playing and if not….you have another reason or two for why you want to watch the game. The […]

Marketing, first. Marketing, always.

At this point, almost all of us are in the marketing business… Don’t believe me, follow me… * Your local news station, if you are in a city like I am….you are faced with the challenge of cable, multiple network programs, or watching the news at all. * The big white shoe law firm…any great […]

ESPN’s Business Model Was Never Sustainable…

The ESPN business model was always destined to fail. It is almost a textbook business case study at a certain point. There are two roads you could choose to look at. The first one would be the company that became great by focusing on one thing and doing it better than anyone else. Then, out […]

10 Big Challenges Facing Performing Arts As An Industry…

Get ‘Talking Tickets’ my newsletter for people that sell tickets, experiences, sports, and concerts. 5 top stories from the week and a little analysis of why this story matters and what you should be thinking about it. One of the areas I’ve found myself returning to over and over again over the years is the […]

Strategic thinking

Strategic thinking is based on the planning you undertake to decide where you are going to go… It’s pretty simple. Any other definition is wrong or misguided. As we hit the home stretch of the year, and we begin laying out plans for the new year…if you are thinking strategy, look at where you want […]

10 Ideas That Should Be Driving Your Organization’s Strategy!

I read somewhere that there is a huge gap between people that think of themselves as being strategic thinkers and those that are actually good at it. I’m not certain that this is coming up because people don’t have the understanding of what it means to be strategic in their thinking. Or, if it is […]