Strategic Planning
Keith McFarland on Turning Tough Times into Triumph
Why do many people and companies crumble in the face of difficulty, while others use adversity to bounce back even stronger?
October 30, 2009 / Podcast # 09-44
Bounce, by New York Times bestselling author Keith McFarland, is a leadership fable for those wary of fables, a story that rejects pat, heard-it-before advice, and shows how to use challenges to make both yourself and your organization stronger. Read more…
Blythe McGarvie on Making Courageous Decisions in a Changing World
It’s a different world, but it’s a world full of new business opportunities open to anyone with the courage to seize them.
May 8, 2009 / Podcast # 09-19
If the 20th century was the American century, the 21st century may well be the global century. Globalization spreads wealth across the world, opens new consumer markets, and reorients the dynamics of the American market. In a new book, Shaking The Globe: Courageous Decision Making In A Changing World, Blythe McGarvie guides readers on how to absorb the world’s diversity Read more…
Tim Sanders on How Companies Profit from Doing Good
When a company enriches people, communities and the environment, it can enrich its bottom line.
February 20, 2009 / Podcast # 09-08
In a follow-up to his popular 2008 Edgewise interview , Tim Sanders talks about how the “make a difference” factor is revolutionizing brand building, and how companies not paying attention to this change in marketing and mission branding are at the verge of obsolescence. Sanders offers practical advice every individual and company can use to make the world a better place–now and in the future. Read more…
Paul Carroll on Learning from the Worst Business Failures
Billion Dollar Lessons from the Most Inexcusable Business Failures of the Last 25 Years.
November 28, 2008 / Podcast # 08-48
The current conventional wisdom in the business world holds that execution is the key to a successful business strategy. Many experts have gone so far as to say that execution is more important than strategy. But, according to Paul Carroll, the coauthor of Billion-Dollar Lessons and a former Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist for The Wall Street Journal, looking back at the history of business failures teaches us that there are some strategies that are prone to disaster no matter how well they’re executed. Read more…
Jack Miller on How to Recession-Proof Your Business
What should companies do to prepare themselves to weather an economic downturn?
November 14, 2008 / Podcast # 08-46
Jack Miller is a prominent Chicago area entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the founder and former President/CEO of Quill Corporation, which became the nation’s largest independent direct marketer of office products, employing over 1,300 people with annual sales in excess of $630 million before being acquired by Staples, the giant office supply company, in 1998 for $680 million. Read more…