Articles and thinkpieces from Stu on company culture, leadership, strategy, and more.
Clarity Is the Beginning of Execution In the first two articles of this series, we focused on strategy—understanding where your business is headed and creating an agile plan to get there. Now it’s time to shift our attention to execution. Over the years, I’ve watched organizations invest tremendous amounts of
For many business leaders, attracting, developing, and retaining talented employees remains one of the biggest challenges they face. While compensation matters, the organizations that consistently win the talent battle understand that employees are looking for much more than a paycheck. They want growth opportunities, meaningful work, strong leadership, and an
There is a myth in business that “good strategy takes a long time.” If you asked ten consultants how they would develop strategy, you would likely get ten different answers. Things like lengthy surveys, multi-day retreats, or workshops spread across months. All this needs to be compiled into binders that
Most business owners think they have a strategy. To prove it, they point at results: Revenue is up, headcount is growing, projects keep coming in, the phone is ringing, cash flow is decent. To prove strategy, they will point to growth. But ask them why this growth is occurring, and
Your Tools aren’t the problem. I’ve been in a number of conversations lately with firm owners trying to get a handle on resource management. Almost all of them are struggling—and for good reason. Project schedules are dynamic. Project management discipline is inconsistent. And let’s be honest, our people aren’t interchangeable
Introducing the BOSS Strategy Execution System™ I’ve always been a pretty good vicarious learner. Early on, that meant watching my older siblings—seeing what worked, what didn’t, and adjusting accordingly. Later, that shifted to reading the work of people who had already figured some things out, and spending time in peer