Skip Prichard
JUNE 28, 2019
The tight timeframe and “what must we all start working on” clause pushed people from platitudes like ‘working smarter’ or ‘being more innovative’ into concrete actions, including which sacred cow projects to stop. Good execution requires a “Sharp focus and commitment to a few clearly identified goals.”
Skip Prichard
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Tactical agility enables employees at all levels to take smart risks, capture opportunities, improvise and innovate as they execute a clear strategy. None of this can be left to chance, allowed to become stale or outsourced to organizational silos and subcultures, or to outside consultants.
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Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 6, 2015
It is important to identify swings and trends so that innovation can remain a strength of your business. The sharp focus and direction on your objectives and goals can only be maintained with constant monitoring of your procedures and processes. Instill discipline. This is often an unpopular issue but this is a critical matter.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
A vast ideological gap on macro-economic policy divides Washington and much of the nation, but there is almost universal agreement on one solution: innovation. Innovation is now perceived as a panacea for job creation, income generation, economic growth, dollar strength, and the revival of the U.S. as global hegemon.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 27, 2015
Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.
Strategy Driven
MARCH 18, 2011
Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. These choices historically conferred advantage – first-mover, scale – but asset-based scale advantages have diminished in recent years, thanks to technology, cheap information, and outsourcing.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 11, 2017
The other main explanation for labor’s downfall is that Chinese imports have caused employers to outsource employment to Asia, causing a fall in the labor share domestically, even if labor utilization does not fall globally. Moreover, China itself is experiencing a sharp decline in labor’s share.
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