July 16, 2013
“You don’t look like a chemical engineer,”another (male) chemical engineer said to me, upon being introduced as his new colleague, as if I was some strange aberration of the “species”. (Twenty years later, I still get a laugh remembering his reaction.) “What’s an engineer supposed to look like?”, I asked him with a smile. It wasn’t the first time that I had heard that type of comment from a man upon introducing myself (certainly not the last) and why get angry when humor can often be the best response?
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May 22, 2013
Take this short quiz (courtesy of the speakers at the Fortune Leadership Summit in Orlando a week ago) and see!
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May 7, 2013
Dave Power, of Power Strategy, a former CEO and private equity guy, loves to talk about Top Line Growth – and how to get more. Some of you may remember Dave from when he came to Philly last year to talk at our Growth Strategies Summit. He’s passionate about the subject of beating the “S” curve and I’ve learned a lot from him about staying on top of your market and NOT resting on your laurels.
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February 21, 2013
If achieving a desired future were easy, everyone would do it - quickly and easily. Even if your vision is clear and you can articulate a detailed destiny, there are always obstacles in the path. In our experience, we find that obstacles come in three flavors... Wondering what your obstacles are? Click below read more!
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October 30, 2012
The election is next week. The holidays are close behind, and 2013 is just around the corner. And yet many companies still don’t have a formal strategic plan on the books OR a meeting scheduled to create a strategic plan and align their team.
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October 9, 2012
As we head into the last quarter of 2012, the subject of strategic planning should be on the top of your list. In my travels, however, I’ve found that there are 3 categories companies fall into when it comes to Strategic Planning.
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