Good Strategy Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt

by Ash Richardson | Jun 2, 2021 | Richard Rumelt, Thinkers

Richard Rumelt is brilliant! In our view, this is the all time greatest thinking and resource for developing and executing strategy. As Chuck Harrington, CEO of Parsons Corporation, says: “Richard Rumelt reinforces that a strategy is not a goal or objectives. It is...

Many Strategies Fail Because They’re Not Actually Strategies by HBR.org

by Ash Richardson | Jun 2, 2021 | Richard Rumelt, Thinkers

Static strategy docs and top-down comms is so old school! “The strategy consultants come in, do their work, and document the new strategy in a PowerPoint presentation and a weighty report. Town hall meetings are organized, employees are told to change their behavior,...

Professor Roger Martin on What CEOs Should Really Be Doing

by Ash Richardson | Jun 2, 2021 | Roger Martin, Thinkers

Professor Roger Martin is a legend on strategy. His thinking plays well to #stratapp, the world’s first org-wide strategy application that includes execution of both strategy and day to day work, alongside social collaboration with context and structure. “In my 36...

Your Strategy Should Be a Hypothesis You Constantly Adjust by HBR.org

by Ash Richardson | Jun 2, 2021 | Thinkers

strategy should be constantly evolving – not static or annual. This article on evolving strategy as you learn, goes to the heart of #stratapp. We wholeheartedly agree and go further to say that strategy should be given a heartbeat, freed from static documents that are...

Principles by Ray Dalio and Embracing Radical Transparency

by Ash Richardson | Jun 2, 2021 | Ray Dalio, Thinkers

radical transparency was made famous by Ray Dalio’s book Principles. Ray Dalio champions the principle of embracing thoughtful disagreement. The ability to exchange controversial ideas without causing problems. To achieve radical transparency at work, companies need...

How to Excel at Both Strategy and Execution by HBR.org

by Ash Richardson | Jun 2, 2021 | Thinkers

Company leaders rarely excel at both strategy and execution. “According to a global survey of 700 executives across a variety of industries, conducted by the strategy consulting division of PwC, only 8% of company leaders were said to excel at both strategy and...