http://www.ceciliaedwards.com All Things Strategy - Some of Them Social Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:27:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2011/11/business-basic-still-supported-by-classic-strategy-frameworks/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2011/11/business-basic-still-supported-by-classic-strategy-frameworks/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:16:00 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=375 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Someone on LinkedIn recently posted a question on whether  “our strategic models (such as McKinsey, BCG, standardized indicators, . . .)” are outdated.  The person wanted to know if there were some keys to give new meaning to strategic thinking … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2011/11/business-basic-still-supported-by-classic-strategy-frameworks/feed/ 0 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2011/10/beware-of-the-swot-analysis/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2011/10/beware-of-the-swot-analysis/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:37:15 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=328 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Every good business or marketing strategy book will tell you that one of the most essential pieces of analysis to perform for your company is a SWOT analysis.  This method, attributed to Albert Humphrey, a management  consultant from the Stanford … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2011/10/beware-of-the-swot-analysis/feed/ 1 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2011/10/why-you-need-to-be-a-trusted-advisor/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2011/10/why-you-need-to-be-a-trusted-advisor/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:47:09 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=319 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } There was a time when only people in professional services – the consultants, lawyers, doctors, accountants, etc. – needed to excel at being a trusted advisor to their clients in order to be successful.  Now, that requirement has spread far … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2011/10/why-you-need-to-be-a-trusted-advisor/feed/ 0 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/7th-of-the-7-things-to-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-don%e2%80%99t-be-vague/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/7th-of-the-7-things-to-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-don%e2%80%99t-be-vague/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:32:49 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=265 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } The seventh of the 7 things not to do to achieve your goals is to be vague. Don’t include “shoulds” – do things because you have an appreciation for the benefit to be gained or the pain to be avoided … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/7th-of-the-7-things-to-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-don%e2%80%99t-be-vague/feed/ 0 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/6th-of-the-10-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-forgetting-who-you-are/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/6th-of-the-10-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-forgetting-who-you-are/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:07:23 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=248 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } The sixth of the 7 things not to do to achieve your goals is not forgetting who you are. Don’t include “shoulds” – do things because you have an appreciation for the benefit to be gained or the pain to … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/6th-of-the-10-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-forgetting-who-you-are/feed/ 0 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/5th-of-the-10-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/5th-of-the-10-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:38:32 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=242 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } The fifth of the 7 things not to do to achieve your goals is to ignore your past performance. Don’t include “shoulds” – do things because you have an appreciation for the benefit to be gained or the pain to … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/5th-of-the-10-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals/feed/ 2 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/4th-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-focus-on-other-people/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/4th-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-focus-on-other-people/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:48:28 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=233 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } The fourth of the 7 things not to do to achieve your goals is to not focus on other people. Don’t include “shoulds” – do things because you have an appreciation for the benefit to be gained or the pain … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/4th-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-focus-on-other-people/feed/ 1 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/3rd-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-dont-try/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/3rd-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-dont-try/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:10:54 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=229 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } The third of the 7 things not to do to achieve your goals is to avoid crafting goals around what you will try to do. Don’t include “shoulds” – do things because you have an appreciation for the benefit to … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2010/01/3rd-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-dont-try/feed/ 0 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/12/7-things-not-to-do-the-achieve-your-goals-the-overview/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/12/7-things-not-to-do-the-achieve-your-goals-the-overview/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:28:03 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=219 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Image by Se7en Summits via Flickr Accomplishing your goals can sometimes feel like climbing a Mount Everest – your confident you can start the journey strong but are less sure of your ability to finish.  Paying attention to the following … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/12/7-things-not-to-do-the-achieve-your-goals-the-overview/feed/ 0 http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/12/2nd-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-in-2010/ http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/12/2nd-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-in-2010/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:09:13 +0000 Cecilia http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/?p=210 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Yesterday, we started our journey through a list of things not to do in order to achieve your goals.  We started by going deeper in understanding our motives than merely setting goals because we should.  Today, we move on to … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ceciliaedwards.com/2009/12/2nd-of-7-things-not-to-do-to-achieve-your-goals-in-2010/feed/ 1